prepballfan Posted July 22, 2011 Report Posted July 22, 2011 Port Neches-Groves Indian StadiumTo avoid the risk of losing a home vs. home coin flip and playing at Port Neches-Groves for the 1999 Class 4A state final, Stephenville coach Art Briles quickly agreed to a neutral site at the Houston Astrosome. Oops! Stephenville (itself known for a great traditionof fans) had to survive a raucous PN-G crowd of 35,000 of the 40,000 in attendance. Its not a coincidence the largest Texas crowd to see a Texas high school football game is the 49,953 at Texas Stadium for the 1977 state final between PN-G and Plano. Home of the PN-G football since 1951, Indian Stadium, know as The Reservation, is where Port Neches won its first state championship title in 1953. Built with an original capacity of 6,500, several expansions over past decades increasing capacity to 13,000 by the mid-70s. The school's rebuilt $10.2 million stadium re-opened in 2008 ( after hurricane Ike) but its still thought of as a "pit" to play in as a complement from opposing teams who feel as if they've been thrown into a lion's den.The other stadiums listed are:Abilene Shotwell StadiumAllen’s Eagle StadiumSouthlake Carroll’s Dragon StadiumCelina’s Bobcat StadiumStephenville’s Memorial StadiumPlano’s John Clark StadiumBrownwood’s Gordon Woods StadiumLongview’s Lobo StadiumWeslaco’s Bob Lackey StadiumKaty’s Jack Rhodes Memorial StadiumHarlingen’s J. Lewis Boggus StadiumSweetwater Mustang StadiumThis is an excerpt of an article from the FNF magazine. This excerpt is credited to the FNF magazine
Mr. Buddy Garrity Posted July 22, 2011 Report Posted July 22, 2011 the atmosphere at Shotwell stadium is electric every weekend during the season. It really feels like you're in Friday Night Lights.
liltex Posted July 23, 2011 Report Posted July 23, 2011 9-9-11 Would love to be in Austin to see Aledo on the road vs.Lake Travis 8)
finger roll Posted July 26, 2011 Report Posted July 26, 2011 [quote name="liltex" post="1027489" timestamp="1311382041"]9-9-11 Would love to be in Austin to see Aledo on the road vs.Lake Travis 8)[/quote]Pretty sure that game is in Aledo unfortunately.
pngfan66 Posted July 26, 2011 Report Posted July 26, 2011 [quote name="finger roll" post="1028183" timestamp="1311665103"][quote author=liltex link=topic=85927.msg1027489#msg1027489 date=1311382041]9-9-11 Would love to be in Austin to see Aledo on the road vs.Lake Travis 8)[/quote]Pretty sure that game is in Aledo unfortunately.[/quote]Now that would be one HECK of a game !
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