Here are the 2017 football schedules for Class 1A-Region 3, Presented by Varsity Sports Network. All kickoff times are 7:30 p.m. Eastern unless noted.
* — District Contest
BELL BULLDOGS
• Week 1 — Fri. Aug. 25 — Maclay
• Week 2 — Fri. Sep. 1 — Eagle’s View
• Week 3 — Fri. Sep. 8 — @ Franklin County, 7:00 p.m.
• Week 4 — Fri. Sep. 15 — Hawthorne
• Week 5 — Fri. Sep. 22 — @ Lafayette
• Week 6 — Fri. Sep. 29 — @ P.K. Yonge
• Week 7 — Fri. Oct. 6 — BYE WEEK
• Week 8 — Fri. Oct. 13 — Trenton
• Week 9 — Fri. Oct. 20 — @ Branford
• Week 10 — Fri. Oct. 27 — Bronson
• Week 11 — Fri. Nov. 3 — @ Wildwood, 7:00 p.m.
BRANFORD BUCCANEERS
• Week 1 — Fri. Aug. 25 — Seven Rivers Christian
• Week 2 — Fri. Sep. 1 — @ Chiefland
• Week 3 — Fri. Sep. 8 — St. John Lutheran
• Week 4 — Fri. Sep. 15 — @ Trenton
• Week 5 — Fri. Sep. 22 — Bishop Snyder
• Week 6 — Fri. Sep. 29 — Lafayette
• Week 7 — Fri. Oct. 6 — @ Franklin County, 7:00 p.m.
• Week 8 — Fri. Oct. 13 — @ Bronson
• Week 9 — Fri. Oct. 20 — Bell
• Week 10 — Fri. Oct. 27 — @ P.K. Yonge
• Week 11 — Fri. Nov. 3 — BYE WEEK
CHIEFLAND INDIANS
• Week 1 — Fri. Aug. 25 — Trenton
• Week 2 — Fri. Sep. 1 — Branford
• Week 3 — Fri. Sep. 8 — Lafayette
• Week 4 — Fri. Sep. 15 — @ Hamilton County
• Week 5 — Fri. Sep. 22 — Dixie County
• Week 6 — Fri. Sep. 29 — BYE WEEK
• Week 7 — Fri. Oct. 6 — @ Hilliard
• Week 8 — Fri. Oct. 13 — Hawthorne
• Week 9 — Fri. Oct. 20 — Bronson
• Week 10 — Fri. Oct. 27 — @ Agape Christian, 7:00 p.m.
• Week 11 — Fri. Nov. 3 — @ Williston
DIXIE COUNTY BEARS
• Week 1 — Fri. Aug. 25 — Jefferson County
• Week 2 — Fri. Sep. 1 — Trenton
• Week 3 — Fri. Sep. 8 — @ Baldwin
• Week 4 — Fri. Sep. 15 — @ Union County
• Week 5 — Fri. Sep. 22 — @ Chiefland
• Week 6 — Fri. Sep. 29 — Taylor County
• Week 7 — Fri. Oct. 6 — Hamilton County
• Week 8 — Fri. Oct. 13 — @ Newberry
• Week 9 — Fri. Oct. 20 — Fort White
• Week 10 — Fri. Oct. 27 — @ Williston
• Week 11 — Fri. Nov. 3 — BYE WEEK
HAMILTON COUNTY TROJANS
• Week 1 — Fri. Aug. 25 — Baldwin
• Week 2 — Fri. Sep. 1 — @ The Villages
• Week 3 — Fri. Sep. 8 — @ Suwannee
• Week 4 — Fri. Sep. 15 — Chiefland
• Week 5 — Fri. Sep. 22 — Vernon
• Week 6 — Fri. Sep. 29 — @ Jefferson County
• Week 7 — Fri. Oct. 6 — @ Dixie County
• Week 8 — Fri. Oct. 13 — BYE WEEK
• Week 9 — Fri. Oct. 20 — North Florida Christian
• Week 10 — Fri. Oct. 27 — @ Bradford
• Week 11 — Fri. Nov. 3 — Trenton
HILLIARD FLASHES
• Week 1 — Fri. Aug. 25 — Duval Charter
• Week 2 — Fri. Sep. 1 — Fernandina Beach
• Week 3 — Fri. Sep. 8 — @ Harvest Community, 7:00 p.m.
• Week 4 — Fri. Sep. 15 — @ West Nassau, 7:00 p.m.
• Week 5 — Fri. Sep. 22 — Cedar Creek Christian
• Week 6 — Fri. Sep. 29 — @ Episcopal, 7:00 p.m.
• Week 7 — Fri. Oct. 6 — Chiefland
• Week 8 — Fri. Oct. 13 — BYE WEEK
• Week 9 — Fri. Oct. 20 — Eagle’s View
• Week 10 — Fri. Oct. 27 — @ Hawthorne
• Week 11 — Fri. Nov. 3 — North Florida Educational
LAFAYETTE HORNETS
• Week 1 — Fri. Aug. 25 — @ Brookwood School, Ga.
• Week 2 — Fri. Sep. 1 — Bronson
• Week 3 — Fri. Sep. 8 — @ Chiefland
• Week 4 — Fri. Sep. 15 — Jefferson County
• Week 5 — Fri. Sep. 22 — Bell
• Week 6 — Fri. Sep. 29 — @ Branford
• Week 7 — Fri. Oct. 6 — BYE WEEK
• Week 8 — Fri. Oct. 13 — @ P.K. Yonge
• Week 9 — Fri. Oct. 20 — Graceville
• Week 10 — Fri. Oct. 27 — @ Trenton
• Week 11 — Fri. Nov. 3 — Kissimmee Avant Garde
MADISON COUNTY COWBOYS
• Week 1 — Fri. Aug. 25 — @ Wakulla
• Week 2 — Fri. Sep. 1 — @ Newberry
• Week 3 — Fri. Sep. 8 — Florida High
• Week 4 — Fri. Sep. 15 — @ Williston
• Week 5 — Fri. Sep. 22 — Columbia
• Week 6 — Fri. Sep. 29 — @ Dunnellon
• Week 7 — Fri. Oct. 6 — @ Pensacola Catholic, 7:30 p.m. CT
• Week 8 — Fri. Oct. 13 — BYE WEEK
• Week 9 — Fri. Oct. 20 — University Christian
• Week 10 — Fri. Oct. 27 — Suwannee
• Week 11 — Fri. Nov. 3 — @ Rickards at Gene Cox, 7:00 p.m.
UNION COUNTY TIGERS
• Week 1 — Fri. Aug. 25 — Kissimmee Avant Garde
• Week 2 — Fri. Sep. 1 — North Florida Educational
• Week 3 — Fri. Sep. 8 — @ Interlachen
• Week 4 — Fri. Sep. 15 — Dixie County
• Week 5 — Fri. Sep. 22 — Baldwin
• Week 6 — Fri. Sep. 29 — @ Newberry
• Week 7 — Fri. Oct. 6 — Hawthorne
• Week 8 — Fri. Oct. 13 — @ Fort White
• Week 9 — Fri. Oct. 20 — @ Williston
• Week 10 — Fri. Oct. 27 — Taylor County
• Week 11 — Fri. Nov. 3 — BYE WEEK



















![Adam Gore (left) is stepping down at Chiefland after his third stint. Cliff Harrell (right) will be taking over as head coach of the Indians in 2025 [@ChieflandFtbal/X & @CliffHarrell11/X]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Chiefland-Coaching-Change-120x86.jpg)
![Madison County won their seventh state championship in program history with a 21-14 victory over Hawthorne in the 2024 Class Rural State Championship on Fri. Dec 6, 2024 at The Range at H.G. Morse Stadium on the campus of The Villages Charter High School in Middleton, Fla. [Joshua Wilson/FloridaHSFootball.com]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Class-Rural-State-Championship-Recap-Featured-120x86.jpg)
![Fort Meade took the Rural FIT Championship 21-13 over Dixie County on Fri. Dec 6, 2024 at The Range at H.G. Morse Stadium at The Villages Charter High School in Middleton, FL [Joshua Wilson/FloridaHSFootball.com]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/RURAL-FIT-Recap-Fort-Meade-vs.-Dixie-County-120x86.jpg)
![The Range at H.G. Morse Stadium at The Villages High School in Middleton, Fla. [Photo Courtesy of The Villages Charter High School]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Rural-State-Championship-Preview-Featured-120x86.jpg)
![The Range at H.G. Morse Stadium at The Villages High School in Middleton, Fla. [Photo Courtesy of The Villages Charter High School]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/RURAL-FIT-Preview-Featured-120x86.jpg)
![Madison County (Madison) had to keep away Columbia (Lake City) late to earn their third victory of the season at Tiger Stadium in Lake City, Fla. on September 13, 2024. [Hunter Williams/For FloridaHSFootball.com]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Madison-County-Columbia-Final-Score-120x86.jpg)
