3 things that happened on Friday night

Amarillo High cruises in 3-5A opener

The Amarillo High Lady Sandies were more than impressive making an early season statement to the District 3-5A by handling upstart Caprock 80-13 on Friday night at the Caprock Activity Center.

This contest was never close. The Lady Sandies marched out to a commanding 27-0 first quarter lead and held a dominant 43-2 lead by halftime. Jada Graves and Taytum Bell combined for 39 points. Graves led all scorers with 23 with Bell following pouring in 16.

AHS is now 24-4 overall and 1-0 in 3-5A. Caprock, which had a great non-district performance, drops to 15-6 overall and 0-1.

Farwell upends Panhandle 

In a battle of top five teams, Farwell pulled away from Panhandle to get the upper hand of the first meeting between the district rivals 52-31.

The No. 3-ranked Lady Blue win their 20th game of the year moving to 20-3 overall and 1-0 in District 3-2A. The Ettes drop to 18-5 overall and 0-1 in the league.

Panhandle had battled back from a 14-point halftime deficit trailing 32-28 by the end of the third quarter. However, Farwell was able to pull away in the fourth for the win outscoring the Ettes 20-3 in the final frame.

Bella Jaime led the scoring effort with 15 points with teammates Makylee Baldwin and Landri Richey each tacking on 11.

Russell, Francis each hit special milestone 

Two of the top players in not only Class 1A but in the Texas Panhandle recently achieved special milestones.

McLean sharpshooting guard Kasidy Russell and Silverton’s Brenna Francis each went over the 1,000-point mark for their stellar careers before 2023 came to an end.

Russell hit her 1,000 points at the Groom Tournament last weekend, while Francis scored her 1,000th point during a Farwell Tournament in Decmember.

Both Russell and Francis opened district play on fire. Russell poured in 22 points to lead McLean over Lefors, 86-25, and Francis scored 12 in the Lady Owls 41-27 road win at Groom.

Friday’s scores

District 3-5A

Amarillo High   27  43  62  80
Caprock            0    2    6   13 
AHS- Jada Graves 23, Taytum Bell 16. C- Mariah Renner 13. Records: Amarillo High 24-4, 1-0; Caprock 15-6, 0-1.

Tascosa    23  45  61  77
Plainview   8  19  33  41
T- Devaeh Johnson 22, Aniyah Brackens 21, Avery Carter 12. P- Williams 16. Records: Tascosa 18-4, 1-0; Plainview 10-12, 0-1.

District 4-4A

Randall  11  24  36  54 
Canyon  12  26  37  52 
R– Sadie Sanchez 33, Layla Romero 11. C– Jaylee Moss 27, Kambrie Graser 7. Records: Randall 15-6, 5-0; Canyon 15-6, 4-1.

Hereford         4  16  24  35
West Plains  11  24  38  54
H- Samantha Grajeda 9. WP-  Dena’ja Agu-White 22, Grimes 9. Records: Hereford 16-7, 3-2; West Plains 17-7, 3-2.

Borger    6  20  27  38
Pampa  19  37  51  66
B- Realitee Brisco 13, Adraya Loftis 12. P- Berlin Bartlett 22, Cambree Dyer 15, Katlyn Magers 12. Records: Borger 12-8, 1-4; Pampa 16-7, 3-2.

Perryton  6  14  34  42
Dumas      7   7  18  32
P- M. Vela 10, A. Loera 7. D- Rylee Schacher 14, H. Hernandez 8. Records: Perryton 10-13, 1-4; Dumas 3-17, 0-5.

District 1-3A

River Road  7  19  16  22
Canadian    9  40  48  66
RR- Winn 8, Treat 4. C- Cazzlee Waite 21, Reiss Adams 18. Records: River Road 5-18, 0-1; Canadian 15-8, 1-0.

Bushland        6  8  11  16
Spearman  11  29  38  47
B- Boyett 5, Billington 4. S- Braylen Lusby 12, Wilkerson 12. Records: Bushland 8-16, 0-0; Spearman 17-5, 1-0.

Tulia          1  5  15  18 
Dalhart  12  20  28  49
T- Balderes 6. D- Evelyn Quiroz 9, Joie Read 9. Records: Tulia 6-13, 0-1; Dalhart 15-9, 1-0.

District 2-3A

Idalou       6  20  33  55
Childress 10  16  23  31
I- Meyers 14, Perez 13. C- Emma Jalamo 8, Journey Prince 7. Records: Idalou 20-5, 5-0; Childress 10-16, 2-2.

Slaton 37, Shallowater 34

Abernathy 62, Lubbock-Cooper Liberty 46

District 3-3A

Brownfield 66, Friona 45

Dimmitt 40, Muleshoe 38

Littlefield 35, Lamesa 35

District 1-2A

Sanford-Fritch  6  8  14  24
Stratford         7  16  30  42
SF- Vaughn 12. S- Addison Bell 13, Kaydence Hood 13. Records: Sanford-Fritch 14-9, 0-1; Stratford 13-6, 1-0.

Booker  4  12  21  28 
Sunray  4  19  40  55
B- Anderson 11. S- Adamariz 17, Giselle 14, Melane 11. Records: Booker 5-11, 0-1; Sunray 14-10, 1-0.

West Texas High  12  16  20  28
Gruver                  15  21  34  45
WT- Gentry Francis 16. G- Brooklyn Vasquez 18, Jaylee Lane 11. Records: West Texas High 12-9, 0-1; Gruver 9-13, 1-0.

District 2-2A

Wheeler     10  16  24  31
Clarendon  21  41  69  83
W- Holwick 11, Herrera 10. C- Conkin 14, Moore 14, Smith 13, Hayes 11. Records: Wheeler 9-9, 0-1; Clarendon 22-1, 1-0.

Wellington  16  32  45  59
Shamrock   4  10  13  16
W- Wilbur 13, Bawcom 10. S- Baggett 6. Records: Wellington 16-5, 1-0; Shamrock 6-12, 0-1.

Quanah 57, Memphis 29

District 3-2A

Panhandle   6  13  28  31
Farwell      13  27  32  52
P- Avery Cathey 10. F- Bella Jaime 15, Makylee Baldwin 11, Landri Richey 11. Records: Panhandle 18-5, 0-1; Farwell 20-3, 1-0.

Boys Ranch 59, Vega 49

Bovina 37, Highland Park 30 

District 1-1A

McLean 86, Lefors 25

Fort Elliott 33, Kelton 31

District 2-1A

White Deer  9  14  27  36
Claude         7  14  19  30
WD- Vaughn 12, Means 8. C- Godfrey 12, A. Stone 10. Records: White Deer 12-12, 1-0; Claude 11-10, 0-1.

Silverton   7  15  28  41
Groom    10  11  17  27
S- Maddie Francis 14, Brenna Francis 12. G- T. Ritter 8. Records: Silverton 14-3, 1-0; Groom 6-10, 0-1.

Valley 107, Hedley 13

District 3-1A

Pringle-Morse  18  44  57  76
Channing             0    0   5  10
PM- Dehilah Martin 25, Tarango 18, Stephanie Gavirio 17. C- Evaly 5. Records: Pringle-Morse 11-8, 1-0; Channing 0-5, 0-1.

Texline  23  35  42  58
Adrian     4   5  12  14
T- Jasmyn Wilson 13, Jada Clay 12, Prezlee Petter 10. A- Long 7. Records: Texline 17-6, 1-0; Adrian 1-8, 0-1.

Wildorado  17  28  47  55
Hartley       6  14  18   29
W- Jovi Perkins 18, Jami Perkins 11, Eva Albracht 10. H- Idaly Penaloza 8, Elia Alonso 8. Records: Wildorado 13-6, 1-0; Hartley 3-13, 0-1.

District 4-1A

Nazareth  21  42  68  95
Hart               4  8  11 22 
N- Riley Ramaekers 22, Brooklyn Birkenfeld 21, Harley Gerber 14, Brooklyn Dyer 14, Madison Brockman 10. H- Worsham 10. Records: Nazareth 12-10, 1-0; Hart 9-7, 0-1.

Lazbuddie  8  16  28  31
Happy       16  27  36  47
L- Brynlie Cleavinger 18, Shayla London 9. H- Tessa Kile 20, Abby McCreary 7. Records: Lazbuddie 12-2, 0-1; Happy 9-12, 1-0.

Kress                       12  17  26  36
Springlake-Earth    9    22  36  49
K- Addi Reed 14, Jaikylie Baker 10. E- Emma Samaron 24, Taytum Goodman 15. Records: Kress 11-6, 0-1; Earth 7-8, 1-0.