2025 Girls Basketball

2025 Class 8-2A Sectional Champions/State Qualifiers
Sectional 1
@ Laraway School Event Entrance
Host: Joliet Laraway
Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Kankakee Bishop McNamara def. Rockford Montessori , 26-3 Kankakee Bishop McNamara record now 16-5
Sectional 2
@ Fieldcrest Middle School
Host: Wenona Fieldcrest
Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Spring Valley Kennedy def. Seneca , 23-19 Spring Valley Kennedy record now 20-1
Sectional 3
@ Peoria St. Philomena
Host: Peoria St. Philomena
Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Glasford Illini Bluffs def. Knoxville JHS , 43-28 Glasford Illini Bluffs record now 19-1
Sectional 4
@ Corpus Christi Catholic School
Host: Bloomington Corpus Christi
Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Bloomington Corpus Christi def. Oakwood GS , 29-12 Bloomington Corpus Christi record now 21-5
Sectional 5
@ Salt Fork Junior High
Host: Sidell Salt Fork
Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Sidell Salt Fork def. Decatur Our Lady of Lourdes , 39-17 Sidell Salt Fork record now 19-4
Sectional 6
@ Liberty
Host: Liberty
Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Mt. Sterling Brown County def. Carthage , 31-17 Mt. Sterling Brown County record now 23-2
Sectional 7
@ North Clay High School
Host: Louisville North Clay
Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Dieterich def. Effingham St. Anthony , 31-29 Dieterich record now 22-2
Sectional 8
@ Central A&M Middle School
Host: Assumption Central A & M
Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Springfield Christian def. Hardin Calhoun , 30-21 Springfield Christian record now 19-3

Class History

The IESA sanctioned girls basketball in 1979. There was one class of girls basketball until 1986 when the activity was split into 7th and 8th grade classes. From 1990-2005, the Association adopted the format of 7th and 8th grade play based upon a school's enrollment (7A, 7AA, 8A and 8AA). Starting in 2006, 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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