Georgiana High School, Georgiana, AL

Sign to Georgiana High School

     Georgiana High School was a school I barely happened to stop by.  I was on my way to Mobile, and told my buddy that I was finally finished looking at schools.  However, to get back to the interstate I had to take this shortcut road that led me right past the stadium.  I couldn't pass up the opportunity.
     Georgiana is a Single-A school in the Alabama High School Athletic Association w/ a daily average enrollment of 110.  I've seen where Georgiana is a 7th-12th grade school with an enrollment of around 250 but there is not much information out there about this high school.  However, Georgiana, AL is the home of Hank Williams.

Home stands

     This is one of the neater set of home stands that I've seen on my trips.  I love the layout, that they stretch the whole length of the field.  It's a very old field and its evident by the buildings and press box in the background.  But to me that's what gives it character and one of the reasons I enjoy traveling around finding jewels like this.

Visitors stands

     These are the visitor stands and again a very old structure, complete with the rickety press box which gives it even more character.  There's a huge grass lot right behind these bleachers, I'm sure this is one of the easiest drive in, watch the game and drive out times that visiting fans ever have.  (I know that sentence doesn't make much sense grammatically, but you get the point).  It's obvious from the pictures that the team was practicing.  In the photo of the home stands you can see two ladies sitting up on the bleachers.  I had a conversation with them about the team, and they were happy to have someone come out and take pictures of their boys.  I'm not sure If they quite understood what I was doing there, but I enjoy talking to people I meet along my journey. 

End zone shot of the stadium

Scoreboard 

Home stands press box

New concessions facitlity

       I was thrilled when I passed by the sign to Georgiana High School, and it was even neater when I found out Hank Williams Sr. had lived there.  I couldn't find out if he went to high school here, but I did read that he got into a fight with his physical education coach, and after the board did not suspend the coach he and his family moved to Montgomery, AL.  The football team may not be that great, but they do play in one sweet, old school stadium.   

Luverne School, Luverne, AL

Luverne School (formerly Luverne High School Tigers)

Luverne School was supposed to be the last stadium I visited on the way to Mobile in May, but then I hit up Brantley High School and Georgiana High School. Luverne houses PK-12 with a total enrollment of 1040 students, which puts it in the 3-A Alabama classification.  I have a lot of pictures of this little stadium, and it is situated right inside the high school grounds.  It's actually a pretty sweet location even though it is a small stadium.

Home stands (I'm assuming)

     I am assuming that these are the home stands since they are newer and the press box is named.  The visitors stands have a larger press box, but older, smaller stands.  The building to the left is the end of the schools gym and the walk way from the entrance over to the home stands is very small, but it puts you right in the action.  Very cool in my book.

Picture of the whole stadium

     In this view, my back is straight against the wall of the school.  Like I mentioned earlier, the walkway is very small, but it puts you right on the field.   Also these stands are extremely close to the field, assuming that both squads are not very big and cheerleading squads are small, you will be up close and personal watching a football game at Luverne School.

Visitors side of the stadium

    I'm guessing this is the former home side of the stadium judging by the pressbox, because what small school would have two press boxes unless they switched sides (Which seems to be a common thread in the stadiums I have visited, maybe the new thing now is to have a press box on both sides of the field, but I've only encountered that in small town stadiums not in the larger stadiums.  Which makes me think that the schools has switched the sides around).  This is set up very nice for the visiting fans, although it is spread out, it allows the fans to sit behind where ever their son probably stands for most of the game.  It is also closer to the entrance than the home side is.

Entrance to the stadium

Nice record of state champs and state runner up, should be due any time now for that next state championship.   The team is also in class 3-A now.

Scoreboard, I love the Tiger on top.  Very unique touch for a basic scoreboard for a small school.

Side of the school

Press box on the home stands

State banners

    I absolutely loved this stadium.  The setting is awesome, where the school is located is pretty neat too.  I would definitely drive down to this part of Alabama again on a Friday night to watch Brantley play and then come back through the next Friday night and watch Luverne play.  Two amazing small town football stadiums that explain why I really love traveling around and visiting stadiums.  Thanks Luverne School for letting me onto the field to take some pictures.

Brantley High School, Brantley, Alabama

I freaking love this sign.  Old school.

    I randomly happened upon Brantley High School (PK-12) when I was driving down to Mobile, AL in May 2011.  It was out of the way, but as soon as I got into Alabama I got off the interstate and hit the back roads.  I had just finished up at visit at Luverne High School (about 25 minutes away), and had told my buddy Alex that I would not stop by any more and I'd head straight to Mobile.  That didn't happen because I stopped by two more.

I wasn't even looking for this place when I turned onto the main street and bam, I hit the jackpot.  

Love this picture, taken from the middle of the road

     This was a gem of a place!  As I pulled in I saw a teacher standing outside the Admin. building and I asked him if it would be alright to take a few pictures.  He said sure, and he took me down the the locker room and introduced me to the head coach, who in turn introduced me to the rest of the staff.  The players had just finished with practice - a few were walking home and others were hitting the weights; and the coaches were studying in their section of the locker room.  I talked with the head coach for a minute and he let me shoot away.

Visitors Side

     The visitors side is pretty standard for a high school football stadium except it has a press box, which makes me think that the visitors side is a new addition.  I'm sure at some point everyone sat on the home side of the field, but I could be wrong.  The green seats are a nice touch, it makes me laugh because the visiting fans have to sit in them which could pose a problem sometimes haha.

Favorite picture

Wide shot of the field, I love pictures like this that show the whole stadium.  I try to get one in every stadium I visit, but sometimes its not possible.  This shot gives the player's point of view before they run out into this place, which  is one of my all time favorite smaller stadiums.  The head coach said it seats about 1500-2000 people which is pretty amazing considering the town population is 920 (Brantley is in the city of Luverne which has a population of 2600. And i'm not so sure that Brantley didn't have a bigger stadium than Luverne HS, which I'll profile later), and the school plays in single-A Alabama football.

Home side

Home side is pretty nice for a Single-A school.  Not spread out, steep and compact.  Perfect for keeping the noise level up, and giving everyone a great view of the game. Not to mention a very decent press box.  This town keeps impressing me.

Great scoreboard for the school, pretty cool backdrop as well.

Bulldog statue

     I'm not sure how long the statue has been there, but its a great addition to the already stellar facilities for a school this size.  Total student body is around 580!  I'm guessing the players touch the bulldog when they run out, but I do not know for sure.

Restrooms and Concessions

Locker room, weight lifting, and coaches offices

I had a great time stopping by Brantley High School, and I want to thank Coach Lowery for letting me chat for few minutes and take some pictures of his stadium.  Good luck in the upcoming season, and if I'm ever down that way in the fall I would definitely stop by to watch the bulldogs play.