The final vote: Help us select South Carolina’s top stadium for high school football
South Carolina has some great high school football stadiums. The State wants your opinion for which one is your favorite.
What started as a list of 20 of the top stadiums in the Palmetto State is now down to a final eight thanks to your votes over the last week. See the final list below and vote again (and again) to help us crown a winner.
Gaffney High’s home stadium led the first-round voting — can anyone from the other seven finalists challenge “The Reservation” for the top spot?
Voting for this second and final round lasts one week and ends at noon on Tuesday, Aug. 1. The winning stadium will be revealed Thursday, Aug. 3 with a full story about the venue and its history.
Top football stadium final round nominees. Vote now
The poll is below all the nominees and their descriptions
Abbeville’s Hite Stadium: If you are in Abbeville on a Friday night, Hite Stadium is the place to be when the Panthers are home. Tradition helps make the stadium special.
Andrew Jackson Stadium: Recent upgrades including a turf field and help make this facility one of the nicest in Class 2A.
Camden’s Zemp Stadium: The off-campus stadium is more than 90 years old but has recently gone through some renovations, including a new videoboard, to make it a go-to place to watch high school football.
Catawba Ridge’s The Pit: One of the newer schools in the state, Catawba Ridge just opened in 2019 and the Pit stadium has a college-type feel to it.
Clinton’s Wilder Stadium: Recent upgrades to the more than 60-year-old stadium enhanced the experience at the 3A school.
Gaffney’s “Reservation”: The stadium built in 2008 replaced the old Brumbach Stadium and was home to Limestone football. The Indians have the most championships in state history and pack the stadium on a weekly basis.
River Bluff’s The Swamp: One of the crown jewels of the Columbia area, the stadium is in its 11th year and has all the amenities from big videoboard, state-of-the-art press box, suites and turf — and nice areas in the corners and end zone where fans can watch the games.
Spring Valley’s Harry Parone Stadium: The 12,000-seat stadium built in 1970 was ahead of its time as far as capacity and has hosted many memorable games, including state championships in 2020. The stadium got much-needed upgrades in 2020, complete with field turf and a new track, which hosts the state track and field championships.
Looking for results? The winning stadium will be revealed Thursday, Aug. 3 with a full story about the venue and its history.
This story was originally published July 25, 2023 at 12:44 PM.
