For the sixteenth 12 months, Gillette Stadium and the Kraft household will welcome excessive college soccer groups from throughout the state to make reminiscences and compete for a state title because the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) State Football Championships, offered by Cross Insurance, return to the house of the New England Patriots and Revolution on Wednesday, Nov. 29; Thursday, Nov. 30 and Friday, Dec. 1.
The three days of motion options state title video games from all eight divisions, offering student-athletes from 16 MIAA excessive colleges and their respective communities with a championship recreation expertise of a lifetime on the house turf of the six-time Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots and New England Revolution. After greater than 100 playoff soccer video games throughout the state over a four-week span, 16 groups earned the prospect to compete in probably the most thrilling, action-packed stretches of soccer in New England, culminating after they take the Gillette Stadium discipline for his or her respective division’s state title. Adding to the joy of the state championships will likely be 1000’s of cheering followers, cheerleaders and college bands. The Kraft household may even deal with the taking part colleges and their followers to an NFL-caliber recreation presentation with music and replays on the stadium’s high-definition video boards, together with Gillette Stadium’s new north finish zone board, which is the most important outside video board within the nation.
As the venue prepares for the state title video games this week, Gillette Stadium officers want to remind followers attending the video games of vital ticketholder info and insurance policies in place on the stadium.
TICKETING
Tickets for the 2023 MIAA State Football Championships are on sale now through Ticketmaster. No tickets will likely be bought on the Gillette Stadium Ticket Office. All tickets will likely be digital and will likely be accessible through cell gadget solely. Fans can entry and handle cell tickets through the Gillette Stadium App which is out there on the App Store (for iPhone customers) and Google Play Store (for Android customers). It is really helpful that followers add their cell tickets to their Apple Wallet or Google Pay to beat busy community connections on the recreation. Additional info on cell ticketing will be discovered at gillettestadium.com/tickets/cell/.
Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for college students/senior residents. Children 5 years outdated and youthful will obtain free admission. The ticket worth consists of parking, admission to the video games and a recreation day low cost of $3 off grownup admission on the Patriots Hall of Fame offered by RTX (should present recreation ticket). Wednesday’s tickets present entry to each Wednesday video games, Thursday’s tickets present entry to all three Thursday video games, and Friday’s tickets present entry to all three Friday video games. Please observe that tailgating and reentry to this occasion is prohibited however followers are invited to go to Patriot Place earlier than and after the video games every day. For a full itemizing of the whole lot Patriot Place has to supply, go to Patriot-Place.com/MIAAFOOTBALL.
PARKING
Parking is included as a part of the Gillette Stadium and MIAA State Football Championships expertise. Stadium heaps will open for parking at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, and a couple of:00 p.m. on Thursday and Friday. Fans arriving through Route 495 and Route 1 North ought to enter the stadium parking heaps through the P7 or P8 entrances. Fans arriving through Route 95 and Route 1 South ought to enter the stadium parking heaps through the P1 entrance. No tailgating will likely be allowed within the parking heaps, however followers are invited to go to Patriot Place earlier than and after the video games. Fan buses are inspired to reach at the least half-hour previous to their respective recreation’s approximate begin time.
CLEAR BAG POLICY
Fans attending the video games are reminded that luggage bigger than a small wristlet or handheld pockets is not going to be allowed inside Gillette Stadium, per the venue’s clear bag coverage, which is in impact in any respect ticketed occasions. If carrying a bag into the stadium is important, there are three choices: a one-gallon clear plastic freezer bag that doesn’t exceed 11” x 11”; a transparent plastic vinyl or PVC bag that doesn’t exceed 12” x 12” x 6”; or a small wristlet or handheld pockets not exceeding 6.5” x 4.5”. Please observe that luggage bigger than the permitted dimension, together with purses, shoulder luggage and backpacks, is not going to be allowed inside Gillette Stadium and won’t be held or saved by the venue. These objects have to be returned to a automobile earlier than coming into the stadium. For extra info on the clear bag coverage, go to gillettestadium.com/bagpolicy/.
STADIUM GATES
Gates will open at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday and at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday and Friday. All followers will enter the stadium through the Ticketmaster Gate within the Enel Plaza, situated close to the Patriots Hall of Fame offered by RTX. ADA entry is out there by means of the E2 entrance on the east facet of the stadium. Please observe reentry to this occasion is prohibited.
GILLETTE STADIUM IS A CASHLESS VENUE
Gillette Stadium is totally cashless. All fan factors of sale settle for digital fee solely together with debit and bank cards, pockets or watch. The venue has deployed cash-to-card machines all through the stadium for visitors who carry money, which is transformed to a VISA card that can be utilized at any level of sale contained in the stadium and anyplace VISA is accepted.
PATRIOTS FOUNDATION TOY DRIVE
The Patriots Foundation is internet hosting their annual toy drive to learn kids in want this vacation season. Fans attending the MIAA High School Football Championships are inspired to carry new and unwrapped toys to drop off on the blue and white assortment bins situated by the Ticketmaster Gate.
CONCESSIONS AND DINING
Concessions will likely be obtainable for buy all through every recreation day at Gillette Stadium. In addition, Patriot Place options 27 informal to high-end eating places for pregame meals or postgame celebrations. Visit patriot-place.com/MIAAFOOTBALL for a full itemizing of the whole lot Patriot Place has to supply.
SEATING AREAS
All followers will likely be seated on the east facet of the stadium. The residence groups will likely be on the east sideline, with their followers seated in sections 104-108. The visiting groups will likely be on the west sideline, with their followers seated in sections 110-114.
MERCHANDISE
MIAA state championship merchandise will likely be obtainable for buy close to part 105.
POSTGAME AWARDS CEREMONIES
The postgame awards ceremonies for all eight video games will happen on the stadium discipline instantly following the conclusion of every recreation. Fans will likely be permitted to look at the awards ceremony from their seats.
THE PATRIOTS HALL OF FAME PRESENTED BY RTX
The award-winning Patriots Hall of Fame offered by RTX will supply a recreation day low cost of $3 off grownup admission on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday with a ticket to the MIAA High School Football Championships (common admission to The Hall is $10 for adults, $7 for seniors and $5 for kids ages 5-12. Active army and veterans are free with a army I.D. Children 4 and youthful are additionally free). The Hall is open 10 a.m. to five p.m. on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The Hall’s New England Football exhibit options jerseys from every of the 2022 MIAA soccer champions, and following this 12 months’s state championship video games, will start displaying jerseys from every of the 2023 champions.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
Kraft Sports + Entertainment will produce the published, which can stream all of Wednesday’s, Thursday’s and Friday’s video games stay on Patriots.com and the Patriots official YouTube channel. Wednesday’s video games may even be streamed on the NFHS Network at www.nfhsnetwork.com. Additionally, Thursday’s and Friday’s video games will air stay on radio on WEEI-AM 850.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 29 SCHEDULE
Game Time Online Streaming
West Boylston vs. Carver 5:30 p.m. Patriots.com, YouTube.com/@patriots, NFHSNetwork.com
St. John’s Prep vs. Xaverian Brothers 8:00 p.m.* Patriots.com, YouTube.com/@patriots, NFHSNetwork.com
THURSDAY, NOV. 30 SCHEDULE
Game Time Online Streaming
Salem vs. Fairhaven 3:00 p.m. Patriots.com, YouTube.com/@patriots
King Philip vs. Marshfield 5:30 p.m.* Patriots.com, YouTube.com/@patriots
Milton vs. Walpole 8:00 p.m.* Patriots.com, YouTube.com/@patriots
FRIDAY, DEC. 1 SCHEDULE
Game Time Online Streaming
Uxbridge vs. Amesbury 3:00 p.m. Patriots.com, YouTube.com/@patriots
Duxbury vs. Scituate 5:30 p.m.* Patriots.com, YouTube.com/@patriots
Hanover vs. Foxborough 8:00 p.m.* Patriots.com, YouTube.com/@patriots
*Game occasions are approximate.
Source: www.bostonherald.com”