​The title might be officially the “first round” of the IHSA Illinois state football playoffs, but it’s game 2 of the postseason for plenty of teams.The top 16 seeds in each of eight classes got the night off last week, but there are no more breaks as teams aim for a spot in the state championship games on Thanksgiving weekend at Illinois State. A few surprises dotted the scoreboard in the opening round of the tournament last week, and it’ll happen again across games Friday and Saturday, Oct. 30-31, both in Western Illinois and beyond. The question is: Who’s gonna pull those upsets?Watch the playoffs on NFHS NetworkWith the smaller classes divided by only north and south this year, it’ll make for some longer roads this week. Illini West has one of the most distant venues in the state ― a four-hour trip one way to Peotone, just south of the Chicago suburbs along the Indiana state line. Geneseo and Abingdon-Avon have drives of two-plus hours on tap, but Quincy is the winner (or “loser” perhaps?), going 300 miles to Goode Academy in Chicago.It’s also the opening weekend of the Illinois 8-Man Football Association playoffs, where the top 16 teams from five conferences make the field. Biggsville West Central is the #2 overall seed and gets a rematch with Bushnell-Prairie City in its first game, which the Heat won 72-64 in late September.Here’s the schedule and live scoreboard for all the teams of interest from Western Illinois leagues. Follow along throughout the weekend!IHSA first-round football playoffs schedule for Western Illinois8-Man Association#9 Kincaid South Fork at #8 Ridgewood#15 Bushnell-Prairie City at #2 Biggsville West Central1A North#9 Abingdon-Avon at #8 Fisher#12 Dwight at #5 Annawan-Wethersfield#18 Orion at #2 Stockton#14 Newman Central Catholic at #3 Rockridge.#11 Fulton at #6 Stark County1A South#13 Havana at #4 Sullivan2A North#17 Eastland-Pearl City at #1 Riverdale#9 Illini West at #8 Peotone#12 Farmington at #5 Wilmington#10 Warrensburg-Latham at #7 Erie-Prophetstown3A South#12 Paris at #5 Macomb4A North#9 Geneseo at #8 Lombard Montini#20 Aurora Marmion at #4 Sterling6A South#16 United Township at #1 Chicago Kennedy#9 Quincy at #8 Chicago GoodeClass 7A#18 Moline at #15 Glenbard WestThis article originally appeared on Galesburg Register-Mail: IHSA football playoffs first round scores, schedule for Western IllinoisOur editors independently choose our recommendations. Some content is produced with paid support from a third party, however our editorial decisions remain independent. If you buy through our links, the USA TODAY Network may earn a commission. Prices and availability may change.