FRIDAY’S QUICK HITS
Booker uses big second half to down Miami
The Booker Kiowas used a big second half to rally past Miami for a 51-37 victory during a District 1-1A clash at the Warriors Gym on Friday night.
The Warriors led 15-9 after the first quarter, then Booker took a 25-24 lead into the break. In the second half, the Kiowas took over, outscoring Miami 12-4 in the third quarter and then pulled away in the fourth.
Booker (10-8 overall) is now 3-2 in district, while Miami (2-16) falls to 1-4 in the league.
[tds_partial_locker tds_locker_id=”26894″]Korbin Vance and Redyn Rosales paced the Kiowas, combining for 32 points in the victory. Vance tallied a game-high 17 with Rosales following by scoring 15.
Hereford stuns Pampa
Hereford put a halt to a recent slump by stunning Pampa on the road with a thrilling 58-57 win during a District 4-4A game Friday night.
Pampa led 57-56 in the closing seconds, only to see Jayden Sosa come through with a game-winning buzzer beating shot for to lift the Whitefaces to the unbelievable victory.
Behind Sosa’ heroics, the Whitefaces improve to 10-19 overall and 2-7 in the league. Pampa suffers a tough loss for its playoff hopes, dropping to 5-4 in district and 19-10.
Sosa finished with nine points on the night. Teammate and senior Tristen Smith paced Hereford with 12 points.
FRIDAY’S TOP PERFORMERS
- Cuda Clayton couldn’t be stopped going for a career-high 41 points to lead the Palo Duro Dons in a 93-61 victory against Caprock.
- Senior Kaleb Castillo poured in a career-high 33 points during Fort Elliott’s 74-40 victory at Kelton on Friday night.
- Jordan Webber of Canyon piled up 16 points to help the Eagles soar past Randall 56-41. With those 16 points, Webber has now gone over 1,000 points for his career.
- Tookie Johnson and Jackson Funk combined for 37 points during Lubbock-Cooper Liberty’s impressive 76-51 trouncing of Lubbock Estacado on Friday night. Johnson had a team-high 19 with Funk adding 18.
- Behind Lincoln Krause and his 28 points, the Bushland Falcons were able to get by Childress 66-49 in a District 1-3A battle.
- Gruver’s Mason Lankford tallied 18 points to make it a season sweep of Spearman in the Battle of Hansford County as the Greyhounds defeated the Lynx 64-30.
- Kooper Walden of Stratford had a big evening with 22 points in a 70-26 win against Vega.
- Claude’s Trapper Godfrey registered a team-high 16 points during the Mustangs 45-34 win over Groom on Friday.
- Pringle-Morse picked up a big 67-63 win over Hartley on Friday night. Eric Lopez led the way with 23 points for the Cougars, which put Lopez over 1,500 points for his career.
- Texline’s Bo Bradley and Hadley Crisp combined for 49 points in the Tornadoes 92-68 victory over Boys Ranch during a District 3-1A game. Bradley had a team-best 25 with Crisp chipping in 24.
FRIDAY’S FINAL SCORES
District 2-6A
Midland Legacy 69, Frenship 63
Odessa Permian 79, Midland High 72
San Angelo Central 61, Odessa High 43
District 3-5A
Tascosa 64, Amarillo High 53
Palo Duro 93, Caprock 60
Lubbock-Cooper 72, Lubbock High 47
Plainview 63, Lubbock Coronado 43
District 4-4A
Canyon 56, Randall 41
West Plains 75, Perryton 25
Dumas 85, Borger 40
Hereford 58, Pampa 57
District 5-4A
Lubbock-Cooper Liberty 76, Estacado 51
Memorial 57, Levelland 53
Big Spring 41, Snyder 25
District 1-3A
Canadian 62, River Road 33
Bushland 66, Childress 49
Dalhart 78, Tulia 41
District 2-3A
Idalou 64, Friona 37
Shallowater 63, Lubbock Roosevelt 31
Slaton 63, Littlefield 56
District 1-2A
Gruver 64, Spearman 30
Stratford 70, Vega 26
West Texas High 55, Sunray 26
District 2-2A
Panhandle 71, Quanah 48
Memphis 74, Highland Park 34
Wellington 67, Clarendon 52
District 3-2A
Olton 68, Lockney 47
Farwell 93, Sudan 45
Hale Center 82, Bovina 48
District 4-2A
Abernathy 106, Ralls 14
New Home 65, Tahoka 33
New Deal 43, Post 18
District 1-1A
Booker 51, Miami 37
Fort Elliott 74, Kelton 40
Follett 44, Darrouzett 17
District 2-1A
Claude 45, Groom 34
Shamrock 57, Hedley 37
White Deer 70, Lefors 17
District 3-1A
Pringle-Morse 67, Hartley 63
Texline 92, Boys Ranch 58
Wildorado 55, Adrian 50
District 4-1A
Springlake-Earth 46, Kress 37
Hart 53, Happy 48
Silverton 50, Lazbuddie 43
District 8-1A
Paducah 53, Spur 51
Motley County 41, Guthrie 38
TAPPS District 1-2A
Southcrest Christian 55, San Jacinto Christian Academy 29
Ascension Academy 72, Christ The King 48
All Saints 55, Ascension Academy 52
Holy Cross Catholic Academy 87, Midland Holy Cross 17
