Last updated at 10:39 p.m. on Saturday, November 29, 2008.
| The Road to Champaign | |||||
| First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | Champion |
| (1) Lombard (Montini) (9-0) | (1) Lombard (Montini) (10-0) 47-0 |
(1) Lombard (Montini) (11-0) 33-20 |
(4) Wheaton (St. Francis) (11-1) 28-14 |
Wheaton (St. Francis) 21-20 |
Wheaton (St. Francis) 49-35 |
| (16) Chicago (Clark) (5-4) | |||||
| (8) @ Chicago (Marshall) (5-4) | (9) Country Club Hills (Hillcrest) (6-4) 36-8 |
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| (9) Country Club Hills (Hillcrest) (5-4) | |||||
| (4) Wheaton (St. Francis) (8-1) | (4) Wheaton (St. Francis) (9-1) 49-14 |
(4) Wheaton (St. Francis) (10-1) 42-20 |
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| (13) Belvidere (North) (5-4) | |||||
| (5) LaGrange Park (Nazareth Academy) (7-2) | (5) LaGrange Park (Nazareth Academy) (8-2) 63-29 |
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| (12) Freeport (H.S.) (5-4) | |||||
| (2) @ Chicago (Robeson) (9-0) | (15) Rochelle (6-4) 40-13 |
(7) Kankakee (Sr.) (8-3) 22-21 |
(7) Kankakee (Sr.) (9-3) 36-21 |
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| (15) Rochelle (5-4) | |||||
| (7) Kankakee (Sr.) (6-3) | (7) Kankakee (Sr.) (7-3) 46-6 |
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| (10) Chicago (Harper) (5-4) | |||||
| (3) Sterling (H.S.) (8-1) | (3) Sterling (H.S.) (9-1) 23-21 |
(11) Morris (7-4) 27-7 |
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| (14) Maple Park (Kaneland) (5-4) | |||||
| (6) @ Chicago (Manley) (6-3) | (11) Morris (6-4) 37-12 |
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| (11) Morris (5-4) | |||||
| (1) Metamora (9-0) | (1) Metamora (10-0) 52-6 |
(1) Metamora (11-0) 35-20 |
(1) Metamora (12-0) 38-7 |
Metamora 42-13 |
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| (8) Champaign (Central) (5-4) | |||||
| (4) Streator (Twp.) (6-3) | (4) Streator (Twp.) (7-3) 14-13 |
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| (5) Normal (University) (6-3) | |||||
| (2) Washington (8-1) | (2) Washington (9-1) 35-7 |
(2) Washington (10-1) 28-14 |
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| (7) East Peoria (5-4) | |||||
| (3) @ Peoria (Woodruff) (7-2) | (6) Dunlap (6-4) 35-34 |
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| (6) Dunlap (5-4) | |||||
| (1) Cahokia (H.S.) (8-1) | (1) Cahokia (H.S.) (9-1) 40-8 |
(1) Cahokia (H.S.) (10-1) 36-9 |
(1) Cahokia (H.S.) (11-1) 31-6 |
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| (8) Effingham (H.S.) (5-4) | |||||
| (4) @ Taylorville (6-3) | (5) Marion (H.S.) (7-3) 39-7 |
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| (5) Marion (H.S.) (6-3) | |||||
| (2) Decatur (MacArthur) (7-2) | (2) Decatur (MacArthur) (8-2) 35-28 |
(2) Decatur (MacArthur) (9-2) 15-14 |
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| (7) Jacksonville (H.S.) (6-3) | |||||
| (3) @ Troy (Triad) (7-2) | (6) Highland (7-3) 26-21 |
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| (6) Highland (6-3) |