Saturday night, the IHSA had their annual Playoff Pairings unveiling. Every 5-4 team in the state made it in to the postseason this year, as well as one 4-5 team from Chicagoland.
A total of 20 Southern Illinois teams have made it into the postseason. Below are the dates and times for area games broken up by class level:
1A:
#10 Red Hill (6-3) @ #7 Sesser-Valier (7-2), Saturday November 2, 1pm kickoff
2A:
#16 Red Bud (5-4) @ #1 Johnston City (8-1), Saturday November 2, 1pm kickoff
#14 Flora (6-3) @ #3 Quincy Notre Dame (8-1), Saturday November 2, 2pm kickoff
#9 Carmi-White County (7-2) @ #8 Warrensburg-Latham (7-2), Saturday November 2, 2pm kickoff
#10 Westville (6-3) @ #7 Chester, Saturday November 2, 3pm kickoff
3A:
#16 West Frankfort (5-4) @ #1 St. Joseph-Ogden (9-0), Saturday November 2, 2pm kickoff
#15 Mt. Carmel (5-4) @ #2 Sullivan-Okaw Valley (9-0), Saturday November 2, 2pm kickoff
#12 Fairfield (6-3) @ #5 Greenville (8-1), Saturday November 2, 2pm kickoff
#11 Du Quoin (6-3) @ #6 Monticello (7-2), Saturday November 2, 2pm kickoff
#13 Olympia (6-3) @ #4 Nashville (8-1), Saturday November 2, 2:30pm kickoff
#9 Tolono Unity (6-3) @ #8 Roxana (7-2), Saturday November 2, 2:30pm kickoff
#10 Benton (6-3) @ #7 New Berlin (7-2), Saturday November 2, 3pm kickoff
4A:
#12 Mt. Zion (6-3) @ #5 Carterville (7-2), Friday November 1, 7pm kickoff
#16 Harrisburg (5-4) @ #1 Breese Central (9-0), Saturday November 2, 2pm kickoff
#9 Murphysboro (7-2) @ #8 Macomb (7-2), Saturday November 2, 3pm kickoff
5A:
#12 Marion (6-3) @ #5 Highland (6-3), Friday November 1, 7pm kickoff
#9 Metamora (6-3) @ #8 Centralia (6-3), Saturday November 2, 3pm kickoff
