Randall’s Kainan Thomas scored 27 points as the Raiders hit the century mark with a 100-44 win against Tascosa in a District 3-5A clash Tuesday at the Randall Gym. [Tom Carver/ Press Pass Sports]
PD stuns No. 2 Amarillo High
Palo Duro kept its playoff hopes alive in a huge way by stunning No. 2-ranked and District 3-5A leading Amarillo High with a surprising 64-61 win at the PD Activity Center on Tuesday night.
This was a far different outcome for a reeling Dons team that were blown out by the Sandies, 86-58, not so long ago on Jan. 22.
The victory more importantly keeps Palo Duro (16-5 overall) in the District 3-5A playoff hunt. The Dons, Tascosa and Plainview are all tied for the final two spots in the league race at 4-5. Palo Duro travels to Plainview on Friday where a win guarantees them a trip to the postseason. Paetyn Walker and Jelani Mohamed were lights out against the Sandies combining for 34 points. Walker paced Palo Duro with 19 points while Mohamed added 15. Sandies sharp shooter Brendan Hausen had a game-high 26 points.
What a night in 3-2A
It was an unforgettable night in District 3-2A as both games not only had huge playoff implications, but big time performances. In a district showdown, Olton clinched the outright title sweeping the season series from Farwell 55-50. Olton is now an eye-opening 22-1 overall and 7-0 in league play. Farwell falls to 23-3, 5-2. Mustang standout Chris Urbina led the way with 17 points. The Battle of Oldham County between Boys Ranch and Vega had quite the fireworks. The Longhorns held off the Roughriders 79-71 in a triple overtime thriller to clinch the fourth and final playoff spot out of the district. But the story was two individual performances. Boys Ranch got a career-night from Jayden Slater, who put up an incredible 40 points with four dunks in the contest. Not to be outdone, Vega guard Carson Grawunder messed around and got a triple-double pouring in 24 points to go with 13 rebounds and 11 assists that helped the Longhorns to the win.
Tuesday’s top performers
Behind Christian Kelso’s 19 points, Dumas clinched a Class 4A playoff for a third straight year downing Pampa 66-62. The Demons, who hadn’t made the playoff since 1971 before this recent streak, lost nine seniors off last years team, and don’t have a senior on this seasons squad.
Brock Corman of Canyon scored 17 points to help the Eagles soar past Hereford, 60-53, in overtime, and also clinch the outright District 4-4A title.
Nathan Welch’s 25 points helped Bushland clinched the outright District 1-3A in a 57-48 win against Spearman.
Panhandle squeaked past upset-minded Shamrock, 70-64, behind Zion Mercer’s 26 points. The loss spoiled a tremendous showing by Irish forward Sean Wright who tallied a game-high 38 points.
District 3-5A
Amarillo High 22 32 42 61
Palo Duro 19 32 42 64
AHS— Brendan Hausen 26, Xa Landry-Britten 8. PD— Paetyn Walker 19, Jelani Mohamed 15, Cutter Camp 10. Records: Amarillo High 18-3, 8-1. Palo Duro 16-5, 4-5.
Tascosa 7 25 32 44
Randall 21 49 77 100
T— Tony Collins 10, Ashraf Barsham 9. R— Kainan Thomas 27, Aaron Ovalle 21. Records: Tascosa 6-17, 4-5. Randall 20-3, 7-2.
Plainview 14 45 67 81
Caprock 7 22 33 48
P— Jayvian Lawson 39, Caleb Lusk 16, Dolf Martinez 15. C— Alain Nziza 21. Records: Plainview 10-15, 4-5. Caprock 7-12, 0-9.
District 4-4A
Canyon 9 21 37 49 60
Hereford 13 25 37 49 53
C— Corman 17, Meek 12. H— Walker 16, Larra 9.
Records: Canyon 16-7, 9-0. Hereford 18-5, 6-2.
Pampa 16 29 42 61
Dumas 14 32 47 63
P— Floyd 25, Perez 16. D— Kelso 19, Boggs-Rushing 11. Records: Pampa 8-12, 2-7; Dumas 16-8, 5-4.
Borger 18 33 45 60
Perryton 12 27 43 63
B— D. Jones 19, C. Chambers 18. P— P. Perez 16, D. Rigdon 14, C. Feger 11, T. Pshigoda 11. Records: Borger 4-18, 0-9. Perryton 7-10, 4-4.
District 1-3A
Spearman 8 20 30 48
Bushland 13 28 48 57
S— Wilkerson 20, Klafka 11. B— Welch 25, Bradley 13. Records: Spearman 13-5, 6-3; Bushland 17-4, 9-0.
Dalhart 10 18 30 47
Canadian 19 31 47 63
D— Ames 8, Tryillo 8. C— Kelton 16, Culwell 15, Cochran 13. Records: Dalhart 11-12, 5-4; Canadian 6-6, 5-4.
River Road 19 34 43 54
Highland Park 15 27 40 46
RR— Jerret McCormick 21, Jordan Malone 16. HP— Toe 20, Semen 8. Records: River Road 5-13, 1-8; Highland Park 7-13, 1-8.
District 2-3A
Abernathy 9 23 42 69
Shallowater 16 36 59 79
A— White 20, Reyes 12, Houston 11. S— Lusk 26, Eaker 15, Elliott 15. Records: Abernathy 17-6, 9-2; Shallowater 18-3, 11-0.
Childress 15 31 46 61
Lub Roosevelt 18 19 38 49
C— Devron Sims 22, Lamont Nickelberry 15. R— Kenyon Taylor 23, Jacob Torrez 20. Records: Childress 12-6, 7-4; Roosevelt 9-9, 4-7.
Idalou 58, Slaton 37
District 3-3A
Dimmitt 13 27 47 61
Friona 18 25 35 44
D— Baty 16, Moreno 15, Perez 10. F— Jared Rejino 15, Andrew Rivera 11. Records: Dimmitt Dimmitt 12-9, 9-2; Friona 1-17, 0-12.
Lamesa 62, Denver City 51
Littlefield 58, Muleshoe 43
District 1-2A
Gruver 19 31 47 62
WT High 9 15 23 32
G— Jefferson Weaver 22, Keegan Callaway 10. WT— LaCour 8. Records: Gruver 12-10, 8-0; WT High 4-11, 0-7.
Stratford 12 26 45 55
Sanford Fritch 15 9 36 45
St— Bell 17, Braden 17. SF— Cunningham 17.
Records: Stratford 7-10, 3-4. Sanford Fritch 10-8, 4-3.
District 2-2A
Wellington 11 21 31 46
Memphis 7 16 25 44
W— Tarver 12, Valles 11. M— Garcia 13. Records: Wellington 7-9, 4-6; Memphis 4-16, 0-10.
Panhandle 8 29 43 70
Shamrock 11 28 45 64
P— Mercer 26, Segura 17, Hack 14. S— Wright 38, Jernigan 21. Records: Panhandle 16-5, 8-2; Shamrock 11-10, 3-7.
Wheeler 16 30 40 57
Clarendon 23 35 52 75
W— Olevar 15. C— Penigar 17, Thompson 13.
Records: Wheeler 13-8, 5-5. Clarendon 18-4, 10-0.
District 3-2A
Farwell 14 33 38 50
Olton 15 26 39 55
F— Leefe Actkinson 17, Leo Nunez 10. O— Chris Urbina 17, Israel Santillan 15. Records: Farwell 23-3, 5-2; Olton 22-1, 7-1.
Boys Ranch 13 27 47 59 70 71
Vega 19 32 40 59 70 79
BR— Slater 40, Callison 11. V— Grawunder 24, Segovia 16, Fowler 14, Brorman 13. Records: Boys Ranch 1-7, 1-7; Vega 5-11, 2-5.
District 1-1A
Follett 10 19 33 40 46
McLean 7 17 30 40 50
M— Carter 20, Retana 11, McDonald 11.
Records: Follett 6-7, 4-6. McLean 5-10, 4-8.
Booker 37, Fort Elliott 28
Miami 56, Darrouzett 35
District 2-1A
White Deer 5 18 34 50
Hedley 24 46 64 73
W— Warminski 13, Rodriguez 10. H— E. Booth 24, J. Booth 23. Records: White Deer 4-17, 3-6. Hedley 14-4, 7-2.
Silverton 10 18 26 33
Groom 12 18 37 43
S— Francis 9. G— Lamb 19, Kuehler 9.
Records: Silverton 8-12, 2-7. Groom 8-6, 6-3.
Claude 4 6 10 12
Valley 8 32 45 58
V— Hartman 21, Edwards 12, Standlee 10.
Records: Claude 0-17, 0-9. Valley 17-7, 9-0.
District 3-1A
Hartley 54, Adrian 40