GIANT fm Sports has announced its broadcast schedule for the upcoming Indiana High School Athletic Association football season.

The Shelbyville-based radio station (96.5 fm/1520 am) has a minimum of 10 games on the 2022 schedule that also can be heard via the GIANT fm app.

The broadcast season kicks off Friday when Greensburg travels to J.M. McKeand Stadium in Shelbyville. The game starts at 7 p.m. with the weekly pre-game show airing live one hour earlier.

GIANT fm News and Sports Director Johnny McCrory returns for his 25th season doing play-by-play. He will be joined in the broadcast booth by Mark Drake, a football and basketball standout at Shelbyville High School who played college basketball at the University of Alaska-Anchorage.

The week two broadcast emanates from Rushville on Aug. 26 when Shelbyville takes on the Lions. The pre-game show starts at 6 p.m. with kickoff scheduled for 7 p.m.

GIANT fm Sports makes its first 2022 trip to Fairland in week three when Class 2A, No. 9 Triton Central hosts Class A, No. 1 Indianapolis Lutheran on Sept. 2. Lutheran is the defending Class A state champion.

The marquee Indiana Crossroads Conference contest kicks off at 7 p.m.

The week four and week five broadcasts come from Shelbyville as it hosts New Castle on Sept. 9 and Class 4A, No. 13 Greenfield-Central on Sept. 16. Start time for both games is 7 p.m.

GIANT fm Sports will bring fans a third-consecutive Golden Bears game on Sept. 23 when Shelbyville travels to Yorktown for a 7:30 p.m. kickoff. Pre-game show airs live at 6:30 p.m.

Another strong ICC matchup is on GIANT fm Sports’ week seven schedule when Class 2A, No. 9 Triton Central plays at Class 2A, No. 7 Indianapolis Scecina on Sept. 30. Kickoff is set for 7 pm.

In week eight, Shelbyville travels to Class 4A, No. 1 Mt. Vernon for a Hoosier Heritage Conference contest. Kickoff is at 7 p.m.

The final broadcast of the regular season comes from McKeand Stadium on Oct. 14 when Shelbyville hosts Pendleton Heights.

The IHSAA postseason tournament starts on Oct. 21. GIANT fm Sports will announce its broadcast plan once the state tournament pairings are announced.

GIANT fm Sports will continue to air Shelbyville or Triton Central football games throughout the postseason until both are eliminated.

GIANT fm Sports’ high school football broadcasts are sponsored by Dawson Oil, Bishopp’s Appliances, Shelby Materials, Murphy Parks Funeral Service, Spegal’s Prime Cuts, Major Health Partners, J&J’s Pizza, Ashford Place Health Campus, Harvester Financial Credit Union, RushShelby Energy, American Family Insurance – John Lytell, Committee to Elect David Finkel, Cagney’s Pizza King, Centra Credit Union, First Bank Shelbyville, Blue River Dental, and Shelby County YMCA.