Hereford hustles past Canyon
Hereford put itself back in the playoff race thanks to a huge 50-48 home win over Canyon on Friday night during a District 4-4A clash.
With the win, the Whitefaces are now 12-13 overall but more importantly right in the hunt for a District 4-4A playoff spot improving to 3-4. Canyon (12-12) also drops to 3-4 in the league.
The Whitefaces were able to keep Canyon at bay with a slim lead most of the game and held on down the stretch.
Tyi Duque paced Hereford with 19 points with 13 of those coming in the first half. Teammate Brylyn Lopez added 11. Canyon’s Jordan Webber finished with 19 to lead the Eagles.
Friday’s top performers
Kon Deng was on fire the entire way for Holy Cross Catholic Academy in a 98-55 victory against Southcrest Christian. Deng dominated from start to finish scoring an eye-popping 40 points to go with five rebounds and five steals.
Texline’s Rett Wann knocked down nine 3-pointers finishing with 33 points during the Tornadoes blowout win over Pringle-Morse 93-35.
Olton’s Sebastian Sparkman had an incredible performance leading the Mustangs past Farwell 68-59 in a District 3-2A showdown. Sparkman posted 35 points going 8-of-10 from the field and was a stellar 19-of-22 from the free-throw line.
Tayesen Combs and Jaxon Toniolli combined for 36 points to help keep Randall unbeaten in District 4-4A in a 95-30 win over Borger. Combs went for a team-high 19 with Toniolli following with 17.
Raine Walsh dropped in a game-high 26 that gave Childress its first district win over Tulia 57-44 at home Friday. The victory was also the 100th career win for Bobcat head coach Colby Schniederjan.
Darius Jones and Chase Lantelme stepped up in a huge way combining for 26 points to get Stratford a huge home win against Spearman. Both Jones and Lantelme scored 13 points apiece.
Bushland capped off a great week cruising by River Road at home 52-32 on Friday night. Jenner King highlighted the win for the Falcons scoring a game-high 18 points.
Wildorado dropped Adrian 79-30 behind Hunter Corman and his game-high 25 points.
Happy’s CJ Moore had a superb effort posting a game-high 23 points to help the Cowboys knock off Springlake-Earth 59-47.
Wellington’s Brendan Garcia posted a game-high 18 points as the Skyrockets handled Highland Park 65-22.
Tyson McAllister kept Quanah hot dropping in 27 points in an 85-42 win against Memphis.
Collin Alston did his part to keep McLean unbeaten in District 2-1A scoring 26 points in a 68-26 win over Lefors.
Friday’s district scores
District 3-5A
Amarillo High 62, Caprock 32
Lubbock Coronado 58, Palo Duro 51
Lubbock-Cooper 60, Plainview 59
Lubbock Monterey 79, Lubbock High 45
District 4-4A
Randall 95, Borger 30
West Plains 56, Pampa 47
Perryton 50, Dumas 44
Hereford 50, Canyon 48
District 1-3A
Dalhart 39, Canadian 28
Bushland 52, River Road 32
Childress 57, Tulia 42
District 2-3A
Littlefield 53, Friona 37
Slaton 62, Dimmitt 38
Shallowater 81, Lubbock Roosevelt 68
Idalou 69, Muleshoe 20
District 1-2A
Stratford 42, Spearman 33
Gruver 81, Sanford-Fritch 31
Vega 38, Sunray 32
District 2-2A
Wellington 65, Highland Park 22
Clarendon 62, Wheeler 48
Quanah 85, Memphis 42
District 3-2A
Lockney 64, Bovina 54
Hale Center 63, Sudan 21
Olton 68, Farwell 59
District 1-1A
Fort Elliott 64, Miami 36
Follett 42, Kelton 23
Booker 51, Darrouzett 15
District 2-1A
White Deer 53, Groom 33
McLean 66, Lefors 26
Claude 2, Hedley 0, (forfeit)
District 3-1A
Wildorado 79, Adrian 30
Boys Ranch 45, Hartley 42
Texline 93, Pringle-Morse 35
District 4-1A
Silverton 57, Kress 36
Nazareth 61, Lazbuddie 29
Happy 59, Springlake-Earth 47
District 8-1A
Valley 53, Guthrie 32
Paducah 92, Motley County 75
Patton Springs at Spur, 7:30 p.m. Saturday
TAPPS District 1-2A
San Jacinto Christian Academy 57, Midland Holy Cross 24
Holy Cross Catholic Academy 98, Southcrest Christian 55
Lubbock Kingdom Prep 57, Ascension Academy 54
