Highland Park’s Hunter Nicholas scored a career-high 43 points during a District 2-2A game against Panhandle on Friday. The Panthers were able to hold off the Hornets, 73-69. [John Moore/ Press Pass Sports]
District 2-2A gets better and better
It sounds like a broken record but how good is District 2-2A? All three games Friday night came down to within five points of less. Memphis nearly pulled an upset on Clarendon, falling 58-53. Panhandle had five players in double-digits to hold off Highland Park, 73-69, and Wheeler closed out Wellington 43-39 on the road. It should be a very entertaining second half of district play.
Is Pampa back?
The Harvesters closed out the first half of District 4-4A with a 79-40 rout of rival Perryton. Senior standout Chase Landers had another magnificent night scoring a game-high 30 points. Pampa closes out the first half of district with a perfect 4-0 mark, and are 24-5 overall. The Harvesters are showing shades of the Pampa teams of the 1990‘s led by former coach Robert Hale. Landers maybe the best player at the school since former Texas Tech star, Rayford Young, who is also the father of Atlanta Hawks guard, Trae Young.
Friday’s top performers
Despite a tough 73-69 loss to Panhandle, Highland Park’s Hunter Nicholas went off for a career-high 43 points for the Hornets.
Randall’s Kainan Thomas scored 24 points to lead the Raiders to a key, 75-69, District 3-5A win against Plainview.
Canadian forward Josh Culwell chipped in 27 during a 83-58 win against Tulia on Friday.
Vega’s Ryan Grawunder went 5-of-8 from downtown, scoring a game-high 31 points during the Longhorns 75-54 home victory against Olton.
Camden Sperry and Arik Coile each poured in 17 as Happy downed Wildorado 64-25. Sperry was the hot from the perimeter, knocking down 5-of-6 shots from 3-point land.
Boys scoreboard
District 2-6A
Tascosa 19 33 50 69
Odessa High 12 17 34 47
T— D.K. Alexander 16, Elijah Rodriguez 16, Donnie Sutton 16, Isaiah Johnson 10. OHS— Willis 17, Brown 10. Records: Tascosa 19-6, 4-1; OHS 12-18, 1-4.
Odessa Permian 73, Midland High 57
Frenship 85, Midland Lee 39
District 3-5A
Plainview 21 37 49 69
Randall 21 41 62 75
P— Jackson 29, Hauk 12, Martinez 12
R— Thomas 24, Ovalle 19, Heider 15, Gutz 12. Records: Plainview 11-16, 3-9; Randall 14-14, 6-6.
Palo Duro 17 34 47 53
Monterey 18 39 54 62
PD— Udoh 20, Mohamed 12. M— Tipton 13, Johnson 12. Records: Palo Duro 14-6, 8-3; Monterey 17-11, 9-3.
Caprock 11 30 37 58
Lub. High 11 23 35 51
C–– Deeng 19, Chavez 13. L–– Meza 14. Records: Caprock 4-20, 2-10; Lubbock High 3-21, 0-11.
Lubbock Cooper 62, Coronado 26
District 3-4A
Lamesa 12 21 31 36
Canyon 15 33 46 55
L— Jonathan Davis 11, Derek Guajardo 10. C—Stephen Ferguson 17, Miles Huffhines 12, Brock Corman 11. Records: Lamesa 11-15, 0-4; Canyon 17-9, 4-0.
Estacado 14 21 30 45
Hereford 9 23 34 57
E— Kiante Williams 11. H— Blake Walker 21,
Kaleb Larra 19. Records: Estacado 21-8, 2-2; Hereford 15-12, 2-2.
District 4-4A
Perryton 9 17 28 40
Pampa 18 43 66 79
Per— Davis 13. P— Chase Landers 30, Cason Floyd 17. Records: Perryton 12-9, 1-3; Pampa 24-5, 4-0.
Borger 8 19 32 43
Dumas 12 29 40 59
B— Wyatt Gillman 11. D— Aiden Venzor 20, Kyle Stroebel 12. Records: Borger 14-11, 0-4; Dumas 19-9, 2-2.
District 1-3A
Dimmitt 10 21 33 46
Bushland 19 37 47 59
D–– Saenz 20, Carpio 10. B–– Welch 14, Mosley 12. Records: Bushland 15-7, 9-0. Dimmitt 14-12, 6-3.
Canadian 21 33 59 83
Tulia 8 29 39 58
C–– Culwell 27, B. Koetting 18, J. Koetting. T–– McCaslin 15. Records: Canadian 9-2, 8-1; Tulia 20-9, 4-5.
River Road 15 29 38 53
Friona 12 23 35 47
R–– Gillum 16, McCormick 10. F–– Chavira 15, Grado 11. Records: River Road 6-18, 4-5; Friona 3-17, 0-9.
Muleshoe 7 14 27 36
Spearman 12 31 48 54
M–– Barron 12. S–– Wilkerson 26, Black 14. Records: Spearman 14-12, 4-5; Muleshoe 7-17, 1-8.
District 8-3A
Childress 15 25 42 58
Bowie 9 19 33 42
C— Matthew Cochran 14, Devron Sims 10. B—
Trevor Van 8, Braden Armstrong 8. Records: Childress 19-5, 5-0; Bowie 4-18, 1-4.
District 1-2A
Boys Ranch 6 7 10 22
Gruver 27 50 60 74
BR— Douglas. G— Jalin Conyers 18, Carter Armes 13. Records: B. Ranch 7-10, 1-4; Gruver 20-4, 5-0.
Stratford 24 35 47 61
Fritch 5 14 28 34
S— Iuden Romero 12, Brit McQuitty 10, Anastacio Ibarra 10. SF— Smith 12, Hardy 10. Records: Stratford 6-4, 4-1; S-Fritch 12-15, 2-3.
WT High 11 24 31 42
Sunray 4 20 29 47
WT— Jaren Adams 11, Daniel Evans 10. S— Debord 16 Lust 12. Records: WT High 7-10, 2-3; Sunray 5-17, 1-4.
District 2-2A
Memphis 5 27 40 53
Clarendon 16 34 48 58
M— Yarbrough 21, Anderson 14. C— Penigar 23, Thompson 13. Records: Memphis 14-9, 1-4; Clarendon 18-6, 5-0.
Panhandle 16 34 40 73
H. Park 19 33 49 69
P— Dylan Segura 13, Landyn Hack 13, Reynolds 13, Zion Mercer 13, Wes Jones 10. HP— Hunter Nicholas 43, Ethan Morris 16. Records: Panhandle 14-14, 2-3; Highland Park 15-11, 1-4.
Wheeler 11 17 32 43
Wellington. 6 15 26 39
Whe— Bailey 19, Andrade 13. Wel— Combs 14, Harris 7. Records: Wheeler 18-7, 4-1; Wellington 11-9, 2-3.
District 3-2A
Olton 9 21 34 54
Vega 22 35 54 75
O–– Allcorn 12. V–– Grawunder 31, Kirkland 14, Calhoun 14. Records: Vega 20-5, 4-0; Olton 16-10, 3-1.
Bovina 2 10 10 20
Farwell 10 24 44 61
B–– Munoz 7. F–– Waldrop 14. Records: Farwell 17-8, 2-2; Bovina 5-11, 1-3.
District 1-1A
Miami 19 25 37 48
Fort Elliott 25 47 55 72
M–– Benge 12. F–– York 26, Long 15. Records: Fort Elliott 11-11, 6-1; Miami 7-8, 4-4.
Booker 12 37 51 64
Darrouzett 7 19 25 40
B–– I. Banuelos 24, A. Banuelos 15. D–– Zubia 14, Bonilla 13, Wheatley 11. Records: Booker 12-12, 8-0; Darrouzett 11-8, 3-5.
Kelton 20 35 45 52
Higgins 10 10 21 29
H–– Ja. Woods 17, Jo. Woods 8. K–– Herndon 18, Carey 17. Records: Kelton 13-5, 5-3; Higgins 1-16, 0-8.
District 2-1A
Shamrock 13 28 42 60
Claude 8 20 23 42
C–– Moreno 10. S–– Patel 17, Jernigan 16. Records: Shamrock 17-10, 6-2; Claude 10-9, 4-4.
McLean defeats Lefors 72-24
Hedley 6 12 22 26
Groom 14 26 36 44
H–– J Booth 9, I Booth 8. G–– Ward 13, Kuelher 11. Records: Groom 12-1, 6-1; Hedley 12-11, 1-6.
District 3-1A
Nazareth 6 19 38 44
Hartley 11 17 19 30
N–– Cleavinger 18, Van Dijk 11. H–– Ellis 9, Green 9. Records: Nazareth 21-7, 9-0; Hartley 15-10, 4-4.
Happy 26 34 47 64
Wildorado 5 11 17 25
H–– Sperry 17, Coile 17. W–– Mason 9. Records: Happy 13-15, 6-3. Wildorado 6-17, 2-7.
Texline 32 61 72 78
Adrian 5 5 13 22
T–– Lozano 20, Espino 16, W. Luther 16, C. Luther 12. Records: Texline 20-5, 8-1; Adrian 5-17, 0-8.