Deep Dish Football Coach Big Pete's IHSA Playoff 2022 GOTWS Semifinals Preview & Matchups

By: Peter "Coach Big Pete" Leinweber
4 teams enter and 2 teams leave for the state finals in Champaign next week. Big time semifinal games with cold weather and a chance to play football after thanksgiving. A dream that began in the hot summer and becoming a fruition now. Johnston City, Sycamore, York have a shot at history this weekend. We will also be witnessing are very least Leonard Bowl almost fitting, isn't it? Talking about SHG we got two coaches in St. Rita Kuska and Ken Leonard finishing off their HOF careers to get a shot at a state title. Mount Carmel, Lena-Winslow, Lincoln Way East, St. Teresa, Maroa Forsyth looking unstoppable this whole season. We got 16 games of excitement and drams just waiting for us. Let's get ready IHSA Football Family for a great weekend.
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IHSA SEMIFINALS 2022
(ALL GAMES ON SATURDAY EXCEPT FOR THE LEONARD BOWL)
CLASS 1A SEMIFINALS
Forreston (8-4) at Lena Winslow (12-0), 2 p.m.
Camp Point Central (12-0) at Ridgeview-Lexington (12-0), 2 p.m.
CLASS 2A SEMIFINALS
Tri-Valley (10-2) at Maroa Forsyth (12-0), 1 p.m.
Johnston City (12-0) at St. Teresa (12-0), 3 p.m.
CLASS 3A SEMIFINALS
Byron (11-1) at ICCP (11-1), 3 p.m.
Tolono Unity (11-1) at Williamsville (11-1), 2 p.m.
CLASS 4A SEMIFINALS
Providence Catholic (8-4) at St. Francis (11-1), 2 p.m.
Rochester (11-1) at Sacred Heart Griffin (12-0), Friday, 7 p.m.
CLASS 5A SEMIFINALS
Nazareth (8-4) at Sycamore (12-0), 2 p.m.
Morris (10-2) at Peoria (11-1), 2 p.m.
CLASS 6A SEMIFINALS
St. Ignatius (10-2) at Prairie Ridge (11-1), 2 p.m.
East St. Louis (10-2) at Lemont (12-0), 2 p.m.
CLASS 7A SEMIFINALS
Mount Carmel (12-0) at St. Rita (10-2), 4 p.m.
Batavia (9-3) at Lake Zurich (11-1), 4 p.m.
CLASS 8A SEMIFINALS
Glen Ellyn Glenbard West (11-1) at Lincoln-Way East (12-0), 1 p.m.
Loyola (11-1) at York (12-0), 1 p.m.

SOON SO SOON
Johnston City, York, Providence Catholic, Lake Zurich, St. Ignatius, Sycamore Have Been Great Stories This Season
Can Anyone Stop Prairie Ridge QB Tyler Vasey?
Can Morris Stop Peoria Offense?
Can York Beat Loyola Academy?
Can St. Rita Beat Mount Carmel?
Can Byron Get The Upset For Two Years Straight Against ICCP At Elmhurst?
LAST LEONARD BOWL EVER
WE WERE SPOILED
YORK, FORRESTON, PROVIDENCE CATHOLIC, LEMONT FEELING READY TO PROVE THE DOUBTERS WRONG
Coach Ivlow Stepping Down As Bolingbrook Head Coach. A LEGEND AND A CLASS ACT!!! Will Be Missed
We Got Some Huge Defensive Battles For The Semifinals
"DID YOU KNOW PRIVATE SCHOOLS RECRUIT"
Its Getting A Little Overused Year By Year
Don't Worry We Won't Talk About Public Schools Recruiting
Stop Beating This Dead Horse Public School Fans


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