WEST TEXAS - As summer starts to come to a close, area athletes will be getting ready to ramp up practices in preparation for the 2022 football and cross country season.
This will be the first season with the new district alignments.
The tentative football dates released by the UIL are listed below.
At Stanton, the first two scrimmages are:
AUG 12 @ SLATON (scrim) 6:30 p.m.
AUG 18 vs LAMESA (scrim) 6:30 p.m.
Garden City has its first two scrimmages set for:
AUG 12 vs IRA (scrim) 5:00 p.m.
AUG 19 @ HIGHLAND (scrim) 5:00 p.m.
Grady’s 2022 football schedule was not accessible via the school’s website.
For cross country, the UIL did not have any specific date restrictions.
Tentative Football Dates 2022-23
1A-4A SCHOOLS AND ALL INCOMING 9TH GRADERS
• August 1 First day of conditioning (No contact activities permitted. No contact equipment except helmets may be worn.)
• August 6 First day of full contact
• August 11 First scrimmage
• August 18 Second scrimmage (5 day rule applies)
• August 25 Third scrimmage (schools opting for a third scrimmage shall not play during week one)