FIELDS OF FAITH- About 40 Menard student athletes attended the annual Fields of Faith gathering in San Angelo last week. Several speakers and a worship band gave thousands of Concho Valley student athletes the opportunity to come together for a night of fellowship and worship underneath the stadium lights. Tyler Wright, photo.

ZONK! Sophomore Cade Bannowsky (80) teams up with sophomore Benjamin Burch (legs) for a take down against Irion County JV last week.

TOUCHDOWN, SQUIERS! Senior Yellowjacket Korbin Squiers, center, battled through with his Menard JV counterparts against a tough Irion County JV team last week to score the first touchdown of his high school career. Sophomore Benjamin Burch (#54) looks on. Menard came out on top 54-8. See additional photos on page 8. Nora Davis, photo.

ATTA BOY! JV football teammates Sam Mayfield (6), Mack Davis (8), and Kade Bannowsky (21) congratulate Julian Wat - son (71) on his first career touchdown, scored against Paint Rock at home last Thursday evening. The JV Jackets shut out the Paint Rock Indians 47-0 last week. The varsity (5-0) continued the trend on Friday with their 62-0 win, and the Junior Jackets also got the home win, 48-12. See additional football photos on our Jacket Backer feature on page 8. Photo by Nora Davis.