District 1-3A Division IÂ
Bushland blasts DalhartÂ
Bushland bounced back from its first loss on the year thanks to a fast start against Dalhart on the way to a convincing 56-28 victory over the Golden Wolves on Friday night in Dalhart.
The Falcons push their overall record to 8-1 overall and 1-1 in district. Dalhart falls to 7-2 overall and 1-1 in the league.
After a rough outing last week, the Falcons offense was on point especially in the first half posting a 42-7 halftime advantage.
Bushland finished the game with 575 total yards using balance having 321 of those yards come from the rushing attack and 254 by air.
Quarterback Quaid Ferris had one of his better showings on the year going 17-of-20 for 254 yards with three touchdown tosses. He also used his quick feet to rush for 95 yards with a score on 17 totes.
Slade Perry carried it 15 times for 78 yards with a TD and Max Rodriguez snagged six catches for 85 yards with a score.
In the other 1-3A Division I matchup Friday, Shallowater shutout River Road 44-0.
District 1-3A Division IIÂ
Canadian downs DimmittÂ
Canadian continued to roll right over its district opponents by going on the road and decimating Dimmitt 69-6 on Friday night at Bobcats Stadium.
The Wildcats (6-3 overall) are now 3-0 in District 1-3A Division II, setting up a matchup with rival Childress (5-4, 3-0 in district) for the outright league title at 7 p.m. Friday on Charlie Johnston Field at Fair Park Stadium in Childress.
Dimmitt (2-7) drops to 0-3 in district action.
Canadian, which has now won three straight games and 13 straight district matchups, started fast scoring 63 points by halftime. Wildcat t ight end Riggs Pennington made both of his catches count as both went for touchdowns of 64 and 12 yards.
For a third time this season, Canadian running back Slayden Dickinson opened the offense for the Wildcats scoring a rushing touchdown, this one of 18 yards giving Canadian an early 7-0 lead. Dickinson finished a light night toting the rock four times for 52 yards with the lone score.
Quarterback Clay Kendall finished the game 6-of-9 for 157 yards with two touchdown passes both two Pennington.
Friona gets first win of the year handling TuliaÂ
The Friona Chieftains picked the most opportune time to pick up their first win of the season and did in emphatic fashion routing Tulia 52-15 on Friday night at Chieftains Stadium.
The Chieftains (1-8) were winless heading into this week 10 clash, however, with the victory have put themselves in position for a playoff berth at 1-2 in District 1-3A Division II if Friona can beat Dimmitt next week.
Tulia, which has a bye week next week, ends the regular season at 3-7 overall and 1-3 in the league and will have to wait and see their playoff destiny.
Friona jumped out fast exploding for a 38-point first quarter to take a commanding 38-0 lead and never looked back. The formula was a plethora of running backs that attacked the Tulia front led by Aaron Rosales who totaled seven carries for 118 yards with a score.
Quarterback Justen Trevino was huge in the win rushing for 89 yards on 13 carries with a touchdown and threw for 167 yards on 7-of-9 passing.
Isaac Ortiz added 95 yards and a touchdown in the victory for Friona.
West Texas High survives Spearman in thrillerÂ
West Texas High intercepted a pass in the endzone on a two-point conversion try with two minutes remaining that lifted the Comanches to a thrilling 28-27 victory against Spearman in a key District 1-2A Division I game at Comanches Stadium on Friday night.
Spearman quarterback Hudson Swan delivered a 27-yard strike to receiver Landon Sonnenburg cutting a WT High lead 28-27 with 1:57 to play in the game.
Despite a penalty pushing the ball to the six-yard line, the Lynx decided to go for the two-point conversion and the win.
Swan took the snap, faced pressure, so rolled to his left but Swan’s throw to the endzone was intercepted by WT High defender Rylee Buck securing the win for the Comanches.
“We talk about being resilient,” WT High head coach Jeff Smith said. “We knew it was going to be a tough game and a fight. This was an awesome win for us.”
With playoff positioning impactful in this battle, WT High improves to 7-2 overall but more importantly 3-1 in District 1-2A Division I and have secured at least the third-place spot.
Spearman (3-6) is now 2-2 in district and is more than likely finishing in the fourth and final postseason spot.
This showdown was definitely a tale of two halves. WT High came out on fire scoring on its opening three possessions to Spearman’s six offensive snaps to take a 20-0 lead midway through the second quarter.
The Lynx carried that momentum into the third quarter scoring on another Sonnenburg from Swan pitch and catch cutting that deficit to 20-14.
To open the fourth, Spearman took its first and only lead on a JP Carbajal six-yard score putting the Lynx up 21-20.
That lead didn’t last long for the Lynx.
After hitting a lull in the final two quarters, the WT offense came to life as Kelby Sherwood broke loose on a 21-yard score as the Comanches went up 26-21.
Following a holding call, WT High went for a two-point conversion from the 12-yard line. That’s when Winters hit Sherwood on a screen with Sherwood sprinting in for the clutch two points and a 28-21 advantage.
Spearman didn’t go away driving right back down the field to score, but the WT defense stepped up with the only turnover of the game at the perfect time.
“I’m proud of this team,” Smith said. “These guys were 0-10 as freshman and they all rally around Cayde (Winters), and he gets them going. This is a great win for our program.”
Winters had another masterful performance carrying the ball 32 times for 187 yards with three touchdowns. Winters was also 5-of-8 for 60 yards passing. Sherwood chipped in 79 yards on the ground on 14 carries with a TD.
Spearman’s Carbajal had 73 yards rushing with two scores. Swan threw for 114 yards on 6-of-8 passing with a pair of touchdowns and added 66 yards rushing.
District 1-2A Division I quick hitsÂ
- Sunray took a step closer to winning an outright district championship blanking Sanford-Fritch 49-0 on Friday night. The Bobcats move to 4-0 in district and a perfect 9-0 overall. With quarterback Armando Lujan only playing one series, backup quarterback Zeke Grajeda shined going 13-of-21 for 244 yards passing with three touchdowns. Grajeda also ran for another score.
- Panhandle pounced all over Highland Park for a 64-0 shutout. The Panthers (8-1, 3-1 in district) saw QB Broxton Robinson beat up Hornets with his feet chewing up 137 yards on 11 carries with a touchdown. Robinson also threw for 195 yards on 10-of-15 passing with two more TDs.
District 1-2A Division II quick hitsÂ
- With a bye coming next week, Gruver was able to close out a perfect regular season going on the road and downing Farwell 49-12 on Friday night. The Greyhounds are the outright District 1-2A Division I champions at 4-0 and finish the year with an unblemished 10-0 mark. Quarterback Briggs Satterfield went 11-of-15 for 320 yards passing with four touchdowns. Satterfield also chewed up 76 yards on the ground.
- Stratford blanked Vega to 47-0 at home to secure second place out of the district. Chase Lantelme had a big night for Stratford as the quarterback went a perfect 6-of-6 for 1862 yards with four touchdowns. Stratford is now 5-3 overall and 2-1 in district.
District 5-2A Division II quick hitsÂ
- Memphis kept its playoff hopes alive knocking off Clarendon 30-14 on Friday night. The Cyclones (2-6, 1-3) will need help but aren’t quite eliminated from postseason contention. Memphis quarterback Isaiah Martinez completed 10-of-16 passes for 243 yards with a touchdown and had five tackles with an interception on defense.
- Shamrock avoided the upset scoring midway through the fourth quarter to edge Quanah 30-28. The Irish (7-2, 3-1 in district) will battle arch-rival Wheeler for outright second place Friday. Shamrock QB Philip Cook not only threw the go-ahead touchdown to Josh Whittington but finished the game with 239 yards totaling four touchdowns. Whittington had five catches for 141 yards with three scores.