Canyon’s Stephen Ferguson goes up for a shot over a Levelland defender during the Eagles District 3-4A opener at the Canyon Gym on Friday night. [Ben Jenkins/ Press Pass Sports]
Overtime anyone??
It was a wild night of district openers across the Texas Panhandle.
Two games saw double overtime endings, while two more came down to overtime finishes.
None may have been better than Dalhart’s 60-58 double OT thriller at rival Dumas in the District 3-4A opener. Both teams battled for six quarters with the Golden Wolves coming out on top. Dalhart standout Zach Barsalou was the X-factor, pouring in 38 points in the victory.
Highland Park and Memphis was the other game to go double overtime. The Hornets caught fire, erasing an 18-point halftime deficit. Highland Park went on for an 80-78 win. Hunter Nicholas went off for 38 points during the dramatics.
Not to be out done, Canyon’s Joe Shaw tossed up a game-winning fadeaway jumper in the waining seconds to lift Canyon past Levelland 55-53 in a District 3-4A opener.
Last but not least, Tulia pulled off a thrilling District 1-3A overtime win, besting Spearman, 55-52. It was a much needed win for the Hornets, who sit in the middle of the pack of the district race.
Picking up where he left off
Gruver’s Jalin Conyers maybe playing football at Oklahoma next fall, but he doesn’t fans to forget he is one of the top athletes on the hardwood as well. Conyers is getting his basketball legs under him, and it showed Friday as he earned a triple-double against his former West Texas High team. Conyers scored 18 points to go with 14 rebounds and 10 assists during the Greyhounds 79-21 victory.
Friday’s top performers
Canyon’s Stephen Ferguson led the Eagles with 20 points during their OT victory against Levelland.
Hereford’s Blake Walker poured in 27 points that helped the Whitefaces rout Lamesa 79-53.
Pampa’s Chase Landers incredible season continued with 30 points in a win against rival Borger.
Austin Calhoun of Vega racked up 25 points for the Longhorns as they throttled Bovina 79-29 in a District 3-2 opener.
Boys scoreboard
District 2-6A
Tascosa 20 33 50 61
Midland High 5 5 17 26
T— L.B. Moore 11, Isaiah Johnson 10. MHS— Hurtado 6. Records: Tascosa 16-5, 1-0; Midland High 14-8, 0-1.
District 3-5A
Coronado 2 12 22 29
Amarillo High 17 41 61 70
C— Michael Green 8, Tillman 5. AHS— Brendan Hausen 14, Cade Hornecker 13. Records: Coronado 8-13, 2-6; AHS 18-8, 8-0.
Caprock 6 9 18 34
Palo Duro 27 53 68 80
C— Jaden Chavez 10. PD— Jelani Mohamed 19, Kadden Price 18, Kaje Lee 16. Records: Caprock 3-17, 1-7; Palo Duro 13-4, 7-1.
Lubbock High 5 17 23 29
Randall 14 26 42 53
LHS— Rodriguez 11. R— Thomas 17, Gutz 12, Ovalle 10. Records: LHS 3-8, 0-8; Randall 12-12, 4-4.
District 3-4A
Levelland 4 16 33 51 53
Canyon 18 27 36 51 55
L— Isaiah Salazar 18, Zaiden Lacroy 11. C— Stephen Ferguson 20, Jarrad Gomez 13. Records: Levelland 18-7, 0-1; Canyon 14-9, 1-0.
Lamesa 8 20 41 53
Hereford 13 30 56 79
L— Derek Guajardo 16, Cam Diaz 11. H— Blake Walker 27, Kaleb Larra 10, Parker Collins 10. Records: Lamesa 11-12, 0-1; Hereford 13-10, 1-0; Lamesa 11-12, 0-1.
District 4-4A
Dalhart 6 23 34 47 51 60
Dumas 15 25 33 47 51 58
Dal— Zach Barsalou 38, Fangman 7. D— Aiden Venzor 24, Kyle Stroebel 10. Records: Dalhart 15-9, 1-0; Dumas 17-8, 0-1.
Borger 11 22 33 48
Pampa 24 46 68 86
B— Gage Martinez 9, Wyatt Gillman 9. P— Chase Landers 30, Andrew Stevens 19, Cason Floyd 12. Records: Borger 14-8, 0-1; Pampa 21-5, 1-0.
District 1-3A
Spearman 11 24 33 48 52
Tulia 11 25 33 48 55
T— McCaslen 17, Ramos 12. S— Black 25, Garnett 14. Records: Tulia 19-6, 3-2; Spearman 12-10, 2-3.
Bushland 20 38 57 82
Friona 9 9 12 16
B— Welch 18, Bradley 14. F— Garcia 6 Records: Bushland 11-7, 5-0; Friona 3-13, 0-5.
Muleshoe 7 13 22 29
Canadian 25 48 65 81
C— McCook 15, Cochran 12, Escamilla 11, Colwell 11. M— Barrow 10. Records: Canadian 6-1 5-0; Muleshoe 6-14, 0-5.
District 8-3A
Childress 17 30 47 61
Henrietta 4 12 24 45
C— Matthew Cochran 14, Trent Mayden 14. H— Riley Rowe 11, Hayden Pullen 9. Records: Childress 15-5, 1-0; Henrietta 15-7, 0-1.
District 1-2A
Gruver 23 48 69 79
WT High 4 6 14 21
G— Jalin Conyers 18, Carter Armes 15, Bo Butler 14. Records: WT High 5-8, 0-1; Gruver 16-4, 1-0.
Stratford 11 21 35 49
Sunray 4 10 21 36
Str— Trever Bell 11, Walker McBryde 9. Sun— DeBord 16, Peoples 8. Records: Stratford 3-3, 1-0; Sunray 4-14, 0-1.
Boys Ranch 20 36 57 64
S. Fritch 23 39 56 68
SF— Smith 15, Cunningham 14. BR— Curathers 22, Morris 17. Records: B. Ranch 6-7, 0-1; S. Fritch 11-12, 1-0.
District 2-2A
Memphis 24 39 45 63 71 78
H. Park 9 21 50 63 71 80
M— Yarbrough 27, Luna 24, Garcia 12. HP— H. Nicholas 38, E. Morris 15. Records: Memphis 13-6, 0-1; H. Park 15-7, 1-0.
Wheeler 15 19 36 44
Clarendon 11 21 34 51
W— Bailey 22, Andrade 6. C— Butler 15, Ballard 13. Records: Wheeler 14-7, 0-1; Clarendon 14-6, 1-0.
Wellington 10 23 30 46
Panhandle 9 20 39 54
P— Wes Jones 12, Landyn Hack 12. W— Kameron Harris 16, Jordan Nation 9. Records: Panhandle 13-11, 1-0; Wellington 9-7, 0-1.
District 3-2A
Bovina 12 21 24 29
Vega 12 35 54 79
V— Calhoun 25, Schroeder 23, Kirkland 18. B— Marquez 8. Records: Vega 17-5, 1-0; Bovina 4-9, 0-1.
Sudan 8 15 23 33
Farwell 15 26 38 47
F— Mora 18, Rodriguez 13. S— Battin-12, Limon-9. Records: Farwell 16-7, 1-0; Sudan 8-12, 0-1.
District 1-1A
Higgins 15 17 24 36
Darrouzett 8 21 32 46
D— Zubia 18. H— Woods 13, Watson 8.
Records: Darrouzett 10-6, 3-1; Higgins 1-13, 0-5.
Fort Elliott 14 26 46 59
Follett 7 14 20 30
FE— Boydston 19, York 13. Fo— Torres 10 Records: Fort Elliott 8-11, 3-1; Follett 4-12, 1-3.
Booker 10 32 49 62
Miami 9 14 24 39
B— A. Banuelos 29, I. Banuelos 14. M— Douglas 9. Records: Booker 9-12, 5-0; Miami 4-7, 1-3
District 2-1A
White Deer 19 37 49 60
Mclean 5 12 21 30
W— Louge 19, Warminski 11, Perryman 11. M— Rainer 11. Records: White Deer 10-11, 4-0; McLean 3-5, 2-2.
Claude 11 15 25 39
Groom 8 22 30 46
G— Lamb 14, Ward 12. C— McLaughlin 11, Stephenson 10. Records: Groom 10-1, 4-1; Claude 7-8, 1-3.
District 3-1A
Wildorado 10 22 32 42
Adrian 12 24 30 41
W— Mason 14, Albracht 11. A— Acosta 10. Records: Wildorado 6-13, 2-3; Adrian 5-14, 0-5.
Happy 4 14 23 34
Nazareth 12 20 35 45
N— Cleavinger 13, Betzen 9. H— Coile 9, Jameson 9. Records: Nazareth 17-7, 5-0; Happy 11-14, 4-2.
Hartley 66, Channing 61
