Gruver clubs Clarendon
The Gruver Greyhounds picked up where they left off in the regular season having no issues opening the UIL Class 2A Division II playoffs cruising past Clarendon 68-34 during a b-district matchup Monday night at McNeely Fieldhouse in Pampa.
The Greyhounds leveled the Broncos early going up 21-8 at the end of the first quarter. With Gruver up 18 at half, the Greyhounds put Clarendon away for good in the third thanks an 18-10 run over those eight minutes.
Jett Pittman was on fire burying six 3-pointers finishing with a game-high 23 points for Gruver. Teammates Mason Lankford and Stephen Cowan both added 12.
Bushland stuns Littlefield in buzzer beating fashion
A floater in the paint from Jordan Mariscal at the buzzer lifted the Bushland Falcons to an exciting 41-39 victory over Littlefield during one of the better Class 3A Division I bi-district matchups Monday night at Dimmitt High School.
With the game tied 39-39, Bushland’s Tripp Purcell had the ball in the paint with time winding down in the game. Facing a double team, the ball slipped out of Purcell’s hands as he went up for a shot. Fortunately for Bushland, the ball landed right into the hands of Mariscal who was able to get the quick floater up right before the buzzer went off and it was good sending the Falcons to the next round.
The Falcons (16-11) are now advancing to the regional quarterfinals to take on Brownfield (25-8) at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Rip Griffin Center on the campus of Lubbock Christian University.
Jenner King paced the Falcons with 18 points as teammate Tagg Thrash adding 16.
Holy Cross Catholic Academy keeps cruising
In a very competitive fast-paced contest, it was Holy Cross Catholic Academy defending home court and moving on as the Mustangs fended off Ovilla Christian 75-72 in a TAPPS Class 2A area round showdown Tuesday.
The Mustangs (29-3 overall) advance to the regional round for the first time in 15 years and are ready to take on Victory Christian Academy (14-8) at a time and place to be determined.
HCCA standout Willy Atak had a monster game pouring in 20 points to go with eight boards and five assists. Mou Tong followed with 17 points, seven assists with five rebounds.
Monday and Tuesday’s top performers
Caleb Moore had a huge outing posting a game-high 26 points that helped give Childress a 57-55 bi-district win against Idalou.
Pampa was able to come away with a thrilling 73-69 overtime win against Fort Stockton in the Class 4A Division II bi-district round Tuesday. Dalton Booth played a key role with 20 points for the Harvesters.
Randall got off on the right foot to open the Class 4A Division II playoffs blowing out Midland Greenwood 78-41. Tayesen Combs and Tim Perez finished with 15 points apiece in the victory.
Julian Barton led Booker with 22 points during a Kiowas 65-53 win against Shamrock in the opening round of the Class 1A Division I playoffs. Despite the loss, Shamrock’s Jeff Rollerson finished with a game-high 34 points.
West Plains opened the Class 4A Division I playoffs handling Andrews 66-42. Kaden Hooker was the highlight with 26 points for the Wolves.
Wildorado rolled by Springlake-Earth 57-39 thanks to Hunter Corman and his game-high 28 points.
Hector Diaz scored 15 of his game-high 23 points in the second quarter as Spearman stunned Panhandle 47-43 in a Class 2A Division I bi-district matchup.
Kayle Rogers of Nazareth was too much for Pringle-Morse to handle in a lopsided 78-31 playoff opening win for the Swifts. Rogers was the spark with 20 points.
Quanah won its first playoff game in 36 years sinking Stratford 53-45. Behind this historic victory was Kaden Dixon and Tyson McAllister who each tallied 13 points for the Indians.
Olton’s Alan Vasquez went for 16 points with five rebounds as the Mustangs galloped over New Deal 72-49.
Cayde Winters poured in 20 points during West Texas High’s 59-35 victory against Wellington.
Texline jumped all over Hart 92-44 behind Rett Wann’s 21 points. Wann finished the game with seven 3-pointers with five of those coming in the third quarter alone.
CJ Moore and his 27 points was more than enough during Happy’s 95-39 blowout win against Boys Ranch.
Monday and Tuesday’s bi-district scores
Class 5A
Bi-district
Division I
Amarillo High 56, Abilene High 35
Wichita Falls Legacy 58, Tascosa 53
Division II
Palo Duro 57, Wichita Falls Memorial 44
Lubbock-Cooper 62, Abilene Wylie 50
Class 4A
Bi-district
Division I
West Plains 66, Andrews 42
Seminole 49, Canyon 36
Division II
Randall 78, Midland Greenwood 41
Pampa 73, Fort Stockton 69, OT
Class 3A
Bi-district
Division I
Bushland 41, Littlefield 39
Shallowater 57, Dalhart 50
Division II
Childress 57, Idalou 55
Slaton 57, Canadian 49
Class 2A
Bi-district
Division I
West Texas High 59, Wellington 35
Spearman 47, Panhandle 43
Olton 72, New Deal 49
Abernathy 51, Hale Center 49
Division II
Gruver 68, Clarendon 34
Quanah 53, Stratford 45
Floydada 65, Farwell 55
New Home 101, Lockney 31
Class 1A
Bi-district
Division I
Booker 65, Shamrock 53
Miami 57, White Deer 42
Wildorado 57, Springlake-Earth 39
Happy 95, Boys Ranch 39
Valley 64, O’Donnell 39
Division II
Follett 45, Groom 33
McLean 69, Fort Elliott 56
Texline 92, Hart 44
Nazareth 78, Pringle-Morse 31
TAPPS
Class 2A
Area
Holy Cross Christian Academy 75, Ovilla Christian 72