The San Jacinto Christian Academy Lady Patriots were able to outlast Amarillo Accelerate in a thrilling five-set win during a TAPPS District 1-1A first-place seeding game Tuesday at Ascension Academy. The Lady Patriots were able to get by Accelerate with scores of 23-25, 25-20, 25-21, 25-27, 15-11. SJCA will now draw a first round bye in the TAPPS Class 1A playoffs as the No. 1-seed. Accelerate (14-15) is the No. 2-seed and Holy Cross Catholic Academy will be the No. 3-seed from the league.
There were plenty of top performances on Tuesday night. Sanford-Fritch standout Emma Williams was celebrated on Senior Night during a win over West Texas High for going over 1,000 kills earlier this year. West Plains moved into a tie for third place with Hereford by beating Perryton at home. Sophie Williams led the Lady Wolves with 19 assists and three aces. Randall stayed locked into to a tie for the top spot in District 4-4A with Canyon thanks to the play of Kambree Gonzalez and her 20 digs, and Pampa pulled off a victory at home over Dumas with Haili Mae Newton landing a team-high 16 kills.
This coming weekend is shaping to see quite the showdowns that will determine district championships and sort out key playoff spots. There is non bigger than the matchup at 5 p.m. on Friday night when Tascosa visits rival Amarillo High. The Lady Rebels beat the Lady Sandies in the first meeting and now both teams currently sit at 16-1 in the league. The winner not only brings home the district crown but they’ll also take the top spot in the Class 5A Division I playoffs. Sanford-Fritch will travel to Vega looking for a win to win a second straight outright district championship, and Abernathy visits Tulia for a district showdown.
Take a look at the updated standings and all the final scores from Tuesday’s action across the Texas Panhandle and South Plains with the weekend schedule included.
| DISTRICT 3-5A | ||
| Team | District | Overall |
| x-Amarillo High | 16-1 | 30-9 |
| x-Tascosa | 16-1 | 26-14 |
| x-Lubbock-Cooper | 12-5 | 30-10 |
| x-Frenship | 12-5 | 28-14 |
| Lubbock Monterey | 9-8 | 20-16 |
| Frenship Memorial | 8-9 | 18-22 |
| Lubbock Coronado | 6-11 | 17-18 |
| Caprock | 3-14 | 7-24 |
| Lubbock High | 2-15 | 14-27 |
| Palo Duro | 1-16 | 5-32 |
x- clinched playoff berth
Tuesday’s results
Amarillo High def. Lubbock Coronado 25-21, 25-8, 25-13
Tascosa def. Palo Duro 25-8, 25-8, 25-12
Frenship Memorial def. Caprock 25-14, 25-17, 25-17
Frenship def. Lubbock-Cooper 27-25, 25-21, 23-25, 25-17
Lubbock Monterey at Lubbock High 22-25, 21-25, 25-18, 25-23, 15-8
Friday’s games ( 5 p.m.)
Tascosa at Amarillo High
Palo Duro at Frenship
Lubbock High at Lubbock-Cooper
Saturday’s games (noon)
Lubbock Coronado at Caprock
Frenship Memorial at Lubbock Monterey
| DISTRICT 4-4A | ||
| Team | District | Overall |
| x-Randall | 12-1 | 34-6 |
| x-Canyon | 12-1 | 30-6 |
| x-Hereford | 8-5 | 22-19 |
| x-West Plains | 8-5 | 22-16 |
| Pampa | 6-7 | 21-18 |
| Dumas | 4-9 | 18-17 |
| Borger | 2-11 | 12-20 |
| Perryton | 1-12 | 12-28 |
x- clinched playoff berth
Tuesday’s results
Randall def. Hereford 25-14, 25-7, 25-17
Canyon def. Borger 25-16, 25-11, 25-17
West Plains def. Perryton 25-20, 25-6, 25-14
Pampa def. Dumas 25-14, 25-10, 25-20
Saturday’s games (noon)
Randall at Perryton
Pampa at Canyon
Borger at Hereford
West Plains at Dumas
| DISTRICT 5-4A | ||
| Team | District | Overall |
| y-Lubbock-Cooper Liberty | 11-0 | 27-8 |
| x-Plainview | 8-3 | 14-13 |
| x-Big Spring | 7-4 | 20-17 |
| Levelland | 5-6 | 13-22 |
| Lake View | 5-6 | 7-12 |
| Snyder | 2-9 | 8-25 |
| Lubbock Estacado | 1-11 | 3-27 |
y- clinched district championship
x- clinched playoff berth
Tuesday’s results
Lubbock-Cooper Liberty def. Plainview 25-18, 25-10, 25-14
San Angelo Lake View def. Levelland 19-25, 25-23, 25-13, 27-25
Snyder def. Lubbock Estacado 25-17, 25-11, 25-21
Saturday’s games (noon)
Lubbock-Cooper Liberty at Snyder
Levelland at Plainview
Big Spring at San Angelo Lake View
| DISTRICT 1-3A | ||
| Team | District | Overall |
| y-Bushland | 7-0 | 34-5 |
| x-Dalhart | 6-2 | 26-12 |
| x-Friona | 3-4 | 21-16 |
| x-River Road | 2-5 | 18-14 |
| Dimmitt | 0-7 | 0-24 |
y- clinched district championship
x- clinched playoff berth
Tuesday’s results
Dalhart def. Dimmitt 25-12 ,25-13, 25-9
Friona def. River Road 25-21, 25-23, 21 -25,25- 25-21.
Saturday’s games ( 1 p.m.)
Bushland at River Road
Friona at Dimmitt
| DISTRICT 2-3A | ||
| Team | District | Overall |
| y-Shallowater | 7-0 | 14-15 |
| x-Childress | 5-2 | 15-19 |
| x-Idalou | 5-3 | 22-13 |
| Lubbock Talkington | 1-6 | 14-17 |
| Littlefield | 0-7 | 3-21 |
y- clinched district championship
x- clinched playoff berth
Tuesday’s results
Shallowater def. Littlefield 25-13, 25-20, 25-18
Idalou def. Lubbock Talkington 25-21, 23-25, 25-15, 25-17
Saturday’s games (noon)
Littlefield at Talkington (at Lubbock Estacado)
Shallowater at Childress
| DISTRICT 1-2A | ||
| Team | District | Overall |
| x-Sanford-Fritch | 5-0 | 25-10 |
| x-Vega | 4-1 | 18-14 |
| x-Highland Park | 1-4 | 24-12 |
| x-West Texas High | 0-5 | 10-14 |
x- clinched playoff berth
Tuesday’s results
Sanford-Fritch def. West Texas High 25-21, 25-12, 25-20
Vega def. Highland Park 25-23, 25-15, 25-13
Saturday’s games (11 a.m.)
Sanford-Fritch at Vega
West Texas High at Highland Park
| DISTRICT 2-2A | ||
| Team | District | Overall |
| x- Abernathy | 5-0 | 22-11 |
| x-Tulia | 4-1 | 15-5 |
| x-Olton | 1-4 | 7-13 |
| x-Smyer | 0-5 | 5-14 |
x- clinched playoff berth
Tuesday’s results
Abernathy def. Smyer 25-11, 25-7, 25-17
Tulia at def. Olton 25-13, 23-25, 25-19, 25-15
Saturday’s games (noon)
Abernathy at Tulia
Olton at Smyer
| DISTRICT 1-1A | ||
| Team | District | Overall |
| y-Miami | 7-0 | 22-6 |
| x-Kelton | 5-2 | 16-2 |
| x-Fort Elliott | 4-3 | 15-6 |
| Shamrock | 2-6 | 11-13 |
| Darrouzett | 0-7 | 3-9 |
y- clinched district championship
x- clinched playoff berth
Tuesday’s results
Miami def. Shamrock 25-16, 25-7, 25-13
Fort Elliott def. Darrouzett 25-16, 25-21, 25-18
Saturday’s games
Kelton at Fort Elliott, 6 p.m. Friday
Darrouzett at Miami, noon, Saturday
| DISTRICT 2-1A | ||
| Team | District | Overall |
| y-White Deer | 4-0 | 6-18 |
| x-Wildorado | 2-2 | 8-16 |
| x-Channing | 0-4 | 0-13 |
y- clinched district championship
x- clinched playoff berth
Tuesday’s results
Wildorado def. Channing (3-0)
| TAPPS DISTRICT 1-1A | ||
| Teams | District | Overall |
| y-San Jacinto Christian Academy | 9-1 | 15-6 |
| x-Amarillo Accelerate | 9-1 | 14-15 |
| 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
Tuesday’s first-place seeding game
San Jacinto Christian Academy def. Amarillo Accelerate 23-25, 25-20, 25-21, 25-27, 15-11
Friday’s bi-district game
Holy Cross Catholic Academy (13-15) at Wichita Christian (7-17), 4 p.m. Friday
