2023 IHSA state football semifinal scores

A look at the high school football playoff picture.

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Nazareth’s Jake Cestone (7) celebrates his long reception with fellow receiver Trenton Walker (19).

Nazareth’s Jake Cestone (7) celebrates his long reception with fellow receiver Trenton Walker (19).

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Here’s the full list of IHSA state football quarterfinals. Click on the class for the scores from previous rounds

CLASS 8A

Semifinals

Loyola 23, York 14

Lincoln-Way East 49, Barrington 6

CLASS 7A

Semifinals

Downers Grove North 42, Normal 0

Mount Carmel 64, Batavia 26

CLASS 6A

Semifinals

Cary-Grove 28, Lake Zurich 10

East St. Louis 34, Washington, Ill. 18

CLASS 5A

Semifinals

Nazareth 38, St. Francis 31

Joliet Catholic 31, Providence 21

CLASS 4A

Semifinals

St. Laurence 31, Wheaton Academy 30, 2OT

Rochester 42, Murphysboro 14

CLASS 3A

Semifinals

Byron 26, Montini 20

Mt. Carmel, Ill. 63, Roxana 48

CLASS 2A

Semifinals

Wilmington 42, Maroa-Forsyth 7

Athens 39, Shelbyville 6

CLASS 1A

Semifinals

Lena-Winslow 30, Hope Academy 28

Camp Point Central 54, Greenfield-Northwestern 20

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