High school football is back. Here are the schedules for Manatee County’s 11 programs
The 2019 high school football regular season kicks off on Friday, Aug. 23, and runs through Friday, Nov. 1.
Here are the complete schedules for the area’s 11 public- and private-school programs.
Bayshore
Aug. 23 at Sarasota, L 51-0
Aug. 30 vs. Auburndale, L 36-7
Sept. 6 at Lakewood Ranch, L 16-6
Sept. 13 vs. Tampa Chamberlain, L 35-7
Sept. 20 vs. Southeast, L 36-21
Sept. 27 at St. Petersburg Gibbs, W 26-6
Oct. 4 at North Port, L 18-13
Oct. 11 vs. Booker, W 17-13
Oct. 18 at Tampa Robinson, W 17-14
Oct. 25 at Tampa Jesuit, L 45-14
Nov. 1 Open
Braden River
Aug. 23 vs. Largo, L 7-2
Aug. 30 vs. Sarasota Riverview, L 35-28
Sept. 6 at Manatee, W 26-14
Sept. 13 vs. Punta Gorda Charlotte, W 37-20
Sept. 20 at St. Petersburg Lakewood, L 38-20
Sept. 27 at Palmetto, L 27-3
Oct. 4 at Booker, W 41-0
Oct. 11 vs. Southeast, W 41-36
Oct. 18 Open
Oct. 25 at Port Charlotte, L 29-21
Nov. 1 vs. Clearwater Academy International, L 30-28
Nov. 8 at Palmetto, 7:30 p.m.
Bradenton Christian
Aug. 23 at Largo Indian Rocks Christian, W 41-0
Aug. 30 Open
Sept. 7 vs. Winter Garden Foundation Academy, L 40-19
Sept. 13 at Out-of-Door Academy, L 42-22
Sept. 20 at Tampa Cambridge Christian, L 49-13
Sept. 27 vs. Spring Hill Bishop McLaughlin, W 56-7
Oct. 4 at Saint Stephen’s, L 41-33
Oct. 11 Open
Oct. 18 vs. Fort Myers Canterbury, canceled
Oct. 24 at Riviera Beach Inlet Grove, W 48-33
Nov. 1 at Saint Stephen’s, L 51-20
Cardinal Mooney
Aug. 23 at Booker, W 30-7
Aug. 30 at Tampa Catholic, L 55-14
Sept. 6 at Tampa Berkeley Prep, L 35-7
Sept. 13 at Fort Myers Riverdale, W 37-15
Sept. 20 vs. Lakeland Victory Christian Academy, L 28-20
Sept. 27 vs. Clearwater Calvary Christian, L 29-26
Oct. 4 at Fort Myers Bishop Verot, L 58-14
Oct. 11 vs. Clearwater Central Catholic, L 48-7
Oct. 18 Open
Oct. 25 vs. Lakeland Christian, L 23-15
Nov. 1 at Southeast, L 36-27
IMG Academy National
Aug. 23 at Venice, W 46-7
Sept. 6 at Miami Northwestern, W 24-7
Sept. 13 at St. Joseph’s Preparatory (Pa.), W 31-25
Sept. 21 at St. John’s College (Washington, D.C.), W 35-20
Sept. 27 vs. Miami Booker T. Washington, W 52-14
Oct. 4 vs. Clarkson Football North (Canada), W 50-0
Oct. 11 vs. Life Christian Academy (Md.), W 43-16
Oct. 18 at St. Frances Academy (Md.), L 35-7
Oct. 26 vs. Miami Norland, W 35-0
Nov. 1 at Hoover (Ala.), W 38-7
IMG Academy Varsity
Aug. 24 vs. AA Christian Academy, W 44-6
Aug. 29 at Fort Pierce John Carroll Catholic, L 42-7
Sept. 6 at Naples St. John Neumann Catholic, W 56-35
Sept. 13 vs. Cape Coral Oasis, L 30-20
Sept. 20 at Tampa Berkeley Prep, L 42-7
Sept. 27 Open
Oct. 5 vs. Orlando West Oaks Academy, W 47-6
Oct. 11 at Orlando Christian Prep, L 32-27
Oct. 18 vs. Oviedo Master’s Academy, W 42-27
Oct. 26 vs. Lake Placid, W 48-28
Nov. 1 at Satellite Beach Satellite, W 19-9
Lakewood Ranch
Aug. 23 Open
Aug. 29 at Englewood Lemon Bay, W 19-9
Sept. 6 vs. Bayshore, W 16-6
Sept. 13 vs. North Port, W 42-35 (OT)
Sept. 20 Open
Sept. 27 at Manatee, L 58-0
Oct. 4 vs. Tampa Bay Christian Academy, W 37-0
Oct. 11 vs. Venice, L 49-6
Oct. 18 vs. St. Petersburg Dixie Hollins, W 13-6
Oct. 25 at Sarasota, L 40-0
Nov. 1 at Seminole, W 21-13
Manatee
Aug. 23 vs. Lakeland, L 45-0
Aug. 30 at Palmetto, L 18-12 (OT)
Sept. 6 vs. Braden River, L 26-14
Sept. 13 Open
Sept. 20 at Lakeland Kathleen, W 28-12
Sept. 27 vs. Lakewood Ranch, W 58-0
Oct. 4 vs. Coconut Creek, W 45-19
Oct. 11 vs. Sarasota, W 52-14
Oct. 18 vs. Kissimmee Osceola, L 13-0
Oct. 25 at Venice, W 30-13
Nov. 1 vs. Miami Jackson, W 43-13
Nov. 8 vs. Largo Pinellas Park, 7:30 p.m.
Out-of-Door-Academy
Aug. 23 vs. Fort Myers Canterbury, W 38-22
Aug. 30 at Spring Hill Bishop McLaughlin, W 27-0
Sept. 6 at Seminole Osceola, W 28-21 (OT)
Sept. 13 vs. Bradenton Christian, W 42-22
Sept. 20 vs. Largo Indian Rocks Christian, W, 34-0
Sept. 27 at Saint Stephen’s, L 48-7
Oct. 4 at St. Petersburg Northside Christian, L 47-27
Oct. 11 vs. Tampa Carrollwood Day, W 39-7
Oct. 18 Open
Oct. 25 vs. Fort Myers Gateway Charter, L 35-19
Palmetto
Aug. 23 vs. Largo Pinellas Park, W 27-7
Aug. 30 vs. Manatee, W 18-12 (OT)
Sept. 6 at Sarasota Riverview, W 38-28
Sept. 13 at Port Charlotte, W 47-7
Sept. 20 at Largo, W 44-6
Sept. 27 vs. Braden River, W 27-3
Oct. 4 Open
Oct. 11 at Punta Gorda Charlotte, W 34-0
Oct. 18 vs. Southeast, W 28-0
Oct. 25 at Tallahassee Lincoln, L 42-23
Nov. 1 vs. St. Petersburg, W 49-7
Nov. 8 vs. Braden River, 7:30 p.m.
Saint Stephen’s
Aug. 23 vs. St. Petersburg Admiral Farragut, W 23-19
Aug. 30 at Tampa Cambridge Christian, L 42-0
Sept. 6 at St. Petersburg Catholic, W 41-18
Sept. 13 vs. Englewood Lemon Bay, W 20-10
Sept. 20 vs. St. Petersburg Northside Christian, W 35-7
Sept. 27 vs. Out-of-Door Academy, W 48-7
Oct. 4 vs. Bradenton Christian, W 41-33
Oct. 11 at Spring Hill Bishop McLaughlin, W 42-0
Oct. 18 Open
Nov. 1 vs. Bradenton Christian, W 51-20
Nov. 9 vs. Oviedo Master’s Academy, 7 p.m.
Southeast
Aug. 23 Open
Aug. 30 at Booker, W 34-14
Sept. 6 vs. Fort Myers Evangelical Christian, W 47-12
Sept. 13 Open
Sept. 20 at Bayshore, W 36-21
Sept. 27 vs. Port Charlotte, L 22-21
Oct. 4 at Sarasota, L 24-7
Oct. 11 at Braden River, L 41-36
Oct. 18 at Palmetto, L 28-0
Oct. 25 vs. Punta Gorda Charlotte, L 43-31
Nov. 1 vs. Cardinal Mooney, W 36-27
This story was originally published August 7, 2019 at 5:00 AM.