East St. Louis is back in the Illinois high school football Class 6A state championship game, but the Flyers will have a new foe in 2024.Geneva knocked out back-to-back state champ Cary-Grove in the semifinals to advance to the final.

The IHSA state football championships will be played Friday and Saturday at Illinois State’s Hancock Stadium in Normal. This version made with turkey hits all of the notes and is one of the best uses of post-Thanksgiving leftover turkey you’ll find.

Here are the players with the best performances in the championship games of the IHSA high school football playoffs in Normal.

Here are all the 2024 Illinois high school football playoff brackets, matchups and game times for the IHSA state championships

On the final weekend of the Illinois high school football season, Althoff and East St. Louis look to secure state championships.

NORMAL — Montini controlled from the start to win its seventh football state championship. Senior running back Jeremiah Peterson accounted for 183 yards and two TDs on 14 touches, while junior receiver CJ Harkins (123 yards) caught two long touchdowns from Israel Abrams,