The Illinois high school girls' flag football playoffs are down to the final eight after a competitive round of sectional championships.
The quarterfinals, semifinals and finals are up next at Willowbrook Park in Villa Park, Illinois, on Friday, Oct. 17 and Saturday, Oct. 18.
Glenbrook South took down Carmel, 27-18, to advance, while Maine South edged Evanston, 7-0, in a defensive battle. Those two teams will face off in the first quarterfinal game.
Edwardsville handled Plainfield Central, 27-8, to move on and face Perspectives, who beat Hillcrest, 25-12.
Kenwood earned a 32-20 win over King and will face Willbrook, who blanked West Aurora, 44-0.
Antioch rolled past Harlem, 32-7, to secure its spot versus Whitney Young, who topped Oak Park-River Forest, 26-12.
The winner of these matches will face off in the two semifinal games early Saturday before the championship match that night. There will also be a third-place game in between.
The Sporting News has all the details on how to watch the Illinois high school flag football playoffs.
How to watch Illinois high school flag football playoffs: TV channel, live stream
- TV channel: WCIU channel 26
- Live stream: NFHS Network
The Illinois high school flag football playoffs will air live locally on WCIU (channel 26). The games will also be available to stream live on the NFHS Network.
Illinois high school flag football playoffs start time
- Date: Friday, Oct. 17 to Saturday, Oct. 18
- Time: 4:30 p.m. CT
The Illinois high school flag football playoffs will run from Friday, Oct. 17 to Saturday, Oct. 18. The quarterfinals will run from 4:30 p.m. CT to 9 p.m. CT on Oct. 17. The semifinals, third-place game and finals will begin at 10 a.m. CT on Saturday, Oct. 18.
The games will be played at Willowbrook Park in Villa Park, Illinois.
Illinois high school flag football playoffs schedule 2025
Friday, Oct. 17
| Round | Game | Time (CT) | TV/Live stream |
| Quarterfinals | Maine South vs. Glenbrook South | 4:30 p.m. | NFHS Network |
| Quarterfinals | Edwardsville vs. Perspectives | 6 p.m. | NFHS Network |
| Quarterfinals | Kenwood vs. Willowbrook | 7:30 p.m. | NFHS Network |
| Quarterfinals | Antioch vs. Whitney Young | 9 p.m. | NFHS Network |
Saturday, Oct. 18
| Round | Game | Time (CT) | TV/Live stream |
| Semifinals | TBD vs. TBD | 10 a.m. | NFHS Network |
| Semfinals | TBD vs. TBD | Noon | NFHS Network |
| Third-place | TBD vs. TBD | 2:30 p.m. | NFHS Network |
| Championship | TBD vs. TBD | 5 p.m. | NFHS Network |