Sports
Kickoff For High School Football Nears In Deerfield
The varsity Deerfield High School Warriors begin play next week.
![The state championship games are scheduled for the weekend of Nov. 25-26 at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana.](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/users/24142217/20220816/102652/styles/patch_image/public/football-shutterstock-110257877-2___16094531945.jpg)
DEERFIELD, IL — While there is still more than a month left of summer, the fall football season in Illinois gets underway next week with local teams returning to the gridiron. A nine-game regular season runs through the end of October before the postseason culminates with state championship games scheduled for the weekend of Nov. 25-26 at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana.
Steve Winiecki returns to coach the Deerfield High School varsity football team. Here is a look at the schedule for the Warriors, courtesy of MaxPreps.com:
DEERFIELD WARRIORS
Central Suburban - North Conference (Coached by Steve Winiecki)
Find out what's happening in Deerfieldwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
- Week 1: 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 26, home vs. Hinsdale South (non-conference)
- Week 2: 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 2, at Glenbrook North (non-conference)
- Week 3: 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9, at Hersey (non-conference)
- Week 4: 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15, home vs. Buffalo Grove (non-conference)
- Week 5: 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23, at Vernon Hills (conference)
- Week 6: 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30, home vs. Highland Park (conference)
- Week 7: 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7, home vs. Maine West (conference)
- Week 8: 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14, at Maine East (conference)
- Week 9: 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, at Niles North (conference)
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.