Tuscaloosa marching bands tune up for high school football season

The high school football season is right around the corner in Tuscaloosa, which means marching band members, cheerleading squads and players are hard at work in preparation for when the games begin.

At Northridge High School, first-year band director Rick Ardovino held a camp from July 15-26, where students learned songs for their halftime show and sharpened their marching skills.

Northridge High Jaguars football team will start the season on the road Aug. 23 against Calera.

Here's a look at the opening week football games for West Alabama high schools :

Aug. 22

• Fayette County at Gordo
• Corner at Winfield

Aug. 23

• American Christian Academy at Tuscaloosa Academy
• Billingsley at Greensboro
• Central-Tuscaloosa at Tuscaloosa County
• Chilton County at Bibb County
• East Central Homeschool at North River Christian
• Florence at Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa
• Hale County at Pickens Academy
• Jasper at Brookwood
• Lamar County at South Lamar
• Linden at Fultondale
• Mountain Brook at Demopolis
• Northridge at Calera
• Percy Julian at Paul W. Bryant
• Pickens County at Aliceville
• R.C. Hatch at Holt
• Sipsey Valley at Greene County
• Southern Academy at Morgan Academy
• Sulligent at Marion County
• Sumter Central at Choctaw County
• Verbena at Holy Spirit
• West Blocton at Northside

This article originally appeared on The Tuscaloosa News: Tuscaloosa marching bands tune up for high school football season