Garfield 2021-2022 Season Preview
Marcus Merkelbach
Week 1: 9/3 (Fri) - 7pm @Bainbridge HS
For the season opener Garfield will take the ferry over to Bainbridge to play the Bainbridge Spartans. Bainbridge High School Football went 3-3 in the 2020-2021 season. The last these teams matched up was in 2019 when the Bulldogs defeated the Spartans 59-32. They are a solid team who will be an accurate indicator of Garfield’s football prowess for the coming season.
Week 2: 9/11 (Sat) - 1pm vs Lake City HS (Idaho)
Not much is known about Lake City HS; they are from the 5A Inland Empire conference and went 3-6 in the 2020-21 campaign, and will present a lot of unknowns for the Garfield Bulldogs. Garfield has never faced them before.
Week 3: 9/18 (Sat) - 3:00 PM vs Davis HS
Similar to Lake City, the Davis Pirates will present another unfamiliar matchup. They are from Yakima, WA and play in the 4A Columbia Basin Big-9 district. They had a 1-4 losing season in 2020, so they hope to rebound this year. They could present with a stout matchup.
Week 4: 9/24 (Fri) - 7:45pm vs Ballard
In Week 4 Garfield will kick off their metro league play with a matchup against Ballard. Last year the bulldogs lost 27-28 in a heartbreaker, and they hope to avenge that loss in the coming season.
Week 5: 10/1 (Fri) - 7:45pm vs Eastside Catholic
Week 5 will see Garfield matchup with perennial powerhouse Eastside Catholic. The last time Garfield beat Eastside Catholic was in the 2017-18 season, and Garfield is determined to end the Crusaders winning streak in this head to head matchup.
Week 6: 10/8 (Fri) - 7:45pm @ Rainier Beach
Garfield will face their crosstown rival Rainier Beach in Week 6. Garfield has beaten the Vikings in the past two years, and they hope to continue their streak of dominance over their rival.
Week 7: 10/15 (Fri) - 7:45pm @ Seattle Prep
Week 7 has the Bulldogs facing Seattle Prep. Last year was a successful year for the Panthers which ended with an appearance in the Metro League Championship game where they lost to O’Dea. Seattle Prep broke the Bulldogs winning streak against them last year in a decisive 28-0 victory. The Bulldogs wish to avenge that loss this season, and renew their winning streak against the Seattle Prep Panthers.
Week 8: 10/22 (Fri) - 7pm @ O’Dea
The Bulldogs final regular season matchup will take place against the O’Dea Fighting Irish. O’Dea has always proved a tough matchup for the Bulldogs, but Garfield is optimistic in its chance against the reigning Metro League Champions this season.
For the season opener Garfield will take the ferry over to Bainbridge to play the Bainbridge Spartans. Bainbridge High School Football went 3-3 in the 2020-2021 season. The last these teams matched up was in 2019 when the Bulldogs defeated the Spartans 59-32. They are a solid team who will be an accurate indicator of Garfield’s football prowess for the coming season.
Week 2: 9/11 (Sat) - 1pm vs Lake City HS (Idaho)
Not much is known about Lake City HS; they are from the 5A Inland Empire conference and went 3-6 in the 2020-21 campaign, and will present a lot of unknowns for the Garfield Bulldogs. Garfield has never faced them before.
Week 3: 9/18 (Sat) - 3:00 PM vs Davis HS
Similar to Lake City, the Davis Pirates will present another unfamiliar matchup. They are from Yakima, WA and play in the 4A Columbia Basin Big-9 district. They had a 1-4 losing season in 2020, so they hope to rebound this year. They could present with a stout matchup.
Week 4: 9/24 (Fri) - 7:45pm vs Ballard
In Week 4 Garfield will kick off their metro league play with a matchup against Ballard. Last year the bulldogs lost 27-28 in a heartbreaker, and they hope to avenge that loss in the coming season.
Week 5: 10/1 (Fri) - 7:45pm vs Eastside Catholic
Week 5 will see Garfield matchup with perennial powerhouse Eastside Catholic. The last time Garfield beat Eastside Catholic was in the 2017-18 season, and Garfield is determined to end the Crusaders winning streak in this head to head matchup.
Week 6: 10/8 (Fri) - 7:45pm @ Rainier Beach
Garfield will face their crosstown rival Rainier Beach in Week 6. Garfield has beaten the Vikings in the past two years, and they hope to continue their streak of dominance over their rival.
Week 7: 10/15 (Fri) - 7:45pm @ Seattle Prep
Week 7 has the Bulldogs facing Seattle Prep. Last year was a successful year for the Panthers which ended with an appearance in the Metro League Championship game where they lost to O’Dea. Seattle Prep broke the Bulldogs winning streak against them last year in a decisive 28-0 victory. The Bulldogs wish to avenge that loss this season, and renew their winning streak against the Seattle Prep Panthers.
Week 8: 10/22 (Fri) - 7pm @ O’Dea
The Bulldogs final regular season matchup will take place against the O’Dea Fighting Irish. O’Dea has always proved a tough matchup for the Bulldogs, but Garfield is optimistic in its chance against the reigning Metro League Champions this season.