It wasn’t that long ago that current Florida Gators starting quarterback DJ Lagway was turning around the misfortunes of his high school football team. As a freshman Lagway and the Willis High School Wildkats were just a meager 2-8 and would eventually lead them deep into the Texas State 6A Division II playoffs before DeSoto took them down.
Less than a year after Lagway graduated and moved on to the collegiate level, his Houston-area high school is looking to get a new stadium in a $115 million bond that would earmark more than half of that total for the project.
According to Texas High School Football, the $68.8 million proposal is going to be voted on in November.
This project would place the new stadium among the most expensive high school football facilities in Texas. It follows recent trends, such as Katy ISD’s $72 million Legacy Stadium and McKinney’s $70 million venue. Voters in nearby districts, like Prosper ISD, have also considered costly sports facility upgrades.
What can we say, they just do things a little differently in the Lone Star State. We shall soon find out if this goes through with Willis ISD looking to make substantial changes to their district to keep up with the ever-growing population.