For the first time in nearly 40 years, the First State’s high school football championship games will be held at the state's largest football venue.
The University of Delaware and the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association (DIAA) announced Thursday that both the Division I and Division II finals will be held at 22,000 seat Delaware Stadium. The last time UD hosted the high school championships was 1974.
“We consulted with a number of people in the state who are involved in high school football and everyone was excited about the prospect of playing the championship games at Delaware Stadium,” said DIAA Executive Director Kevin Charles in a statement. “We have found in other sports that playing at University of Delaware venues provides an outstanding experience for the student-athletes and the fans. Almost from the time he arrived at Delaware, [Athletic Director] Eric [Ziady] and his staff at Delaware have reached out to us with their sincere desire to bring more events to the UD?campus and this is a great example of our partnership."
Depending on the Blue Hens’ playoff status, the games will be played as a doubleheader either Saturday November 30th or Sunday December 1st.
Tickets will be $8 dollars and be good for both games.
Delaware State University’s Alumni Stadium has hosted the high school football finals since 2004.
