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Smoke filled the air and the smell of delicious barbecue came with it as Graham played host last weekend to a regional high school barbecue contest, presented by High School BBQ Inc. Twenty high school barbecue teams gathered Saturday, Nov. 18 on Graham’s downtown square to put their meat cooking skills to the test and look for a qualification to the state championship in May 2024.
Four Graham High School FFA students punched their ticket to the area competition after advancing this week in the district Leadership Development Events (LDE) in Springtown. The students participated Monday, Nov. 6 in 10 different events in the district competition. According to FFA rules, students cannot take part in more than two events so some students overlapped.
The Smokin’ Steers and the Graham PitSteers kicked off the high school barbecue season Sept. 29-30 in Amarillo. The pressure’s already eased up for the rest of the season as both teams from Graham High School qualified for the state championship in May 2024. The Graham PitSteers finished fifth overall in the competition while the Smokin’ Steers ended up just a few spots behind in seventh.