Pendleton High School, Pendleton, SC

Pendleton High School Bulldogs

     Pendleton High School is located in Anderson County, between the city of Anderson and the city of Clemson.  Pendleton is in the 2-A classification of the South Carolina High School League and has an enrollment of 827.  They have had a lot of recent success on the football field which pairs nicely with their three-year-old football stadium.

Home stands

Side-view of the home stands

      The home stands are brand new  replacing the old cement-style stands that stood before.  They're extremely nice, and in good shape.  However, that is a long hike to walk up there from the bottom, but with the way they were built there really wasn't any other option.  The press box on top has plenty of room for both home and away radio teams, and gives coaches a nice birds-eye view of the field. 

  
   

     The side-view picture was taken just to show the slope of the stands and the entrances, pretty tall if you ask me.  There seems to be some sort of storage building below the stands.

   

Visitors stands

     The visitors stands also replace cement stands, and the design is perfect for the stadium.  Just like Vestavia Hills, the visitors side is shorter and just a bit more narrow.  The visitors side concession stand and bathrooms are scene in the far right corner.  I love it when there are separate concessions and bathrooms for the home and visiting stands, because lets be honest those lines can get pretty long.  The last thing about the visitors stands that I like are the middle entrances at the front.  Fans don't have to crawl over one another as much if there were only side entrances.

Scoreboard

      I love this scoreboard!  It gives all the information a fan would like to see and there's even a little scrolling message board, which is a great touch.  The logos on the top are a great addition and really make the board stand out. 

Ticket gate

View of the home concession stands and bathrooms and a full view of the field.

Full view of the stadium from the tennis courts

     I've never been to a game at Pendleton, but I really enjoyed seeing their football stadium.  I also love all the trees planted behind the end zone to add some scenery (although it blocked my view of a perfect full stadium shot), and the hedges are also a nice touch.  They've done a marvelous job with all the upgrades and it's one of, if not the best, football stadiums in Anderson County. 
     *If you use Google maps and search for Pendleton High School and click on the satellite view, you will not be able to see the current high school stadium.  Apparently it wasn't built the last time a satellite picture was taken of the area.  I thought that was pretty funny.