The Iredell Dragons take on the Walnut Springs Hornets at 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 23, at Dragon Stadium in Iredell.

What a difference a week makes. Meridian ISD Head Coach Wade Morton said his football players got to have a lot of fun when the Jackets beat the Ranger Bulldogs, 62 to 0, in the second District 8-2A DIV II football game on Friday, Oct.

The Clifton Cubs have been a slow starting football team for the entire 2020 season. However, on Friday, Oct.

Bosque County 4-H and Youth Development's 22nd annual Lucky Clover Golf Tournament got a bit of a twist this year. The four-man scramble event was played from Sept.

Two weeks ago Meridian Head Coach Wade Morton told the Meridian Tribune the Jackets where looking forward to their bye week, but Albany would be the toughest game of the season when they resumed play. He was right, as the Jackets fell to Albany 60 – 0 on the road.

The Meridian Yellow Jackets knew they would need every player if they had a chance to beat the undefeated Hubbard Jaguars last Friday on the road. The Jackets held their own and at half-time only trailed by a score of 12-9.

The Clifton Cubs staged a terrific comeback Friday night at Cub Stadium to beat a talented Tenaha team which had jumped out to a 20-7 first half lead on several long Tiger touchdown runs of 66 yards by Jeremy Patton, 64 yards by Tre Kreggler and 20 yds by Trendon Claiborne, which made it look a long night was in store for the Cubs.

Meridian Cheerleaders Saedie Settles, Abby Edwards, Faith Paruszewski, and Hannah Jermstad cheered the Yellow Jackets from the sidelines at last Friday’s game in Hubbard. Turn to Page 6 for highlights and more photos from the game. Jessica Brown

The Meridian Yellow Jackets did not let the Homecoming crowd down Friday night when the defense shut the door on Bartlett, giving up only 79 yards of offense for the entire night. More importantly than allowing only two yards per rush to Bartlett however, was the goose egg they hung on the scoreboard, winning by a score of 7 – 0.

RIGHT, 2020 Meridian Homecoming Queen Norah Lira with her mother Samantha Alvarado and grandfather John Lira Photos by Kelli Purcell BELOW, 2020 Meridian Homecoming King Anthony Gonzalez with his parents, Lourdes and Miguel Gonzalez BOTTOM RIGHT, 2020 Homecoming Court (left to right) Elise Herrera, Norah Lira, Natalie Rabago, Cynthia Maldonado, Holly Shaw.