Where to watch Illinois high school football championship games: Schedule, channel, live stream for IHSA finals originally appeared on The Sporting News.
Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.A winter storm threw a wrench into the Illinois high school football finals schedule, but the rest of the champions will be crowned this week. Four teams already have lifted the trophy, with the 1A through 4A title games completed on Black Friday at Illinois State. Top seed Montini closed out those proceedings by winning the 4A championship behind star quarterback Israel Adams. The only other top seed to reach a championship game, Mt. Carmel, is still to play in the 8A final. The Caravan are the top team in the state according to the MaxPreps rankings. No. 2 is Brother Rice, which has lost only to Mt. Carmel and will play for the 7A crown. Here’s all the info you need on the revamped schedule to watch the rest of the Illinois championship games. Where to watch Illinois high school football championship gamesTV channel: NoneLive stream:NFHS NetworkThe Illinois high school football championship games will not air on traditional national television but can be streamed live via the NFHS Network. The NFHS Network offers two basic plans: an Annual Pass ($6.67 per month) or a Monthly Pass ($13.99 per month). These plans give subscribers the ability to watch live sporting events and create clips of their favorite moments from games.Illinois high school football championship games schedule 2025Friday, Nov. 28Games played at Illinois State UniversityClassMatchupTime (CT)Live stream1ALena-Winslow 58, Brown County 13——2AWilmington 42, Maroa-Forsyth 6——3AByron 56, Unity 50——4AMontini 47, Rochester 33——Tuesday, Dec. 2Games played at Illinois State UniversityClassMatchupTime (CT)Live stream5ASt. Francis 39, Providence Catholic 35——6AFenwick 38, East St. Louis 28——Wednesday, Dec. 3Games played at Northern Illinois UniversityClassMatchupTime (CT)Live stream7ABrother Rice 16, St. Rita 0——8AMt. Carmel vs. Oswego6 p.m.NFHS Network
