Friday night was a huge night for the PCM Mustangs, starting the night off with senior night before kickoff of the varsity football game. Athletics such as football, cheer (competition & sideline), cross country, and marching band were honored, giving dedication to over 30 class of 2026 athletes for their hard work on and off the field. The football team then took the field with their annual run-out song, followed by a national anthem tag-teamed by PCM’s Marching Mustangs as well as our Marching Mustangs in training, our middle school. The middle schoolers performed the fight song and national anthem, as well as a “show” during halftime. This is an awesome opportunity to show these students what band is like in high school by practicing with them in the mornings that week as well as getting to actually perform! Now this game wasn’t your usual night of football, not because of senior night and middle school joining band, but also because of the competition. The boys started their game at the normal time, 7:30 p.m. kickoff, but due to weather didn’t finish their game until just shy of midnight. Our boys battled all night long, not just with weather, but with themselves. They started the night down 14-0 and competed to win the game and make themselves district champions yet again by defeating #5 Centerville 58-30. Be sure to support our boys again tomorrow night with a 7 p.m. kickoff at the high school V. West Liberty in their first round of the Class 2A playoffs.
Friday Night Lights Recap: Four Senior Nights, Middle School Band Performance, and a Football Win
Rylee Parsons, Print Editor
October 13, 2025
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Rylee Parsons, Print Editor
My name is Rylee Parsons, and I’m a senior here at PCM! I’ve participated in travel softball for over 10 years, journalism for 2 years as the print editor and my last as a hybrid print/ Thunder TV editor, yearbook for 3 years, student government for 3 years, fellowship of Christian athletes for 4 years, first reformed church senior high youth for 3 years, key club for 2 years, and big student little student for 2 years. I love being on the journalistic side of the school because it has given me the opportunity to bond with people while doing something I enjoy!
