Hereford made quite the splash by pulling off the reverse sweep to stun West Plains in five sets on Saturday afternoon at the Whiteface Gym. The Lady Whitefaces were down early but were able to storm back to take down the Lady Wolves in thrilling fashion, Hereford def. West Plains 20-25, 23-25, 25-18, 25-23, 15-12.
The victory puts Hereford (22-18) all alone in third place with two games remaining. The Lady Wolves (21-15) fall to 7-5 and have also locked up a playoff spot. Leading the charge in the comeback for Hereford was Layla Mendoza. Mendoza played strong on the front row with 13 kills and five blocks. Teammate Kyndall Valdez was all over the floor getting 32 digs.
Bushland head coach Jason Culpepper achieved another milestone Saturday. With the Lady Falcons 25-9, 25-12, 25-14 sweep of Friona, the veteran head coach picked up his 300th win since being in charge of the Lady Falcons. Culpepper, who celebrated his 900th career victory earlier this season, is now 300-30 in eight seasons at Bushland.
The Lubbock-Cooper Liberty Patriots wrapped up the District 5-4A championship with a sweep of San Angelo Lake View, 25-14, 25-6, 25-14, on Saturday. The Lady Patriots are a perfect 10-0 in the league and 26-8 on the year.
San Jacinto Christian Academy won three games in three days to split the TAPPS District 1-1A championship with Amarillo Accelerate. The Lady Patriots (14-6 overall, 9-1 in district) knocked off Ascension Academy on Thursday (25-8, 25-8, 11). SJCA then won a pair of matches against El Paso Jesus Chapel (25-6, 25-15, 25-15) on Friday and then beat Chapel (25-15, 25-10, 25-17) on Saturday. SJCA plays Accelerate in a first-place seeding game at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Ascension Academy.
Take a look at the updated standings and all the final scores from Friday and Saturday’s action across the Texas Panhandle and South Plains with Tuesday’s schedule included.
| DISTRICT 3-5A | ||
| Team | District | Overall |
| x-Amarillo High | 15-1 | 29-9 |
| x-Tascosa | 15-1 | 25-14 |
| x-Lubbock-Cooper | 12-4 | 30-9 |
| x-Frenship | 11-5 | 27-14 |
| Lubbock Monterey | 8-8 | 19-16 |
| Frenship Memorial | 7-9 | 17-22 |
| Lubbock Coronado | 6-10 | 17-17 |
| Caprock | 3-13 | 7-23 |
| Lubbock High | 2-14 | 14-26 |
| Palo Duro | 1-15 | 5-31 |
x- clinched playoff berth
Friday’s results
Amarillo High def. Frenship Memorial 25-5, 25-17, 25-14
Tascosa def. Lubbock Coronado 25-10, 25-15, 25-18
Frenship def. Lubbock Monterey 16-25, 25-16, 25-19, 25-21
Caprock def. Lubbock High 25-22, 19-25, 25-11, 25-23
Lubbock-Cooper def. Palo Duro 25-7, 25-8, 25-4
Tuesday’s games
Tascosa at Palo Duro, 5 p.m.
Lubbock-Cooper at Frenship, 6 p.m.
Lubbock Monterey at Lubbock High, 6 p.m.
Amarillo High at Lubbock Coronado, 7 p.m.
Caprock at Frenship Memorial, 7 p.m.
| DISTRICT 4-4A | ||
| Team | District | Overall |
| x-Randall | 11-1 | 33-6 |
| x-Canyon | 11-1 | 29-6 |
| x-Hereford | 8-4 | 22-18 |
| x-West Plains | 7-5 | 22-15 |
| Pampa | 5-7 | 20-18 |
| Dumas | 4-8 | 18-16 |
| Borger | 2-10 | 12-19 |
| Perryton | 1-11 | 12-27 |
x- clinched playoff berth
Saturday’s results
Randall def. Borger 25-13, 25-10, 25-8
Canyon def. Dumas 25-19, 25-17, 25-19
Hereford def. West Plains 20-25, 23-25, 25-18, 25-23, 15-12
Pampa def. Perryton 25-9, 25-11, 25-14
Tuesday’s games ( 7 p.m.)
Hereford at Randall
Canyon at Borger
Perryton at West Plains
Dumas at Pampa
| DISTRICT 5-4A | ||
| Team | District | Overall |
| y-Lubbock-Cooper Liberty | 10-0 | 26-8 |
| x-Plainview | 8-2 | 14-12 |
| x-Big Spring | 7-4 | 20-16 |
| Levelland | 5-5 | 13-21 |
| Lake View | 4-6 | 6-12 |
| Snyder | 1-9 | 7-25 |
| Lubbock Estacado | 1-10 | 3-26 |
y- clinched district championship
x- clinched playoff berth
Saturday’s results
Plainview def. Lubbock Estacado 25-16, 25-12, 25-4
Lubbock-Cooper Liberty def. San Angelo Lake View 25-14, 25-6, 25-14
Big Spring def. Levelland 27-25, 25-13, 27-29, 25-13
Tuesday’s games ( 6 p.m.)
Snyder at Lubbock Estacado
Plainview at Lubbock-Cooper Liberty
San Angelo Lake View at Levelland
| DISTRICT 1-3A | ||
| Team | District | Overall |
| y-Bushland | 7-0 | 33-5 |
| x-Dalhart | 5-2 | 25-12 |
| x-Friona | 2-4 | 20-16 |
| x-River Road | 2-4 | 18-13 |
| Dimmitt | 0-6 | 0-23 |
y- clinched district championship
x- clinched playoff berth
Saturday’s results
Bushland def. Friona 25-9, 25-12, 25-14
Dalhart def. River Road 25-18, 24-26, 25-20, 25-19
Tuesday’s games ( 6 p.m.)
Dimmitt at Dalhart
River Road at Friona
| DISTRICT 2-3A | ||
| Team | District | Overall |
| y-Shallowater | 6-0 | 13-15 |
| x-Childress | 5-2 | 15-19 |
| x-Idalou | 4-3 | 21-13 |
| Lubbock Talkington | 1-5 | 14-16 |
| Littlefield | 0-6 | 3-20 |
y- clinched district championship
x- clinched playoff berth
Saturday’s results
Childress def. Lubbock Talkington 25-20, 25-16, 25-10
Idalou def. Littlefield 25-18, 25-15, 25-14
Tuesday’s games ( 6 p.m.)
Shallowater at Littlefield
Lubbock Talkington at Idalou
| DISTRICT 1-2A | ||
| Team | District | Overall |
| x-Sanford-Fritch | 4-0 | 24-10 |
| x-Vega | 3-1 | 17-14 |
| x-Highland Park | 1-3 | 24-11 |
| x-West Texas High | 0-4 | 10-13 |
x- clinched playoff berth
Saturday’s results
District was open
Tuesday’s games ( 6 p.m.)
Sanford-Fritch at West Texas High
Highland Park at Vega
| DISTRICT 2-2A | ||
| Team | District | Overall |
| x- Abernathy | 4-0 | 21-11 |
| x-Tulia | 3-1 | 14-5 |
| x-Olton | 1-3 | 7-12 |
| x-Smyer | 0-4 | 5-13 |
x- clinched playoff berth
Saturday’s results
District was open
Tuesday’s games (6 p.m.)
Smyer at Abernathy
Tulia at a Olton
| DISTRICT 1-1A | ||
| Team | District | Overall |
| y-Miami | 6-0 | 21-6 |
| x-Kelton | 5-2 | 16-2 |
| x-Fort Elliott | 3-3 | 14-6 |
| Shamrock | 2-5 | 11-12 |
| Darrouzett | 0-6 | 3-8 |
x- clinched playoff berth
Weekend results
Kelton def. Darrouzett 25-16, 25-10, 25-17
Fort Elliott def. Shamrock 20-25, 25-23, 20-25, 25-13, 15-7
Tuesday’s games ( 6 p.m.)
Shamrock at Miami
Fort Elliott at Darrouzett
| DISTRICT 2-1A | ||
| Team | District | Overall |
| y-White Deer | 4-0 | 6-18 |
| x-Wildorado | 1-2 | 7-16 |
| x-Channing | 0-3 | 0-12 |
y- clinched district championship
x- clinched playoff berth
Saturday’s results
White Deer def. Channing 25-1, 25-3, 25-7
Tuesday’s games
Channing at Wildorado, 6 p.m.
| TAPPS DISTRICT 1-1A | ||
| Teams | District | Overall |
| y-Ascension Academy | 9-1 | 14-14 |
| y-San Jacinto Christian Academy | 9-1 | 14-6 |
| x-Amarillo Holy Cross | 6-4 | 13-15 |
| Christ the King | 3-7 | 7-12 |
| El Paso Jesus Chapel | 2-8 | 10-15 |
| Ascension Academy | 1-9 | 5-14 |
y- clinched district championship
x- clinched playoff berth
Weekend results
Holy Cross Catholic Academy def. Christ the King 16-25, 25-12, 25-21, 25-27, 15-11
San Jacinto Christian Academy def. Ascension Academy 25-8, 25-8, 25-11
San Jacinto Christian Academy def. El Paso Jesus Chapel 25-6, 25-15, 25-15
San Jacinto Christian Academy def. El Paso Jesus Chapel 25-15, 25-10, 25-17
Tuesday’s first-place seeding game ( 6 p.m.)
Amarillo Accelerate vs. San Jacinto Christian Academy, at Ascension Academy
