3 things that happened on Friday night
Thomas drops 50 in Randall’s rout
Sharpshooter K.J. Thomas capped off an unbelievable week with a mind-blowing effort during Randall’s 101-45 thumping of Borger at home on Friday.
Thomas, who blistered Perryton for 35 points on Tuesday, hung half the 101 points for the Raiders with an eye-popping 50 points on Borger. Thomas, who only played 21 minutes, was on fire going 14-of-17 from the floor, 6-of-17 from 3-point range and was 4-for-4 from the line. On top of this magnificent performance, Thomas added six steals.
Farwell rallies to take 3-2A title
Farwell put itself in quite a hole at Panhandle, however, the Steers put a terrible first quarter behind them and rallied for a thrilling 43-40 over the Panthers to clinch the outright District 3-2A title.
Farwell came out ice cold as Panhandle took a commanding 15-0 lead after the first quarter. The Steers were able to regroup in a hurry cutting the deficit to 22-19 by halftime. By the end of the third quarter, Farwell had taken a 33-29 lead and were able to survive. Alec Atkinson scored a team-high 12 points for the Steers, followed by Corey Stancell’s 11.
The victory pushes the Steers to 9-0 in district and 24-4 overall. Panhandle falls to 19-7, 7-2.
Friday’s top performers
Zevan Gonzalez of Hereford came up clutch scoring a team-high 21 points to help the Whitefaces past Perryton 66-63 in overtime. The win punches Hereford’s ticket to the playoffs as the fourth and final seed out of District 4-4A.
Jack Pipkin of Spearman scored a game-high 18 points as the Lynx earned a huge road win at Bushland, 50-48, to tie for the District 1-3A lead.
Lyric Smith was clutch scoring 12 of his game-high 22 points that rallied Clarendon from a 16-point third quarter deficit to stun Wheeler’s upset bid 54-43.
District 3-5A
Plainview 10 21 31 41
Tascosa 20 36 48 69
P- Ellis 11. T- Jailyn Sledge 17, Dwayne Johnson 13. Records: Plainview 12-19, 3-5; Tascosa 15-15, 4-3.
Caprock 6 9 24 37
Amarillo High 22 43 50 71
C- Anthony Gonzalez 13, Lleyton Brown 8. AHS- Cooper Pillion 15, Jaxon Williams 14, Braden Hausen 12, Will Williams 11, Zach Brown 11. Records: Caprock 4-22, 0-7; Amarillo High 30-3, 7-0.
District 4-4A
Borger 9 18 26 45
Randall 24 51 78 101
B- Woodin 13, Brooks 11. R- K.J. Thomas 50, Jaxon Toniolli 10, Devin Baccas 10, Sebastian Williams 10. Records: Borger 8-25, 1-12; Randall 23-9, 11-2.
Dumas 10 15 25 35
Canyon 22 44 64 81
C- Kemper Jones 21, Chris Bryant 16, Kelson Jones 14. Records: Dumas 20-13, 4-9; Canyon 26-2, 13-0.
Perryton 13 25 42 55 63
Hereford 11 32 41 55 66
P- Julian Cervantes 30, Daxton Rigdon 19. H- Zevan Gonzalez 21, Tyi Duque 11. Records: Perryton 12-14, 5-8; Hereford 20-9, 6-7.
Pampa 16 26 31 47
West Plains 7 11 31 54
P- Villanueva 14, Skinner 10. WP- Jedd Phillips 14, Ayden Rodriguez 13. Records: Pampa 17-14, 4-9; West Plains 21-11, 8-5.
District 1-3A
Spearman 18 29 41 50
Bushland 18 33 43 48
S- Jack Pipkin 18, Garnett 13. B- Cole Purcell 13, Grant Whaley 13. Records: Spearman 17-9, 7-2; Bushland 16-9, 7-2.
Canadian 18 37 50 63
River Road 13 19 36 57
C- Connor Miller 18, Riggs Pennington 17, Camren Cavalier 12. RR- Martinez 18, Malone 17. Records: Canadian 7-7, 5-4; River Road 11-17, 3-6.
Dalhart 15 26 43 69
Tulia 15 21 32 42
D- Kyler Read 12, McGaugh 8, Chacon 8, Lujan 8, Chaparro 8. Records: Dalhart 12-16, 5-4; Tulia 5-24, 0-9.
District 2-3A
Childress 11 27 38 50
Idalou 12 26 34 45
C- Lamont Nickleberry 22. I- Kutter Houchin 18. Records: Childress 21-7, 8-1; Idalou 18-14, 5-4.
Shallowater 72, Lubbock Roosevelt 34
Abernathy 70, Slaton 42
District 3-3A
Dimmitt 38, Muleshoe 37
Brownfield 68, Denver City 47
Littlefield 85, Friona 23
District 1-2A
Gruver 17 34 42 54
WT High 9 20 30 46
G- Jefferson Weaver 27, Mathews 17. WT- Cromer 15, Stone 12. Records: Gruver 24-9, 9-0; West Texas High 13-15, 3-6.
Stratford 20 39 61 69
S-Fritch 10 24 35 38
Str- Luke Braden 20, Bryce Braden 17, Tony Duran 14. SF- Danner Price 16. Records: Stratford 15-13, 7-2; Sanford-Fritch 14-14, 3-6.
Sunray 13 17 25 37
Booker 11 22 36 50
S- Armando Lujan 14, Govan Derama 10. B- Leo Banuelos 24, Erick Ramirez 14. Records: Sunray 7-18, 0-9; Booker 17-12, 5-4.
District 2-2A
Clarendon 10 18 23 54
Wheeler 10 18 39 43
C- Lyric Smith 22, Jmaury Davis 18. W- Meadows 10. Records: Clarendon 15-10, 8-1; Wheeler 15-12, 4-5.
Shamrock 5 11 23 35
Wellington 11 33 46 64
S- A. Peevey 11, Caden Peevey 8. W- Bryant Tarver 16, Braylon Tarver 14. Records: Shamrock 6-18, 2-7; Wellington 20-4, 8-1.
Quanah 11 31 50 65
Memphis 4 21 29 45
Q- Jason Sanchez 20, Brennan Thomas 15. M- Flores 18, Garcia 13, Vitela 11. Records: Quanah 19-15, 4-5; Memphis 3-20, 1-8.
District 3-2A
Farwell 0 19 33 43
Panhandle 15 22 29 40
F- Alec Atkinson 12, Corey Stancell 11. P- Landyn Hack 15. Records: Farwell 24-4, 9-0; Panhandle 19-7, 7-2.
Boys Ranch 5 16 31 40
Vega 16 40 57 70
BR- Grant Blackwell 12, David Blackwell 9. V- Diego Martinez 14, Logan Mason 12, Slade Fowler 10, Joaquin Segovia 10. Records: Boys Ranch 10-15, 2-7; Vega 16-12, 5-4.
Bovina 55, Highland Park 26
District 1-1A
Follett 26 44 64 78
McLean 7 16 22 33
F- Watson 19, Meeks 14, Barton 11. M- Ketana 16, Salazar 15. Records: Follett 24-6, 11-0; McLean 10-13, 7-4.
Lefors 12 27 32 53
Kelton 12 26 46 63
L- Tergareon 25, Hill 15. K- Parks 17, Longoria 10. Records: Lefors 5-13, 3-8; Kelton 12-11, 2-9.
Fort Elliott 73, Darrouzett 41
District 2-1A
Hedley 14 32 42 51
Valley 9 41 62 78
H- Booth 25, Bond 13, Weatherford 10. V- Cruz 18, Taylor 13, Hartman 10. Record: Hedley 12-10, 4-6; Valley 19-11, 7-3.
Groom 11 23 35 40
Silverton 10 27 47 67
G- Weinheimer 9. S- Alanis 21, Francis 13, Ortiz 12, Estes 10. Records: Groom 13-11, 7-3; Silverton 15-9, 10-0.
White Deer 51, Claude 47
District 4-1A
Happy 14 23 47 74
Lazbuddie 2 11 11 15
H- Reyes 25, Moore 24. L- Russell 5. Records: Happy 19-8, 8-2. Lazbuddie 2-22, 0-10.
Hart 2 18 29 31
Nazareth 24 43 61 79
H- Dominguez 10. N- Heiman 22, Birkenfeld 13. Schulte 11. Records: Nazareth 21-7, 10-0; Hart 10-13, 3-7.
Springlake-Earth 66, Kress 41