Dates and times for second round of IHSA football playoffs are released
The Highland Bulldogs will look to even the score when they host perennial state title contender Rochester in a second round IHSA Class 5A playoff game on Saturday at 3 p.m.
Edged by Rochester 31-14 in the ‘’17 state semifinals, Highland (7-3) is one of three Mississippi Valley Conference schools which will play second round Class 5A games on Saturday. Mascoutah (7-3) will host Kankakee at 5 p.m. while the Triad Knights (7-3) will look for a second straight win on the road when they travel to take on Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin at 2 p.m.
The IHSA released second round dates and times on Monday. Following is a list of second round games involving metro east area teams. Seeds and records are included.
Class 8A
(16) Edwardsville (8-2) at (1) Minooka (10-0), Sat, 4 p.m
Class 6A
(1) East St. Louis (10-0) at (9) Rock Island (8-2), Sat., 1 p.,m.
Class 5A
(4) Kankakee (9-1) at (12) Mascoutah (7-3), Sat, 5 p.m.
(2) Rochester (9-1) at (10) Highland (7-3), Sat.,, 3 p.m.
(14) Triad (7-3) at (11) Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin (7-3), Sat., 2 p.m.
Class 4A
(2) Columbia (10-0) at (10) Fairbury Prairie Central (8-2), Sat., 2 p.m.
Class 3A
(5) Mater Dei (9-1) at (4) Fairfield (10-0), Sat., 4 p.m.
Class 2A
(5) Nashville (9-1) at (4) Bismarck (Co-op) (9-1), Sat., 2 p.m.
