AURORA | A breakdown of the 2022 season schedule for the Eaglecrest football team:
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EAGLECREST: The Raptors come into 2022 with a familiar face on the sideline as Mike Schmitt — who led the program to the Class 5A state championship game in 2017 — is back as head coach (story, here), while they will look to turn the page on a 1-9 season that saw them miss the playoffs for the first time since 2015. Eaglecrest has a completely different set of non-league opponents from 2021 — none of which qualified for the 5A postseason last year — and begin with Brighton in a Week 1 home contest Aug. 26 which is followed by two more games at Legacy Stadium against Horizon and Highlands Ranch. The Raptors went 0-5 against its five league opponents last season (all of whom made the postseason), so it will have motivation against each of them. The first 5A League 7 contest is set for Oct. 1 against rival Grandview in a game that will mark the Cherry Creek School District’s annual Military Appreciation Night, while another highlight in league play (which is every week) is an Oct. 14 visit to two-time defending 5A state champion Cherry Creek. Last season: Eaglecrest’s opponents had a combined record of 59-53 in 2021.
Eaglecrest schedule — Home games in all caps (played at Legacy Stadium unless otherwise noted): Friday, Aug. 26 — BRIGHTON, 7 p.m.; Thursday, Sept. 1 — HORIZON, 7 p.m.; Thursday, Sept. 8 — HIGHLANDS RANCH, 7 p.m.; Friday, Sept. 16 — vs. Rocky Mountain at French Field, 7 p.m.; Thursday, Sept. 22 — vs. Lakewood at Lakewood Memorial, 6:30 p.m.; Saturday, Oct. 1 — GRANDVIEW (Military Appreciation Night), 6 p.m.; Friday, Oct. 7 — CHEROKEE TRAIL, 7 p.m.; Friday, Oct. 14 — at Cherry Creek, 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, Oct. 20 — vs. Smoky Hill at Stutler Bowl, 7 p.m.; Friday, Oct. 28 — ARAPAHOE, 7 p.m.
