Hononegah will have an opening round bye for the IHSA 2026 6A Football Playoffs
Dominic Cattictore has played incredibly well as a first year transfer to the Hononegah program.
The 9-1 Hononegah Indians will have a bye in the opening round of the 2026 6A IHSA Football Playoffs.
The Indians wrapped up an 8-1 regular season on Friday night with a 38-15 victory over Belvidere North. the 8 wins were good enough for a #3 seed in the 2026 playoffs. Hononegah will begin postseason play on either Friday Oct 30 2026 or Saturday Oct 31 2026 gameday and time will depend on who wins and when it is agreed upon between the schools. They will play the winner of the Willowbrook and Amundsen game. Willowbrook (5-4) is seeded at 14 and Amundsen (3-6) is seeded at 19.
Harold Bone
This year's playoffs are different in that the top 16 seeds in each class get opening round byes, 48 teams in each class and 384 total teams will compete in the playoffs. In fact, a couple of 2-7 teams made the playoffs Rockford East regionally made it at 2-7.
The Indians are playing some of their best ball of the season and senior quarterback Dominic Cattictore has played incredibly well as a first year transfer to the Hononegah program. The Indians were hit with an injury bug this season however they are getting healthier and with this bye week the players and coaches should be able to get some time to rest and refocus for the postseason.
