High school football schedules for Arkansas, Oklahoma teams in Fort Smith area

The middle of the summer is here, which means high school football isn't far behind.

Teams can begin practice for the 2024 Arkansas high school football season on Aug. 5, with first games scheduled for Labor Day weekend, Aug. 29-31. The regular season goes into early November, with the playoffs scheduled to begin Nov. 15.

The state championships are set for Dec. 5-7 at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock.

In Oklahoma, practice begins Aug. 12, with games also set to start on Labor Day weekend. The playoffs also start on Nov. 15, with the state championships over two weekends, Dec. 5-7 and Dec. 12-14.

Here's a look at the schedules for teams on both sides of the state line for the Fort Smith area.

Fort Smith Arkansas-area high school football schedules

Northside Fort Smith

Aug. 30 vs. Southside

Sept. 6 at Greenwood

Sept. 13 at Coweta

Sept. 20 Open

Sept. 27 at Rogers

Oct. 4 vs. Bentonville

Oct. 11 at Fayetteville

Oct. 18 vs. Rogers Heritage

Oct. 25 at Har-Ber

Nov. 1 at Bentonville West

Nov. 8 vs. Springdale

Southside Fort Smith

Aug. 30 at Northside

Sept. 6 Open

Sept. 13 vs. Central

Sept. 20 vs. Little Rock Southwest

Sept. 27 vs. Mountain Home

Oct. 4 at Lake Hamilton

Oct. 11 at Shiloh Christian

Oct. 18 vs. Van Buren

Oct. 25 at Russellville

Nov. 1 vs. Greenwood

Nov. 8 at Siloam Springs

Van Buren

Aug. 29 at Alma

Sept. 6 vs. Springdale

Sept. 13 vs. Greenbrier

Sept. 20 Open

Sept. 27 at Russellville

Oct. 4 vs. Siloam Springs

Oct. 11 at Lake Hamilton

Oct. 18 at Southside

Oct. 24 vs. Greenwood

Nov. 1 at Mountain Home

Nov. 8 vs. Shiloh Christian

Alma

Aug. 29 vs. Van Buren

Sept. 6 at Siloam Springs

Sept. 13 at Hot Springs

Sept. 20 Open

Sept. 27 at Harrison

Oct. 4 vs. Morrilton

Oct. 11 vs. Vilonia

Oct. 18 at Greenbrier

Oct. 25 at Clarksville

Nov. 1 vs. Pea Ridge

Nov. 8 vs. Farmington

Booneville

Aug. 30 vs. Poteau

Sept. 6 vs. Ozark

Sept. 13 at Paris

Sept. 20 Open

Sept. 27 vs. Cedarville

Oct. 4 at Hackett

Oct. 11 at Greenland

Oct. 18 vs. West Fork

Oct. 25 at Mansfield

Nov. 1 vs. Charleston

Nov. 8 at Lavaca

Cedarville

Aug. 30 at Magazine

Sept. 6 at Mountainburg

Sept. 13 vs. Westside

Sept. 20 Open

Sept. 27 at Booneville

Oct. 4 vs. Greenland

Oct. 11 at West Fork

Oct. 18 vs. Mansfield

Oct. 25 at Charleston

Nov. 1 vs. Lavaca

Nov. 8 vs. Hackett

Charleston

Sept. 6 at Pottsville

Sept. 13 at Ozark

Sept. 20 vs. Heavener

Sept. 27 at West Fork

Oct. 4 vs. Mansfield

Oct. 11 vs. Hackett

Oct. 18 at Lavaca

Oct. 25 vs. Cedarville

Nov. 1 at Booneville

Nov. 8 vs. Greenland

Greenwood

Aug. 30 at Bentonville West

Sept. 6 vs. Northside

Sept. 13 vs. Har-Ber

Sept. 20 Open

Sept. 27 at Shiloh Christian

Oct. 4 vs. Russellville

Oct. 11 at Siloam Springs

Oct. 18 vs. Lake Hamilton

Oct. 24 at Van Buren

Nov. 1 at Southside

Nov. 8 vs. Mountain Home

Hackett

Aug. 30 at Danville

Sept. 6 Open

Sept. 13 at Gentry

Sept. 20 vs. Mountainburg

Sept. 27 at Mansfield

Oct. 4 vs. Booneville

Oct. 11 at Charleston

Oct. 18 vs. Greenland

Oct. 25 at Lavaca

Nov. 1 vs. West Fork

Nov. 8 at Cedarville

Lavaca

Aug. 30 at Dover

Sept. 6 vs. Paris

Sept. 13 at Roland

Sept. 20 Open

Sept. 27 at Greenland

Oct. 4 vs. West Fork

Oct. 11 at Mansfield

Oct. 18 vs. Charleston

Oct. 25 vs. Hackett

Nov. 1 at Cedarville

Nov. 8 vs. Booneville

Magazine

Aug. 30 vs. Cedarville

Sept. 6 vs. Lamar

Sept. 13 at Two Rivers

Sept. 20 Open

Sept. 27 vs. Bigelow

Oct. 4 vs. Mountainburg

Oct. 11 at Mount Ida

Oct. 18 vs. Westside

Oct. 25 at Conway Christian

Nov. 1 at Mountain Pine

Nov. 8 vs. Hector

Mansfield

Aug. 30 at Bismarck

Sept. 6 vs. Waldron

Sept. 13 at Lamar

Sept. 20 Open

Sept. 27 vs. Hackett

Oct. 4 at Charleston

Oct. 11 vs. Lavaca

Oct. 18 at Cedarville

Oct. 25 vs. Booneville

Nov. 1 at Greenland

Nov. 8 vs. West Fork

Mountainburg

Sept. 6 vs. Cedarville

Sept. 13 at Baptist Prep

Sept. 20 at Hackett

Sept. 27 vs. Conway Christian

Oct. 4 at Magazine

Oct. 11 at Hector

Oct. 18 at Bigelow

Oct. 25 vs. Mountain Pine

Nov. 1 vs. Mount Ida

Nov. 7 at Westside

Mulberry

Aug. 23 vs. Avon Park

Aug. 29 vs. Kathleen

Sept. 6 Open

Sept. 13 at Fort Meade

Sept. 20 vs. Discovery

Sept. 27 at Hardee

Oct. 4 at St. Petersburg Catholic

Oct. 11 vs. DeSoto County

Oct. 18 at Frostproof

Oct. 25 vs. North Port

Nov. 1 at Lake Region

Ozark

Aug. 30 vs. Clarksville

Sept. 6 at Booneville

Sept. 13 vs. Charleston

Sept. 20 Open

Sept. 27 at Waldron

Oct. 4 vs. Dover

Oct. 11 vs. Mena

Oct. 18 at Pottsville

Oct. 25 at Dardanelle

Nov. 1 vs. Lamar

Nov. 8 at Clinton

Oklahoma high school football schedules for the Fort Smith area

Arkoma

Aug. 30 at Bluejacket

Sept. 6 at Canadian

Sept. 20 at Bowlegs

Oct. 11 at Gans

Oct. 25 at Wesleyan Christian

Nov. 8 vs. Copan

Muldrow

Sept. 5 vs. Roland

Sept. 13 at Waldron

Sept. 20 at Spiro

Sept. 27 at Eufaula

Oct. 4 vs. Checotah

Oct. 11 at Idabel

Oct. 17 vs. Lincoln Christian

Oct. 25 at Holland Hall

Nov. 1 vs. Stigler

Nov. 8 vs. Locust Grove

Pocola

Aug. 30 vs. Antlers

Sept. 13 vs. Spiro

Sept. 20 vs. Vian

Sept. 27 vs. Warner

Oct. 4 at Rejoice Christian

Oct. 11 vs. Hulbert

Oct. 17 at Chouteau-Mazie

Nov. 1 at Panama

Nov. 8 vs. Haskell

Roland

Sept. 5 at Muldrow

Sept. 13 vs. Lavaca

Sept. 19 at Central

Sept. 26 vs. Okmulgee

Oct. 4 at Kiefer

Oct. 11 vs. Heavener

Oct. 17 at Bethel

Oct. 25 vs. Hugo

Nov. 1 at Prague

Nov. 8 vs. Kingston

Spiro

Sept. 5 at Panama

Sept. 13 vs. Pocola

Sept. 20 vs. Muldrow

Sept. 27 vs. Vian

Oct. 4 at Valliant

Oct. 11 vs. Wilburton

Oct. 17 at Morris

Oct. 25 vs. Atoka

Nov. 1 at Henryetta

Nov. 8 at Antlers

Panama

Sept. 5 vs. Spiro

Sept. 13 at Heavener

Sept. 20 vs. Wilburton

Sept. 27 vs. Chouteau-Mazie

Oct. 4 at Hulbert

Oct. 11 vs. Rejoice Christian

Oct. 17 at Warner

Oct. 25 at Haskell

Nov. 1 vs. Pocola

Nov. 8 at Hartshorne

Poteau

Aug. 30 at Booneville

Sept. 6 vs. McAlester

Sept. 13 vs. Tulsa NOAH

Sept. 20 Open

Sept. 27 at Stilwell

Oct. 4 at Ada

Oct. 11 vs. Glenpool

Oct. 17 vs. McLain Science and Tech

Oct. 25 at Sallisaw

Nov. 1 vs. Hilldale

Nov. 8 at Broken Bow

Vian

Sept. 6 at Eufaula

Sept. 13 vs. Kiefer

Sept. 20 at Pocola

Sept. 27 at Spiro

Oct. 4 vs. Antlers

Oct. 11 at Keys

Oct. 17 vs. Valliant

Oct. 25 at Wilburton

Nov. 1 vs. Morris

Nov. 8 at Atoka

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