3 things that happened on Friday nightÂ
Palo Duro rallies to beat Tascosa
The Palo Duro Dons erased a 6-point deficit heading into the final eight minutes of the game to come away with a come-from-behind 69-61 win at Tascosa in a hard-fought District 3-5A opener on Friday.
The Rebels (11-13, 0-1) led the majority of the game. Tascosa was up 31-28 at half and 49-43 after three. However, Palo Duro stormed back in the fourth quarter outscoring the Rebels 26-12 in that final frame. Audi Luckey did his damage for the Dons dropping in a game-high 33 points. Palo Duro is now 13-7 overall and 1-0 in district.
Booker knocks off Sanford-Fritch in overtime
Booker and Sanford-Fritch opened District 1-2A play with a bang going to overtime to find a winner. It was the only boys’ game in the Amarillo-area to go into OT on Friday.
When the dust settled, it was the Kiowas fighting back from a 12-point third quarter deficit to rally back for a 61-49 victory in OT. The Eagles (11-9, 0-1) led 30-21 at the break and had a commanding 39-27 advantage after three quarters. Booker (13-8, 1-0) never went away forcing overtime by outscoring Fritch 19-7 in the fourth quarter and then dominated overtime blistering the Eagles by a 15-3 count. Hugo Avila poured in a game-high 20 points to lead Booker, as teammate Erick Ramirez scored 12.
Friday’s top performersÂ
- Hedley’s Joshua Booth had an unbelievable effort by scoring a career-high 37 points as the Owls knocked off Claude 62-55.
- Childress earned a huge 61-28 home win to open league play over Abernathy and senior Lamont Nickleberry was a key reason for it. The lightning quick Nickleberry was a mismatch scoring a game-high 28 points.
- Cole Purcell dropped in 24 of the Bushland’s 37 points to help the Falcons avoid the upset from River Road, 37-36.
Friday’s district scores
District 3-5A
Palo Duro 12 28 43 69
Tascosa  16 31 49 61
PD- Audi Luckey 33. T- Jailyn Sledge 22. Records: Palo Duro 13-7, 1-0; Tascosa 11-13, 0-1.
Caprock   5 14 35 42
Plainview 17 34 46 59
C- Anthony Gonzales 11, Diego Lewis 10. P- Fulton 17, Ellis 14. Records: Caprock 4-17, 0-1; Plainview 10-14, 1-0.
District 4-4A
Randall  13 29 53 75
Perryton 11 24 30 38
R- K.J. Thomas 15, J.J. Buchanan 11, Tayeden Combs 10. P- Julian Cervantes 12, Daxton Rigdon 9. Records: Randall 16-8, 4-1; Perryton 10-8, 3-2.
Canyon 12 26 36 43
Hereford 7 18 27 35
C- Kemper Jones 14, Kelson Jones 8. H- Zevan Gonzales 11, Tyi Duque 11. Records: Canyon 18-3, 5-0; Hereford 16-5, 2-3.
West Plains 17 37 54 64
Borger       8 12 26 43
WP- Cade Bullard 16, Kaden Hooker 15. B- Shance Woodin 10, Jaden Daniels 10. Records: West Plains 16-8, 3-2; Borger 8-17, 1-4.
Dumas 19 36 57 80
Pampa 16 26 38 53
D- Evan Hernandez 19, Nathan Gomez 14, Matthew Reynosa 13. P- Hector Villanueva 12, Adryean Brock 12, Huton Skinner 11. Records: Dumas 18-7, 2-3; Pampa 13-10, 0-5.
District 1-3A
Bushland   4 18 30 37
River Road 8 19 26 36
B- Cole Purcell 24. RR- Martinez 14. Records: Bushland 10-7, 1-0; River Road 11-9, 0-1.
Canadian 21 38 56 70
Tulia      4 14 21 28
C- Connor Miller 17, Camren Cavalier 11, Preston Miller 10. T- Robinson 12. Records: Canadian 3-3, 1-0; Tulia 5-16, 0-1.
Spearman 13 25 32 51
Dalhart   10 20 23 39
S- Garnett 21, Pipkin 15. D- Richard Rodriguez 7. Records: Spearman 11-7, 1-0; Dalhart 7-13, 0-1.
District 2-3A
Abernathy 2 10 20 28
Childress 17 26 45 61
A- Kaleb Harrell 6, Myles Attaway 6. C- Lamont Nickleberry 28, Aiden Allen 15. Records: Abernathy 13-6, 0-1; Childress 14-6, 1-0.
Shallowater 60, Idalou 41
Lubbock Roosevelt 75, Slaton 43
District 3-3A
Lamesa 17 29 43 60
Friona    2 6 11 18
L- Noah 11, Pedro 9. F- Alvidrez 6, Saucedo 5. Records: Lamesa 22-2, 4-1; Friona 4-18, 0-4.
Littlefield 23 37 47 57
Dimmitt  14 35 43 55
L- Trevino 16, Busby 14, Green 14. D- Willey 24, Peralta 14. Records: Littlefield 12-10, 4-0; Dimmitt 9-9, 1-3.
Brownfield 49, Muleshoe 38
District 1-2A
Stratford 4 11 15 26
Gruver  10 18 34 46
S- Luke Braden 10, Bryce Braden 4. G- Caden Armes 14, Colt Mathews 13, Mason Gibson 10. Records: Stratford 6-12, 0-1; Gruver 16-9, 1-0.
Sanford-Fritch 15 30 39 46 49
Booker       12 21 27 46 61
SF- Danner Price 18, Aaron Hutson 14. B- Hugo Avila 20, Erick Ramirez 12, Leo Banuelo 10. Records: Sanford-Fritch 11-9, 0-1; Booker 13-8, 1-0.
Sunray 12 22 29 43
WT High 6 17 35 57
S- Kagan Davis 20. WT- Cromer 16. Records: Sunray 7-10, 0-1; West Texas High 11-9, 1-0.
District 2-2A
Wellington 15 28 42 56
Wheeler     5 12 16 23
Wel- Brendan Garcia 18, Jordan Nation 13. Whe- Ashurst 5. Records: Wellington 13-3, 1-0; Wheeler 11-8, 0-1.
Clarendon 18 37 48 70
Memphis   6 10 13 29
C- Smith 26, Harper 13. M- Nick 14, Ely 6. Records: Clarendon 8-9, 1-0; Memphis 2-13, 0-1.
Shamrock 8 17 27 41
Quanah  16 33 59 72
S- Allen 14. Q- Brennan Thomas 40. Records: Shamrock 4-12, 0-1; Quanah 16-10, 1-0.
District 3-2A
Vega      14 21 21 39
Panhandle 12 27 35 51
V- Luke Mason 16, Logan Mason 15. P- Cuyler Mize 14, Broxton Robinson 12, Dylan Pohlmeier 10. Records: Vega 11-9, 0-1; Panhandle 13-5, 1-0.
Farwell  6 15 27 44
H. Park 10 17 25 34
F- Alec Atkinson 15, Adrian Nunez 12. HP- Zach McClurg 10. Records: Farwell 16-4, 1-0; Highland Park 11-10, 0-1.
Bovina 43, Boys Ranch 39
District 1-1A
Miami 16 31 42 64
Lefors   6 6 12 27
M- Thompson 20, Brauchi 12. L- Cardiel 7 Records: Miami 13-6, 4-1; Lefors 3-8, 1-3.
Follett    22 30 46 61
Darrouzett  4 8 12 21
F- Watson 10, Miller 9, Barton 9. D- Sosa 13. Records: Follett 17-6, 4-0; Darrouzett 0-12, 0-5.
Kelton  3 16 20 31
McLean 7 24 34 47
K- Torgerson 12, Plemons 9. M- Retana 18. Records: Kelton 11-5, 1-3. McLean 6-10, 3-1.
District 2-1A
Groom    13 35 40 43
White Deer  1 5 10 19
G- Schuck 14, Kuehler 11. WD- Johnson 6. Records: Groom 8-8, 2-0; White Deer 4-19, 0-2.
Hedley 20 27 46 62
Claude 21 41 49 55
H- Joshua Booth 37, Clark 14. C- Deeds 26, Deeds 9. Records: Hedley 9-5, 1-1; Claude 5-16, 0-2.
Silverton 46, Valley 38Â
District 3-1A
Pringle-Morse 4 8 21 26
Texline     34 56 73 96
P- Provencio 12. T- Drumm 14, Davila 13, Potter 11, Clay 11. Records: Pringle-Morse 4-14, 1-1; Texline 22-4, 2-0.
Adrian  17 25 40 55
Hartley 14 34 45 47
A- Acevedo 24, Acosta 16. H- Castro 12, Sanchez 8. Records: Adrian 12-9, 1-2. Hartley 0-11, 0-3.
District 4-1A
Kress      9 20 23 29
Nazareth 29 39 61 76
K- Ellis 21. N- Rogers 16, Heiman 12, Heitschmidt 11. Records: Kress 4-15, 1-1. Nazareth 13-7, 2-0.
Happy          16 32 45 55
Springlake-Earth 11Â 25Â 33Â 35
H- Jimmy Reyes 16, Kyton Johnson 13. SE- JJ Jaramillo 15, Alex Alvarez 8. Records: Happy 13-6, 2-0; Springlake Earth 6-11, 0-2
Hart 64, Lazbuddie 20