It won’t be long before high school footballers hit the pitch for real as they prepare for the 2022 season.
Currently, the players are in summer conditioning to prepare for the grind of the upcoming season. Some skill position players will go to 7v7 camps, while line players will head to depressed camps.
Football practice in Florida begins August 1 (non-contact) with first contact August 6. The Fall Kickoff Classics will take place from August 17-20, with most teams in the region playing on August 19. 26. Florida High School Athletic Association teams end their regular season on October 28. The regular season for teams in the Sunshine State Athletic Conference ends a week earlier, on October 21.
Here are the team-by-team schedules for area high school football teams. A weekly schedule will follow in the coming weeks.
SCHEDULES TEAM BY TEAM
HIGH BAYSHORE
August 19 at Cambridge Christian, 7
August 26 in Sarasota
Sep 2 OFF
September 9 Parrish Community, 7
September 16 at Cypress Creek
September 23 DeSoto
September 30 Booking
Oct. 6 North Port, 7
October 14 in Lemon Bay, 7
October 21 at Mulberry
October 28 Lakewood Ranch, 7
November 4 to Cardinal Mooney, 7
UPPER BRADEN RIVER
August 19 Lennard
August 26 OFF
September 2 Palmetto
September 9 at Lakewood Ranch
September 16 Manatee
September 23 Booking
September 30 in Port Charlotte
October 7 at Bishop Moore
October 14 Community of Parrish
October 21 in Charlotte
October 28 Southeast
November 4 Sarasota
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BRADENTON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
August 19 Bishop McLaughlin
August 26 at Keswick Christian
September 2 at Westminster Academy
September 9 Southwest Florida Christian
September 16 Evangelical Christian
September 23 Oasis
September 30 OFF
October 7 at Cambridge Christian
October 14 Naples Community School
October 21 Outdoor Academy
Oct. 28, SSAC Playoffs
November 4 SSAC Playoffs
New Tornado trainer:Booker High hires Scottie Littles as new football coach
Start program:Spenn on the ground floor of the Sarasota Christian Football Program
HIGH BOOKING
August 19 Hardee
August 26 at Cardinal Mooney
Sep 2 Southeast
September 9 Sarasota
Sep 16 North Port
September 23 at Braden River
September 30 at Bayshore
October 7 OFF
October 14 in DeSoto County
October 21 Wiregrass Ranch
October 28 Lemon Berry
November 4 at Lakewood Ranch
CARDINAL MOONEY CATHOLIC
August 19 Seffner Christian
August 26 Booking
September 2 at Lakewood Ranch
September 9 at First Baptist Academy
September 16 at Christian Calvary
September 23 at Carrollwood Day
September 30 Sarasota
October 7 OFF
October 14 at John Carroll Catholic
October 21, Bishop Vérot
October 28 in Saint Petersburg Catholic
November 4 Bayshore
New Tarpon trainer:Charlotte High appoints Mentzer as new football coach
New Panthers coach:Paravicini takes the winding road to chief Bradenton Christian
CHARLOTTE TOP
August 19 N/A
August 26 Dunbar
September 2 in Port Charlotte
September 9 Manatee
September 16 OFF
September 23 in Fort Myers
September 30 in Riverdale
October 7 North Fort Myers
October 14 at Lehigh
October 21 Braden River
October 28Ida Baker
November 4 at Riverview
IMG ACADEMY WHITE
August 19 in Manatee
August 26 at Sebring
September 2 Orlando Christian Prep
September 9 South East
September 16 at Zephyrhills
September 23 at the American Collegiate Academy
September 30 OFF
October 7 at Berkeley Prep
October 14 at the NFL Academy (London)
October 21 Christian Academy Ambassadors
October 28 in Venice
November 4 at Clearwater Central Catholic
IMG VARSITY BLUE
August 18 Faith Christian Academy
August 26 at Barron Collier
September 1 Lemon Berry
September 8 North Port
September 15 AA Christian High
September 22 Moore Haven
September 30 OFF
October 6 Golden Gate
October 14 in Catholic St. Petersburg
October 21 OFF
October 27 Nature Coast Tech
November 3 Lakeland Christian
Jamboree:Perfect Riverview at Spring Football Jamboree with Manatee and Sarasota
Transfer time:Area high school footballers change colors
IMG NATIONAL ACADEMY
August 19 in Venice
August 26Miami Central
September 2 at De Smet Jesuit (St. Louis)
September 9 in East (Salt Lake City)
September 16 OFF
September 23 at Central (Phenix City, Alabama)
September 30 Jones
October 28 Middleton (Delaware)
November 18 in St. Frances (Baltimore)
RAISED FROM THE LAKEWOOD RANCH
August 19 in Dunedin
August 26 in Lemon Bay
September 2 Cardinal Mooney
September 9 Braden River
September 16 celebration
September 23 at Lyman
September 30 Manatee
October 7 OFF
October 14 in Palmetto
October 21 at Gibbs
October 28 at Bayshore
November 4 Booking
LEMON BAY TOP
August 19 at South Fort Myers
August 26 Lakewood Ranch
September 1 at IMG Academy Blue
September 9 at Gateway
September 16 North Fort Myers
September 23 OFF
September 30 DeSoto County
October 7 at Carrollwood Day
October 14 Bayshore
October 21 at First Baptist
October 28 at Booker
November 4 North Port
LAMENTING HIGH
August 19 IMG Academy White
August 26 Wiregrass Ranch
September 2 in Sarasota
September 9 in Charlotte
September 16 at Braden River
September 23 Port Charlotte
September 30 at Lakewood Ranch
October 7Rockledge
October 14 OFF
October 21 Cardinal Gibbons
October 28 Saw palmetto
November 4 southeast
HIGH PORT NORTH
August 19 at Brooksville Central
August 26 in Estero
September 2 Bridge Charter
September 8 at IMG Blue
September 16 at Booker
September 23 Ida Baker
September 30 OFF
October 6 at Bayshore
October 14 Poinciana
October 21Riverdale
October 28 Tarpon Springs
November 4 in Lemon Bay
OUTDOOR ACADEMY
August 19 Keswick
August 26 OFF
September 2 Oasis Charter
September 9 at Saint Stephen’s
September 16 Bishop McLaughlin
September 23 at First Academy Leesburg
September 30 Sarasota Christian
October 7 at Bell Creek
October 14 Cocoa Beach
October 21 at Bradenton Christian
Oct. 28, SSAC Playoffs
November 4 SSAC Playoffs
HIGH PALMETTE
August 19 at Lakewood
August 26 Gibbs
September 2 at Braden River
September 9 Riverview
September 16 in Sarasota
September 23 at Clearwater Academy International
September 30 OFF
October 7 southeast
October 14 Lakewood Ranch
October 21 in Venice
October 28 in Manatee
November 4Ida Baker
RAISED FROM PARRISH COMMUNITY
August 19 Anclote
August 26 Poinciana
September 2 at Discovery
September 9 at Bayshore
September 16 Avon Park
September 23 LaBelle
September 30 southeast
October 7 OFF
October 14 at Braden River
October 21 Cypress Creek
October 28 Port Charlotte
November 4 Mulberry
UPPER PORT CHARLOTTE
August 19 in Dunbar
August 26, Bishop Vérot
September 2Charlotte
September 9 Gulf Coast
September 16 at Ida Baker
September 23 in Manatee
September 30 Braden River
October 7 in Riverdale
October 14 Southeast
October 21 OFF
October 28 at Parrish Community
November 4 Island Coast
HIGH RIVER
August 19 Tampa Bay Tech
August 26 at Sanford Seminole
September 2 in Buchholz
September 9 in Palmetto
September 16 Lehigh Senior
September 23 OFF
September 30 Venice
October 7 Osceola
October 14 Clearwater International Academy
October 21 Lake Gibson
October 28 in Sarasota
November 4Charlotte
SAINT-ÉTIENNE EPISCOPAL
August 19 N/A
August 26 Evangelical Christian
September 2 Northside Christian
September 9 Out-of-Door Academy
September 16 Fort Myers Canterbury
September 23 Jordan Christian Prep
September 30 at Gateway Charter
October 7 St. Petersburg Catholic
Oct. 14, SSAC Playoffs
Oct. 21, SSAC Playoffs
Oct. 28, SSAC Playoffs
November 4 SSAC Playoffs
TOP OF SARASOTA
August 19 Tampa Catholic
August 26 Bayshore
September 2 Manatee
September 9 at Booker
September 16 Palmetto
September 23 Miami International
September 30 at Cardinal Mooney
October 7 OFF
October 14 in Venice
October 21 southeast
October 28 Riverview
November 4 at Braden River
HIGH SOUTHEAST
August 19 at Newsome
August 26 Coconut Creek
September 2 at Booker
September 9 at IMG Academy White
September 16 at Lely
September 23 OFF
September 30 Community of Parrish
October 7 Saw Palmetto
October 14 in Port Charlotte
October 21 Sarasota
October 28 Braden River
November 4 Manatee
HIGH OF VENICE
August 19 IMG Academy National
August 26 Northwest Miami
September 2 Napoli
September 9 OFF
September 16 St. Frances, Maryland
September 23 Seminole
September 30 at Riverview
Chaminade of October 7
October 14 Sarasota
October 21 Saw Palmetto
October 28 IMG Academy White
November 4 Clearwater Academy International
Dennis Maffezzoli is Associate Sports Editor for the Sarasota Herald-Tribune and Chief Reporter for the Sarasota Herald-Tribune and HTpreps covering Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties. Support local journalism by subscribing.
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