RETURNING TO ARLINGTON The defending state champion Jayton Jaybirds will return to face the Richland Springs Coyotes in the Texas UIL 1A Six-Man Division II State Football Championship on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, at 2 p.m. at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. | COURTESY PHOTO
BLOCK THAT KICK Jayton’s Garrison Allen denies Klondike a field goal. | COURTESY PHOTO
HIGH FIVE Jayton’s Brylen Bezner blocks a potential score by the Klondike quarterback. | COURTESY PHOTO
100th TOUCHDOWN Jayton Jaybird Bode Ham scored his 100th high school touchdown against the Klondike Cougars Dec. 5 in the state semifinal game. | COURTESY PHOTO
What else can be said of Jayton’s Dec. 5 semifinal matchup at Hermeligh against Klondike but that it was a Jaybird beatdown from the first snap to the last?
