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2026 Boys Basketball

2026 Class 8-2A 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
@ Mazon Verona Kinsman Middle School
Host: Mazon-Verona-Kinsman
Date: Monday, February 2, 2026
Morton Grove MCC def. Mazon-Verona-Kinsman , 52-31 Morton Grove MCC record now 12-0
Sectional 2
@ Wethersfield HS
Host: Kewanee Wethersfield
Date: Monday, February 2, 2026
McNabb Putnam County def. Serena , 44-42 McNabb Putnam County record now 22-3
Sectional 3
@ University High School
Host: Normal Metcalf
Date: Monday, February 2, 2026
Normal Metcalf def. Champaign St. Matthew , 47-46 Normal Metcalf record now 22-1
Sectional 4
@ Midwest Central Middle School
Host: Green Valley Midwest Central
Date: Monday, February 2, 2026
Green Valley Midwest Central def. Mossville , 37-35 Green Valley Midwest Central record now 22-4
Sectional 5
@ Bushnell-Prairie City Junior High School
Host: Bushnell-Prairie City
Date: Monday, February 2, 2026
Carthage def. Concord Triopia , 33-15 Carthage record now 22-5
Sectional 6
@ North Clay High School
Host: Louisville North Clay
Date: Monday, February 2, 2026
Stewardson-Strasburg def. Casey-Westfield , 37-20 Stewardson-Strasburg record now 26-0
Sectional 7
@ Nokomis JR/SR High School
Host: Nokomis JHS
Date: Monday, February 2, 2026
Decatur Robertson def. Mt. Pulaski , 52-34 Decatur Robertson record now 21-0
Sectional 8
@ Waverly Elementary School
Host: Waverly JHS
Date: Monday, February 2, 2026
East St. Louis Younge def. Springfield Little Flower , 49-45 East St. Louis Younge record now 18-5

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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