Introducing Glaspie Field, DFW’s newest Texas high school football venue — PHOTOS
ARLINGTON
Dallas-Fort Worth’s newest Texas high school football football venue is here.
Arlington ISD’s Glaspie Field, funded by a 2019 bond, hosted its first game on Thursday night. Arlington Seguin rolled past The Colony 68-30 to stay undefeated. The stadium, on Martin High School’s campus, has a capacity of 10,000, according to Arlington ISD; it used to be the Warriors’ outdoor practice field.
Glaspie Field will serve as the longterm home stadium for Seguin and Martin.
“I want to thank our superintendent, our board and our community for getting the bond passed and all the hard work that’s been put into making this a reality,” Seguin head coach Joe Gordon said. “Our kids are truly blessed to be able to call this stadium their home. We’re so fortunate to have something this beautiful in our own backyard, and we can claim it as our home.”
Arlington ISD Athletic Director Eric White said the district is “very excited” about the opening, and said the stadium will foster community and create a fan friendly, intimate environment.
Glaspie Field utilizes LED lighting, which benefits include getting light “into the stadium and onto the playing surface more efficiently” and having “less spillage from the venue” into surrounding areas, according to Arlington ISD.
The lights, which can also be turned on and off quickly, will also provide some showmanship to help get the fans involved, according to White.
Although Glaspie is the home stadium of Martin and Seguin, any Arlington ISD team can play there, according to White. Glaspie Field, designed by VLK Architects, is Arlington ISD’s third competition field, with Wilemon Field at Sam Houston High School and Cravens Field at Lamar High School being the other two.
The district will continue to partner with Choctaw Stadium and UTA Maverick Field.
“We have great partnerships with UTA and Choctaw, but when you have a place to call your home, that you know is going to be there, it just creates new excitement when you walk out there to the field. This is our house. They get to say that.”
White said one of AISD’s next goals is to improve Wilemon Field and Cravens Field, which will begin in the Spring.
Arlington Seguin rolls The Colony
Seguin (5-0, 3-0), after rushing touchdowns from quarterback Chevy Andrews and running backs Isaac Bly and Ka’darrius Trotter, took a 24-9 lead into halftime. The defense contributed to the scoring with a safety, and held The Colony (2-3, 1-2) to one TD.
“We just told our guys, absorb it, and then next play will be the best play,” Gordon said. “You know, you never panic throughout the game. ... What we did do is get back to the next play.
Despite The Colony recovering an onside kick to start the third quarter, Seguin still had the momentum, forcing a stop. A the 4:52 mark in the third quarter, however, both offenses found a spark.
Bly started the spree with his second TD, a one yarder. The Colony’s Rylan Kessler responded with a 23-yard TD reception, but Seguin’s offense kept its foot on the gas with another scoring scamper from Andrews, a 29-yarder.
The Colony’s offense stayed hot with a 35-yard rushing score from Kendrick McClodden. With every second-half score, Seguin had an answer. Andrews rolled out of the pocket and found Johnaven Polk for an 11-yard TD reception.
“We didn’t fall apart,” Gordon said. “We just let the coaching, and the training and their effort and work take over.”
After a terrific 16-yard TD reception from The Colony’s Vincent Canzano, Andrews notched his third rushing score, a seven-yarder, with a push boost from his teammates. After a fumble recovery from Seguin’s Michael Jackson, Andrews put the game well out of reach with an 22 yard scoring pass to Polk.
Trotter finished with 168 rushing yards with a score on 16 attempts. Andrews, who Gordon credited for strong leadership and called an “extension of the coaching staff”, finished with 149 passing yards and two TDs on 11 of 13 passes, and he also tallied 90 yards and three TDs on 11 rushes.
“We didn’t play perfect, but we played good enough,” Andrews said. “We just wanted to make a statement — to get a the first win on this field. On our field — this is our field.”
In the next few weeks, Seguin will be tested with matchups against Mansfield Timberview, Colleyville Heritage and Argyle. Gordan said the team will look to go 1-0 every week and focus on the task at hand.
“We determine [the winner] when we step on the field,” Gordon said. “It’s our preparation before we get there. ... That preparation breeds confidence. It’s not about who we play, its how we play.”
This story was originally published September 25, 2025 at 10:08 PM.
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