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High school football: Top 10 toughest schedules for 2024 season

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High school football: Top 10 toughest schedules for 2024 season

Orange Lutheran (Orange, Calif.) enters the 2024 high school football season with the most challenging schedule in the nation. All 10 of their opponents are ranked in our expanded top 100, with five of them securing spots in the preseason MaxPreps Top 25.

Ranked No. 24 nationally, the Lancers are one of four teams from Southern California’s Trinity League to make our list of the top 10 toughest schedules. No. 1 Mater Dei (Santa Ana) has the second-hardest schedule, followed by No. 4 St. John Bosco (Bellflower) and Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita), who also feature in the top 10.

No. 14 St. Frances Academy (Baltimore) comes in at No. 3. The Panthers will embark on a grueling journey, traveling approximately 18,540 miles round trip with games in seven different states. This includes a challenging three-week stretch in September with matchups against Orange Lutheran, No. 7 Duncanville (Texas), and No. 1 Mater Dei.

No. 3 IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) also faces a demanding schedule, with five games against ranked teams: No. 13 Cocoa (Fla.), No. 14 St. Frances Academy, No. 18 Corner Canyon (Draper, Utah), No. 19 Bergen Catholic (Oradell, N.J.), and No. 22 Central (Phenix City, Ala.).

Read on for a complete look at this season’s toughest schedules. All teams listed are included in the top 100.

Aug. 23 — at Serra (Gardena)
Aug. 30 — at Rancho Cucamonga
Sept. 13 — at No. 2 Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Sept. 21 — at No. 17 Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth)
Oct. 4 — at No. 4 St. John Bosco (Bellflower)
Oct. 25 — vs. Servite (Anaheim)
Nov. 1 — at No. 1 Mater Dei (Santa Ana)
Aug. 22 — vs. No. 8 Centennial (Corona)
Sept. 6 — vs. No. 2 Bishop Gorman
Sept. 14 — at Kahuku (Hawaii)
Sept. 20 — vs. No. 14 St. Frances Academy
Oct. 4 — at Santa Margarita
Oct. 11 — at Servite
Oct. 18 — at JSerra Catholic
Oct. 25 — vs. No. 4 St. John Bosco
Nov. 1 — vs. No. 24 Orange Lutheran
Sept. 6 — at No. 24 Orange Lutheran
Sept. 14 — at No. 7 Duncanville (Texas)
Sept. 20 — at No. 1 Mater Dei
Nov. 1 — vs. No. 3 IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)
Sept. 7 — at No. 17 Sierra Canyon
Sept. 14 — at Serra (San Mateo)
Oct. 4 — vs. No. 24 Orange Lutheran
Oct. 11 — vs. Santa Margarita
Oct. 18 — at Servite
Oct. 25 — at No. 1 Mater Dei
Nov. 1 — vs. JSerra Catholic
Aug. 22 — at No. 18 Corner Canyon (Draper, Utah)
Aug. 29 — vs. No. 19 Bergen Catholic (Oradell, N.J.)
Sept. 6 — vs. No. 13 Cocoa
Sept. 20 — vs. Mandarin (Jacksonville)
Sept. 27 — at No. 22 Central (Phenix City, Ala.)
Oct. 4 — at Venice
Oct. 25 — at East St. Louis (Ill.)
Nov. 1 — at No. 14 St. Frances Academy
Aug. 23 — vs. No. 6 Milton (Ga.)
Sept. 6 — at No. 9 Chaminade-Madonna
Sept. 20 — at No. 15 Central (Miami)
Oct. 12 — at Norland (Miami)
 
Aug. 24 — at Mission Viejo
Aug. 30 — vs. No. 8 Centennial
Oct. 4 — vs. No. 1 Mater Dei
Oct. 11 — at No. 4 St. John Bosco
Oct. 18 — at No. 24 Orange Lutheran
Oct. 25 — vs. JSerra Catholic
Nov. 1 — vs. Servite
 
Aug. 16 — vs. Kahuku
Aug. 24 — at No. 11 St. Thomas Aquinas
Sept. 6 — at No. 1 Mater Dei
Sept. 13 — vs. No. 24 Orange Lutheran
Aug. 24 — vs. No. 4 St. John Bosco
Sept. 6 — vs. No. 20 American Heritage
Sept. 19 — vs. Norland
Oct. 11 — vs. No. 11 St. Thomas Aquinas
Aug. 24 — vs. No. 2 Bishop Gorman
Sept. 6 — vs. Columbus (Miami)
Oct. 11 — at No. 9 Chaminade-Madonna
Oct. 25 — vs. No. 20 American Heritage

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