Gruver guard Bailey Maupin gets out in transition against Olton during a Class 2A Area round game on Tuesday night at the Caprock Activity Center. [Trevor Fleeman/ Press Pass Sports]
Class 2A Area
No. 1 Gruver dominates Olton to stay unbeaten
Gruver backed up its No. 1-ranking once again in a dominating way absolutely dismantling Olton 78-22 during a Class 2A Area round game at the Caprock Activity Center on Tuesday night.
The Lady Hounds run their perfect record to an impressive 28-0 on the season, while Olton finishes at 14-19.
Gruver is all set to clash in a much awaited contest with No. 9-ranked Panhandle (27-8) in the regional quarterfinals at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Dumas. This is a rematch of last year’s third round where the Ettes beat the Lady Hounds 58-43 in Pampa.
Texas Tech signee, Bailey Maupin, set the tone early for Gruver against Olton scoring 12 of her 20 points in the first half. For a second straight outing, Lady Hound junior, Kimber Whitehead, had a stellar shooting performance scoring 20 points to go with Maupin. Brenna Butler added 16, followed by senior Camryn Armes with 12.
Gruver 26 44 59 78
Olton 6 8 20 22
G— Bailey Maupin 20, Kimber Whitehead 20, Brenna Butler 16, Camryn Armes 12. O— Olivia Cox 7, Shaylee Leathers 6. Records: Gruver 28-0; Olton 14-19.
Panhandle pummels Lockney
The No. 9-ranked Panhandle Ettes will head to the Class 2A Regional Quarterfinals for a seventh straight season.
Panhandle had no issues taking down Lockney in an area matchup 71-34 on Thursday night at the Joe Lombard Gymnasium in Canyon.
Panhandle (27-8) is now set to face No. 1 Gruver (28-0) in a highly anticipated rematch of last year’s third round game at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Dumas.
Thursday’s game was never close. The Ettes jumped out to a 21-10 first quarter lead, pushing the advantage to 42-16 by halftime. Panhandle used strong defense and balanced scoring to earn the victory. Kate Kuehler put up a game-high 17 points for Panhndle, followed by Grace Sims with 15. Teammates Sydney Adee and Kandlin Ford each had 13, and Leah Sherwood tallied 10.
Lockney ends its year at 24-9.
Panhandle 21 42 57 74
Lockney 10 16 28 31
P— Kate Kuehler 17, Grace Sims 15, Sydney Adee 13, Kandin Ford 13, Leah Sherwood 10. L— Adriana Villarreal 12. Records: Panhandle 27-8; Lockney 24-9.
Lady Skyrockets blast past Farwell
Wellington took another step forward toward forward a deep playoff run taking out Farwell 58-39 in a Class 2A Area round matchup at Randall High School on Thursday night.
West Texas A&M signee, Kyla Kane, was a mismatch for Farwell leading all scorers pouring in 22 points. Teammate Asia Shrubbs gave the No. 10-ranked Lady Skyrockets an extra boost to put them over top chipping in 13 points.
It was a tight contest after the first quarter, but Wellington pulled away thanks to 19-9 second quarter run to take a 30-19 lead into halftime. Once the Lady Skyrockets gained a comfortable advantage, they were able to keep Farwell at arm’s length the remainder of the night.
Wellington (27-7) advances to the regional quarterfinals for a fourth straight year, and will now await Friday’s Clarendon-Bovina winner.
Farwell ends a great season at 28-6.
Farwell 10 19 27 39
Wellington 11 30 40 58
F— Landry Rickey 21. W— Kyla Kane 22, Asia Shrubbs 13. Records: Farwell 28-6; Wellington 27-7.
Class 3A Area
Top-ranked Canadian routs Littlefield
Canadian continued to live up to its No. 1 ranking, taking control of the game in the first half and not letting up to rout Littlefield 58-31 at Bushland, setting up a big region quarterfinal showdown next week.
The Lady Wildcats (33-1) will face No. 7 Shallowater (30-2) next Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Caprock. Shallowater advanced by beating Muleshoe 78-32 on Thursday.
Just like against Abernathy in the bidistrict round, Canadian wasn’t seriously threatened by Littlefield (22-11). They put the clamps on defensively in taking a 36-9 halftime lead.
Briley Merket led the Lady Wildcats with a game-high 19 points. The senior also achieved a special milestone going over 1,000 points for her career in the victory. Senior teammate Mattie Boyd added 18. Madison McNeese led Littlefield with 12 points.
Canadian 16 36 54 58
Littlefield 6 9 18 31
C— Briley Merket 19, Mattie Boyd 18. L— Madison McNeese 12. Records: Canadian 33-1, Littlefield 22-11.
Bushland crushes Denver City
Bushland didn’t waste much time against Denver City, taking a big early lead and coasting to a 62-25 victory at Floydada to advance to the region quarterfinals next week.
Unlike their bidistrict win over Childress, the Lady Falcons (24-7) didn’t struggle early offensively against Denver City (15-20), taking a 20-6 lead in the first quarter. Emma Troxell got untracked early this time, scoring six points in the first quarter as Bushland never looked back, giving up only two points in the third quarter to take a 35-8 halftime lead.
Ellie Frye led Bushland with 14 points while Charley Spinks came off the bench to score 12 and Troxell finished with 11. The Lady Falcons will play the winner of Friday’s game between Brownfield and Idalou next week.
Bushland 20 35 53 62
Denver City 6 8 19 25
B— Ellie Frye 14, Charley Spinks 12, Emma Troxell 11. DC— M. Soto 9, S. Roberts 6. Records: Bushland 24-7; Denver City 15-20.
Class 4A Area
Dumas falls to Seminole
The Dumas Demonettes season came to an end at the hands of Seminole 88-41 in an Area round clash on Thursday night in Plainview.
Dumas, which won its first playoff game in six years when the Demonettes beat Lubbock Estacado 42-41 on Monday, finishes the season at 21-13 overall.
Sheda Madit scored a team-high 12 points for Dumas.
Seminole’s Londyn Shain led all scorers with 24 points.
The Maidens (24-4) advance to the regional quarterfinals to face Friday’s Big Spring-Mountain View winner.
Dumas 11 18 30 41
Seminole 21 40 62 88
D— Sheda Madit 12, Kamryn Cox 8. S— Londyn Shain 24, Xoe Rosalez 20 Records: Dumas 21-13; Seminole 24-4.