Friona High School senior Mason Ramos and sophomore Kolton Thompson broke a 33-year-old school record during the Friona Chieftains football game against the Sanford-Fritch Eagles on September 18th in Fritch.
While leading 21-6 in the 2nd Quarter Thompson caught a pass from quarterback Mason Ramos and the wide receiver “took it to the house” for a 93 yard touchdown. The score propelled Friona to a 53-12 victory over the Eagles.
The pass play broke the previous record of 92 yards set by Blair Burney and Jimmy Arias back in 1993 against the Portales Rams.
| Yards | Quarterback | Receiver | Opponent | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93 | Mason Ramos | Kolton Thompson | Sanford-Fritch | 2026 |
| 92 | Blair Burney | Jimmy Arias | Portales | 1993 |
| 82 | Aaron King | Quint Ellis | Shallowater | 1997 |
| 77 | Martin Mercado | Jeff London | Dimmitt | 1980 |
| 77 | Blair Burney | Brian Herring | Littlefield | 1992 |
| 73 | Kyle Grimsley | Angel Vega | Perryton | 1996 |
Meet and Greet — Nate Sheets, Republican Candidate for Texas Agriculture Commissioner, will be in Friona on Friday, October 23rd. The will be a Meet & Greet with the candidate from 9 a.m. till 10:30 a.m. at the Senior Citizens Center located at 1410 Washington in Friona.
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Legacy Pointe News — The next Bingo night is scheduled for Tuesday, October 20th at 6:30 p.m. Everyone is invited to join in on the laughs with fall-theme prizes and snacks.
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No Tricks, Just Treats — M&M’s held on to its status as the most popular Halloween candy in the United States, but Sour Patch Kids are making a push for the title. The two candies are the top choice in 10 states each, but M&M’s has maintained the lead in national volume since candystore.com’s previous survey in 2024. Skittles, Reese’s Cups, and newcomer NERDS Gummy Clusters round out the top 5. At the other end of the trick-or-treat sweets debate, Circus Peanuts gave up the ghost as the worst Halloween goodie. The much-maligned Candy Corn now wears that crown. The Flyover
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Dream On — The American Dream now costs about $5.3 million over a lifetime, according to a new analysis of eight milestones: a home, two new cars, raising and educating two kids, retirement, healthcare, a wedding, pets, and a yearly vacation. That’s up 4.1% in a year, while wages rose 3.1%. The house is the biggest line at $1.28 million, followed by the cars and 20 years of retirement at about $1.2 million each. Raising two children jumped 9.5% to just over $700,000, the largest increase of any category. Child care drives much of that. Center-based care for two kids costs more than the median rent in every state with data, and more than a mortgage payment in most. Most Americans still think they’ll get there. Sixty-nine percent say they will personally achieve the American Dream, down four points from 2024, even though a college graduate’s lifetime earnings plus Social Security fall about $1.2 million short. The Flyover
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Walking the Plank — DonnaJean Wilde, a 61-year-old Canadian grandmother of 12, held an abdominal plank for five hours at Utah’s Huntsman World Senior Games, topping her previous world record of 4 hours, 30 minutes. The Flyover
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It’s a Zoo Out There — The San Antonio Zoo welcomed its millionth guest of 2026 on Oct. 9, two months earlier than last year, and Cowboy the Rhino was at the gate to greet the Ibarra-Lorenzo family of six. The family left with a year of free memberships, animal encounter tickets, and a gift basket. Grandmother Jenny Ibarra was making her first visit with both grandchildren. Her daughter, Gabby Lorenzo-Rodriguez, once worked in the zoo’s gift shop, and Gabby’s father helped build Congo Falls. The zoo credits part of this year’s pace to that habitat, its biggest habitat expansion yet, which opened in December 2025 with seven western lowland gorillas. The Texas Flyover
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Historic Market Destroyed — A fire tore through Paris’s oldest covered food market before dawn Monday, leaving nothing standing. Le Marché Couvert des Enfants Rouges was founded in 1615 and named for the red-clad orphans at a hospital next door. It took 150 firefighters to control the blaze in the crowded Haut Marais district. The steel-and-glass structure partially collapsed, and about 20 traders lost their stalls. One firefighter suffered mild injuries. The market survived the French Revolution, two world wars, and a 1990s plan to replace it with a parking garage. Food & Wine ranked it the fifth-best food market in the world this year. The cause is under investigation. Officials say traders will get temporary locations while the city decides whether to rebuild. The local mayor: “We’re devastated.” The Flyover
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Remote Crimes — Federal agents raided about 40 Texas homes in late September and seized more than 185 laptops and devices that officials say helped North Korean workers land remote jobs at American companies under fake identities. The workers stayed overseas. U.S.-based helpers kept company-issued laptops at home, installed software that allowed the workers to log in and appear to be stateside, and then moved the earnings into North Korean-controlled accounts. U.S. Attorney Ryan Raybould cited a Treasury estimate that the scheme earned North Korea more than $800 million in fiscal year 2024. He promised indictments for anyone who knowingly hosted the laptops. Agents found about 100 of the devices in North Texas. The raids were part of a nationwide crackdown that has resulted in charges against 14 people. Officials urged employers to vet remote hires using E-Verify. The Texas Flyover
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