Red-carpet treatment at Canyon High

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New Braunfels Canyon unveiled the new synthetic turf at Cougar Stadium on Tuesday, and it's going to leave everyone seeing red — literally. In the spirit of Boise State's famed "Smurf Turf," Canyon's football/soccer field has been dyed to match its school colors (red and black). The boys soccer team from Hays and Canyon scrimmaged on the field Tuesday afternoon in preparation for this week's season opener.

New Braunfels Canyon is operating in the red

1: School other than New Braunfels Canyon with a red surface. Eastern Washington University (in Cheney, Wash.) unveiled its red turf last fall.

2: Texas high schools (Canyon and Hidalgo) believed to have colored playing surfaces. Hidalgo's is blue.

8: Soccer matches expected to be played on the new surface during the season-opening Comal Cup, which is set to begin Thursday.

New Braunfels Canyon unveiled the new synthetic turf at Cougar Stadium Monday and it's going to leave everyone seeing red — literally. New Braunfels Canyon unveiled the new synthetic turf at Cougar Stadium Monday and it's going to leave everyone seeing red — literally. Photo: Kin Man Hui/kmhui@express-news.net Photo: Kin Man Hui/kmhui@express-news.net Image 1 of / 11 Caption Close Red-carpet treatment at Canyon High 1 / 11 Back to Gallery

44: Days it took Austin-based Hellas Construction to install the turf.

800,000: Total dollars it cost Comal ISD to replace the artificial turf fields at Canyon and Smithson Valley high schools, and lay down a new surface at Canyon Lake High School. Smithson Valley (blue) and Canyon Lake (gold) have colored end zones, but opted to go with traditional green playing fields.