Happy’s Camden Sperry shoots a free-throw during the Cowboys thrilling 41-40 win against District 3-1A rival Wildorado on Tuesday night. [Tom Carver/ Press Pass Sports]
Cowboys stun Wildorado
Happy kept its playoff hopes alive rallying from behind to stun Wildorado 41-40 in a very entertaining District 3-1A game at Wildorado on Tuesday.
The Cowboys found themselves down by eight points with just over three minutes to play. Happy started chipping away, eventually tying the game, 40-40, when Jimmy Reyes knocked down a huge 3-pointer with 25 seconds. Moments later, point guard Camden Sperry stole the ball from the Mustangs and was fouled. Sperry hit the eventual game-winner by making one of his two free-throws, giving Happy a 41-40 lead with 17 seconds to play. Wildorado had one final chance but Swayde Cleavinger’s 3-pointer came up no good at the buzzer.
Happy improves to 7-7 overall and 4-4 in district. Wildorado falls to 16-5, 6-3. The Mustangs currently hold the third and final playoff spot behind Nazareth and Texline.
Arik Coile led the Cowboys with 12 points, followed by Sperry’s eight. Mustang standout Cleavinger led all scorers with 18.
Canyon holds off Perryton
Canyon made a long road trip up north worth it by holding off Perryton, 44-40, in a key District 4-4A matchup Tuesday night in Perryton.
The Eagles took the lead for good by halftime, never relinquishing the advantage the rest of the way despite an outstanding effort from the Rangers. Sophomore Kemper Jones was vital for the Eagles around the basket scoring a game-high 15 points.
Canyon (12-7 overall) also clinches a Class 4A playoff spot moving to 5-0 in district. Perryton falls to 8-7, 3-2.
Tuesday’s top performers
Amarillo High star Brendan Hausen racked up 22 as the Sandies downed rival Tascosa 60-36.
Nathan Welch kept Bushland undefeated in district scoring a game-best 26 points as the Falcons soared past Dalhart, 54-34.
Stratford’s Trever Bell had a career-high 30 points for the Elks during a 51-23 victory against West Texas High.
District 3-5A
Tascosa 11 16 25 36
Amarillo High 13 30 48 60
T— Ashraf Bartram 9, L’Travian Brown 8. AHS— Brendan Hausen 22, Owen Boyett 10. Records: Tascosa 5-15, 2-3. Amarillo High 15-2, 5-0.
Plainview 18 38 70 91
Palo Duro 21 43 66 83
P— Dolf Martinez 26, Jayvian Lawson 19, Caleb Lusk 18, Austin Hauk 12, Karomo Collins 10. PD— Kadden Price 24, Cutter Camp 21, Jelani Mohamed 20. Records: Plainview 8-13, 2-3. Palo Duro 14-3, 2-3.
Randall 13 24 43 58
Caprock 10 18 20 31
R— Thomas 15, Ovalle 11, Omeire 10. C— Nziza 10. Records: Randall 17-2, 4-1; Caprock 7-8, 0-5.
District 4-4A
Canyon 4 20 37 44
Perryton 7 15 28 40
C— Kemper Jones 15, Cunningham 9. P— Stevens 10, Rigdon 9. Records: Canyon 12-7, 5-0; Perryton 8-7, 3-2.
Dumas 6 27 37 53
Hereford 8 23 46 67
D— Reynaga 23, Kelso 11. H— Kaleb Larra 21,
Blake Walker 15, Chris Ball 13. Records: Dumas 13-7, 2-3; Hereford 16-4, 4-1.
Borger 11 24 34 46 56 59
Pampa 17 27 39 46 56 65
B— Chambers 22. P— Floyd 24, Perez 16. Records: Borger 4-14, 0-5; Pampa 7-9, 1-4.
District 1-3A
Dalhart 12 16 25 34
Bushland 9 27 45 54
D— Beckner 10, Trujillo 7. B— Welch 26, Sutterfield 12. Records: Dalhart 9-10, 3-2; Bushland 13-4, 5-0.
Spearman 12 30 46 55
River Road 5 11 20 32
S— Wilkerson 24, Garnett 8. RR— McCormick 8. Records: Spearman 10-4, 3-2; River Road 4-10, 0-5.
Canadian 16 29 51 63
Highland Park 9 18 27 36
C— Reagan Cochran 20, Joshua Culwell 11, Trace Mitchell 10, Jake Krehbiel 10. HP— Toe 10, Camorlinga 8. Records: Canadian 4-4, 3-2. Highland Park 7-9, 1-4.
District 2-3A
Childress 10 22 39 54
Shallowater 16 30 54 67
C— Lamont Nickelberry 12, Aiden Allen 11. S— Kieran Elliot 18, Jakari Davis 13. Records: Childress 9-5, 4-3; Shallowater 15-3, 8-0.
Tulia 18 30 40 48
Idalou 7 16 23 38
T— McCaslin 14, Garcia 10. I— Stanton 20, Hall 9. Records: Tulia 4-4, 8-8. Idalou 4-11, 1-7.
Lubbock Roosevelt 67, Slaton 40
District 3-3A
Dimmitt 5 18 30 42
Littlefield 7 18 28 40
D— Acqtavian Baty 8, CJ Willey 7. Records: Dimmitt 8-7, 5-0; Littlefield 11-8, 4-3.
Friona 10 15 26 43
Muleshoe 12 25 36 59
F— Husted 13. M— Velasquez 15, Torres 13. Records: Friona 1-12, 0-9; Muleshoe 5-9, 2-5.
Brownfield 55, Denver City 39
District 1-2A
Stratford 21 33 39 51
WT High 9 14 22 23
S— Trever Bell 30. WT— Browning 10. Records: Stratford 6-8, 2-2; WT High 4-8, 0-4.
Sunray 8 18 31 55
S. Fritch 8 15 35 58
S— Packenbush 14. SF— Watson 24, Cunningham 17. Records: Sunray 11-8, 1-3; S. Fritch 9-6, 3-1.
District 2-2A
Wheeler 12 14 32 44
Shamrock 8 22 29 41
W— Pichardo 18, Oliveras 16. S— Wright 16. Records: Wheeler 12-5, 4-2; Shamrock 9-8, 1-5.
Wellington 9 12 16 26
Clarendon 15 29 52 66
W— Nation 5. C— Thompson 18, Penigar 12. Records: Wellington 5-7, 2-4; Clarendon 14-4, 6-0.
Panhandle 22 45 62 72
Memphis 8 20 21 34
P— Dylan Segura 15, Landyn Hack 14, Wes Jones 12, Zion Mercer 10; M— Luna 18. Records: Panhandle 13-4, 5-1; Memphis 4-12, 0-6.
District 3-2A
Farwell 19 29 46 64
Vega 11 15 24 33
F— Hester 12, Mora 10. V— Brorman 16, Grawunder 10. Records: Farwell 20-2, 3-1; Vega 4-9, 1-3.
Olton 85, Bovina 53
District 1-1A
Fort Elliott 10 18 25 42
Follett 11 21 33 51
FE— Bordaron 16, Goad 12. Fol— Franks 18, Camacho 11. Records: Fort Elliott 6-7, 4-3; Follett 6-2, 4-2.
Miami 39, Booker 27
Darrouzet 54, McLean 36
District 2-1A
Valley 17 22 37 48
Hedley 8 24 33 47
V— Hartman 18, Pigg 10 H— Porton 12, Harper 11. Records: Valley 13-7, 5-0. Hedley 10-4, 3-2.
White Deer 44, Silverton 42
Claude 8 16 24 28
Groom 7 17 38 55
C— Bradford 8. G— Lamb 21, Kuehler 18.
Records: Claude 0-13, 0-5. Groom 6-4, 4-1.
District 3-1A
Happy 11 19 27 41
Wildorado 10 20 33 40
H— Coile 12, Sperry 8. W— Cleavinger 18, Albracht 8. Records: Happy 7-7, 4-4. Wildorado 16-5, 6-3
Adrian 6 11 18 24
Nazareth 31 50 72 96
A— Brate 10. N— Betzen 21, Moore 17, Cleavinger 17, Dyer 13. Records: Adrian 6-12, 1-7. Nazareth 14-7, 7-0.
Hartley 8 19 27 39
Texline 34 51 80 101
H— Chavira 9. T— W. Luther 21, Lozano 19, Potter 17, Espino 14, C. Luther 10, Montes 10.
Records: Hartley 2-5, 2-5; Texline 15-3, 7-1.