Jim Hill deserves better.

[Vott]

Last night Hattiesburg played Jim Hill and won 43-0, but this is not going to be about the game itself. This is about the field and stadium that they are having to play in. North Jackson Field needs to be condemned. Even as an opponent it was embarrassing to have to play on a field where you had to avoid ant beds, divots in the ground, crooked sidelines and hashmarks. A press box that looked like a deer stand where coaches could not hook up their headsets because of no outlets in the pressbox. Even the HHS radio crew had to improvise to put their game on the air. I am not sure if its the JPS or the City of Jackson that is in charge of the upkeep of the field, but even if Jim Hill struggles in putting a good product on the field, they should be able to have a good product to play on. 

[maroontide06]

3 minutes ago, Vott said:

Last night Hattiesburg played Jim Hill and won 43-0, but this is not going to be about the game itself. This is about the field and stadium that they are having to play in. North Jackson Field needs to be condemned. Even as an opponent it was embarrassing to have to play on a field where you had to avoid ant beds, divots in the ground, crooked sidelines and hashmarks. A press box that looked like a deer stand where coaches could not hook up their headsets because of no outlets in the pressbox. Even the HHS radio crew had to improvise to put their game on the air. I am not sure if its the JPS or the City of Jackson that is in charge of the upkeep of the field, but even if Jim Hill struggles in putting a good product on the field, they should be able to have a good product to play on. 

That half yard line marker was insane.  They have a good field at Newell between Murrah & Bailey and it is far superior to that of the North Jackson Field, but they haven't played there since like 2017.  They seriously need to reconsider opening Newell back up.

[Rebel Bert]

A city on the decline will give you more of this going forward. The game could have and should have been played over close to across the street from Provine which is much closer to Jim Hill and a shorter drive for Hattiesburg.  Bailey Alternative High School no longer exist. Previous administration have not prioritized a safer and livable Capital City.

[s1nglewing]

2 hours ago, Rebel Bert said:

A city on the decline will give you more of this going forward. The game could have and should have been played over close to across the street from Provine which is much closer to Jim Hill and a shorter drive for Hattiesburg.  Bailey Alternative High School no longer exist. Previous administration have not prioritized a safer and livable Capital City.

The game was at Hughes Field (Provine)

[Vott]

6 minutes ago, s1nglewing said:

The game was at Hughes Field (Provine)

No it was not. I was there.

[s1nglewing]

13 minutes ago, Vott said:

No it was not. I was there.

Where then? 

Canton (3-2) at Callaway (3-3) (North Jackson Field)

Clinton (3-2) at Murrah (1-5) (South Jackson Field)

Hattiesburg (3-2) at Jim Hill (1-5) (Hughes Field)

[maroontide06]

4 minutes ago, s1nglewing said:

Where then? 

Canton (3-2) at Callaway (3-3) (North Jackson Field)

Clinton (3-2) at Murrah (1-5) (South Jackson Field)

Hattiesburg (3-2) at Jim Hill (1-5) (Hughes Field)

It was at North Jackson

[Merlin]

Didn’t Hughes get a big makeover via some grants a couple years back?  
 

I thought all JPS schools were supposed to rotate between south Jackson and Hughes going forward as of a couple years ago.  Maybe Jackson needs to seek funds to reopen Newell or renovate north Jackson.  Looking at Google earth there seems to be plenty of room for a field next to Calloway. 

[Vott]

14 minutes ago, s1nglewing said:

Where then? 

Canton (3-2) at Callaway (3-3) (North Jackson Field)

Clinton (3-2) at Murrah (1-5) (South Jackson Field)

Hattiesburg (3-2) at Jim Hill (1-5) (Hughes Field)

All i know is we played at 2221 boling street last night. If its called hughes field so be it. But the go fan ticket said north jackson field. I just know that was the worse field ive ever seen.

[maroontide06]

[maroontide06]

[Vott]

1 minute ago, maroontide06 said:

Seems you dont know what you talking about s1nglewing

[s1nglewing]

2 minutes ago, Vott said:

Seems you dont know what you talking about s1nglewing

Just going by what was published as venues. I don't go to Jackson for any reason.

[s1nglewing]

5 minutes ago, maroontide06 said:

Looks like some folks were well into their juice when prepping the field.

[Vott]

14 minutes ago, s1nglewing said:

Just going by what was published as venues. I don't go to Jackson for any reason.

Dont believe everything you read. Now i guess you're wondering where callaway and canton played last night arent you? Lol

[s1nglewing]

6 minutes ago, Vott said:

Dont believe everything you read. Now i guess you're wondering where callaway and canton played last night arent you? Lol

My guess would be Provine

[Football In MS]

Veterans Memorial Stadium isn’t much better. When they hosted the MHSAA State Championships in December 2020, the field conditions were horrible (depressed areas of the field, poorly marked yardage, etc). There should be minimum standards for venues to prevent teams from having to play in stadiums that could be hazardous to players.

[Rebel Bert]

North Jackson Field should be home for Lanier and Callaway.

Hughes Field home for Provine and Jim Hill.

South Jackson Field is the home of Forest Hill.

Murrah should alternate between North and Hughes.

All I will say is the officials shouldn't have let the game be played until corrections were made to the lines.

[Vott]

2 hours ago, Rebel Bert said:

North Jackson Field should be home for Lanier and Callaway.

Hughes Field home for Provine and Jim Hill.

South Jackson Field is the home of Forest Hill.

Murrah should alternate between North and Hughes.

All I will say is the officials shouldn't have let the game be played until corrections were made to the lines.

Each school needs their own stadium. Who wants to play home games at multiple places

[Bulldogs4]

2 hours ago, Vott said:

Each school needs their own stadium. Who wants to play home games at multiple places

That has been an issue in Jackson for decades. Each school should have been built their own field/stadium. But they were cheap and did not do that. Newell Field back in the day was an excellent facility. Don’t know why it was closed but if it was updated it would be a better field to host High School games than what has been shown in this thread. 

[s1nglewing]

1 minute ago, Bulldogs4 said:

That has been an issue in Jackson for decades. Each school should have been built their own field/stadium. But they were cheap and did not do that. Newell Field back in the day was an excellent facility. Don’t know why it was closed but if it was updated it would be a better field to host High School games than what has been shown in this thread. 

When Belhaven played there it was quite a good field.

[ccbulldog]

sounds like Jackson needs to consolidate down to 3 large high schools and build new stadium for each

[s1nglewing]

8 minutes ago, ccbulldog said:

sounds like Jackson needs to consolidate down to 3 large high schools and build new stadium for each

... with all that extra cash JPS has laying around?

[choctawman]

The North Jackson field is the old St. Joe  school. It is their alternative school. Jackson Public Schools purchased the property when St. Joe moved to Madison.

[Deonte3455]

18 hours ago, Vott said:

Each school needs their own stadium. Who wants to play home games at multiple places

Won't he suprised if jps end up copying Texas. Almost every school district I come across share the same stadium and rotate playing Thursday Fridays and Saturdays