With high school football rapidly approaching, the Amarillo Globe-News allowed readers to vote for the area's top returning quarterback. Readers voted Wellington's Callen Kane, who received 57% of all votes cast in the poll, as the top returning quarterback in the Texas Panhandle. UIL football season in the Amarillo area begins on Aug_ABBR. 27 with a handful of non-district matchups. Kane and the Skyrockets welcome Spearman to town in Week 1 after the Lynx reached the Region I-2A Division I semifinals in 2025 and should be a formidable opponent again in 2026.
Wellington also has the makings of a competitive team as head coach Greg Proffitt's squad returns Kane, 2025 Amarillo Globe-News Newcomer of the Year Kamron Brooks and fellow Super Team honoree Conner Bowen, following a 9-3 season in 2025. More: Here are the Amarillo area's top non-district football games in 2026 More: Analyzing the Texas Panhandle's 2026 out-of-state football opponents More: Memphis pivots 2026 football season to 'outlaw' six-man schedule Check out the results of the top returning quarterback poll below.
Who is the top returning quarterback in the Texas Panhandle? , Childress - 401 votes 12,119 total votes received
