West Plains wins district debut over Pampa
It couldn’t have been a better district debut at home Friday night for the West Plains Lady Wolves.
West Plains scored the first district win in program history at home, taking an early lead over Pampa and riding defense the rest of the way for a 44-32 victory. The Lady Wolves (4-8, 1-0 in district) held Pampa (8-6, 0-1) to 12 points in the second half.
Brooklyn Pearson scored a game-high 12 points for West Plains, 10 coming in the first half.
Pampa 9 20 24 32
W. Plains 11 27 33 44
P – Magers 10, Buckley 9. WP – Brooklyn Pearson 12, Aaniyah Kitchen 7. Records: Pampa 8-6, 1-0. West Plains 4-8, 1-0.
Canyon crushes Dumas
No. 6 Canyon continued to live up to its ranking in no uncertain terms, as the Lady Eagles established themselves as the team to beat in district by eviscerating Dumas 71-10.
Canyon (11-2, 1-0) never let Dumas get started, as the 13 points the Lady Eagles scored in the first quarter could have held up the whole game. Two Canyon players outscored Dumas by themselves, as Kinley Cornelsen had 15 points and Jaylee Moss scored 12.
Dumas 2 4 8 10
Canyon 13 34 50 71
D – Cox 4, Slanez 4. C – Kinley Cornelsen 15, Jaylee Moss 12. Records: Dumas 5-9, 0-1. Canyon 11-2, 1-0.
Randall routs Borger
Randall got off to a solid district start at home, taking an early lead and steadily increasing it in beating Borger 65-37.
The Lady Raiders (9-7, 1-0) had balanced scoring, as Sadie Sanchez had a game-high 21 points, Ashley Norman scored 12 and Layla Romero added 11. Randall took control defensively in the third quarter, holding Borger (8-2, 0-1) to five points.
Borger 9 22 27 37
Randall 17 32 51 65
B – Loftis 15. R – Sadie Sanchez 21, Ashley Norman 12, Layla Romero 11. Records: Borger 8-2, 0-1. Randall 9-7, 1-0.
Hereford downs Perryton
Defense was the key for Hereford, as the Lady Whitefaces opened district with a 48-33 victory over Perryton.
The Herd (8-8, 1-0) held Perryton (6-9, 0-1) to 12 points in the first half. Azalea Alaniz led Hereford with 10 points.
Perryton 6 12 19 33
Hereford 13 27 40 48
P – Stokes 15. H – Azalea Alaniz 10. Records: Perryton 6-9, 0-1. Hereford 8-8, 1-0.