City Bank Stadium is the home stadium of the Forney Jackrabbits and the North Forney Falcons and is located on the campus of Forney High School. It is primarily used by the NFHS football, FHS football, soccer and track teams. The first game played in City Bank Stadium was a football game pitting the Forney Jackrabbits against the Mesquite Horn Jaguars in which the Jackrabbits were soundly defeated. . Former NFL quarterbackCaleb Hanie played for Forney in the game. Until 2004, only Varsity Football and track teams were allowed to use the stadium. In 2004 upon insistence from parents and coaches, the varsity soccer teams were allowed to play at the stadium. City Bank Stadium is a turf surface. Stadium Upgrades Several upgrades were made prior to the 2004 season. The visitor stands were extended to the length of the field and concession stands, restrooms, and a locker room were added. On the home side, a concession stand was added at the south end to be used for the baseball and softball fields once they are completed. Support beams were also added on both the north and south ends of the home side. Artificial turf will be installed during summer of 2007. This upgrade was approved in the May 2007 school bond election. "Tiger turf" was installed during summer 2007. In Summer 2009, the north endzone was replaced with "Falcons" to represent Forney ISD's new school North Forney. In summer 2011 the entire field was replaced at no charge after problems with areas of it coming loose. The scoreboard was replaced in 2019. It is capable of showing video versus just graphics on the old board. Notable Games Forney 49 v. Wills Point 0 - 2003 bi-district playoffs - First playoff game at the stadium was a bi-district match up between Forney and Wills Point. Forney won the game 49-0. Since then City Bank Stadium has been a popular site for surround teams to play in. Forney 24 v. North Forney 14 - 2012 Unity Bowl - The first annual "Unity Bowl" against cross town rivals. Forney scored 14 straight points to win the game. Forney 27 v. North Forney 17 - 2013 Unity Bowl - Forney scored 21 straight points to defeat North Forney. Forney 48 v. North Forney 0 - 2014 Unity Bowl - Forney absolutely destroyed the Falcons throughout the game.
