Big second half soars Canyon past Randall
Canyon swung the momentum in the second half that propelled the Lady Eagles to a big 59-51 win against rival Randall during a key District 4-4A matchup Friday night at the Leslie Broadhurst Gymnasium.
The victory keeps Canyon undefeated in district at 11-0 while pushing the Lady Eagles overall record to 24-4 overall. Randall (19-10) is still in strong position of third place out of District 4-4A at 8-3.
The Lady Raiders came out fast behind sharpshooter Sadie Sanchez taking a 17-13 first quarter lead. The game stayed close in the second quarter with Canyon taking a 31-29 advantage into halftime.
However, it was the third quarter where the Lady Eagles made their move to put this game away. Canyon stepped up on both ends of the floor outscoring Randall 17-7 in the third alone to take control 48-36 and pull away for the win.
Addison Cunningham led Canyon with 16 points. Teammate Jaylee Moss followed with 12 and Kambrie Graser added 11.
Randall’s Sanchez led all scorers with 27 points.
Gruver knocks off Spearman in Hansford County showdown
The Gruver Lady Hounds gained a measure of revenge getting a huge home win against arch-rival Spearman 41-30 during a Hansford County showdown Friday night at the Gruver Gym.
The Lady Hounds did two things with the win. First, Gruver (15-15) took over sole possession of third place of District 1-2A improving to 7-3 in the league. Second, the Lady Hounds knocked rival Spearman (18-5) out of the district lead as the Lynxettes fall to 7-2 in 1-2A a game behind Stratford.
Senior standout Hannon Lankford had a huge outing for the Lady Hounds pouring in 11 points while pulling down 14 rebounds for a double-double. Kinley Callaway added 11 points.
Lanie Witten led Spearman with 11 points.
Friday’s top performers
Kenidee Hayes and Kashlyn Conkin combined for 31 points during Clarendon’s 60-41 win over Wellington. Hayes went for a game-high 17 while Conkin added 14. It was also the 200th career win for Clarendon head coach Korey Conkin.
Bushland’s Berklee Billington was clutch posting a game-high 23 points during a Lady Falcons 46-34 win at Childress.
Berlin Bartlett’s 17 points led the Pampa Lady Harvesters to a 53-49 road win against Hereford.
Panhandle sharpshooter Avery Cathey had a strong shooting night scoring 23 points in an Ettes 71-18 victory against Quanah.
Natalie Wade and Bella Jaime combined for 40 points to keep Farwell unbeaten in District 3-2A with an 82-32 blowout victory against Sudan. Wade poured in a game-high 21 points followed by Jaime’s 19.
Hartley punched a ticket to the playoffs beating Adrian 51-34. Elia Alonso helped make that happen leading the Lady Tigers with 20 points.
Jada Clay tallied 16 points as the Texline Lady Tornadoes swept the season series from Wildorado with a dominating 68-33 win.
Stratford took over sole possession of first place of District 1-2A downing Vega 60-46. Addison Bell played a superb game posting 20 points.
Valley rolled Patton Springs 102-13 to stay unbeaten in district play. Trinity Schlueter and Cecy’Le Pigg totaled 46 points. Schlueter led the team with 24 followed by Pigg’s 22.
Rylee Webb of Kress registered 11 points in a 53-16 win against Springlake-Earth. Those 11 points puts Webb over 1,000 for her career.
Friday’s district scores
District 3-5A
Tascosa 55, Amarillo High 49
Palo Duro 49, Caprock 33
Lubbock High 59, Lubbock-Cooper 56
Plainview 54, Lubbock Coronado 50
District 4-4A
Canyon 59, Randall 51
West Plains 69, Perryton 49
Borger 37, Dumas 32
Pampa 53, Hereford 49
District 1-3A
Canadian 65, River Road 20
Bushland 46, Childress 34
Dalhart 57, Tulia 17
District 2-3A
Shallowater 54, Littlefield 44
Slaton 64, Friona 37
Dimmitt 72, Muleshoe 63
Idalou 54, Lubbock Roosevelt 34
District 1-2A
Gruver 41, Spearman 30
Stratford 60, Vega 46
Sunray 42, West Texas High 38
District 2-2A
Panhandle 71, Quanah 18
Clarendon 60, Wellington 41
Memphis 47, Highland Park 19
District 3-2A
Farwell 82, Sudan 32
Olton 54, Lockney 37
Hale Center 62, Bovina 18
District 1-1A
Kelton at Fort Elliott, (postponed to Monday)
Booker 28, Miami 24
District 2-1A
Claude 42, Groom 32
White Deer 67, Lefors 34
Shamrock 2, Hedley 0, (forfeit)
District 3-1A
Texline 68, Wildorado 33
Hartley 51, Adrian 34
Pringle-Morse 2, Channing 0, (forfeit)
District 4-1A
Happy 74, Hart 34
Lazbuddie 44, Silverton 40, OT
Kress 53, Springlake-Earth 16
District 8-1A
Valley 102, Patton Springs 13
Spur 88, Paducah 6
Guthrie 55, Motley County 22
TAPPS District 1-2A
San Jacinto Christian Academy 61, Christ the King 20
Lubbock Kingdom Prep 54, Holy Cross Catholic Academy 49
