AURORA | A breakdown of the 2022 season schedule for the Smoky Hill football team:
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SMOKY HILL: The Smoky Hill football team ushers in a new era as Tom Thenell, who turned the program around, departed after a 4-7 season and Brandon Alconcel takes the reins. The Buffaloes will square off against seven of the 11 (including the playoffs) they faced last season and they compiled a 2-5 mark against those squads. After an Aug. 27 opener against Denver East, Smoky Hill has a Sept. 2 contest against Rock Canyon in a rematch of a Class 5A state playoff game that saw more than 100 points go up last season (with the Jaguars prevailing) and then squares off with rival Overland Sept. 8 with the chance to keep custody of the Wagon Wheel traveling trophy. A rugged league schedule for Smoky Hill includes a back-to-back set with two-time defending Class 5A state champion Cherry Creek (Oct. 7) and Grandview (Oct. 14). Last season: Smoky Hill’s opponents combined for a 64-50 record in 2021.
Smoky Hill schedule – Home games in all caps (played at Stutler Bowl unless otherwise noted): Saturday, Aug. 27 — vs. Denver East at All-City Stadium, 11 a.m.; Friday, Sept. 2 — vs. ROCK CANYON at Legacy Stadium, 4:30 p.m.; Thursday, Sept. 8 — vs. Overland at Stutler Bowl, 7 p.m.; Friday, Sept. 16 — vs. Palmer Ridge at Don Breese Stadium, 7 p.m.; Friday, Sept. 23 — HIGHLANDS RANCH, 7 p.m.; Friday, Sept. 30 — vs. Arapahoe at Littleton Public Schools Stadium, 7 p.m.; Friday, Oct. 7 — CHERRY CREEK, 7 p.m.; Friday, Oct. 14 — vs. Grandview at Legacy Stadium, 7 p.m.; Thursday, Oct. 20 — EAGLECREST, 7 p.m.; Thursday, Oct. 27 — CHEROKEE TRAIL, 7 p.m.
