ESPN's prep football schedule: ND vs. Birmingham
The Thursday, Sept. 20 game between Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks and Birmingham of Van Nuys is the only appearance a local team will make on ESPN-ESPN2-ESPNU's package of at least 14 live high school football games this fall.
That game, on ESPN2 at 8 p.m., is in week 4 of the schedule that runs from Aug. 25 to Oct. 19. The other game of note for San Fernando Valley fans is Friday, Oct. 12 when Cherry Creek, Colo., faces Grandview, Colo., on ESPNU. Jack Elway, the son of former Granada Hills High star (and Denver Broncos star) John Elway, is the Cherry Creek quarterback.
The entire schedule:
Sat., Aug. 25: Booker T. Washington (Fla.) vs. Summerville (S.C.), 9 a.m., ESPN
Sat., Aug 25: First Coast (Fla.) vs. Berkeley (S.C.), 1 p.m., ESPNU
Fri., Sept. 7: Wichita East (Kan.) vs. Dodge City (Kan.), 5 p.m., ESPNU
Fri., Sept. 14: Yough (Pa.) vs. Jeannette (Pa.), 5 p.m., ESPNU
Sat., Sept. 15: Miami Northwestern (Fla.) vs. Carroll (Texas), 4 p.m., ESPNU
Thu., Sept. 20: Sherman Oaks Notre Dame vs. Birmingham, 8 p.m., ESPN2
Fri., Sept. 21: McDonogh #35 (La.) vs. St. Augustine (La.), 5 p.m., ESPNU
Fri., Sept. 28: North Bergen (N.J.) vs. St. Peter’s (N.J.), 5 p.m., ESPNU
Thu., Oct. 4: Daphne (Ala.) vs. Foley (Ala.), 6 p.m., ESPNU
Fri., Oct. 5: Parkway North (Mo.) vs. Parkway West (Mo.), 5 p.m., ESPNU
Thu., Oct. 11: Poway vs. Torrey Pines, TBD, ESPNU
Fri., Oct. 12: Cherry Creek (Colo.) vs. Grandview (Colo.), TBD, ESPNU
Thu., Oct. 18: Cy-Fair (Texas) vs. Cypress Falls (Texas), 7 p.m., ESPN2
Fri., Oct. 19: Clovis (N.M.) vs. Artesia (N.M.), 7 p.m., ESPNU