Football will be a major attraction in Winslow starting on Friday, Aug. 19, when the Bulldogs entertain the Camp Verde Cowboys for a controlled scrimmage. The scrimmage will begin at 6:30 p.m. and both teams will run an equal number of plays. Coaches may be on the field to advise their teams and correct mistakes. There will be no uniforms, cheerleaders or keeping of the score.

Winslow will have three teams in high school football this season, including varsity, junior varsity and freshman. This is an improvement over last season when the school did field a freshman team. There will also be an eighth grade and a seventh grade team from Winslow Junior High School playing this year.

After the scrimmage with Camp Verde, the Bulldogs will host the Sedona Scorpions at 7 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 26, for their season opener. The Bulldogs will host the archrival Holbrook Roadrunners at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 2, in what could be an important game with playoff implications early in the season.

Winslow’s first road game will be with the Eagles in Flagstaff at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 9. The Bulldogs’ Homecoming Game will be at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 16, against the Ganado Hornets.

The Bulldogs will be on the road for a pair of games at 6 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 23, against the Chinle Wildcats, and at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 30, against the Snowflake Lobos.

The team will return home on Friday, Oct. 7, to host the defending Arizona State 3A Conference Champion Show Low Cougars at 7 p.m.

A pair of road games follows at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 14, at Flagstaff to meet the Coconino Panthers, and at 6 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 21, at Kayenta to meet the Monument Valley Mustangs.

The varsity’s last game will be played at Emil Nasser Stadium at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 28, against the Blue Ridge Yellowjackets, one of the most successful high school teams in the nation.

State playoffs will be determined later for teams that qualify.

The Winslow junior varsity team will play at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 1, in Holbrook, then host Flagstaff at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 8, and play in Ganado at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 14.

Back home for a pair of games, Winslow will meet Chinle at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 22, and Snowflake at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 29. Winslow will play in Show Low at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 6.

Two more games complete the home schedule for the Winslow junior varsity, which will host Coconino at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 13, and Monument Valley at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 22. The junior varsity’s final game will be against Blue Ridge at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 27, in Lakeside

The WHS freshman team will open its season at home against Show Low at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 1. The team will play in Flagstaff at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept 8. Then it is back home for games against Tuba City at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 14, and Snowflake at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 29.

There are four games on the schedule for October beginning with a game in Show Low at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 6. Winslow will host Coconino at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 13, and St. Johns at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 20. The final game will be at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 27, against Blue Ridge in Lakeside.

In junior high school games, the Winslow teams will play against Show Low at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 25, with the eighth grade game in Winslow and the seventh grade in Show Low. On Thursday, Sept. 1, the teams will play Blue Ridge at 3:30 p.m. with the seventh grade at home and the eighth grade in Lakeside.

The teams will play Payson Rim Country on Thursday, Sept. 8, with the seventh grade team at home and the eighth grade in Payson. There is a single game set for Thursday, Sept. 15, in Winslow at 3:30 p.m. against Joseph City. The Winslow teams will probably combine, but this has not been announced.

Winslow teams will play Round Valley squads at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 22. The eighth grade team will play in Winslow and the seventh grade team in Eagar. On Thursday, Sept. 29, the Winslow eighth grade team will host Holbrook at 3 p.m. while the seventh grade team plays in Holbrook at 3:30 p.m.

The final games of the season will be against St. Johns on Tuesday, Oct. 4, at 3:30 p.m. The seventh grade game will be in Winslow, while the eighth graders will play in St. Johns.