3 things that happened on Tuesday nightÂ
Canyon clinches No. 1-seed in District 4-4A
They both knew they were in the playoffs, likely as the top two seeds in District 4-4A, but the formalities needed to be set when the Canyon and Randall girls met at the Joe Lombard Gymnasium on the Canyon High campus Tuesday night.
And regardless of the status of their rivalry in the Canyon ISD, it always seems as if the Lady Eagles are the first to take care of business.
No. 4 Canyon hosted No. 17 Randall in a game where it was obvious offense would be hard to come by, as was the case in the first two games of the season between the two teams. Canyon took the lead in the second quarter and clung to it the rest of the way for a 42-33 victory which not only kept the Lady Eagles unbeaten atop the district but clinched the No. 1 seed from the district for the postseason.
It seems that going unbeaten in district is old hat for Canyon (24-3, 12-0 in district), but with Randall (22-9, 10-2) back in the same district as the Lady Eagles, there was some spice to clinching the top seed.
Randall led only once, going up 10-9 in the second quarter when Sadie Sanchez hit a 3-pointer. Sanchez showed why she might be the best underclassman in the area with a game-high 23 points, but got minimal support, as only two other Lady Raiders scored.
The Lady Eagles led 37-21 in the fourth quarter, but Sanchez refused to let her team quit. She scored seven straight points to cut it to 37-28, but her 12 points in the fourth quarter weren’t enough.
Shaylin Schulte and Sydnee Winfrey had nine points each for Canyon.
Amarillo High-Tascosa round 2 set for Friday
Tascosa didn’t overlook Palo Duro getting a 65-43 road win to keep pace with Amarillo High before Friday’s showdown at the Tascosa Activity Center.
The Lady Rebels stunned the Lady Sandies 53-50 at Amarillo High on Jan. 17. Tascosa (25-4) sits at 6-1 in District 3-5A while AHS (28-4) is 5-1 in district after having a bye on Tuesday. Avery Carter led the Lady Rebels with 26 points in the victory at Palo Duro.
Tuesday’s top performersÂ
Pampa’s Berlin Bartlett scored a game-high 20 points and nabbed an impressive seven steals to lead the Lady Harvesters past rival Borger 58-45.
Ariana De La Rosa of Sunray poured in a game-high 28 points in a 57-53 victory over West Texas High.
McLean’s Kassidy Russell had an eye-popping performance dropping in 33 points as the Lady Tigers took out Lefors 79-25.
District 3-5A
Tascosa    16 29 47 65
Palo Duro  10 27 36 43
T- Avery Carter 26, Tryssa Dowd 13, Za’miyah Dickson 10. PD- Torrence 19. Records: Tascosa 25-4, 6-1; Palo Duro 16-14, 2-4.
Plainview 18 35 46 58
Caprock    4  9 16 22
P- Williams 17, Wallace 11. C- Pike 8. Records: 8. Records: Plainview 13-9, 3-3; Caprock 9-21, 0-7.
District 4-4A
Randall 5 14 21 33
Canyon  9 21 32 42
R- Sadie Sanchez 23, Ashley Norman 6. C- Sydnee Winfrey 9, Shaylin Schulte 9. Records: Randall 22-9, 10-2; Canyon 24-3, 12-0.
Hereford   7 12 18 40
West Plains 9 15 29 34
H- Devin 8, Salinas 7. WP- Aguwhite 8. Records: Hereford 20-13, 8-4; West Plains 11-16, 5-7.
Borger  3 17 32 45
Pampa 17 36 49 58
P- Berlin Bartlett 20, Cambree Dyer 16. Records: Pampa 18-11, 7-5; Borger 12-12, 3-9.
Perryton 5 14 24 40Â
Dumas  25 30 33 33
D- Kamryn Cox 15, Hannah Hernandez 8. Records: Perryton 9-20, 3-9; Dumas 6-23, 0-12.
District 1-3A
River Road 2 10 15 19
Bushland  20 28 40 54
RR- Threet 6. B- Emma Troxell 21, Boyett 13. Records: River Road 5-23, 0-8; Bushland 23-6, 8-0.
Tulia     7 11 18 29
Canadian 8 16 43 60
T- Karee White 16. C- Brooklyn Cochran 22, Reiss Adams 17. Records: Tulia 12-20, 1-7; Canadian 23-8, 7-1.
Dalhart    6 12 21 26
Spearman  6 13 24 36
D- Trusler 9. S- Braylen Lusby 15, Lexi Klafka 12. Records: Dalhart 19-11, 3-5; Spearman 23-7, 5-3.
District 2-3A
Childress 13 23 43 54
Abernathy 8 10 14 16
C- Aspen Lomax 15, Clarisa Gamboa 14. Records: Childress 22-8, 7-1; Abernathy 15-9, 2-6.
Idalou 31, Shallowater 28
Lubbock Roosevelt 37, Slaton 35
District 3-3A
Dimmitt 43, Friona 37
Brownfield 50, Lamesa 19
Littlefield, Denver City (postponed)
District 1-2A
Gruver  11 22 33 50
Stratford 2 19 30 36
G- Brenna Butler 18, Sparks 10. S- Wells 12, Bell 12. Records: Gruver 22-5, 8-0; Stratford 18-10, 5-3.
WT High 12 26 38 53
Sunray   7 23 27 57
WT- Jennings 15, Lay 12. S- Ariana De La Rosa 28. Records: West Texas High 18-11, 3-5; Sunray 18-11, 6-2.
Booker        9 11 20 25
Sanford-Fritch  16 23 34 45
B- Hoover 11. SF- Kyleigh McCormack 14. Records: Booker 6-20, 0-8; Sanford-Fritch 14-9, 2-6.
District 2-2A
Memphis     0 3 7 11
Clarendon 21 44 69 86
M- Murphy 4. C- Moore 22, Gabel 15, Shadle 13, Smith 10. Records: Memphis 3-19, 0-8; Clarendon 25-6, 7-1.
Wheeler     5 7 16 20
Wellington 12 28 42 53
Whe- Holwick 5. Wel- Shrubs 16, Waters 10. Records: Wheeler 13-15, 3-5; Wellington 20-9, 8-0.
Quanah 61, Shamrock 20
District 3-2A
Panhandle 17 33 63 77
Vega      2 21 26 26
P- Grace Sims 17, Sydnee Adee 14, Ann Garrison 13, Avery Cathey 12, Leah Sherwood 11. V- Lucy Richards 17. Records: Panhandle 23-7, 8-0; Vega 14-19, 5-3.
Highland Park  8 16 17 20
Farwell      29 45 62 82
HP- Cassie McClurg 19. F- Chloee Whitten 14, Bella Jaime 12, Makylee Baldwin 12, Bradley 11. Records: Highland Park 7-18, 0-8; Farwell 25-6, 6-2.
Bovina 50, Boys Ranch 20
District 1-1A
Lefors   2 11 18 25
McLean  25 45 69 79
L- Reeves 10. M- Russell 33, Moon 15, Salinas 14. Records: Lefors 5-18, 2-9; McLean 21-7, 9-1.
Fort Elliott 8 22 48 62
Kelton      4 9 14 15
FE- Dickey 14, Meller 13, Rose 12. K- Badillo 11. Records: Fort Elliott 9-13, 6-5; Kelton 9-9, 3-7.
Darrouzett   0 3 4 5
Miami   25 40 61 66
D- Robledo 4. M- Ewing 18, Calvert 15. Records: Darrouzett 0-16, 0-10; Miami 18-9, 9-1.
District 2-1A
Silverton 8 10 10 18
Valley   10 20 25 38
S- Francis 11. V- Bagwell 16, Schleuter 11. Records: Silverton 16-9, 6-2; Valley 21-8, 7-1.
White Deer 15 24 26 47Â
Groom    19 30 38 45
WD- Swires 15, Bichsel 11, Henderson 10. G- Ritter 17. Records: White Deer 15-16, 3-5; Groom 11-17, 1-7.
Claude 19 42 58 66
Hedley    2 2 2 3
C- Fouquet 17, Maddox 9. H- Holmes 2. Records: Claude 17-10, 7-1; Hedley 1-19, 0-8.
District 3-1A
Texline     11 24 41 55
Pringle-Morse 9 22 31 43
T- Wilson 28, Dominguez 11. P- Tarango 22. Records: Texline 13-12, 5-1; Pringle-Morse 8-15, 2-5.
Hartley 13 25 42 48
Adrian     5 9 9 13
H- Sybesma 22, Mota 8. A- Lucero 6. Records: Hartley 14-7, 6-1; Adrian 3-20, 0-7.
District 4-1A
Nazareth 14 35 45 65
Kress      8 8 18 27
N- Birkenfeld 21, Wheeler 18, Schilderink 10. K- Garcia 7. Records: Nazareth 22-9, 8-0; Kress 14-12, 5-3.
Happy   4 22 31 42
S-Earth  9 16 28 30
H- Dempsey 12, Halee Johnson 11. SE- Samaron 12, Toscano 9, Goodman 9. Records: Happy 17-11, 6-2; Springlake-Earth 9-16, 3-5.
Lazbuddie 56, Hart 41