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2024 Houston, Southeast Texas high school football schedules released: North Shore faces Atascocita in October

Games begin Aug. 29; Dive into 2024 UIL high school football schedules on SBLive

Andy Buhler

North Shore's Christopher Barnes crosses the endzone plane with a sprinter finish in a Texas high school district football win over Atascocita in 2023.
North Shore's Christopher Barnes crosses the endzone plane with a sprinter finish in a Texas high school district football win over Atascocita in 2023. / Photo by Tom Dendy

After a long offseason, spring ball and June 7-on-7, real games are mere weeks away, the Southeast Texas high school football schedules are set.

Practice starts Monday for teams that didn't play spring ball and a week later (Aug. 12) for those that did and games begin Aug. 29.

All 12 championship games are returning to AT&T stadium in Arlington.

Here is a detailed look at the 2024 UIL high school football schedule:

KEY 2024 UIL FOOTBALL DATES

  • August 5: First day of conditioning (no contact)
  • August 10: First full day of contact
  • August 15: First scrimmages
  • August 22: Second scrimmages
  • August 29: First games/third scrimmages (for teams not playing Week 1
  • August 30: First Friday Night
  • November 14-16: Playoffs Week 1
  • November 21-23: Playoffs Week 2
  • November 28-30: Playoffs Week 3
  • December 5-7: Playoffs Week 4
  • December 11-14: Playoffs Week 5
  • December 18-21: 2024 UIL State Championships

In total, 27 players selected to SBLive's 2023 All-Southeast Texas team return, headlined by the likes of North Shore senior Devin Sanchez (Ohio State commit), the nation's No. 1 corner, 4-star Katy Jordan receiver Andrew Marsh and Belleville running back D.D. Murray.

Three Houston area teams — North Shore (No. 3), Port Neches-Groves (No. 7) and Atascocita (No. 21) — finished the 2023 season in the SBLive Texas Top 25 rankings, which ranks the top teams across all classifications and associations.

Perennial power and 2023 6A Division I state runner-up North Shore is ranked No. 11 in the SBLive/SI Preseason national rankings, released Tuesday. The Mustangs are one of six Texas teams included and the lone team from Southeast Texas.

ALL TEAM SCHEDULES | WEEK-BY-WEEK SCHEDULES

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-- Andy Buhler | andy@scorebooklive.com | @sblivetx

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Andy Buhler
ANDY BUHLER

Andy Buhler is a Portland, Oregon-based sportswriter with more than nine years of experience covering high school sports across the country. He's covered the likes of Paolo Banchero and Tari Eason, served on state tournament seeding committees and launched the SBLive/Sports Illustrated Power 25 national boys basketball rankings. He has covered everything from the Final Four, MLS in Atlanta to local velodrome before diving into the world of preps. His bylines can be found in The News Tribune (Tacoma, Washington), The Associated Press, The Columbian (Vancouver, Washington), The Oregonian and more. He holds a journalism degree from Gonzaga.

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