Sports & Schools

#2 Jayton to face #1 Benjamin in state quarterfinals

It’s the game no one was allowed to talk about, but everyone expected. The Jayton Jaybirds and the Benjamin Mustangs will finally face off Friday in Hermleigh at 6 p.m. for the Texas State Quarterfinals Championship, though for many it feels more like a state championship game.

JAYTON FFA HONORS

BULLDOGS BASKETBALL

NEW UNIFORMS

NEW UNIFORMS The Lubbock law firm of Glasheen, Valles & Inderman recently donated new uniforms to Patton Springs basketball. 

Spur Secondary School posts 2nd 6 weeks honor rolls

The following students enrolled in Spur Secondary School earned “A” Honor Roll for the 2nd 6 weeks of the 2023–24 school year.

SPURETTES WIN

CrossView camp replants memorial pecan orchard

ORCHARD PLANTED In the summer of 2019, according to CrossView Christian Camp’s Facebook page, campers planted pecan trees as part of the “Rooted” curriculum in memory of a beloved partner minister, Leonard Barnes, who impacted the lives of so many children and youth for the Kingdom.

SPOTLIGHT ON ON BI-DISTRICT PLAYOFF

PHOTOS BY AMANDA MCGEE

J-BOTS 5-0

Jaybirds defeat Wildcats, set sights on Greyhounds

Playoff football finally arrived for the Jaybirds Friday night in Guthrie as Jayton faced the Crowell Wildcats in the bi-district round. Credit the Wildcats for coming out excited.