Football Playoff Picture coming into focus

Darren Kinnard/River Radio Sports Central

Football is the only IHSA sports that requires teams to earn a spot in the postseason. As we head into the final two weeks of the regular season, the dddplayoff picture has started to come into focus.

16 teams in the region have clinched playoff spots (6 or more wins, conference champions) with three more teams playoff eligible with five wins.

There are 12 teams at 4-3 who control their playoff destinies–win their final two games, and they’re in, while splitting their final two games makes them playoff eligible and still alive for a postseason spot.

And we have nine more who must win their final two games, and some of those teams will need help from others. That help comes in the form of increased playoff points from wins by previous opponents.

Here is the list of teams who have clinched, are playoff eligible, have work to do, or still have a lot of work to do, along with who they play in the final two weeks.

Playoff points in parentheses followed by games remaining

Clinched (16):

East St. Louis  7-0 (34)  vs Edwardsville/vs IMG Academy

Chester  7-0 (27) vs Red Bud/vs Waterloo

Casey-Westfield  7-0 (26) @ Richland Co./vs Paris

Breese Central  7-0 (26) vs Columbia/@ Herrin

Sesser-Valier/Waltonville  7-0 (26) vs Johnston City/@ Flora

Richland Co.  7-0 (23) vs Casey-Westfield/@ Robinson

Althoff  7-0 (23) @ Granite City/vs Kaneland

Waterloo  6-1 (36) vs Mascoutah/@ Chester

Johnston City  6-1 (34) @ S-V/Waltonville/vs Carmi-White Co.

Edwardsville  6-1 (34) @ East St. Louis/ vs De Smet Jesuit (MO)

Cahokia  6-1 (32) vs Collinsville/@ Sycamore

Du Quoin  6-1 (32) @ Nashville/@ Murphysboro

Carmi-White Co.  6-1 (27) vs Eldorado/@ Johnston City

Nashville  6-1 (27) vs Du Quoin/vs Dupo

Murphysboro  6-1 (26) @ Carterville/vs Du Quoin

Triad  6-1 (25) @ Civic Memorial/vs Collinsville

 

Playoff Eligible/Win and In (3):

Carterville  5-2 (32) vs Murphysboro/vs Anna-Jonesboro

Columbia  5-2 (30) @ Breese Central/vs Jerseyville

Roxana  5-2 (24) @ EAWR/vs Alton Marquette

 

Work to do (12):

Highland  4-3 (41) @ Jerseyville/vs Decatur St. Teresa

Collinsville  4-3 (37) @ Cahokia/@ Triad

Belleville East  4-3 (33) vs Belleville West/vs Granite City

Benton 4-3 (32) vs Pinckneyville/@ Harrisburg

Centralia 4-3 (31) @ Mt. Vernon/@ Effingham

Fairfield  4-3 (29) vs Hamilton Co./@ Edwards Co.

Flora  4-3 (29) vs TDW Academy (MO)/vs S-V/Waltonville

Red Bud  4-3 (29) @ Chester/vs EAWR

Dupo  4-3 (26) @ Sparta/@ Nashville

Harrisburg 4-3 (24) vs Herrin/vs Benton

Marion 4-3 (23) vs Carbondale/vs Mattoon

Red Hill  4-3 (19) @ Massac Co./@ Carlyle 

 

A lot of work to do (9):

Breese Mater Dei  3-4 (38) @ Decatur St. Teresa/vs Mt. Zion

Mascoutah  3-4 (34) @ Waterloo/vs Carbondale

Mt. Vernon 3-4 (33) vs Centralia/@ Alton

Mt. Carmel  3-4 (32) vs Marshall/@ Lawrenceville

Carbondale 3-4 (31) @ Marion/@ Mascoutah

Eldorado  3-4 (30) @ Carmi-White Co./vs CZR

Robinson  3-4 (29) @ Paris/vs Richland Co.

Belleville West  3-4 (26) @ Belleville East/vs Vianney (MO)

West Frankfort  3-4 (24) @ Anna-Jonesboro/@ Sparta

 

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