Overview

• The facility was officially unveiled with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on July 30 at Phillip Beard Stadium.
• The inaugural game is scheduled for August 14 against Milton High School and will air live on ESPN2.
• Project costs doubled due to a year-long planning delay and inflation, rising from a $30 million estimate to $62 million.
• Despite its name, Board of Education Chairman Phillip Beard voted against approving the stadium’s construction.
• The complex seats about 10,000 spectators and features 15 luxury suites, a 3,500-square-foot video jumbotron, six practice fields, a junior varsity field and a two-story fieldhouse.