Come Friday students will converge at O’Donnell High School for the regional barbecue contest. They’ll be preparing their barbecue pits for the next day’s competition.They’ll be up early Saturday morning to light up their pits and begin competing against other barbecuing students from other high schools in the state.“We start fires at 5 a.m. (Saturday) and we can’t put anything on the grill until 6. Our last turn in time is 3 o’clock,” said Kevin Pedroza, Lamesa High School (LHS) culinary teacher and Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) advisor.“It’s a long day, I know that. With it ...