Known for its lavish high school stadiums and state-of-the-art indoor facilities, Collin County is one of the premiere places in the country for high school football.
Here’s a rundown on some of the county’s football palaces:
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Allen High School captains head to the coin toss before kickoff as Allen High School hosted DeSoto High School in the season opening football game at Eagle Stadium in Allen on Friday night, August 25, 2023. (Stewart F. House/Special Contributor) (Stewart F. House / Special Contributor)
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Allen ISD’s Eagle Stadium
Year opened: 2012
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Capacity: 18,000
Cost: $59.6 million
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Notable: Forbes wrote around the time of its opening that Eagle Stadium was a “wretched excess of the state’s mania for high school football.” The stadium closed for more than a year in February 2014 due to cracking in the concrete of the concourse.
Aerial shot of McKinney ISD stadium in McKinney on Friday, July 20, 2018. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News) (Vernon Bryant / Staff Photographer)
McKinney ISD Stadium
Year opened: 2018
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Capacity: 12,000
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Cost: $69.9 million
Notable: Features a 50-by-30-foot high-definition video board. The stadium’s construction divided residents, but 62% of voters approved the proposal included in the $220 million bond package.
The Prosper ISD was anticipating the upcoming football season on Friday, August 16,2019, as Prosper ISD is opening Children’s Health Stadium, starting this school year. (Stewart F. House/Special Contributor) (Stewart F. House / Special Contributor)
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Prosper ISD’s Children’s Health Stadium
Year opened: 2019
Capacity: 12,000
Cost: $53 million
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Notable: Boasts 1,000 reserved chair seats and 5,000 bench seats on each side of the stadium, along with a 57-by-63-foot Daktronics scoreboard that includes a 57-by-33-foot HD LED video display. Secured a 10-year naming-rights deal with Children’s Health, which enabled it to have a portable X-ray machine at the stadium and a covered medical tent on the field, among other health benefits.
Students leave the Melissa Championship Center, Melissa ISD’s new indoor athletic facility, as construction continues on Melissa High School’s new football stadium on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022. The center also hosts academic courses in its classroom spaces, and the stadium expects to utilize eight classroom spaces for student learning when complete. (Liesbeth Powers / Staff Photographer)
Melissa ISD’s Coach Kenny Deel Stadium
Year opened: 2023
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Capacity: 10,000
Cost: $35 million
Notable: Part of a $400 million bond package Melissa voters approved in 2021. Includes luxury boxes and a giant scoreboard. Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes filmed a commercial in Melissa’s state-of-the art indoor facility located next to the stadium.
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