Lubbock High Beats Monterey for Silver Spurs

Lubbock High rallied from a 24-0 halftime lead to defeat Monterey 45-26 in their District 2-5A Division I rivalry game.

Updated on Nov. 7, 2026 in Football

Lubbock High Beats Monterey for Silver Spurs

Lubbock High defeated Monterey 45-26 in the Battle of the Silver Spurs at PlainsCapital Park at Lowrey Field, claiming the silver spurs trophy from Monterey's display case. The win came in a District 2-5A Division I matchup between the two Lubbock-area schools.

Why it matters

The victory ends a long drought for Lubbock High, which had gone 18 years without winning the rivalry game. The trophy had sat in Monterey's display case since 2007, and its return marks a shift in one of the city's longest-running high school rivalries.

Lubbock High outscored Monterey 45-26 in the District 2-5A Division I game, with Williams scoring two 75-yard touchdown runs for Monterey. Both teams finished the regular season at 2-4 in district play, and the source does not indicate how the result affected postseason seeding.

The players

Lubbock High School

Lubbock High School is a public high school in Lubbock, Texas, competing in the District 2-5A Division I athletic classification of the University Interscholastic League.

Monterey High School

Monterey High School is a public high school in Lubbock, Texas, which had housed the silver spurs trophy since 2007 before losing it in this game.

The details

Lubbock High led 24-0 at halftime before Monterey scored on a 75-yard touchdown run by Legin Williams in the third quarter, cutting the deficit to 24-6. Williams added a second 75-yard touchdown run down the sideline, cutting it to 31-13, but Lubbock High scored again to pull away.

1956: The first Battle of the Silver Spurs was played, with Monterey winning 27-7 on Thanksgiving.
2007: The silver spurs trophy was placed in Monterey High's display case.
2022-23: The game was not played because of a roster size disparity between the two programs.
2025: Lubbock High defeated Monterey 56-34.
Friday, Nov. 6, 2026: Lubbock High defeated Monterey 45-26 to claim the silver spurs.

Season Trajectory

The rivalry dates to 1956, when Monterey opened the series with a 27-7 Thanksgiving win, and this 45-26 result reverses that early pattern in a series that has changed hands repeatedly. Both teams finished the regular season at 2-4 in district, so the win shapes the rivalry's history more than the postseason picture.

Both programs finished the regular season at 2-4 in district, so this result carries weight in the local standings and in the bragging rights tracked across the rivalry's history. Fans following Lubbock-area high school football can measure the series trend using the 56-34 and 45-26 scores from the last two meetings.

The takeaway

The win shows how one game can reset a long rivalry narrative, since Lubbock High's victory follows its 2025 win and ends a multi-year stretch that had frustrated its program. Readers following local high school football can track how the series develops from here.