Team-by team high school football schedules for Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties
The high school football season begins with Florida High School Athletic Association Kickoff Classics on either Aug. 17 or 18.
The regular season begins Aug. 25 and runs through Nov. 3 with most teams playing 10 games in 11 weeks.
The playoffs start Nov. 10, the regional finals Nov. 24 and the state semifinals Dec. 1. The FHSAA has not released the schedule for the state finals.
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All the area teams play in the Suburban classification.
North Port High and the three IMG Academy teams (National, White and Blue) play as independents.
Bradenton Christian School, Out-of-Door Academy and Saint Stephen's Episcopal are in the Sunshine State Athletic Conference.
Classical Academy of Sarasota and Sarasota Christian are in the SSAC 8-man division.
Here are the team-by-team schedules:
BAYSHORE HIGH
Aug. 18 Tenoroc (classic)
Aug. 25 St. Petersburg Catholic
Sept. 1 LaBelle
Sept. 8 at Parrish Community
Sept. 15 off
Sept. 22 at DeSoto County
Sept. 29 at Booker
Oct. 6 at North Port
Oct. 13 at Lemon Bay
Oct. 20 at Marco Island Academy
Oct. 27 at Lakewood Ranch
Nov. 3 Cardinal Mooney
BOOKER HIGH
Aug. 18 Cardinal Mooney (classic)
Aug. 25 Immokalee
Sept. 1 at Southeast
Sept. 8 at Sarasota
Sept. 15 Berkeley Prep
Sept. 22 Braden River
Sept. 29 Bayshore
Oct. 6 off
Oct. 13 DeSoto County
Oct. 20 at Wiregrass Ranch
Oct. 27 at Lemon Bay
Nov. 3 Lakewood Ranch
BRADEN RIVER HIGH
Aug. 18 at Lennard (classic)
Aug. 25 Gainesville
Sept. 1 at Palmetto
Sept. 8 Lakewood Ranch
Sept. 15 at Manatee
Sept. 22 at Booker
Sept. 29 at Port Charlotte
Oct. 6 off
Oct. 13 at Parrish Community
Oct. 20 Charlotte
Oct. 27 Southeast
Nov. 3 at Robinson
BRADENTON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
Aug. 18 at Santa Fe Catholic (classic)
Aug. 25 Keswick Christian
Sept. 1 at Bell Creek Academy
Sept. 8 Westminster Academy (Fort Lauderdale)
Sept. 15 off
Sept. 22 Jordan Christian Prep
Sept. 28 Oasis
Oct. 6 at Marco Island Academy
Oct. 13 Bishop McLaughlin Catholic
Oct. 20 at Out-of-Door Academy
Oct. 27 SSAC playoffs
Nov. 3 SSAC playoffs
CARDINAL MOONEY CATHOLIC
Aug. 18 at Booker (classic)
Aug. 25 Avon Park
Sept. 1 Lakewood Ranch
Sept. 8 Evangelical Christian
Sept. 14 Riverview
Sept. 22 at Space Coast
Sept. 29 Sarasota
Oct. 6 off
Oct. 13 John Carroll
Oct. 20 at Bishop Verot
Oct. 27 off
Nov. 3 at Bayshore
CHARLOTTE HIGH
Aug. 18 Mariner (classic)
Aug. 25 at Dunbar
Sept. 1 Port Charlotte
Sept. 8 at Manatee
Sept. 15 off
Sept. 22 Fort Myers
Sept. 29 Riverdale
Oct. 6 at North Fort Myers
Oct. 13 Lehigh
Oct. 20 at Braden River
Oct. 27 at Ida Baker
Nov. 3 at Riverview
CLASSICAL ACADEMY AT SARASOTA
Aug. 18 Liberty Christian Prep (classic)
Aug. 25 Eastland Christian
Sept. 1 TBA
Sept. 8 Donahue Catholic
Sept. 15 at Sarasota Christian
Sept. 22 at Geneva Classical Academy
Sept. 29 off
Oct. 6 Riverside Christian
Oct. 13 TBA
Oct. 20 at Master’s Academy (Vero Beach)
Oct. 27 Foundation Academy
Nov. 3 SSAC playoffs
IMG ACADEMY BLUE
Aug. 17 Faith Christian (classic)
Aug. 24 Cambridge Christian
Sept. 1 off
Sept. 7 at North Port
Sept. 14 Lakewood Ranch
Sept. 21 at Lemon Bay
Sept. 29 off
Oct. 6 at NFL Academy, London
Oct. 13 off
Oct. 19 at Community School of Naples
Oct. 27
Nov. 2 Southwest Florida Christian
IMG ACADEMY NATIONAL
Aug. 18 at Lipscomb Academy (Nashville)
Aug. 26 at St. Joseph’s Prep (Philadelphia)
Aug. 31 at Thompson (Alabaster, Alabama)
Sept. 8 at Ben Davis (Indianapolis)
Sept. 15 Glenville (Cleveland)
Sept. 22 off
Sept. 29 off
Oct. 6 at Bartram Trail
Oct. 13 Pine Forest (Pensacola)
Oct. 20 at Ida Baker
Oct. 26 Life Christian Academy (Chester, Virginia)
Nov. 3 St. Thomas More (Oakdale, Connecticut)
Nov. 17 St. Frances Academy (Baltimore)
IMG ACADEMY WHITE
Aug. 18 at Manatee (classic)
Aug. 25 John Paul II
Sept. 1 at Key West
Sept. 8 Southeast
Sept. 15 at Evangelical Christian
Sept. 22 Akelynn’s Angels Christian Academy
Sept. 29 at Palmetto
Oct. 6 at NFL Academy, London
Oct. 13 off
Oct. 20 at Lake Highland Prep
Oct. 27 at Venice
Nov. 3 at Sarasota
LAKEWOOD RANCH HIGH
Aug. 18 Dunedin (classic)
Aug. 24 at Lemon Bay
Sept. 1 at Cardinal Mooney
Sept. 8 at Braden River
Sept. 14 at IMG Academy Blue
Sept. 22 Lyman
Sept. 29 Manatee
Oct. 6 off
Oct. 13 Palmetto
Oct. 20 Gibbs
Oct. 27 Bayshore
Nov. 3 at Booker
LEMON BAY HIGH
Aug. 18 South Fort Myers (classic)
Aug. 24 Lakewood Ranch
Sept. 1 at Parrish Community
Sept. 8 Gateway
Sept. 15 at North Fort Myers
Sept. 21 IMG Academy Blue
Sept. 29 at DeSoto County
Oct. 6 off
Oct. 13 Bayshore
Oct. 20 First Baptist
Oct. 27 Booker
Nov. 3 at North Port
MANATEE HIGH
Aug. 18 IMG White (classic)
Aug. 25 at Lake Minneola
Sept. 1 Sarasota
Sept. 8 Charlotte
Sept. 15 Braden River
Sept. 22 at Port Charlotte
Sept. 29 at Lakewood Ranch
Oct. 6 at Venice
Oct. 13 off
Oct. 20 Riverview
Oct. 27 at Palmetto
Nov. 3 Southeast
NORTH PORT HIGH
Aug. 18 Cambridge Christian (classic)
Aug. 25 at Parrish Community
Sept. 1 off
Sept. 7 IMG Blue
Sept. 14 off
Sept. 22 at Gateway
Sept. 29 at LaBelle
Oct. 6 Bayshore
Oct. 13 Poinciana
Oct. 20 at Hardee County
Oct. 27 at Tarpon Springs
Nov. 3 Lemon Bay
OUT-OF-DOOR ACADEMY
Aug. 18 Keswick Christian (classic)
Aug. 25 Berean Christian
Sept. 1 at Oasis Charter
Sept. 8 Saint Stephen’s
Sept. 15 off
Sept. 22 at Faith Christian
Sept. 29 Santa Fe Catholic
Oct. 6 Bell Creek
Oct. 13 at Cocoa Beach
Oct. 20 Bradenton Christian
Oct. 27 SSAC playoffs
Nov. 3 SSAC playoffs
PALMETTO HIGH
Aug. 18 Clearwater Academy International (classic)
Aug. 25 at Gibbs
Sept. 1 Braden River
Sept. 8 at Riverview
Sept. 15 Sarasota
Sept. 22 off
Sept. 29 IMG Academy White
Oct. 6 at Southeast
Oct. 13 at Lakewood Ranch
Oct. 20 at Venice
Oct. 27 Manatee
Nov. 3 Ida Baker
PARRISH COMMUNITY HIGH
Aug. 18 Pinellas Park (classic)
Aug. 25 North Port
Sept. 1 Lemon Bay
Sept. 8 Bayshore
Sept. 15 at Avon Park
Sept. 22 off
Sept. 29 Southeast
Oct. 6 at Mulberry
Oct. 13 Braden River
Oct. 20 at Cypress Creek
Oct. 27 at Port Charlotte
Nov. 3 George Jenkins
PORT CHARLOTTE HIGH
Aug. 17 at Dunbar (classic)
Aug. 24 at Bishop Verot
Sept. 1 at Charlotte
Sept. 8 Gulf Coast
Sept. 15 Ida Baker
Sept. 22 Manatee
Sept. 29 Braden River
Oct. 6 Riverdale
Oct. 13 Southeast
Oct. 20 off
Oct. 27 Parrish Community
Nov. 3 at Island Coast
RIVERVIEW HIGH
Aug. 18 Hillsborough (classic)
Aug. 25 Southeast
Sept. 1 Buchholz
Sept. 8 Palmetto
Sept. 14 at Cardinal Mooney
Sept. 22 off
Sept. 29 at Venice
Oct. 6 at Berkeley Prep
Oct. 13 off
Oct. 20 at Manatee
Oct. 27 Sarasota
Nov. 3 Charlotte
SAINT STEPHEN’S EPISCOPAL
Aug. 18 at Southwest Florida Christian (classic)
Aug. 25 Jordan Christian Prep
Sept. 1 at Northside Christian
Sept. 8 at Out-of-Door Academy
Sept. 15 TBA
Sept. 22 TBA
Sept. 29 Fort Myers Canterbury
Oct. 6 at St. Petersburg Catholic
Oct. 13 off
Oct. 20 at Oasis
Oct. 28 SSAC playoffs
Nov. 4 SSAC playoffs
SARASOTA HIGH
Aug. 18 at Tampa Catholic (classic)
Aug. 25 Fort Meade
Sept. 1 at Manatee
Sept. 8 Booker
Sept. 14 at Palmetto
Sept. 22 Bishop Verot
Sept. 29 at Cardinal Mooney
Oct. 6 off
Oct. 13 at Venice
Oct. 20 at Southeast
Oct. 27 at Riverview
Nov. 3 IMG Academy White
SARASOTA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
Aug. 18 Geneva Classical Academy (classic)
Aug. 25 Sports Leadership & Management
Sept. 1 at Foundation Christian Academy
Sept. 8 at Canterbury (St. Petersburg)
Sept. 15 The Classical Academy of Sarasota
Sept. 22 at Academy at the Lakes
Sept. 29 at Donahue Catholic
Oct. 6 Lakeside Christian
Oct. 13 Shorecrest Prep
Oct. 20 off
Oct. 27 Old Plank Christian Academy
Nov. 3 TBA
SOUTHEAST HIGH
Aug. 18 Newsome (classic)
Aug. 25 at Riverview
Sept. 1 Booker
Sept. 8 at IMG White
Sept. 15 Lely
Sept. 22 off
Sept. 29 at Parrish Community
Oct. 6 Palmetto
Oct. 13 at Port Charlotte
Oct. 20 Sarasota
Oct. 27 at Braden River
Nov. 3 at Manatee
VENICE HIGH
Aug. 18 Tampa Bay Tech (classic)
Aug. 25 Armwood
Sept. 1 at Cocoa
Sept. 9 at Miami Northwestern, 6 p.m.
Sept. 15 off
Sept. 22 River Ridge
Sept. 29 Riverview
Oct. 6 Manatee
Oct. 13 Sarasota
Oct. 20 Palmetto
Oct. 27 IMG Academy White
Nov. 3 Clearwater Academy International
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