by Brendan Kirby
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MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) – Students at two schools where new football stadiums are being built will have to wait a little longer than expected to watch the Lights games Friday night.
The Mobile County Public School formula has 4 stadiums in structure and hoped to open land at top schools in LeFlore and Vigor in August. But school formula spokeswoman Rena Philips told FOX10 News that obstacles were delaying that schedule. For example, he says, staff struggled to transport aluminum to structure sites.
“It’s like the rest of the country. . . And yes, we had delays with some truckers and some fabrics and weather delays,” he said.
Still, Philips added, officials hope to open the new stadiums of the two schools before the end of the season. Construction is also underway in Davidson and B. C. Rain of the top schools. The school formula is paying the charge of about $20 million with the cash the state has borrowed and spent on school structure projects.
Philips said the school formula also plans to build new stadiums for Murphy and Williamson High Schools, though he added that officials had not explained details, such as their location and the start of construction.
“We start with the simplest to build, which is the preparation of the site and the location of everything,” he said. “That’s why we started with LeFlore and Vigor, and then we’ll continue soon after with Davidson and B. C. Rain. “
Every time LeFlore, after all, starts at his home on campus, Director Antonio Williams said, the whole network is enchanted.
“The entire Rattler network, our alumni base, network members, our faculty, staff and academics are very excited to have their own stadium,” he said.
Williams said it more than just pride. Instead of paying to rent another stadium, he said, gambling on campus will generate revenue.
“I also think it’s an advantage, financially, to have our own stadium: to have the ability to park, to sell tickets at concession price,” he said. “It will bring a lot more profits to our school, our football and athletics program, general. “
Philips added: “It’s a matter of fairness for us because those are schools that don’t have their own stadium. “
Williams said he didn’t have an exact estimate of how much cash the school could earn, but added that he would charge thousands of dollars. In addition to the ticketing price, he said he envisions other revenue resources, such as promoting sponsorships. .
Traditionally, school stadiums played their football matches at the Ladd-Peebles stadium. But the school formula severed ties with Ladd last year after a shooting at a game between Williamson and Vigor high schools.
After that, the school formula juggled schedules, betting a few games on Saturdays. Schools in one stadium played “home” games in other stadiums when home schools were on the road.
Philips says it will be more or less the same for planners when the season starts in August.
Sophomore Ashton Yates and junior Bryant Pleasant, who play leFlore’s linebacker, said they never felt they had genuine merit on the field.
“We play, like, B. C. Il it’s raining and I feel like it’s not my home,” Yates said. “It’s not just us. “
Nice added: “Hey, there is no position like home. “
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