Amarillo High guard Zeryhia Aokuso (21) goes over Tascosa defenders during a District 3-5A clash at the AHS Activity Center on Tuesday. [Ben Jenkins/ Press Pass Sports]
AHS stays hot
The No. 2 Amarillo High Lady Sandies rang in 2021 with a convincing 78-61 victory of crosstown rival Tascosa on Tuesday night.
AHS had five players score in double figures led by Briley Barnes 16 points, followed by Rachel Haase’s 15 points. The Lady Sandies are now 2-0 in district and 11-1 overall. Tascosa drops to 7-10, 1-1.
Lynxettes nab big road win
Spearman held off Bushland 42-39 in a thrilling District 1-3A opener. In a battle of two teams expected to compete for the district title this matchup didn’t disappoint. Both teams came out firing as the Lady Falcons took a 26-23 lead into halftime. But the second half was a different story, as the Lynxettes defense held Bushland to 13 second half points. Yasmin Anguiano of Spearman all scorers with 16 points. Bushland’s Taryn Shultz had a team-high 13. The Lynxettes are now 9-5, 1-0, while Bushland is 8-6, 0-1.
Tuesday’s top performers
Highland Park’s Cassie McGlurg poured in 25 points to lead the Lady Hornets to a 39-34 overtime win against River Road.
Mattie Boyd and Briley Merket combined for 36 points during Canadian‘s 50-40 win against Dalhart. Boyd and Merket each had 18.
Presley Agee of Farwell put up 22 of Farwell’s 44 points to help the Lady Blue get past Olton 44-35 for a win in the District 3-2A opener.
District 3-5A
Tascosa 19 31 51 61
Amarillo High 16 43 67 78
T— Johnson 22, Carter 18. AHS— Briley Barnes 16, Rachel Haase 15, Amaia Chiles 14, McKenzie Smith 12, Zeryhia Aokuso 10. Records: Tascosa 7-10, 1-1; AHS 11-1, 2-0.
Randall 12 24 30 46
Caprock 8 24 34 51
R— Kailee Benton 20, Mariah Williams 9. C— Strong 14, Preciado 11. Records: Randall 9-7, 7-12, 0-2; Caprock 6-10, 1-1.
Plainview 45, Palo Duro 35
Record: Palo Duro 12-4, 0-2.
District 4-4A
Canyon 13 37 57 68
Hereford 15 20 27 34
C— Winfrey 17, Callahan 13. H— Stow 15, Skiles 8. Records: Canyon 14-1, 1-0; Hereford 8-5, 1-0.
Pampa 1 4 6 16
Dumas 10 20 28 46
P— Ariel Lacher 8. D— Kamryn Cox 11, Sheda Madit 11. Records: Pampa 0-12, 0-1; Dumas 6-12, 1-0.
Borger 7 14 18 29
Perryton 18 26 45 65
B— Northcutt 11. P— Merkel 20, Perez 15. Records: Perryton 8-5, 1-0.
District 1-3A
Spearman 11 23 32 42
Bushland 11 26 32 39
S— Anguiano 16, Pipkin 11. B— Shultz 13, Troxell 8. Records: Spearman 9-5, 1-0; Bushland 8-6, 0-1.
Dalhart 12 19 37 40
Canadian 14 33 39 50
D— Marquez 10, Davilla 10. C— Mattie Boyd 18, Briley Merket 18. Records: Dalhart 12-5, 0-1; Canadian 14-2, 1-0.
River Road 8 16 23 32 34
Highland Park 5 18 22 32 39
RR— Kiser 14, Carrillo 9. HP— McClurg 25, Kosechata 9. Records: R. Road 2-13, 0-1; H. Park 3-8, 1-0.
District 2-3A
Childress 21 28 42 54
Idalou 21 35 44 75
C— Grace Foster 22, Lily Stephens 8. I— Taylor Houston 20, Bo Heard 17. Record: Childress 5-6, 2-2.
Tulia 7 16 27 38
Slaton 16 21 28 39
T— Vivianna Ramirez 16, Karee white 10. Records: Tulia 7-10, 0-4.
Lub. Roosevelt 3 14 18 25
Abernathy 10 22 7 6 — 35
R— Kassidi Benavides 11. A— Chanie Chambers 12. Record: Abernathy 9-8, 1-3.
District 1-2A
Gruver 25 38 66 87
WT High 15 24 26 41
G— Bailey Maupin 23, Brenna Butler 21, Callie Conyers 15. WT— Watkins 16, Griffin 13. Records: Gruver 12-2, 1-0.
Stratford 17 34 47 64
Sanford-Fritch 5 8 12 18
Str— Ashton Lavake 15, Reaghan Audrain 10
SF— K. Vaughn 6. Records: Stratford 10-6, 1-0; S.Fritch 6-6, 0-1.
District 2-2A
Panhandle 25 48 65 86
Shamrock 5 11 19 22
P— Jones 20, Ford 20, Sides 15. S— Shields 15. Record: Panhandle 14-2, 2-0; Shamrock 6-8, 0-1.
Wheeler 12 25 31 44
Clarendon 22 39 53 62
W— Adams 9, Baylon 9. C— Benson 27, Bellar 8. Records: Clarendon 9-5, 2-0.
District 3-2A
Farwell 15 23 39 44
Olton 8 15 25 35
F— Presley Agee 22, Jaelyn Smith 9. O— Moak 15, Ramirez 6. Records: Farwell 11-8, 1-0; Olton 5-6, 0-1.
District 1-1A
McLean 10 16 28 44
Miami 6 13 37 47
Mc— Russell 16. Mi— Gorecki 12, Calvert 11.
Records: McLean 6-3, 2-2; Miami 8-5, 4-0.
Booker 21 34 45 54
Lefors 10 21 26 35
B— Godoy 14, Dominguez 14. L— Noondebos 12, Shedd 10. Records: Booker 5-9, 2-3
District 2-1A
Silverton 4 6 15 28
Groom 11 14 15 27
S— Francis 8, Gore 8. G— Aubrey Ritter 16.
Records: Silverton 1-0; Groom 11-6, 0-1
White Deer 29 35 56 76
Hedley 4 10 15 17
W— Teagan Forney 17, Curstin Haiduk 15. H— Lambert 13. Records: White Deer 10-8, 1-0
Claude 18 30 45 61
Valley 13 15 25 33
C— Scoggins 20, Holland 8. V— Cruz 18.
Records: Claude 6-8, 1-0
District 3-1A
Adrian 0 7 10 14
Texline 10 17 28 38
A— Green 9. T— Zoria Andrade 16, Harlie Rolston 11. Records: Texline: 5-5, 2-2
Hartley 8 14 24 29
Wildorado 15 29 40 50
H— Sybesma 18. W— Jessica Merrell 19, Kayla Stephens 13. Records: Wildorado 8-10, 3-2. Hartley 6-3, 3-2.
Happy 18 35 44 54
Channing 4 10 12 21
H— Kenli Johnson 22, Halee Johnson 11. C— Chesna Harbert 18. Records: Happy 11-5, 3-1
Holy Cross 14 21 28 35
Christ The King 11 27 34 41
HC— Atak 14, Aranda 13. CK— Jonathan 13. Record: Holy Cross 6-2.