Football Schedule 2022: See Who The Richards Bulldogs Face This Fall

OAK LAWN, IL — High school football is back in Illinois this fall. Following a season that was postponed in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic and moved to the spring of 2021, the Illinois High School Association, in partnership with Max Preps, recently announced schedules for the varsity teams.

The regular season begins Friday, Aug. 26, with the IHSA state championship games (1A, 2A, 3A and 4A) scheduled for Friday, Nov. 25, at University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. For 5A, 6A, 7A and 8A, championship games will be held Saturday, Nov. 25, at University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana.

Locally, H. L. Richards High School’s regular season begins on the road Friday, Aug. 26, when the Richards Bulldogs face off against Morgan Park High School, ahead of the home opener the following week against Marist High Schohol. Kickoff is at 7 p.m.

See the full Richards Bulldogs football schedule below (home games are in bold).

• Aug. 26: 7 p.m., Richards @ Morgan Park (Chicago), non-conference (away)
• Sept. 2: 6:30 p.m., Richards v. Marist (Chicago), non-conference (home)
• Sept. 9: 7 p.m., Richards @ Eisenhower (Blue Island), conference (away)
• Sept. 16: 6:30 p.m., Richards v. Evergreen Park, conference (home)
• Sept. 23: 6 p.m., Richards @ Shepard (Palos Heights), conference (away)
• Sept. 30: 7 p.m., Richards @ Argo (Summit) conference (away)
• Oct. 7: 6 p.m., Richards v. Lemont, non-conference (away)
• Oct. 14: 6:30 p.m., Richards v. Oak Lawn Community, conference (home)
• Oct. 20 (Thursday): 6:30 p.m., Richards v. Reavis (Burbank), conference (home)