FRIDAY’S QUICK HITS
Gruver clinches 1-2A crown
It was much closer than the first time around, however, the result was the same. The Gruver Greyhounds used a strong second half to cruise by West Texas High for a 67-45 victory in Stinnett on Friday night in a District 1-2A showdown.
The Greyhounds not only stay undefeated on the season at 17-0, but also clinch the outright District 1-2A crown, improving to 11-0. WT High stays in second place in the district at 10-2 while dropping to 13-2 on the season.
Unlike the first matchup, WT High came out playing well, trailing only 12-11 after one, and 29-23 at the half. In the final two quarters, the Greyhounds started to show their strength. The Greyhounds came out firing in the third quarter, going up 52-37, and rolled in the fourth quarter to get the win.
[tds_partial_locker tds_locker_id=”26894″]Trentin Aranda was clutch off the bench, leading Gruver with 16 points. Standout Mason Lankford chipped in with 15 and Brock Butler added 11. Calan Graves posted a team-best 13 points for the Comanches.
Canadian rallies past Childress
Canadian was able to bounce back from a loss to Dalhart from Tuesday with a come-from-behind win at Childress, getting a 42-34 win on Friday night in a District 1-3A game.
The Bobcats couldn’t have asked for a better start to this matchup as Childress went up 17-2 in the first quarter. Canadian never flinched and started to chip away. From the second quarter on, the Wildcats outscored the Bobcats 40-17, and held Childress scoreless in the final eight minutes.
Brooks Wall, the son of Canadian head coach, Brandon Wall, had quite the night. Wall was red-hot, pouring in a team-high 20 points behind five, 3-pointers.
Canadian (16-7) is now 7-2 in district play with one game left in the regular season. Childress (15-16) falls to 4-5 in the league.
FRIDAY’S TOP PERFORMERS
- Fort Elliott’s Kaleb Castillo couldn’t miss, knocking down 10, 3-pointers on his way to a career-high 42 points to help lead the Cougars to a 92-23 win against Darrouzett.
- Tascosa’s LaDarius Godbolt continued his amazing season, pouring in a game-high 33 points in the Rebels 85-50 district win against Plainview.
- Jordan Webber scored 15 of his team-high 19 points in the second half that soared the Canyon Eagles past Pampa, 70-48.
- Farwell’s Braddock Foster went off for 27 points to help the Steers get a 55-46 win against Hale Center while bouncing back from a Tuesday loss to Olton.
- Bushland sophomores Lincoln Krause and Kip Bidegain combined for 36 points during the Falcons 74-64 win over Tulia. Krause finished with a team-high 20 as Bidegain followed with 16.
- Kon Deng was outstanding the entire night, posting a team-best 25 points during Holy Cross Catholic Academy’s 89-36 TAPPS Class 2A bi-district win over Mercy Culture Prep. On top of his 25 points, Deng was tremendous at the free-throw line, going 10-of-11.
- Panhandle’s Tyler Wood dropped in 21 points to keep Panhandle unbeaten in District 2-2A thanks to a 73-22 win against Clarendon. Wood scored 15 of his game-high 21 points in the second half.
- Stratford played strong basketball by getting a 67-45 victory over Sunray on Friday. Darius Jones had the high-point for the Elks registering 15 points.
- McLean’s Collin Alston couldn’t be stopped, pouring in a game-best 20 points to lead the Tigers to a 56-24 win against Claude.
- For a second straight game, Nazareth’s Zane Schulte was on fire, scoring a game-high 26 points as the Swifts cruised past Springlake-Earth 74-29.
FRIDAY’S FINAL SCORES
District 2-6A
Frenship 58, Midland High 37
San Angelo Central 67, Odessa Permian 61 (OT)
Midland Legacy 63, Odessa High 58
District 3-5A
Amarillo High 55, Palo Duro 43
Lubbock Monterey 68, Lubbock Coronado 47
Lubbock 57, Caprock 48
Tascosa 85, Plainview 50
District 4-4A
Canyon 70, Pampa 48
Randall 69, Perryton 44
Dumas 49, Hereford 46
West Plains 95, Borger 37
District 5-4A
Lubbock Estacado 61, Big Spring 27
Lubbock-Cooper Liberty 67, Frenship Memorial 50
San Angelo Lake view 76, Levelland 64
District 1-3A
Canadian 42, Childress 34
Dalhart 72, River Road 26
Bushland 74, Tulia 64
District 2-3A
Shallowater 87, Idalou 30
Dimmitt 66, Muleshoe 44
Slaton 64, Lubbock Roosevelt 41
District 1-2A
Gruver 67, West Texas High 45
Sanford-Fritch 54, Vega 46
Stratford 67, Sunray 45
District 2-2A
Panhandle 73, Clarendon 22
Quanah 61, Highland Park 31
Wheeler 65, Memphis 39
District 3-2A
Olton 74, Bovina 38,
Farwell 55, Hale Center 46
Sudan 54, Lockney 38
District 4-2A
Post 59, Tahoka 38
New Home 59, Abernathy 47
Floydada 74, Ralls 24
District 1-1A
Booker 37, Follett 33
Kelton 43, Miami 18
Fort Elliott 92, Darrouzett 23
District 2-1A
Shamrock 58, Lefors 42
Groom 42, Hedley 36
McLean 56, Claude 24
District 3-1A
District is complete
District 4-1A
Happy 78, Kress 73 (OT)
Nazareth 74, Springlake-Earth 29
Hart 71, Lazbuddie 54
District 8-1A
Valley 76, Paducah 16
Motley County 53, Spur 44
TAPPS 1-2A
Bi-district
Holy Cross Catholic Academy 89, Mercy Culture Prep 36
Muenster Sacred Heart 50, Ascension Academy 45
