Scott Leber

he East E-Rabs were one of the many teams in Illinois that benefited from the expanded playoff field this year getting in with a 2-7 regular season record. However, the E-Rabs got a quick exit when…

Genoa-Kingston won a back-and-forth rematch with North Boone Friday night in the opening round of the IHSA playoffs 25-20.

Here are the 11-man results for Rockford area teams from the opening round of the IHSA football playoffs this weekend. 8-man regular season results from this weekend are also included.

Hononegah's dominance of the NIC-10 in the swimming pool continued Saturday. The Indians won the conference championship for the fourth straight year and for the sixth time in seven years at the Boylan Swim Complex.

With the new IHSA expanded playoff field this season and with Lena-Winslow having dropped three regular season games, the Panthers find themselves needing to win six games this postseason to claim an eighth state championship. They got their first playoff win Saturday in the Opening Round.

There many reasons why the Hononegah Indians went 8-1 during the regular season, and why they’re sitting at home this weekend enjoying a bye in the playoffs. One big reason has been the play of quarterback Dominic Cacciatore.

The Dixon Dukes didn't play like their normal selves in the final couple weeks of the regular season, but they found their groove again Friday night in the Opening Round of the IHSA Playoffs.

Running the football is what the Belvidere North Blue Thunder do, and Friday night they did it extremely well in a 42-29 Opening Round victory against NIC-10 foe Freeport in the IHSA Playoffs.

There was some drama in the Opening Round of the IHSA Football Playoffs Friday night. Perhaps none better than in Stillman Valley.

Winnebago improved during the course of the regular season as much as any team in the Rockford area. The Indians continued to elevate their game again Friday night in the opening round of the IHSA playoffs. They dominated Elmwood-Brimfield 42-12.