2024 Weekly High School Football Schedules and Scores for Sarasota and Manatee Counties

Dennis Maffezzoli
| Special to the Sarasota Herald-Tribune

The 2024 high school football season begins with the Florida High School Athletic Association Kickoff Classics on August 16. The regular season begins on August 23 and runs through November 8, with most teams playing 10 games in 11 weeks.

Here are the weekly Manatee and Sarasota schedules for the 2024 season. Schedules are subject to change based on weather and other factors.

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AUTUMN KICKOFF CLASSICS

Thursday August 15th

West Oaks at IMG Academy Blue, 7pm

Friday August 16th

Braden River at Seminole Osceola, 7:00 PM

Outside at Keswick Christian, 7pm

St. Petersburg Lakewood at Palmetto, 7:00 PM

Steinbrenner at Parrish Community, 7:00 PM

Oasis at Saint Stephen’s, 7pm

Sarasota Christian at Old Plank Christian, 7:00 p.m.

Southeast at Newsome, 7:00 p.m.

Gadsden County at Venice, 7:30 p.m.

DeSoto County at Lakewood Ranch, 7:00 p.m.

Brandon in Sarasota, 7:00 PM

Hillsborough at Manatee, 7:30pm

Booker at Cardinal Mooney, 7:30pm

Tampa Catholic at IMG Academy White, 7:00 p.m.

Port Charlotte at Riverview, 7:30pm

North Harbor at Moore Haven, 7:00 PM

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NORMAL SEASON

Week 1

Friday August 23

Bayshore at St. Petersburg Catholic

Lely at Booker

Braden River near Gainesville

Bradenton Christian at Newmann

Cardinal Mooney in Sarasota

Classical Academy of Sarasota at Cornerstone Academy

IMG Academy National at Corner Canyon (Utah)

Episcopal School of Dallas vs. IMG Academy Blue in Ireland

Episcopal School of Dallas vs. IMG White in Ireland

Lemon Bay at Lakewood Ranch

Parish community in North Port

Lake Minneola at Manatee

Faith Christian at Out-of-Door Academy

Palmetto at Alonso

River view near Naples

Vero Beach Master’s Academy at Saint Stephen’s Episcopal

Bishop McLaughlin at Sarasota Christian

Central (Brooksville) on Southeast

Tampa Bay Tech at Venice, 8

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Week 2

Thursday August 29

IMG Academy National at Bergen Catholic (NJ)

Friday August 30th

Parish Community in Bayshore

Booker at Berkeley Prep

Sarasota at the Braden River

Bradenton Christian at Oasis

Community School of Naples at Cardinal Mooney

Classical Academy of Geneva at Classical Academy of Sarasota

IMG Academy Blue at Key West

IMG White at Key West

Lakewood Ranch near Seminole

Southeast at Manatee

North Harbor at Charlotte

Palmetto at Newsome

Tampa Riverview at Riverview

North Side Christian at Saint Stephen’s Episcopal

Sarasota Christian at Bell Creek

Miami Northwestern near Venice

Week 3

Thursday September 5th

Northhaven at IMG Academy Blue

Friday September 6th

IMG Academy White at Bayshore

Sarasota at Booker

Braden River at Lakewood Ranch

St. Petersburg Catholic at Bradenton Christian

Cardinal Mooney at Chamberlain

Cocoa at IMG Academy National

Manatee at Lowndes, 8

Saint Stephen’s Episcopal at Out-of-Door Academy

River view at Palmetto

Palm Harbor University at Parrish Community

Sarasota Christian at Southwest Florida Christian Academy

South East at Dunedin

Venice at Bishop Verot

Week 4

Thursday September 12th

Mount Zion Prep Academy (Maryland) at IMG Academy National

Friday September 13

Bay Shore at Braden River

Carrollwood Day at Booker

Bradenton Christian at Saint Stephen’s Episcopal

Cardinal Mooney at Leto

Classical Academy of Sarasota at Donahue Catholic

Saint John Paul II at IMG Academy White

Lakewood Ranch in the southeast

Manatee at Buchholz

After-school academy at Central Florida Christian Academy

Palmetto at Parrish Community

Berkeley Prep at Riverview

Cambridge Christian at Sarasota Christian

Venice at Port Charlotte

Gibbs at Sarasota

Bonita Springs near North Port

Week 5

Thursday September 19th

Faith Christian at IMG Academy Blue

Friday September 20

DeSoto County at Bayshore

Booker at Riverview

Parish community in Braden River

Bell Creek at Bradenton Christian

Bishop Verot with Cardinal Mooney

Christian Foundation at the Classical Academy of Sarasota

Mandarin at IMG Academy National

IMG Academy White at Manatee

North Harbor at Key West

Sarasota Christian at Out-of-Door Academy

Cypress Creek in the southeast

Cocoa in Venice

Ida Baker at Sarasota

Week 6

Thursday September 26

Bradenton Christian at Sarasota Christian

Friday September 27

Miami at Braden River

Cardinal Mooney in Lakewood

IMG Academy National at Central (Alabama)

Lennard at Lakewood Ranch

Pinellas Park at Manatee

DeSoto County near North Port

After-school academy at Santa Fe Catholic

Palmetto at Gateway

River view near Sarasota

St. Stephen’s Bishop’s Palace on Marco Island

St. Petersburg in the southeast

Venice at Lehigh

Week 7

Friday, October 4

North Harbor at Bayshore

Sebring at Booker

Braden River at Palmetto

Indian Rocks Christian at Bradenton Christian

Classical Academy of Sarasota at Lakeside Christian

IMG Academy National in Venice

Fort Myers Canterbury at IMG Academy Blue

Fort Meade at IMG Academy White

Sarasota at Lakewood Ranch

After-school academy at Bishop McLaughlin Catholic

Winter Haven at Parrish Community

Jordan Christian Prep at Saint Stephen’s Episcopal

Sarasota Christian at Gateway Charter

Southeast at DeSoto County

Week 8

Thursday, October 10

Akelynn’s Angels Christian at IMG Academy Blue

After School Academy in Fort Myers Canterbury

Venice at Riverview

Lehigh near Sarasota

Friday, October 11

Bayshore at Boca Ciega

Gibbs at Booker

Braden River at Pinellas Park

Special Fit Academy at Cardinal Mooney

Classical Academy of Sarasota in Babcock

IMG Academy White at Calvary Christian

Lakewood Ranch at Palmetto

Benjamin at Manatee

Parish Community at Gateway

St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Cambridge Christian

Keswick Christian at Sarasota Christian

Osceola in the southeast

Week 9

Thursday, October 17

IMG Academy Blue at Palmetto Ridge

Friday, October 18

Booker at Bayshore

After-school academy at Bradenton Christian

St. Stephen’s Church at Sarasota Christian

Cardinal Mooney in Riverview

Vero Beach Master’s Academy at Sarasota Classical Academy

Hawthorne at IMG Academy White

Entrance Gate at Lakewood Ranch

Palmetto at Manatee

Hardee County at North Port

Parish community in Lennard

Venice at Clearwater Central Catholic

Week 10

Wednesday, October 23

Hollins at IMG Academy Blue

Thursday, October 24

Ponte Vedra at IMG Academy White

Friday, October 25

Bayshore at Gibbs

Boca Ciega at Booker

Manatee at the Braden River

Tarpon Springs at Cardinal Mooney

Classical Academy of Sarasota at Oasis Christian

IMG Academy National in East St. Louis, Illinois

Lakewood Ranch at Parrish Community

North Harbour at Mulberry

Windermere Prep at Out-of-Door Academy

Lennard at Palmetto

Lehigh at Riverview

Indian Rocks Christian at Saint Stephen’s Episcopal

Sarasota Christian at All Saints Academy

Southeast by Northeast

Sarasota near Venice

Week 11

Thursday, October 31

Southwest Florida Christian Academy at IMG Academy Blue

Friday November 1st

Lakewood Ranch at Bayshore

Booker at DeSoto County

Robinson at Braden River

Sebring at Cardinal Mooney

IMG Academy National in St. Frances, Maryland

IMG Academy White at Golden Gate

Manatee at Riverview

North Harbor at Lemon Bay

Palmetto in East Lee County

Sarasota at Parrish Community

Southeast at Aubrey Rogers

Friday November 8th

St. Thomas More (Connecticut) at IMG Academy National

IMG Academy Blue at NFL Academy in Germany

IMG Academy White at NFL Academy in Germany