3 things that happened in Friday’s area round
Clarendon falls to New Deal
There will be a new UIL Class 2A state champion in 2023. After holding a strong grasp on the classification the past two seasons Clarendon – the two-time defending champions – reign came to an end at the hands of New Deal 59-46 in the area round on Friday night at West Plains High School.
Clarendon senior standout and two-time state champion forward Jmaury Davis got in second quarter foul trouble with Clarendon leading 25-20. That allowed New Deal to fight back on an 8-2 run to close the half and take a 28-27 advantage into the break. In the third quarter, the Broncos made a quick 6-0 spirt to open the quarter, however, the Lions roared the rest of the way going on a 13-0 run to take complete control. Jason Brazell led New Deal with 20 points. Davis, in his last game in a Clarendon uniform, put up 16 points.
The loss snapped Clarendon’s 15-game playoff win streak.
Canyon-Randall cruise
The No. 8-ranked Canyon Eagles and the Randall Raiders represented the Texas Panhandle very strongly in Andrews during Class 4A area round games on Friday afternoon. The Eagles soared to a 63-23 win over El Paso Bowie while Randall routed El Paso Harmony 73-48.
Canyon (29-2) took over by scoring the first 18 points in the second quarter and then blanked El Paso Bowie 14-0 in the third. Senior post player Kemper Jones had a team-high 15 points followed by his brother Kelson Jones with 10.
Randall led the entire way against Harmony and was able to build its biggest lead by the fourth quarter. Star guard K.J. Thomas poured in 20 points with teammate Devin Baccas adding 18.
Canyon (29-2) will now play Seminole (26-8) in the regional quarterfinals at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Rip Griffin Center at Lubbock Christian University. Randall (27-9) takes on El Paso Riverside (17-12) at 3 p.m. Tuesday back in Andrews.
Tuesday’s top performers
Farwell’s Corey Stancell put up a game-high 18 points to lead the Steers to a big 62-45 win over Wellington in the Class 2A area round.
Zach Brown scored 20 points for Amarillo High in a 50-32 win over Canutillo in the Class 5A are round. The Sandies have now won 32 games which ties a school record for the most wins in a season.
Carson Heiman of Nazareth was on fire scoring 20 points behind six, 3-pointers during the Swifts 63-26 win over Groom in the Class 1A area round.
Friday’s area round scores
Class 5A
Canutillo 4 4 17 32
Amarillo High 5 18 36 50
C- Soloman 13. AHS- Zach Brown 20, Braden Hausen 8. Records: Canutillo 18-16; Amarillo High 32-4.
EP Parkland 17 34 45 64
Tascosa b 9 25 41 55
EPP- Kinnard 22, Moreno 20. T- Devayne Johnson 17, Jailyn Sledge 15, Will Dickerson 12. Records: El Paso Parkland 26-8; Tascosa 17-16.
EP Chapin 24 40 68 82
Palo Duro 26 40 48 62
EPC- Goldsmith 26, Coleman 15. PD- Audi Luckey 24, Walid Abdelrahim 14. Records: El Paso Chapin 28-6; Palo Duro 18-11.
Class 4A
EP Bowie 6 9 9 23
Canyon 20 38 52 63
EPB– Antonio Ontiveros 6, Derek Montanez 4, Gael Varela 4. C– Kemper Jones 15, Kelson Jones 10. Records: Bowie 15-16; Canyon 29-2.
Randall 17 31 47 73
EP Harmony 6 15 29 48
R– K.J. Thomas 20, Devin Baccas 18, Zak Bol 11. EPH– Aaron Hernandez 13, Ray Sanchez 11, Diego Balderama 11. Records: Randall 27-9; Harmony 28-6.
Class 3A
Childress 22 38 50 69
Lamesa 8 26 38 46
C- Aiden Allen 25, Lamont Nickleberry 12, Isaiah Jalamo 12, Billy Moore 10. L- Pedro Barrioz 11, Luke Martinez 10, Robert Dimas 10. Records: Childress 29-7; Lamesa 29-4.
Brownfield 64, Spearman 54
Dimmitt 47, Abernathy 41
Class 2A
Clarendon 18 27 35 46
New Deal 12 28 41 59
C- Jmaury Davis 16, Tyler Harper 16. ND- Jason Brazell 20, Ethan Brown 14, Nelson 7. Records: Clarendon 17-11; New Deal 25-8.
Farwell 12 22 41 62
Wellington 5 23 31 45
F- Corey Stancell 18, Alec Atkinson 13, Adrian Nunez 12. W- Jordan Nation 12, Carson Tarver 10. Records: Farwell 27-4; Wellington 22-5.
Olton 19 30 36 49
Gruver 11 28 39 60
O- Soliz 11, Vaquez 9. G- Jefferson Weaver 20, Colt Mathews 12, Caden Armes 10. Records: Olton 25-7; Gruver 27-9.
Floydada 19 46 67 84
Stratford 11 24 40 63
F- Castillo 26, Hobbs 19, Henderson 16. S- Luke Braden 12, Tony Duran 10. Records: Floydada 34-5; Stratford 16-14.
Class 1A
Nazareth 10 27 46 63
Groom 5 11 21 26
N- Carson Heiman 20, Tanner Birkenfeld 13, Kayle Rogers 10. G- Stephen Kuelher 8, Blayne Shuck 6. Records: Nazareth 23-8; Groom 14-13.
Texline 30 46 66 84
McLean 2 14 29 39
T- Hayden Alston 23, Joe Clay 15, Stratton Potter 12, Hayden Drumm. M- Retana 14, Salazar 8. Records: Texline 30-4; McLean 12-14.
Follett 9 15 27 32
Happy 15 31 41 47
F- Jayden Watson 12, David Meeks 9. H- Jimmy Reyes 15, C.J. Moore 12, Camden Sperry 11. Records: Follett 27-7; Happy 21-9.
Silverton 8 24 35 49
Wildorado 7 25 31 46
S- Francis 18, Cox 15. W- Hunter 22, Cleavinger 14. Records: Silverton 18-9; Wildorado 25-9.
