CHAPEL HILL — The North Carolina High School Athletic Association announced Thursday that it has partnered with the Triangle Sports Commission (TSC) to bring two NCHSAA football state championship games back Wallace Wade Stadium on the campus of Duke University in Durham.
This is the first time since 2006 that the football championships will be held at Wallace Wade Stadium. The other change to the 104th edition of the NCHSAA football championships is the schedule. There will be four sites where the games are played — Wallace Wade, Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh, Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill and BB&T Field in Winston-Salem — with two games being played at each site. Another change is that all of the football state championships will be played on Saturday, Dec. 9.
“When we were approached by the Triangle Sports Commission about the possibility of playing State Championship Games at the newly renovated Wallace Wade Stadium, we were eager to see if an arrangement could be worked out,” said. NCHSAA Commissioner Que Tucker. “After touring the facility and seeing the many upgrades and improvements Duke has made since 2006, the decision to again include Durham and Duke in the championship schedule was an easy one. Knowing the partnership and support available from the Triangle Sports Commission helped solidify that decision!”
Triangle Sports Commission CEO, Hill Carrow, is excited about the partnership.
“The Triangle Sports Commission is thrilled with the NCHSAA’s selection of Duke University for its high school football championships,” Carrow said. “Duke University has done an amazing job upgrading all their football and athletic department facilities, and the NCSHAA’s championship teams are going to enjoy competing in essentially a brand new venue. We are proud to be partnering with Duke as local hosts and look forward to an outstanding event in December.”