Friday Football Fever (09/12/25)


Exciting Matchups Announced for High School Football Playoffs!

CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) — The excitement is building as the high school football playoffs are about to kick off! Here’s a rundown of the first-round matchups for teams within the WCIA 3 coverage area:

CLASS 1A

(6) Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley is set to face off against (11) Ottawa Marquette.

(16) Villa Grove takes on the top-seeded (1) Calhoun.

(4) Casey-Westfield will battle it out with (13) Red Hill.

(5) Tuscola is matched up against (12) Nokomis.

(10) Athens vs (7) Brown County

(3) Dupo vs (14) Salt Fork

(6) Oakwood vs (11) Carrollton

CLASS 2A

(9) Maroa-Forsyth vs (8) Chester

(5) Pana vs (12) Bismarck-Henning-Rossville-Alvin

(2) Westville vs (15) Shelbyville

(3) Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond vs Marshall

(6) Cumberland (11) Sullivan

CLASS 3A

(1) Williamsville vs (16) Hillsboro

(8) PORTA vs (9) Fairfield

(4) Unity vs (13) Mt. Carmel

(5) Monticello vs (12) Paris

(3) Benton vs (14) St. Joseph-Ogden

CLASS 4A

(16) Jacksonville vs Richland County

(7) Quincy Notre Dame vs (10) Sacred Heart-Griffin

(3) Rochester vs (14) Taylorville

(6) Mt. Zion vs (11) Waterloo

CLASS 5A

(8) Mahomet-Seymour vs (9) Marion

(12) Springfield vs (5) Providence

(15) Centennial vs (2) Oak Forest

(3) Peoria vs (14) Macarthur

CLASS 6A

(1) Glenwood vs (16) Joliet Catholic

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