MONDAY AND TUESDAY’S BI-DISTRICT QUICK HITS

Clarendon gets by Vega in opening round

The Clarendon Lady Broncos have picked up where they left off last year, opening the UIL playoffs with a 52-41 win over Vega in a Class 2A Division II bi-district game Monday night at the Amarillo High Activity Center.

The Lady Broncos (22-11) are now getting a big test against New Home in the area round, which is set for 6 p.m. Thursday at Floydada High School. The Lady Leopards (24-10) ran past Bovina 57-16 on Monday.

Clarendon was able to a fast start, going up 12-3 in the first quarter and then took a 23-13 lead into halftime. The second half was more of the same, as the Lady Broncos led 38-28 after three on the way to the win.

Senior post Kate Shaw was strong inside, scoring a team-high 16 points for Clarendon. Teammates Kenidee Hayes and Gracie Ellis both added 10.

Despite the loss Vega (22-9) standout Khloe Griffitt had a game-high 17 points.

Perryton gets first playoff win in five years

The Perryton Rangerettes ran with the momentum of winning a seeding game against West Plains last week by taking down Fort Stockton 58-41 in a UIL Class 4A Division II bi-district matchup Monday night at Lubbock-Cooper High School.

The win is the first playoff victory for Perryton since 2021. The Rangerettes (14-21) now await the Hart Science Academy-Clint winner in the area round.

Payton Schilling, Mallee Vela and Brooklyn Kile paced Perryton in the win over Fort Stockton. Schilling finished with a team-best 19 points, as Vela added 12 and Kile dropped in 11.

MONDAY AND TUESDAY’S TOP PERFORMERS

• Frenship advanced to the area round of the playoffs for the 11th straight year after beating El Paso Eastwood 71-61 on Monday in a Class 6A Division II bi-district clash. Jada Jackson and Addisyn Bollinger did the damage, combining for 51 points for the Lady Tigers. Jackson made 11 field goals on her way to a game-high 26 points while Bollinger added 25 points behind an impressive seven, 3-pointers.

• Claude’s Briar Behrens was a mismatch in a 64-28 win against Booker during a bi-district clash Monday. Behrens bullied Booker, finishing the night with 33 points. Behrens drained four, 3-pointers, went 7-of-9 from the free-throw line, on top of seven steals and six boards.

• Texline’s Jada Clay was on fire, knocking down five, 3-pointers on the way to a game-high 30 points in the Lady Tornadoes 67-23 win over Silverton.

• Tayleeh Meander went off for 27 points to lift the Palo Duro Lady Dons to a 46-35 win over District 4-5A champion, Abilene Wylie, in the Class 5A Division II bi-district round.

• Tascosa cruised to a 103-28 bi-district victory against Abilene Cooper on Monday thanks to Nic’Kiyah Fisher’s 19 points.

• Preslie Wall of Idalou dropped in 17 points as the Lady Wildcats rolled past Childress in the bi-district round 63-34.

• Wellington’s Brynlee Proffit dominated the entire night, going for a game-high 25 points in a 63-31 thumping of Stratford in a bi-district contest.

• Emme Easterwood of Abernathy went for a team-best 16 points in a lopsided 75-44 victory against Olton in the opening round Monday.

• Payton Merkel made quite the playoff debut for Gruver, pouring in 23 points as the Lady Hounds took down Wheeler 69-37.

• Groom’s Taylor Ritter posted 22 points to lead the Lady Tigers to a 47-34 Class 1A bi-district win against Fort Elliott.

MONDAY AND TUESDAY’S BI-DISTRICT SCORES

Class 6A
Division II 

Frenship 71, El Paso Eastwood 61 

Class 5A 
Division I 

Tascosa 103, Abilene Cooper 28 
Wichita Falls Legacy 45, Amarillo High 43 

Division II 

Monterey 68, Wichita Falls Memorial 24
Palo Duro 46, Abilene Wylie 35

Class 4A
Division I 

Canyon 67, Andrews 27 
Seminole 56, Hereford 35 
Lubbock Estacado 48, Brownwood 46
Frenship Memorial 58, Stephenville 31

Division II 

Randall 36, Midland Greenwood 19 
Perryton 58, Fort Stockton 41 
Brock 64, Levelland 35
Lubbock-Cooper Liberty 42, Glen Rose 29

Class 3A  
Division I

Bushland 60, Littlefield 58
Shallowater 57, Dalhart 34

Division II 

Canadian 45, Slaton 44 
Idalou 63, Childress 34

Class 2A
Division I 

Wellington 63, Stratford 31 
Panhandle 69, Spearman 35 
New Deal 53, Hale Center 49
Abernathy 75, Olton 44 

Division II 

Gruver 69, Wheeler 37 
Clarendon 52, Vega 41 
Farwell 60, Floydada 13 
New Home 57, Bovina 16 

Class 1A  
Division I 

Miami 34, Shamrock 33
Claude 64, Booker 28 
Hartley 32, Happy 26
Kress 61, Boys Ranch 23 
Valley 53, Crosbyton 32 

Division II 

Groom 47, Fort Elliott 34
White Deer 52, Follett 36 
Texline 67, Silverton 23 
Nazareth 74, Wildorado 22 

TAPPS Class 2A 
Area round 

First Baptist Academy 32, San Jacinto Christian Academy 28