Chaparral players celebrate defeating Eldorado 52-14 in the Cleat Game at Chaparral High School in Las Vegas on Friday, September 14.
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The televised Thursday night high school football game of the week will start an hour earlier this season.
Thursday Night Lights posted its 2015 schedule this week on Facebook, moving the start time to 7 p.m. Games will again appear on Cox channel 12.
The slate is highlighted by a pair of rivalry games: The Cleat Game on Sept. 3 between Chaparral and host Eldorado, and the Battle for Boulder Highway on Oct. 22 between Basic and host Foothill.
Other games of note include: Green Valley at Liberty on Oct. 1 in a preview of what could be the Sunrise Region championship game, and Centennial at Palo Verde on Sept. 10 in a game of Sunset powers.
Playoff games also will be televised, including the state semifinals Nov. 28 over Thanksgiving weekend and the Division I state championship game Dec. 5.
Here’s the complete schedule (all games 7 p.m. Thursday, unless noted):
Aug: 27 : Cimarron-Memorial at Cheyenne
Sept. 3 : Chaparral at Eldorado Cleat Game
Sept. 10 : Centennial at Palo Verde
Sept. 17 : Shadow Ridge at Arbor View
Sept. 24 : Virgin Valley at Sunrise Mountain
Oct. 1 : Green Valley at Liberty
Oct: 8 : Desert Pines at Del Sol
Oct. 15 : Sierra Vista at Spring Valley
Oct. 22 : Basic at Foothill Battle for Boulder Highway
Oct. 29 : TBA playoff game
Friday, Nov. 6 : TBA playoff game
Friday, Nov. 13 : TBA playoff game
Friday Nov. 20 : TBA playoff game
1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 28 : Division I state semifinals
12:10 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 5 : Division I state championship
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