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2026 Boys Basketball

2026 Class 8-1A 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
@ Gardner Grade School
Host: Gardner
Date: Monday, February 2, 2026
Chicago St. John def. Ransom , 61-28 Chicago St. John record now 20-0
Sectional 2
@ Kewanee Visitation
Host: Kewanee Visitation
Date: Monday, February 2, 2026
Kewanee Visitation def. Ottawa Marquette , 39-18 Kewanee Visitation record now 17-2
Sectional 3
@ St. Malachy School
Host: Rantoul St. Malachy
Date: Monday, February 2, 2026
St. Anne def. Royal Prairieview Ogden , 67-59 3OT St. Anne record now 18-5
Sectional 4
@ Hartsburg-Emden Jr./Sr. High School
Host: Hartsburg-Emden
Date: Monday, February 2, 2026
Hartsburg-Emden def. Pontiac St. Mary's , 36-33 Hartsburg-Emden record now 16-7
Sectional 5
@ Peoria Christian Middle School
Host: Peoria Christian
Date: Monday, February 2, 2026
Peoria Limestone Walters def. Peoria Christian , 43-38 Peoria Limestone Walters record now 21-5
Sectional 6
@ Martinsville Jr/Sr High School
Host: Martinsville
Date: Monday, February 2, 2026
Mattoon St. John's def. Champaign Holy Cross , 33-30 Mattoon St. John's record now 18-0
Sectional 7
@ Routt Catholic High School
Host: Jacksonville Our Saviour
Date: Monday, February 2, 2026
Lincoln West Lincoln-Broadwell def. Jacksonville Our Saviour , 48-14 Lincoln West Lincoln-Broadwell record now 26-1
Sectional 8
@ St. Michael School
Host: Sigel St. Michael's
Date: Monday, February 2, 2026
Carrollton St. John def. Effingham Sacred Heart , 40-30 Carrollton St. John record now 16-7

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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