NEW LONDON — On Friday night, the first-annual Stanly County Jamboree: The Gridiron Games event will kick off at North Stanly High School’s Jeffery Stadium.
The four Stanly high school football teams will be joined by Community School of Davidson, East Rowan, Piedmont, and Pine Lake Prep as the schools participate in a series of preseason scrimmages.
Tickets are available online for The Gridiron Games at gofan.co for $10 for the event that runs between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m.
“Word needs to spread — the first-annual Stanly County Jamboree,” North head coach Chad Little said in an event advertisement. “It will rotate every year to another county school. This will help build Stanly County football‘s brand. I personally think it is great that all four Stanly County high school head coaches have come together to make this happen. We all care about the future of Stanco football.”
“The Stanly County Jamboree is Aug. 9, come out and support the county teams,” West Stanly coach Ralph Jackson added. “Our plan is to make this an annual event!”
With games running at the same time, the simultaneous 35-minute scrimmages will be played at the scoreboard end and field house end of the field; teams will get 10 offensive plays from the 40-yard line to the end zones.
For the 6 p.m. time slot, North Stanly will face Pine Lake Prep as South Stanly challenges Community School of Davidson. At 6:40, West Stanly will play East Rowan while Albemarle and Piedmont square off.
West/Pine Lake Prep and North/CSD are both set for 7:20 while South/Piedmont and Albemarle/E. Rowan are slated for 8 p.m. Lastly, for the 8:40 time slot, West will play CSD as South and E. Rowan face off.
“Get ready for the ultimate kickoff event of the season,” the North Stanly Booster Club wrote on social media. “Mark your calendar for the Stanly County Football Jamboree on August 9. Gates open at 5pm – be there!”