Rockford-area high school school football first round playoff matchups

ROCKFORD, Ill. (Rockford News First) - This week marks the first round of the IHSA football playoffs, along with the kick-off for 8-Man playoffs. The IHSA expanded the field this year, holding an Opening Round this past week that set the matchups for this week’s first round.

Here’s a look at when and where our area teams are playing.

7-A

• 7 p.m., Friday: Zion-Benton at Guilford

6-A

• 6:30 p.m. Friday: St. Charles East at Harlem
• 7 p.m. Friday: Willowbrook at Hononegah

5-A

• 7 p.m. Friday: Belvidere North at Wheaton Academy
• 7 p.m. Friday: Sycamore at Belvidere

4-A

• 7 p.m. Friday: Marmion Academy at Sterling
• Noon Saturday: Rochelle at Clark (at Knute Rockne Stadium, 1117 S. Central Ave., Chicago)
• 1 p.m. Saturday: Dixon at Evergreen Park

3-A

• 7 p.m. Friday: Genoa-Kingston at IC Catholic
• 1 p.m. Saturday: Sandwich at Du-Pec (at Pecatonica High School)
• 2 p.m. Saturday: Prairie Central at Byron

2-A

• 7 p.m. Friday: Winnebago at Aurora Christian
• 7 p.m. Friday: Stillman Valley at El Paso-Gridley
• 7 p.m. Friday: Oregon at Maroa-Forsyth
• 1 p.m. Saturday: E/PC at Riverdale

1-A

• 1 p.m. Saturday: Lena-Winslow at Forreston
• 1 p.m. Saturday: Orion at Stockton
• 2 p.m. Saturday: Galena at Heyworth

8-Man

• 7 p.m. Friday: Hiawatha at West Carroll
• Noon Saturday: Milledgeville at Amboy
• Noon Saturday: South Beloit at Polo