FARWELL, Texas (KFDA) - First-year head coach Derrick Shelton and the Farwell Steers are ready to hit the field for the 2025 football season.

While this might be Coach Shelton’s first head coaching gig, this is not his first rodeo with Texas Panhandle football.

The Clarendon native comes into Farwell after his most recent position as the offensive coordinator at Mount Pleasant, but has previously made pit stops at Lubbock Estacado, Kermit and Borger as an assistant.

“The Texas Panhandle, it’s home for me,” Shelton says. “I played at a school just about the same size as [Farwell] and it’s been special to be able to come back to this area.”

Shelton was hired back in Feb. 2025 to replace former coach Darren Kelley , and since his arrival in March, he has established a great rapport with

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