(MARYVILLE, Tennessee) - Tennessee football powerhouse Maryville High School added an all-new AstroTurf field this summer. The team will kickoff their season on the field on Sunday, August 26th at noon (EST) against rival Alcoa on ESPN2.
This year, Coach George Quarles will seek his 10th state championship title in his 14th
year at the helm.
Quarles’ overall record is 179-13.
The field will be constructed of AstroTurf GameDay Grass
Xtreme 60. The surface contains the
Horseshoe fiber, an Omega-shaped fiber which has better mechanical memory and
remains upright longer, has a more grass-like ball roll, and offers the best
aesthetics of any field. It is combined
with the AstroTurf XP fiber. XP is a
slit-film product which offers better infill encapsulation, best resistance to
wear, and great pile density.
The
product also features texturized RootZone.
RootZone is a fiber which acts as a thatch layer, creating minimal
rubber splash, uniform energy return, and better shock absorbency, while
encapsulating the infill and reducing migration.
The field also has a face weight of 60 ounces of fiber per square
yard, one of the highest in the industry.
This adds to the durability provided by the fiber shape.
The Horseshoe fiber’s shape also allows it to reflect light and
heat away from the surface. That, in
combination with AstroFlect heat reduction technology, can lower surface
temperatures by as much as 18%.
“Maryville is one of the nation’s premier football programs
and they are getting the finest synthetic playing surface on the market,” said
AstroTurf President Bryan Peeples. “We
are excited that AstroTurf will play a role in continuing the winning tradition
of the Rebels and Coach Quarles.”
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