3 things that happened in Tuesday’s bi-district round
Amarillo ISD makes it a clean sweep
Amarillo High, Tascosa and Palo Duro were all successful to open the UIL Class 5A bi-district round on Friday night.
Amarillo High downed Lubbock-Cooper 60-46, Palo Duro beat Abilene Cooper 50-42 and Tascosa survived Lubbock Coronado 62-59.
The Dons keep their tradition of excellence going under head coach Jeff Evans advancing to the area round for the 21st time in 22 years. Audi Luckey led Palo Duro in the win with 16 points. AHS was led by Braden Hausen’s 16 in the Sandies victory, and the Rebels had a big fourth quarter to hold on against Coronado with Jacorey Fields pouring in a team-high 17.
Follett cracks century mark
Follett opened the Class 1A bi-district round making quite the statement by taking it to Hedly 100-43 on Tuesday night.
In a rare feat, the Panthers piled on the points opening the game with 32 in the first quarter and 58 by halftime. Follett finished with four players in double figures highlighted by Jayden Watson’s 30 points. Teammate Julian Barton scored 19 followed by Maddox Miller’s 17 and Justin Humbert’s 14 points.
Tuesday’s top performers
Stratton Potter didn’t show any rust after a two-week layoff piling up 33 points in Texline’s 90-30 win over Hart in the Class 1A bi-district round.
As usual Childress guard Lamont Nickleberry was a highlight for the Bobcats scoring a game-high 18 points to lift the Bobcats past Dalhart 58-46 in the Class 3A bi-district round.
Jefferson Weaver of Gruver had a superb performance with 19 points during the Greyhounds 64-34 victory over Wheeler in a Class 2A bi-district round clash.
Tuesday’s bi-district scores
Class 5A
Tascosa 10 25 44 62
Coronado 16 34 43 59
T– Jacorey Fields 17, Jailyn Sledge 14, Will Dickerson 10. LC– Cam Manahan 21, Tyler Williams 14. Records: Tascosa 17-15; Lubbock Coronado 19-12.
Amarillo High 22 35 46 60
Cooper 14 24 34 46
AHS- Braden Hausen 16, Cooper Pillion 13. LC- Collier 11. Records: Amarillo High 33-4; Lubbock Cooper 27-7.
Palo Duro 11 26 35 50
Cooper 10 23 31 42
PD- Audi Luckey 17, Mayarz 14. AC- Vinsow 19. Records: Palo Duro 18-10; Abilene Cooper 18-13.
Lubbock Monterey 68, Plainview 52
Class 4A
Seminole 8 23 34 46
Hereford 7 15 22 37
S- McCormick 14, Flowers 10. H- Kenyon Loftis 12. Records: Seminole 25-8; Hereford 21-10.
Greenwood 5 24 43 57
West Plains 13 25 39 46
MG- Presley 18, Pierce 13. WP- Rodriguez 14, Killham 10. Records: Midland Greenwood 24-10; West Plains 22-12.
Class 3A
Bushland 14 19 27 32
Abernathy 5 21 32 37
B- Whaley 12. A- Harrell 14. Records: Bushland 17-10; Abernathy 18-11.
Spearman 16 22 38 49
Idaou 13 18 25 27
S- Whiteley 14, Pipkin 13, Garrett 11. I- Kutter 14. Records: Spearman 19-9; Idalou 19-15.
Childress 14 26 34 58
Dalhart 8 15 26 46
C- Lamont Nickleberry 18, Aiden Allen 16. D- Read 14. Records: Childress 23-7; Dalhart 13-17.
Shallowater 22 30 45 62
Canadian 7 17 21 31
S- Trevor Winn 14, Cooper Lusk 12. C- Camren Cavalier 16. Records: Shallowater 23-3; Canadian 7-9.
Dimmitt 72, Alpine 47
Littlefield 45, Stanton 30
Lamesa 76, Crane 41
Brownfield 61, Tornillo 56
Class 2A
Gruver 20 38 55 64
Wheeler 6 11 24 34
G- Jefferson Weaver 19, Sutton Ward 11, Colt Mathews 11. W- Levi Ashurst 8. Records: Gruver 26-9; Wheeler 15-15.
Stratford 4 14 30 48
Quanah 10 18 32 42
S- Freddie Duarte 11, Tony Duran 10. Q- Thomas 16. Records: Stratford 16-13; Quanah 20-17.
Farwell 16 35 61 70
Hale Center 4 11 26 38
F- Corey Stanell 16, Ryder McElroy 13, Braddock Foster 11. HC- Aidan Baldridge 8. Records: Farwell 26-4; Hale Center 13-15.
Olton 19 33 49 67
Vega 12 23 40 51
O- Martinez 23, Urbina 20. V- Logan Mason 13, Slade Fowler 12. Records: Olton 25-6; Vega 18-13.
New Deal 76, Panhandle 43
Floydada 75, Bovina 67
Class 1A
Groom 7 26 35 55
Miami 9 17 29 49
G- Stephen Kuelher 19, Blayne Shuck 13, Ryan Weinheimer 12. M- Caden Baught 16, Haiden Thompson 14. Records: Groom 14-12; Miami 19-8.
Follett 31 52 78 100
Hedley 11 22 35 43
F- Jayden Watson 30, Julian Barton 19, Maddox Miller 17, Justin Humbert 14. H- Josh Booth 29, Cody Bond 8. Records: Follett 27-6; Hedley 12-11
Texline 21 43 68 90
Hart 10 18 26 30
T- Potter 33, Clay 14, Alston 13. H- Dominguez 12. Records: Texline 29-4; Hart 10-14.
Wildorado 10 16 34 48
S-Earth 8 19 32 42
W- Swayde Cleavinger 16, Braddeck Darnell 11. Records: Wildorado 25-8; Springlake-Earth 12-14.