Illinois high school football: Live updates, highlights, recap from IHSA Week 8 games in Peoria-area
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Week 8 of the Illinois high school football season includes a conference title showdown and a long losing streak against a rival on the line, plus more Peoria-area teams trying to lock down IHSA playoff spots.
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It's kickoff time on Friday, Oct. 9, for teams around the area. Perhaps the biggest game of the night is a potential Mid-Illini Conference championship decider as Morton (6-1, 5-0 in conference) visits Pekin (6-1, 5-0).
There was a full slate of games from teams in the Peoria area.
Here is the Journal Star preps experience for Week 8, your one-stop shop as we look around the Peoria-area football landscape in the eighth week of the 2026 high school season:
Watch IHSA football games on NFHS Network all season
Here's where to find the Week 8 schedule, standings
The Week 8 schedule for Peoria area teams can be found by tapping here.
Here are the live scores for Week 8
Check out the live-updated scores for Week 8 right here.
22 is too many
East Peoria has a dual purpose Friday night in its 7:30 p.m. kickoff at Washington.
The Raiders are at three wins on the season, and can clinch an IHSA playoff spot with a victory.
East Peoria (3-4, 1-4) is trying to join the postseason for the first time in 14 years. The Raiders have not been to the IHSA postseason since the 2012-13 season, when they were 7-3 under head coach Doug Martin.
And there's something else in this Week 8 game: East Peoria has not beaten Washington in 22 years. The Raiders last victory over Washington was in Week 4 of the 2003 season.
Pushing for the playoffs
Four is the magic number for football teams in the IHSA in 2026.
Under the state's new playoff system, four victories will earn a team a trip to the postseason.
Peoria-area teams with IHSA playoff spots already clinched heading into Week 8 are: Notre Dame, Morton, Dunlap, Metamora, Pekin, El Paso-Gridley, Macomb, Abingdon-Avon, Illini West, Stark County, Eureka, Annawan/Wethersfield and St. Bede.
East Peoria (3-3, 1-3) was still trying to join the postseason party for the first time in 14 years. The Raiders have not been to the IHSA postseason since the 2012-13 season, when they were 7-3 under head coach Doug Martin. They lost in Week 7 and will have to regroup.
East Peoria, Farmington, Elmwood/Brimfield and Tremont were all sitting on three wins and the brink of clinching a playoff spot as Week 8 kickoffs happened.
IHSA football picks and predictions for Week 8
Who's gonna win? Check out Adam Duvall's picks for Week 8, all in one place by tapping right here.
Who are the best of the best? State rankings
Check out the Illinois state rankings heading into Week 8 action by tapping here.
Peoria-area football power rankings
Tap right here to see how the Peoria-area teams stack up in Week 8.
Looking back: Takeaways from Week 7 Peoria-area football
The Journal Star's Adam Duvall delivers his four takeaways from Week 7 of the 2026 prep football season in the Peoria area. Just tap here to see them.
Can't go to the game? How to watch Week 8 right here
We have gathered links to the live streaming Peoria-area high school football games right here. Just tap and find your game. (Some of these require a subscription)
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