Midland Christian continues tradition

  • SPC CAMP- Midland Christian Head Football Coach Chris Cunningham put his players through their paces Tuesday in the final workout of the Mustangs’ annual football camp at South Plains College. The Mustangs are a Division II school in the (TAPPS) Texas Association of Private and Pariochial Schools. (Photo Courtesy of Jay Kelley)

    SPC CAMP- Midland Christian Head Football Coach Chris Cunningham put his players through their paces Tuesday in the final workout of the Mustangs’ annual football camp at South Plains College. The Mustangs are a Division II school in the (TAPPS) Texas Association of Private and Pariochial Schools. (Photo Courtesy of Jay Kelley)

    SPC CAMP- Midland Christian Head Football Coach Chris Cunningham put his players through their paces Tuesday in the final workout of the Mustangs’ annual football camp at South Plains College. The Mustangs are a Division II school in the (TAPPS) Texas Association of Private and Pariochial Schools. (Photo Courtesy of Jay Kelley)
  • SPECTACULAR CATCH - Morton wide receiver Andres Bejarano went up for the ball during skill drills to make the good effort play. (Staff photo by Aalijah Soliz)

    SPECTACULAR CATCH - Morton wide receiver Andres Bejarano went up for the ball during skill drills to make the good effort play. (Staff photo by Aalijah Soliz)

    SPECTACULAR CATCH - Morton wide receiver Andres Bejarano went up for the ball during skill drills to make the good effort play. (Staff photo by Aalijah Soliz)
  • BREATHER - Morton athlete Jorge Regalado was catching his breathe during Morton ISD two-a-day practices in the evening. (Staff photo by Aalijah Soliz)

    BREATHER - Morton athlete Jorge Regalado was catching his breathe during Morton ISD two-a-day practices in the evening. (Staff photo by Aalijah Soliz)

    BREATHER - Morton athlete Jorge Regalado was catching his breathe during Morton ISD two-a-day practices in the evening. (Staff photo by Aalijah Soliz)
  • DIAMOND - Morton athlete Luiz Afuirre caught the pass from the QB during wide reciever drills in the evening practices of two-a-days. (Staff photo by Aalijah Soliz)

    DIAMOND - Morton athlete Luiz Afuirre caught the pass from the QB during wide reciever drills in the evening practices of two-a-days. (Staff photo by Aalijah Soliz)

    DIAMOND - Morton athlete Luiz Afuirre caught the pass from the QB during wide reciever drills in the evening practices of two-a-days. (Staff photo by Aalijah Soliz)
  • GOOD CATCH - Morton wide reciever Ej Rivas caught the ball to turn upfield during Mortons skill drills in the evening of two-a-days. (Staff photo by Aalijah Soliz)

    GOOD CATCH - Morton wide reciever Ej Rivas caught the ball to turn upfield during Mortons skill drills in the evening of two-a-days. (Staff photo by Aalijah Soliz)

    GOOD CATCH - Morton wide reciever Ej Rivas caught the ball to turn upfield during Mortons skill drills in the evening of two-a-days. (Staff photo by Aalijah Soliz)
  • CONCENTRATION - Morton wide receiver Xavien Rodriguez was focused on the ball going his way during team drills in the evening practies of two-a-days. (Staff photo by Aalijah Soliz)

    CONCENTRATION - Morton wide receiver Xavien Rodriguez was focused on the ball going his way during team drills in the evening practies of two-a-days. (Staff photo by Aalijah Soliz)

    CONCENTRATION - Morton wide receiver Xavien Rodriguez was focused on the ball going his way during team drills in the evening practies of two-a-days. (Staff photo by Aalijah Soliz)
  • BIG DOGS - The Morton Indians offensive line was putting in work during the evening pracitces during two-a-days to get their footwork and hand placement right. Pictured above is Abel Vizcarra, Britton Boggs, and Luis Yanez. (Staff photo by Aalijah Soliz)

    BIG DOGS - The Morton Indians offensive line was putting in work during the evening pracitces during two-a-days to get their footwork and hand placement right. Pictured above is Abel Vizcarra, Britton Boggs, and Luis Yanez. (Staff photo by Aalijah Soliz)

    BIG DOGS - The Morton Indians offensive line was putting in work during the evening pracitces during two-a-days to get their footwork and hand placement right. Pictured above is Abel Vizcarra, Britton Boggs, and Luis Yanez. (Staff photo by Aalijah Soliz)

If you travel A and M Lane near South Plains College in the mornings, you may have noticed a football team working out on the college field Monday and Tuesday.

No, South Plains hasn’t started a football program. The team was the Midland Christian High School Mustangs.

The Mustangs, classified as a Division II school in the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS) have been coming to SPC for “more than seven years” according to South Plains Track Coach Erik Vance.

TAPPS ranks schools that play 11-man football from Division IV (the smallest) to Division 1 (the largest.) The association also has three divisions for schools that play six-man football.

“It’s awesome to have high school kids on our campus,” he said. “We have an opportunity to show these seniors what SPC is about.”

Midland head football coach Chris Cunningham said, “We have an opportunity to build chemistry and trust. SPC has been incredible.”

The student athletes stay in the dorms for one night. The team has two practices on the first day and one the second.

Parents provide the meals for the team.

Midland Christian finished last year at 6-5 overall and 3-1 in district before falling 28-27 to Ft. Worth Christian in the second round of the TAPPS Division II Playoffs.

The Mustangs finished last season ranked sixth in TAPPS Division II.