The march to a championship in the 2026 IHSA playoffs continued with first-round action on Friday, Oct. 30.
Peoria-area contenders Pekin, Morton, Washington, LaSalle-Peru, Farmington, El Paso-Gridley, Annawan-Wethersfield and Peru-St. Bede are all on the field Friday night, with more area teams getting their chances on Saturday.
We'll collect live updates, pictures, video clips and more from first-round action around the area Friday night.
You can find the full slate of games from teams in the Peoria area by tapping here.
Here is the Journal Star preps experience for the playoffs, your one-stop shop as we look around the Peoria-area football landscape in the second week of the 2026 high school postseason:
88-84? A state record has fallen
Imagine scoring 84 points in a football playoff game. At home.
And losing.
That's exactly what just happened Friday in an afternoon Class 6A first-round playoff game that produced an IHSA state record for most points in a game where both teams score.
No. 9 seed Quincy Sr rolled into town and beat No. 8 Chicago Goode, 88-84.
The record they broke was close to home for Peoria-area football. It was an 82-80 overtime game in which Peoria High beat Peor...