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2026 Boys Basketball

2026 Class 7-3A Sectional Champions/State Qualifiers 2026 Menu
7-1A   |   7-2A   |   7-3A   |   7-4A   -   8-1A   |   8-2A   |   8-3A   |   8-4A   -  State Pairings
Sectional 1
@ Wheaton Christian
Host: Winfield Wheaton Christian
Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Lisle def. South Holland McKinley , 33-23 Lisle record now 13-5
Sectional 2
@ Saratoga Grade School
Host: Morris Saratoga
Date: Monday, January 26, 2026
Calumet City Wentworth def. Morris GS , 42-36 Calumet City Wentworth record now 15-2
Sectional 3
@ St. Joseph Middle School
Host: St. Joseph
Date: Monday, January 26, 2026
Bradley Central def. Bismarck-Henning , 46-37 Bradley Central record now 18-4
Sectional 4
@ Washington Middle School
Host: Washington MS
Date: Monday, January 26, 2026
Metamora GS def. Downs Tri-Valley , 34-33 Metamora GS record now 22-5
Sectional 5
@ Avon Abingdon Avon
Host: Avon Abingdon Avon
Date: Monday, January 26, 2026
LaSalle Lincoln def. Avon Abingdon Avon , 29-22 LaSalle Lincoln record now 18-0
Sectional 6
@ Teutopolis Junior High School
Host: Teutopolis
Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Teutopolis def. Tolono Unity , 41-30 Teutopolis record now 24-3
Sectional 7
@ Warrensburg-Latham HS
Host: Warrensburg-Latham
Date: Monday, January 26, 2026
Clinton def. Pleasant Plains , 40-39 Clinton record now 21-4
Sectional 8
@ Litchfield Middle School (Panther Gym)
Host: Litchfield
Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Vandalia def. East St. Louis Lincoln , 56-47 Vandalia record now 21-4

Class History

From 1930 to 1972, there were two classes of basketball, Class A (Heavyweight) and Class B (Lightweight). An additional class was added in 1973--Class C (7th Grade). The Heavyweight and Lightweight classes were based on age, height and weight. From 1977-1984, the Heavyweight class was divided into two classes based upon enrollment--(A & AA). From 1985-2006, the Association adopted the format of 7th and 8th grade play based upon a school's enrollment (7A, 7AA, 8A and 8AA). Starting in 2007, the Association adopted a four class system in each grade level (7-1A, 7-2A, 7-3A, 7-4A, 8-1A, 8-2A, 8-3A and 8-4A). The current classification system assigns 25% of the schools to each of the four classes.

How Class Split is Determined
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