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Peoria-area teams compete in Illinois high school football playoffs

Several Peoria-area high school football teams played in the first round of the IHSA playoffs with live updates and highlights available.

Oct 30, 2026, 8:46 PM By the Genius Eye newsroom (Sports Reporter) · Fact-checkedHow we report
Photo: Quintin Soloviev / CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The first round of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) football playoffs featured multiple teams from the Peoria area competing on Friday and Saturday, according to Yahoo Sports.

Teams including Pekin, Morton, Washington, LaSalle-Peru, Farmington, El Paso-Gridley, Annawan-Wethersfield, and Peru-St. Bede took the field in playoff action, with some games occurring on Friday night and others on Saturday.

One notable result was Metamora’s decisive 56-7 victory over Alton Marquette in the Class 2A opening round, highlighted by strong performances from players like Saul Swanson and Keon Allen, as reported by the Journal Star via Yahoo Sports.

Scores and updates from the first-round games were continuously updated throughout the playoff weekend, covering various classes and matchups in the Peoria and central Illinois areas.

The IHSA playoffs continue with more games scheduled, and fans can follow live updates and scores to track the progress of their teams in the postseason.

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