Press Pass Sports talked with Dumas football coach Aaron Dunnam during fall workouts. Dunnam talks about carrying on the midnight madness practice tradition for over a decade and what that’s meant to the community. Dunnam also spoke on a veteran team returning and his four-year starting quarterback Colton Mills.

2025 resume

Head coach: Aaron Dunnam, ninth season at Dumas, 64-32. Ninth season overall.
2025 Record: 8-4 overall, 3-2 in District 3-4A Division I. Class 4A Division I area finalist.

Returning starters

Offense: 6
Defense: 8
Season opener: vs. Las Cruces, N.M., 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28, at Greyhounds Stadium, Portales, N.M.

Football players in orange uniforms and helmets on a night field, one smiling toward the camera with a bright practice whistle tag visible — Dumas running back Zbastian Jara rushed for 1,234 yards last season. [Tyler Anderson/ Press Pass Sports]

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Colton Mills, 5-foot-10, 165-pounds, QB, Sr.

Back for one last ride, Mills begins his fourth year under center for the Demons and a trustworthy asset that has brought stability for head coach Aaron Dunnam throughout his high school career. The dual-threat QB has only gotten better and better by the season and don’t expect that to change entering final ride. Mills is a player that specializes in always keeping the play alive and never giving up. Last season, Mills showed how good he could be throwing for 2,342 yards with 26 touchdowns and ran for 797 yards with another 13 TDs.

Zbastian Jara, 6-1, 205-pounds, RB-DB, Sr.

Behind a physical and punishing offensive line comes a load at running back that is equally aggressive. With the size, speed and strength, Jara is the complete package and a huge compliment to Mills. Running with purpose anytime he touches the rock, Jara was able to have a breakout junior campaign by piling up 1,234 yards with 18 touchdowns. He was also a threat out of the backfield, snagging 27 catches for 395 yards and a pair of scores.

Aaron Venzor, Dumas, 6-foot-4, 295-pounds, OL, Sr.

Venzor is mean and nasty in the trenches and backs it up every single snap. At 6-foot-4, and near 300-pounds, Venzor has the ability to push people around and create holes for a solid Dumas run attack. Making the move from guard to center is an adjustment but one Venzor welcomes. Last season, Venzor graded out at 86 percent to go with seven pancake blocks and didn’t allow a sack.