2022 area high school football team-by-team schedules
It will not be long before high school football players hit the field for real as they prepare for the 2022 season.
Currently, players are in summer conditioning to get ready for the grind of the upcoming season. Some skill position players will participate in 7v7 camps, while the linemen head to down-and-dirty camps.
Football practice in Florida begins Aug. 1 (non-contact) with the first contact on Aug. 6. Fall kickoff classics will be held Aug. 17-20 with most area teams playing on Aug. 19. The first regular season game is Aug. 26. The teams in the Florida High School Athletic Association conclude their regular season Oct. 28. The regular season for teams in the Sunshine State Athletic Conference ends a week earlier on Oct. 21.
Here are the team-by-team schedules for area high school football teams. A week-to-week schedule will follow in the coming weeks.
TEAM-BY-TEAM SCHEDULES
BAYSHORE HIGH
Aug. 19 at Cambridge Christian, 7
Aug. 26 at Sarasota
Sept. 2 OFF
Sept. 9 Parrish Community, 7
Sept. 16 at Cypress Creek
Sept. 23 DeSoto
Sept. 30 Booker
Oct. 6 North Port, 7
Oct. 14 at Lemon Bay, 7
Oct. 21 at Mulberry
Oct. 28 Lakewood Ranch, 7
Nov. 4 at Cardinal Mooney, 7
BRADEN RIVER HIGH
Aug. 19 Lennard
Aug. 26 OFF
Sept. 2 Palmetto
Sept. 9 at Lakewood Ranch
Sept. 16 Manatee
Sept. 23 Booker
Sept. 30 at Port Charlotte
Oct. 7 at Bishop Moore
Oct. 14 Parrish Community
Oct. 21 at Charlotte
Oct. 28 at Southeast
Nov. 4 Sarasota
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BRADENTON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
Aug. 19 Bishop McLaughlin
Aug. 26 at Keswick Christian
Sept. 2 at Westminster Academy
Sept. 9 Southwest Florida Christian
Sept. 16 Evangelical Christian
Sept. 23 Oasis
Sept. 30 OFF
Oct. 7 at Cambridge Christian
Oct. 14 Community School of Naples
Oct. 21 Out-of-Door Academy
Oct. 28 SSAC playoffs
Nov. 4 SSAC playoffs
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BOOKER HIGH
Aug. 19 Hardee
Aug. 26 at Cardinal Mooney
Sept. 2 Southeast
Sept. 9 Sarasota
Sept. 16 North Port
Sept. 23 at Braden River
Sept. 30 at Bayshore
Oct. 7 OFF
Oct. 14 at DeSoto County
Oct. 21 Wiregrass Ranch
Oct. 28 Lemon Bay
Nov. 4 at Lakewood Ranch
CARDINAL MOONEY CATHOLIC
Aug. 19 Seffner Christian
Aug. 26 Booker
Sept. 2 at Lakewood Ranch
Sept. 9 at First Baptist Academy
Sept. 16 at Calvary Christian
Sept. 23 at Carrollwood Day
Sept. 30 Sarasota
Oct. 7 OFF
Oct. 14 at John Carroll Catholic
Oct. 21 Bishop Verot
Oct. 28 at St. Petersburg Catholic
Nov. 4 Bayshore
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CHARLOTTE HIGH
Aug. 19 N/A
Aug. 26 Dunbar
Sept. 2 at Port Charlotte
Sept. 9 Manatee
Sept. 16 OFF
Sept. 23 at Fort Myers
Sept. 30 at Riverdale
Oct. 7 North Fort Myers
Oct. 14 at Lehigh
Oct. 21 Braden River
Oct. 28 Ida Baker
Nov. 4 at Riverview
IMG ACADEMY WHITE
Aug. 19 at Manatee
Aug. 26 at Sebring
Sept. 2 Orlando Christian Prep
Sept. 9 Southeast
Sept. 16 at Zephyrhills
Sept. 23 at American Collegiate Academy
Sept. 30 OFF
Oct. 7 at Berkeley Prep
Oct. 14 at NFL Academy (London)
Oct. 21 Ambassadors Christian Academy
Oct. 28 at Venice
Nov. 4 at Clearwater Central Catholic
IMG VARSITY BLUE
Aug. 18 Faith Christian Academy
Aug. 26 at Barron Collier
Sept. 1 Lemon Bay
Sept. 8 North Port
Sept. 15 AA Christian High
Sept. 22 Moore Haven
Sept. 30 OFF
Oct. 6 Golden Gate
Oct. 14 at St. Petersburg Catholic
Oct. 21 OFF
Oct. 27 Nature Coast Tech
Nov. 3 Lakeland Christian
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IMG ACADEMY NATIONAL
Aug. 19 at Venice
Aug. 26 Miami Central
Sept. 2 at De Smet Jesuit (St. Louis)
Sept. 9 at East (Salt Lake City)
Sept. 16 OFF
Sept. 23 at Central (Phenix City, Alabama)
Sept. 30 Jones
Oct. 28 Middleton (Delaware)
Nov. 18 at St. Frances (Baltimore)
LAKEWOOD RANCH HIGH
Aug. 19 at Dunedin
Aug. 26 at Lemon Bay
Sept. 2 Cardinal Mooney
Sept. 9 Braden River
Sept. 16 Celebration
Sept. 23 at Lyman
Sept. 30 Manatee
Oct. 7 OFF
Oct. 14 at Palmetto
Oct. 21 at Gibbs
Oct. 28 at Bayshore
Nov. 4 Booker
LEMON BAY HIGH
Aug. 19 at South Fort Myers
Aug. 26 Lakewood Ranch
Sept. 1 at IMG Academy Blue
Sept. 9 at Gateway
Sept. 16 North Fort Myers
Sept. 23 OFF
Sept. 30 DeSoto County
Oct. 7 at Carrollwood Day
Oct. 14 Bayshore
Oct. 21 at First Baptist
Oct. 28 at Booker
Nov. 4 North Port
MANATEE HIGH
Aug. 19 IMG Academy White
Aug. 26 Wiregrass Ranch
Sept. 2 at Sarasota
Sept. 9 at Charlotte
Sept. 16 at Braden River
Sept. 23 Port Charlotte
Sept. 30 at Lakewood Ranch
Oct. 7 Rockledge
Oct. 14 OFF
Oct. 21 Cardinal Gibbons
Oct. 28 Palmetto
Nov. 4 at Southeast
NORTH PORT HIGH
Aug. 19 at Brooksville Central
Aug. 26 at Estero
Sept. 2 Gateway Charter
Sept. 8 at IMG Blue
Sept. 16 at Booker
Sept. 23 Ida Baker
Sept. 30 OFF
Oct. 6 at Bayshore
Oct. 14 Poinciana
Oct. 21 Riverdale
Oct. 28 Tarpon Springs
Nov. 4 at Lemon Bay
OUT-OF-DOOR ACADEMY
Aug. 19 Keswick
Aug. 26 OFF
Sept. 2 Oasis Charter
Sept. 9 at Saint Stephen’s
Sept. 16 Bishop McLaughlin
Sept. 23 at First Academy Leesburg
Sept. 30 Sarasota Christian
Oct. 7 at Bell Creek
Oct. 14 Cocoa Beach
Oct. 21 at Bradenton Christian
Oct. 28 SSAC playoffs
Nov. 4 SSAC playoffs
PALMETTO HIGH
Aug. 19 at Lakewood
Aug. 26 Gibbs
Sept. 2 at Braden River
Sept. 9 Riverview
Sept. 16 at Sarasota
Sept. 23 at Clearwater Academy International
Sept. 30 OFF
Oct. 7 at Southeast
Oct. 14 Lakewood Ranch
Oct. 21 at Venice
Oct. 28 at Manatee
Nov. 4 Ida Baker
PARRISH COMMUNITY HIGH
Aug. 19 Anclote
Aug. 26 Poinciana
Sept. 2 at Discovery
Sept. 9 at Bayshore
Sept. 16 Avon Park
Sept. 23 LaBelle
Sept. 30 at Southeast
Oct. 7 OFF
Oct. 14 at Braden River
Oct. 21 Cypress Creek
Oct. 28 Port Charlotte
Nov. 4 Mulberry
PORT CHARLOTTE HIGH
Aug. 19 at Dunbar
Aug. 26 Bishop Verot
Sept. 2 Charlotte
Sept. 9 at Gulf Coast
Sept. 16 at Ida Baker
Sept. 23 at Manatee
Sept. 30 Braden River
Oct. 7 at Riverdale
Oct. 14 Southeast
Oct. 21 OFF
Oct. 28 at Parrish Community
Nov. 4 Island Coast
RIVERVIEW HIGH
Aug. 19 Tampa Bay Tech
Aug. 26 at Sanford Seminole
Sept. 2 at Buchholz
Sept. 9 at Palmetto
Sept. 16 Lehigh Senior
Sept. 23 OFF
Sept. 30 Venice
Oct. 7 Osceola
Oct. 14 Clearwater International Academy
Oct. 21 Lake Gibson
Oct. 28 at Sarasota
Nov 4 Charlotte
SAINT STEPHEN’S EPISCOPAL
Aug. 19 N/A
Aug. 26 Evangelical Christian
Sept. 2 Northside Christian
Sept. 9 Out-of-Door Academy
Sept. 16 Fort Myers Canterbury
Sept. 23 Jordan Christian Prep
Sept. 30 at Gateway Charter
Oct. 7 St. Petersburg Catholic
Oct. 14 SSAC playoffs
Oct. 21 SSAC playoffs
Oct. 28 SSAC playoffs
Nov. 4 SSAC playoffs
SARASOTA HIGH
Aug. 19 Tampa Catholic
Aug. 26 Bayshore
Sept. 2 Manatee
Sept. 9 at Booker
Sept. 16 Palmetto
Sept. 23 Calvary Christian
Sept. 30 at Cardinal Mooney
Oct. 7 OFF
Oct. 14 at Venice
Oct. 21 at Southeast
Oct. 28 Riverview
Nov. 4 at Braden River
SARASOTA CHRISTIAN
Aug. 18 at Cardinal Mooney JV. 6
Aug. 26 at The Classical Academy
Sept. 2 St. Petersburg Canterbury
Sept. 9 at Four Corners
Sept. 16. at Shorecrest Prep
Sept. 30 Academy at the Lakes
Oct. 7 at Lakeside Christian
Oct. 14 Four Corners
Oct. 28 at Real Lift Christian
Nov. 4 SSAC Playoffs
Nov. 11 SSAC Playoffs
Nov. 18 SSAC Championship game
SOUTHEAST HIGH
Aug. 19 at Newsome
Aug. 26 Coconut Creek
Sept. 2 at Booker
Sept. 9 at IMG Academy White
Sept. 16 at Lely
Sept. 23 OFF
Sept. 30 Parrish Community
Oct. 7 Palmetto
Oct. 14 at Port Charlotte
Oct. 21 Sarasota
Oct. 28 Braden River
Nov. 4 Manatee
THE CLASSICAL ACADEMY OF SARASOTA
Aug. 19 at All Saints’ Academy
Aug. 26 World of Knowledge
Sept. 2 Oasis Christian
Sept. 9 at Lakeside Christian
Sept. 23 St. Petersburg Canterbury
Oct. 14 St. John Lutheran
Oct. 21 Foundation Christian Academy
Oct. 28 Donahue Catholic
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VENICE HIGH
Aug. 19 IMG Academy National
Aug. 26 Miami Northwestern
Sept. 2 Naples
Sept. 9 OFF
Sept. 15 St. Frances (Maryland) ESPN
Sept. 23 Seminole
Sept. 30 at Riverview
Oct. 7 Chaminade
Oct. 14 Sarasota
Oct. 21 Palmetto
Oct. 28 IMG Academy White
Nov. 4 Clearwater Academy International
Dennis Maffezzoli is the deputy sports editor for the Sarasota Herald-Tribune and chief reporter for Sarasota Herald-Tribune and HTpreps covering Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties. Support local journalism by subscribing.
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