Texline routs Wildorado to capture 3-1A crown, Beckner picks up win No. 500 

Texline left no doubt that they were the team to beat in District 3-1A by not only capturing the outright district title but doing it in convincing fashion on Friday night.

The No. 4-ranked Tornadoes jumped all over the No. 14 Mustangs in what was supposed to be a battle of two Class 1A heavy weights, but in the end, it was Texline walking out of the Wildorado Gym with a lopsided 71-26 victory.

This didn’t mirror the first meeting three weeks ago where the Tornadoes edged the Mustangs 53-46 in Texline.

Texline came out on fire from the start behind a red-hot hand of senior Hayden Drumm. Drumm couldn’t miss in the first half knocking down five 3-pointers that helped the Tornadoes jump out to a 26-6 first quarter lead and a 33-14 advantage by half.

The second half was more of the same as the Tornadoes never looked back. Drumm finished with a game-high 33 points followed by teammate Joe Clay’s 17 points.

Texline head coach Coby Beckner also celebrated a special milestone by earning his prestigious 500th career win on Friday night. Beckner has been a head coach for 30 years and has spent the past nine years as the head man of the Tornadoes. Beckner led Texline to a UIL Class 1A state championship in 2021.

Randall gets emotional win 

Playing with extremely heavy hearts the Randall Raiders pulled together for an emotional 85-63 home win against Hereford.

It’s been a very trying week for Randall, as for the first time in 36 years legendary and veteran head coach Leslie Broadhurst wasn’t pacing the sidelines on Friday night. On Thursday afternoon, Canyon ISD issued a statement saying that the beloved Broadhurst has taken a leave of absence to deal with a medical issue.

Facing a very difficult situation, longtime assistant Trevor Johnson has stepped in for Broadhurst and guided the Raiders to the victory against the Whitefaces.

Johnson’s team came together and played for Broadhurst on Friday night with Devin Baccas pouring in a game-high 21 points, KJ Thomas racking up 18 points, Taysen Combs adding 14, Christian Smith chipping in 11 and Dawson Heider finishing with 10.

From us here at Press Pass Sports, we love you coach Broadhurst and wish you all the best.

Friday’s top performers

Palo Duro had no trouble handling Plainview 67-45 behind a big night from Eli Igiranez who dropped in a game-high 19 points.

Borger’s KJ Jennings lit up Dumas for 27 points as the Bulldogs earned their first win of district play 57-49.

Canadian (12-3 overall, 7-0 in district) punched a ticket to the Class 3A playoffs by staying unbeaten in District 1-3A by getting a 46-41 win at Spearman. Connor Miller led the charge with 15 points for the Wildcats.

Danner Price of Sanford-Fritch continues his stellar play by registering a double-double in a 51-46 win over West Texas High. Price delivered and then some with a game-high 32 points while pulling down 18 rebounds against the Comanches.

Canyon’s Kelson Jones delivered on Senior Night with 16 points soaring the Eagles past Pampa 59-27.

Hagen Chisum led Booker to another clutch victory scoring 21 points that was enough to get the Kiowas past Stratford 47-45.

Wheeler’s Levi Ashurst went for 21 points to lift the Mustangs to a 60-47 victory against Memphis.

Follett’s Madox Miller posted 32 points in a 73-51 win over Fort Elliott.

Tommy O’Mara of Happy put together a solid outing with 24 points in a 62-45 win against Kress.

Miami’s Haiden Thompson did his part and then some scoring 23 points in a 69-23 win over McLean.

Friday’s district scores

District 3-5A

Amarillo High 68, Tascosa 47
Palo Duro 67, Plainview 45

District 4-4A

Canyon 59, Pampa 27
Randall 85, Hereford 63
Borger 57, Dumas 49
West Plains 65, Perryton 47

District 1-3A

River Road 58, Tulia 46
Canadian 46, Spearman 41
Bushland 50, Dalhart 36

District 2-3A

Childress 43, Abernathy 36
Shallowater 81, Lubbock-Cooper Liberty 45
Idalou 69, Lubbock Roosevelt 43

District 3-3A

Denver City 46, Dimmitt 44
Littlefield 69, Friona 31
Brownfield 74, Muleshoe 44

District 1-2A 

Sanford-Fritch 51, West Texas High 45
Gruver 58, Sunray 25
Booker 47, Stratford 45

District 2-2A

Wheeler 60, Memphis 47
Clarendon 67, Shamrock 21
Wellington 48, Quanah 33

District 3-2A

Farwell 78, Boys Ranch 16
Panhandle 62, Highland Park 40
Vega 53, Bovina 39

District 1-1A

Follett 72, Fort Elliott 51
Miami 69, McLean 23
Kelton 56, Darrouzett 24

District 2-1A

Silverton 52, White Deer 30
Groom 57, Hedley 17
Valley 53, Claude 32

District 3-1A

Texline 71, Wildorado 26
Pringle-Morse 68, Adrian 59
Hartley 2, Channing 0 (forfeit)

District 4-1A 

Nazareth 2, Lazbuddie 0 (forfeit)
Happy 62, Kress 45
Springlake-Earth 75, Hart 40