Yes, it’s Halloween weekend coming up, but it’s also high school football weekend for nine Kane County teams.

Want to know who’s playing who, when and where? Check out the match-ups below for more information, and let us know if we missed any Kane County schools in any of the eight IHSA brackets.

Thirty-two teams in each of eight classes make the playoffs, but those are whittled in half each week until a champion is decided over two days — Friday, Nov.  27,  for Class 1A, 2A and 3A, and Saturday, Nov. 28, for Class 4A, 5A and 6A — at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb.

We’ve got a lot of underdogs going into the first round of post-season play this weekend, and we’ve got more than a few favorites. Here’s a quick rundown of who’s “in.”

First, congrats to West Aurora! The Blackhawks made the playoffs this year with a 5-4 record. They’ve got their work cut out for them at noon on Saturday when they go up against the top seed in Class 8A: undefeated Loyola Academy.

Way to go South Elgin! There’s a Storm comin’ for Evanston. The 8-1 Storm have had a great season and look to continue it in a “neutral” location Friday night in Streamwood.

Yay, Batavia! The Bulldogs are a past state champion in Class 6A. Now it’s time for them to take a stab at running the table in Class 7A. Batavia is ranked fourth in its bracket with an 8-1 overall record, and hosts Pekin (5-4) Friday night.

Hurray for St. Charles North! The North Stars are 7-2, with losses only to fellow Upstate Eight neighbors Geneva and Batavia. North is ranked 21st in Class 7A and looks to upset Benet Academy (7-2) Saturday in Lisle.

Go, Geneva — block! That’s what my Uncle Bill used to say. The Vikings lost to Batavia this year in the rivalry game and finished the regular season 8-1. Geneva faces a tough first-round match Friday when the seventh-ranked Vikings host Oswego East (6-3) at Burgess Field.

Huzzah for Hampshire! The Whip-Purs are 6-3 with a 12th seed in Class 4A. They travel to DeKalb (7-2) to face the fifth seed Friday night.

Kick butt, Kaneland! Sorry, got carried away with the alliteration there. The Knights (6-3) are ranked eighth in Class 6A. They host 6-3 Belvidere (North) Friday in Maple Park in what should be a very good game.

Victory to Elgin St. Edward! In spite of or perhaps inspired by that home field weed-killer incident, the Green Wave have ground out a 6-3 record and 11th seed in Class 4A. They hope to mow down (sorry, again) No. 6 seed Richmond at 7 p.m. Friday at Richmond.

And finally, woo hoo for Westminster Christian (Elgin)! The Warriors finished 6-3 this year and have a 13th seed in Class 1A. Maybe that 13th seed will be a lucky number as they go up against fourth seed Polo (9-0) Friday at Polo, wherever that may be.

Brackets info courtesy of the IHSA website.

BRACKETS: 1A  2A  3A  4A  5A  6A  7A  8A

CLASS 8A

CLASS 7A

CLASS 6A

CLASS 4A

CLASS 1A