2024 Summary for the Season

This one changed my philosophy on coaching. I realized that if you love one another unconditionally and you love the Lord, anything is possible.

19 Years in the making….

Head Coach Judd Thrash oversaw the Lubbock Plainsmen, Monterey High School's football team, as they won the first district title in 19 years.
Head Coach Judd Thrash oversaw the Lubbock Plainsmen, Monterey High School’s football team, as they won the first district title in 19 years.

This year, our players made history by winning the first district title in 19 years! But what happened off the field is what truly changed everything.

We stopped focusing on only football and started focusing on each other. Our kids began sharing their stories of adversity—real, raw, personal moments from their lives. They stood in front of their teammates and opened up about pain, loss, and challenges that many never knew they were carrying.

“Adversity doesn’t divide us—it can unite us, if we let it.”

Coach Judd Thrash

Something incredible happened after that.

Walls came down 

Love stepped in

And we became more than just a team—we became a brotherhood.

Monterey Plainsmen District Champions Coach

It didn’t matter what background someone came from. What mattered was that we had each other’s backs. We started playing for something bigger than ourselves. We started leaning on the Lord in times of need. And from that moment on… we won seven straight games!

Proud doesn’t begin to describe what I feel for these young men. Let this season be a reminder:

Adversity doesn’t divide us—it can unite us, if we let it.

Sincerely,

Coach Judd Thrash

Michael Judd Thrash