Abernathy standout Anthony White commits to Red Raiders
Anthony White, an all-purpose player from Abernathy who achieved state top-100 recruit status but missed his senior football season with a knee injury, announced an oral commitment Wednesday to Texas Tech.
White, listed at 6-foot and 185 pounds, earned Class 3A all-state honorable mention as a defensive back in 2021 and made the Avalanche-Journal's Lone Star Varsity small school Super Team as the utility player. He played safety and wide receiver for the Antelopes.
He was credited with 88 tackles, including 13 tackles for loss during the 2021 season, when Abernathy went 12-2. He also made five interceptions, six pass breakups, caused two fumbles and recovered two. He scored one touchdown on defense, two on kickoff returns and one on a punt return. On offense, he caught 44 passes for 794 yards.
The 247Sports recruiting service ranks him as the No. 86 prospect in the state. White attracted scholarship offers in the fall of 2021 from UT-San Antonio, Pittsburgh, Tech, New Mexico State. He picked up more scholarship offers in 2022 from Navy, Vanderbilt, Utah State and Mississippi State.
He suffered a knee injury in February during basketball season.
Tech football
Former Texas Tech linebacker Riko Jeffers and wide receiver T.J. Vasher were drafted Wednesday by the XFL's San Antonio Brahmas.
Jeffers finished a five-season career with the Red Raiders in 2021. The last four of those seasons, his tackle totals were 68, 76, 57 and 72. He had seven career sacks. Vasher also spent five seasons with the Red Raiders, the last in 2020. He made 146 catches in his career for 1,983 yards and 21 touchdowns.
An undrafted free agent, Vasher signed with the Dallas Cowboys in May 2021. The Cowboys placed Vasher on the reserve/non-football injury list in August 2021 and waived him in August this year.
Former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward is the Brahmas' head coach and general manager.
The XFL is conducting a three-day draft that ends Thursday. According to ESPN, the XFL developed a pool of 1,700 players to compete for 528 training-camp spots. Regular-season rosters will have 50 players, 45 being active on game days.
San Antonio is one of eight teams for the 2023 season. Others are located in Arlington, Houston, Las Vegas, Orlando, St. Louis, Seattle and Washington, D.C.
Tech track and field
Texas Tech on Tuesday announced the signing of Antoine Andrews, a Bahamian hurdler who won the 110-meter hurdles in August at the Under-20 World Championships.
Andrews ran a personal record and wind-legal 13.23 seconds to take the gold medal at the meet in Cali, Colombia.
"He has next-level talent, coupled with work ethic and hunger," Tech assistant coach Zach Glavash said.
Andrews is Tech's second recent star hurdler signee from the Caribbean. Red Raiders freshman Vashaun Vascianna won the Big 12 indoor 60-meter hurdles title this year and finished at the NCAA championships. Vascianna, from Jamaica, was a silver medalist in the 110 hurdles at the Under-20 World Championships in 2021, running a 13.25.
LCU soccer
Lubbock Christian University scoring leaders Pablo Galietero Diez and Lexi De La Cruz each earned second-team recognition on the Division II Conference Commissioners Association all-South Central Region teams released this week.
The South Central Region consists of the Lone Star and Rocky Mountain Athletic conferences. The team was chosen by sports information directors from those schools.
Galietero Diez had seven goals and three assists for 17 points, leading the Chaparrals to a 7-8-4 record. The senior forward from Madrid, Spain made first-team all-Lone Star Conference and the LSC all-tournament team.
De La Cruz had 10 goals and three assists for 23 points, helping the Lady Chaps go 8-3-8. The sophomore forward from Coronado also was a first-team all-Lone Star Conference honoree.
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