Congratulations to the Illinois High School 2021 Football Champions

They started 4 weeks ago with 256 teams and as of Saturday, that number was down to just the 8 Class Champions.

I spent a lot of time Friday (when Class 1A to Class 4A played) and Saturday (when Class 5A to Class 8A)  played at Northern Illinois' Huskie Stadium.

1A

 Lena-Winslow  38  Carrolton  25

2A

Wilmington  24  Nashville  7

3A

Byron  35   Trinity Unity  7

4A

Joliet Catholic Academy  56  Sacred Heart-Griffin  (Springfield)   27

5A

Fenwick  (Oak Park)   34   Kankakee  15

6A

Cary Grove (Cary)  37   East St. Louis  36      What a game!!

7A

Wheaton North   35   St, Rita  (Chicago)  6

8A

Lockport  24  Maine South  (Park Ridge)  6

Congratulations to both teams in each class who made it through the field of 32 in each class.

--RoadBall