(11-17-25) The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) heads into the State Semifinals this weekend.

7 double-digit seeds remain, including a #23 and a #25 seed…6 #1 seeds remain.

IHSA Seeds Remaining

  • 1A (2 brackets-16 seeds) 2-#1, #3, #7
  • 2A (2 brackets-16 seeds) #2, #3, #5, #9
  • 3A (2 brackets-16 seeds) #1, #2, #4, #14
  • 4A (2 brackets-16 seeds) #1, #2, #3, #4
  • 5A (2 brackets-16 seeds) 2-#2, #5, #9
  • 6A (2 brackets-16 seeds) #1, #8, #10, #11
  • 7A (32 seeds-1 bracket) #6, #13, #15, #25
  • 8A (32 seeds-1 bracket) #1, #4, #11, #23

Staying Alive….

#25 seed in 7A seed St. Rita continues to roll on.

St. Rita is still alive (Chicago Sun-Times)

St. Rita knocked off rival Marist to open the season. Then the Mustangs lost to Mount Carmel, Brother Rice and St. Francis and receded from the spotlight. But coach Martin Hopkins knew he had a talented team and St. Rita, which was 2-4 after six weeks, is now in the Class 7A semifinals after beating Hersey 56-42.

The Mustangs have been piling up points the second half of the season. They are averaging 43 points over their last six games and will host Batavia on Saturday.

Quarterback Steven Armbruster threw for 261 yards against Hersey and running back Brandon Johnson had 21 carries for 128 yards.

Lockport is a #23 seed in 8A