High School FootballTuesday, November 3
Normal West hosts Pekin on Friday as the IHSA playoffs move to the second round
The Daily Bloomington team
If you follow Normal-area football, circle Friday. No. 2 Normal West (9-1) hosts No. 7 Pekin (7-3) in Class 6A at 7 p.m. Fri., Nov. 6, as the Peoria Journal Star lists it. It's part of a second round that follows a weekend that left 128 teams standing.
The first round left a crowded, high-scoring field
- 128
- teams left in the playoffs
- 16
- teams left in each of eight classes
- 88-84
- Quincy's win over Chicago Goode, an IHSA playoff scoring record
Source: WGN-TV
- Second-round games: Fri., Nov. 6 and Sat., Nov. 7
- Where: at the home of the better seed
- Normal Community: No. 1 seed in 7A, beat Edwardsville 28-14
Round one had its moments. Quincy beat Chicago Goode in Class 6A in the highest-scoring game in IHSA playoff football history. Second-round winners reach the state quarterfinals, and the state finals are set for Fri., Nov. 27 and Sat., Nov. 28, with WGN-TV reporting they're at ISU's Hancock Stadium in Normal.
The playoffs finish at Hancock Stadium in Normal
- Nov. 6Second-round games start Friday; Normal West hosts Pekin at 7 p.m.
- Nov. 7Second-round games continue on Saturday.
- Nov. 27State finals begin at ISU's Hancock Stadium in Normal.
- Nov. 28State finals continue on Saturday.
Sources: WGN-TV, Peoria Journal Star
Sources: WGN-TV, Peoria Journal Star