Football Schedule 2022: See Who The Shepard Astros Face This Fall

PALOS HEIGHTS, 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, Alan B. Shepard High School's regular season begins at home Friday, Aug. 26, when the Shepard Astros face off against Thornton Fractional South High School. Kickoff is at 7 p.m.
See the full Shepard football schedule below.

• Aug. 26: 7 p.m., Shepard v. Thornton Fractional South (Lansing), non-conference (away)
• Sept. 2: 7 p.m., Shepard v. Plainfield East, non-conference (home)
• Sept. 9: 6 p.m., Shepard @ Hillcrest (Country Club Hills), non-conference (away)
• Sept. 16: 7 p.m., Shepard @ Reavis (Burbank), conference (away)
• Sept. 23: 6 p.m., Shepard v. Argo (Oak Lawn), conference (home)
• Sept. 30: 7 p.m., Shepard v. Oak Lawn Community, conference (home)
• Oct. 7: 7 p.m., Shepard @ Evergreen Park, conference (away)
• Oct. 14: 7 p.m., Shepard v. Argo (Summit), conference (home)
• Oct. 21: 7 p.m., Shepard @ Eisenhower (Blue Island), conference (away)