How to buy tickets for South Carolina's high school football championship games
The SCHSL will hold the South Carolina high school football state championships from Thursday through Saturday at Benedict College's Charlie W. Johnson Stadium and will feature five title games, including two with Upstate-area teams -- Powdersville in the Class AAA game and Christ Church in the Class A matchup.
Charles W. Johnson Stadium is located at 1920 Two Notch Road in Columbia.
Games are set to kickoff at 7 p.m. (ET) Thursday with the Class AAA game. Class A and AA games will be played on Friday, while the Class AAAA and AAAAA games will be on Saturday.
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How to buy SCHSL football championship tickets
Tickets can be purchased only through GoFan, and will not be sold on site. Single-game tickets can be purchased on GoFan via this link, Gofan.co/App/School/SCHSL.
Each ticket is $15 — with the exception of toddlers or infants who can sit on a lap and are admitted free — and is specific to a game. For example, if you purchase a ticket to the Class AA game on Friday afternoon, it will grant you access only to that game. If you want to attend the Class A game later that evening, you'll have to purchase another ticket for that game specifically.
This applies to every game. According to the SCHSL, the stadium will be cleared following the conclusion of each game.
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Parking information
Parking lots will open an hour and a half before the first game of the day: 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, 12:30 p.m. on Friday and 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Parking will be $10 per car — $20 for vehicles with trailers — and can be purchased at the stadium (cash only) or online through GoFan for each specific day via this link: Gofan.co/App/School/SCHSL.
The entrance to the general public parking lots can be reached by turning right from Two Notch Road onto Read Street. The SCHSL also states that tailgating within the parking lots will be allowed once the lots are open. Charcoal grills are not allowed.
All lots will be cleared within 45 minutes following the final game of that day.
General stadium information
There will be a clear-bag policy in place for all spectators, and no backpacks will be allowed inside the stadium. Umbrellas, outside food and drink, coolers, tobacco products and electronic noise makers are also all prohibited.
The SCHSL also states that fans will not be allowed to stand in aisles, and that spectators will be able to cross to the opposite side of the field by walking behind the scoreboard and not by crossing the field, as fans will not have access to the field. Seating for fans of the Lower State champions are designated on the home side, and the Upper State champions the away side.
Gates are set to open for spectators no earlier than one hour prior to scheduled game time. Ticket-holders with "HOME" listed on their tickets will enter through Gate No. 1, while those with tickets listed with "VISITORS" will enter through the visitor's side of the stadium. SCHSL pass holders will enter via Gate No. 4 on the home side.
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Schedule
Thursday's game
Class AAA: Powdersville (13-1) vs. Beaufort (12-1), 7 p.m.
Friday's games
Class AA: Abbeville (12-2) vs. Oceanside Collegiate (12-1), 2 p.m.
Class A: Christ Church (13-1) vs. Johnsonville (13-0), 7 p.m.
Saturday's games
Class AAAAA: Dutch Fork (13-1) vs. Fort Dorchester (11-3), 12 p.m.
Class AAAA: Northwestern (13-1) vs. South Florence (14-0), 7 p.m.
This article originally appeared on Greenville News: SC high school football: How to buy SCHSL championship game tickets
