HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Hirschi defense shuts down Burkburnett for outright 5-4A title

BURKBURNETT – Thursday night’s rivalry battle between Hirschi and Burkburnett did not begin well for the Huskies' defense. The Bulldogs hit three of their first four shots from 3-point range two minutes into the contest.

The Hirschi defense took control following a timeout, allowing the Bulldogs only two more successful shots from beyond the arc while earning a dominant 65-38 win at Danny Nix Gymnasium to secure the District 5-4A title outright.

Burkburnett has qualified for the playoffs in 17 straight seasons. Hirschi is making its 14th consecutive postseason appearance, winning eight district titles during that span.

"We put a lot of time on the defensive side of the ball, and it makes us feel good to play good defense," Hirschi coach Donald Hedge said. "A lot of our preparation time is spent on our defense."

Burkburnett was able to stay close with Hirschi until Bulldogs’ standout T.J. Newton departed the floor due to committing three fouls with seven minutes remaining in the first half.

Hirschi’s defense took advantage of Newton’s absence and outscored the Bulldogs 16-2 following Newton’s departure to take a commanding 37-18 lead into the locker room.

"We struggled so bad on offense when we lost (Newton) to fouls," Burkburnett coach Danny Nix said. "We gave up a couple of easy shots as well, but it changed the game when we had to take TJ out."

Hirschi’s Ernest Young received plenty of well-deserved attention from the Bulldogs, but the Cameron commit’s supporting cast played a significant role on Tuesday.

Jamarion Carroll, Jemeree Ingram, and Jaleal Minniefield contributed 39 combined points while playing lockdown defense against Newton, who scored 11 points in his final game at home.

"We have a good team. Hirschi is a great place to coach because you're going to have consistent talent every year," Hedge said. "They're tough, talented, and coachable kids that embrace our style of coaching."

Both teams turn their attention to the playoffs, which begin early next week. Hirschi draws Gatesville, while Burkburnett matches up with Glen Rose in the bi-district round. Sites, dates and times for those games will be announced at a later date.

"We have to regroup," Nix said. "I don't think that's our team that was on the floor tonight. We have a better team than that. A lot of teams get beat, and we just have to come together and play better."

"We're proud of this outcome, but we have to start the journey again," Hedge said. "My message to the team is simple — try and be the best team every time you hit the court."

HOLLIDAY GIRLS 73, MILLSAP 46

GRAHAM – Campbell Jurecek, Sarah Cowan and Katy Piper combined for 59 points Tuesday, leading Holliday to a 73-46 victory against Millsap in a Region I-3A bi-district playoff matchup. Holliday advances to play Jim Ned at 6 p.m. Friday in Stamford.

Jurecek led all scorers with 23 points. Cowan had her best night of the season, draining five 3-pointers and scoring 20 points. Piper added 16 points.

The Lady Eagles used a strong first half to put little doubt about this outcome, taking a 34-11 lead into halftime.

RIDER BOYS 65, AZLE 46

Keitenn Bristow scored 20 points, leading Rider to a 65-46 victory against Azle and a eighth consecutive postseason appearance. The Raiders (10-22, 5-5) hold the third seed out of District 5-5A and will face Richland in the bi-district round. More information about that playoff matchup will be announced later.

Bristow was joined in double figures by Cameron Fitzhenry and Braeden Arias, who scored 10 each. The Raiders raced to a 15-7 lead in the first quarter and took a 30-23 advantage into halftime. Rider outscored Azle 14-5 in the third, essentially putting the game away.

WINDTHORST BOYS 50, ARCHER CITY 48

ARCHER CITY – Windthorst made sure a three-team tournament to decide the District 9-2A isn’t needed with a 50-48 victory against rival Archer City. The Trojans (14-12, 4-6) clinch the fourth seed with the win combined with a Quanah’s 60-54 loss to Seymour.

Archer City (17-12, 7-3) serves as the No. 3 seed, with Petrolia and Seymour finishing tied for first atop the district standings.

However, Seymour (25-7, 8-2) receives the No. 1 seed thanks to sweeping Petrolia (19-9, 8-2) during the regular season.

TUESDAY’S GIRLS RESULTS

REGION I-4A BI-DISTRICT

Graham 24, Brownwood 22

Graham – Coyac 6, Gordy 4, Kate Gober 10, Grimsley 4.

Brownwood – Walker 5, Pyle 3, Goodwin 6, Savage 8.

Graham 4 5 4 11 -24

Brownwood 8 2 3 9 -22

Free throws – (G) 3-8, (B) 4-8. 3-pointers – (G) 3 (Coyac 2, Gober), (B) 2 (Walker, Pyle).

REGION I-3A BI-DISTRICT

Holliday 73, Millsap 46

Holliday – Henry 2, Sarah Cowan 20, Wood 2, Campbell Jurecek 23, Castagna 2, Lindemann 8, Katy Piper 16.

Millsap – Keis 9, Kelsey Ground 11, Clare Ground 16, Pagan 6, Ashley 4.

Holliday 12 22 22 17 -73

Millsap 4 7 21 14 -46

Free throws – (H) 14-19, (M) 18-26. 3-pointers – (H) 7 (Cowan 5, Piper 2), (M) 6 (C. Ground 3, Keis, K. Ground, Pagan).

REGION III-A BI-DISTRICT

Newcastle 39, Bellevue 24

Bellevue – Martin 7, Austin Ford 11, Allen 6.

Newcastle – Roop 3, Cabrera 5, L. Burk 4, J. Burk 6, Destiny Newland 14, Ogari 5, Hammond 2.

Bellevue 7 5 12 0 -24

Newcastle 11 13 6 9 -39

Free throws – (B) 1-8, (N) 3-12. 3-pointers – (B) 3 (Allen 2, Ford), (N) None.

TUESDAY’S BOYS RESULTS

Rider 65, Azle 46

Azle (22-11, 5-5) – Dotson 1, Dean 16, Coffey 6, Morgan 3, Rollins 3, Ford 7, Davis 10.

Rider (10-22, 5-5) – Keitenn Bristow 20, Morgan 2, Cameron Fitzhenry 10, Bragg 6, Braeden Arias 10, Brown 8, Dyches 2, Johnson 5, Royal 2.

Azle 7 16 5 18 -46

Rider 15 15 14 21 -65

Free throws – (A) 8-13, (R) 22-29. 3-pointers – (A) 6 (Dean 2, Davis 2, Rollins, Ford), (R) 1 (Bristow).

DISTRICT 5-5A

Brewer 67, WFHS 42

WFHS (2-31, 0-10) – Blake Vanderburg 16, Haddock 4, Harris 3, Fleeks 4, Anderson 4, Avitia 3, Orduno 8.

Brewer (21-11, 9-1) – Minhas 7, Conley 9, King 3, Landrum 5, Gibson 2, Lelek 3, Nitschke 6, BJ Williams 23, Perez 3, Mitter 5.

WFHS 12 5 16 9 -42

Brewer 17 13 23 14 -67

Free throws – (W) 9-10, (B) 9-9. 3-pointers – (W) 5 (Orduno 2, Vanderburg, Harris, Avitia), (B) 10 (Williams 4, Minhas, Conley, King, Landrum, Lelek, Perez).

DISTRICT 5-4A

Hirschi 65, Burkburnett 38

Hirschi (23-7, 10-0) – Ernest Young 18, Jamarion Carroll 16, Jemeree Ingram 15, Jaleal Minniefield 8, D’Marion Gatewood 4, Jimmell McFalls 2, Princeton Brown 2.

Burkburnett (21-13, 8-2) – TJ Newton 11, Hayden Barrager 8, Carlos Vasquez 8, Cohen Jones 5, Parker Allison 2, Carson Maggard 2, Harrison Underwood 2.

Hirschi 21 16 18 10 -65

Burkburnett 16 2 11 9 -38

Free Throws – (H) 2-5, (B) 3-5. 3-pointers – (H) 7 (Young 3, Minniefield 2, Gatewood, Ingram), (B) 5 (Barrager 2, Vasquez 2, Newton).

Iowa Park 52, Graham 38

Graham (3-26, 0-10) – Weaver 2, May 3, Spurlin 3, Keion Shead 13, Williams 5, Wenninger 7, Anderle 2, Horn 1.

Iowa Park (14-18, 5-5) – Britt 8, Allen 8, Cash Roberts 24, Corbell 9, Michael 3.

Graham 12 11 8 7 -38

Iowa Park 9 11 12 20 -52

Free throws – (G) 3-10, (IP) 18-29. 3-pointers – (G) 5 (May, Spurlin, Shead, Williams, Wenninger), (IP) 2 (Roberts, Michael).

Vernon 75, Mineral Wells 61

Vernon (13-14, 5-5) – Tyron McKinney 11, Adarius Williams 18, Gonzales 3, Sebastian Garza 17, Kell Castleberry 10, Julius Dawkins 16.

Mineral Wells (8-20, 2-8) – Gray 11, Gillen 14, Crawford 13, Dickson 9, Huseman 5, Russell 5, Sawyer 4.

Vernon 28 12 13 22 -75

Mineral Wells 11 15 13 22 -61

Free throws – (V) 12-21, (MW) 1-3. 3-pointers – (V) 8 (Williams 4, Dawkins 2, McKinney, Gonzales), (MW) 5 (Dickson 3, Crawford, Russell).

DISTRICT 7-3A

City View 87, Henrietta 46

Henrietta (21-10, 5-7) – Charlie Scholl 17, Pullen 8, Brown 4, Bell 6, Vicars 5, Deaton 2, Taylor 4.

City View (29-4, 12-0) – Jaeden Whitten 22, Chris Whitten 24, Jordan Petty 13, Durham 2, York 2, Whiteside 5, Williams 8, Gibson 1, Jordan 8, Hill 2.

Henrietta 9 7 12 18 -46

City View 25 21 28 13 -87

Free throws – (H) 4-10, (CV) 7-11. 3-pointers – (H) 6 (Scholl 5, Pullen), (CV) 8 (Petty 3, C. Whitten 2, Williams 2, Whitside).

DISTRICT 9-2A

Windthorst 50, Archer City 48

Windthorst (14-12, 4-6) – Hayden Berend 10, Schroeder 3, Logan Cope 13, Wolf 9, Zane Hackley 12, Teakell 3.

Archer City (17-12, 7-3) – Elijah Jackson 14, Ty Bates 11, Moss 4, Warren 5, Hilbers 4, Sims 5, Mayo 3, Williams 2.

Windthorst 11 20 11 8 -50

Archer City 10 12 18 8 -48

Free throws – (W) 10-14, (AC) 9-16. 3-pointers – (W) 6 (Hackley 2, Berend, Schroeder, Cope, Wolf), (AC) 3 (Bates, Sims, Mayo).

Petrolia 59, Olney 32

Petrolia (19-9, 8-2) – DeMoss 3, Atnip 2, Gage Bowers 11, Hensley 3, Harralson 3, West 7, Cooper Watson 30.

Olney (0-10 in district) – Hernandez 5, Keller Knight 10, Coleman 2, Castillo 4, Turner 4, Kulhanek 7.

Petrolia 15 14 15 15 -59

Olney 4 13 5 10 -32

Free throws – (P) 8-14, (O) 5-7. 3-pointers – (P) 5 (West 2, DeMoss, Bowers, Harralson), (O) 1 (Hernandez).

DISTRICT 15-A

Knox City 48, Roby 35

Roby – Shipp 2, Adams 3, Stewart 5, Faucett 2, Helm 3, Ragen 4, Byers 16.

Knox City (18-9, 9-3) – Morrow 2, Arrieta 6, Abila 4, Baxter 4, Bryson Callaway 24, Trevino 8.

Roby 4 12 11 8 -35

Knox City 10 15 13 10 -48

Free throws – (R) 2-14, (KC) 10-19. 3-pointers – (R) 1 (Stewart), (KC) 2 (Arrieta, Baxter).

Note – Knox City clinches the No. 2 seed in the playoffs. Roby is the No. 3 seed.

DISTRICT 22-A

Midway 77, Gold-Burg 35

Midway (21-8, 12-0) – A. Berend 2, Laude 3, Christian Coker 28, Campbell 5, Talon Burns 15, Harris 6, Lujan 3, Davis 4, Leach 2, Nunn 2, Sharp 1, H. Berend 6.

Gold-Burg – Henry 2, Foster 1, K. Grace 11, J. Grace 1, Evans 5, Renteria 2, Whitaker 13.

Midway 31 7 24 15 -77

Gold-Burg 6 6 8 15 -35

Free throws – (M) 5-12, (GB) 7-21. 3-pointers – (M) 8 (Coker 3, Harris 2, H. Berend 2, Laude), (GB) 2 (Evans, Whitaker).

Prairie Valley 51, Bellevue 32

Prairie Valley (17-14, 6-6) – Croxton 4, Isaac Yeargin 12, Konner Ritchie 14, Tyler Winkler 13, Easterling 8.

Bellevue – Sims 3, Roper 5, Gill 15, Perry 8, Parr 1.

Prairie Valley 18 6 13 14 -51

Bellevue 3 4 8 17 -32

Free throws – (PV) 1-4, (B) 3-7. 3-pointers – (PV) 6 (Yeargin 3, Winkler 3), (B) 3 (Sims, Roper, Perry).

OTHER SCORES

DISTRICT 7-3A

Bowie 64, Breckenridge 46

Nocona 66, Jacksboro 35

DISTRICT 9-2A

Seymour 60, Quanah 54

GIRLS PLAYOFF PAIRINGS

REGION I-5A BI-DISTRICT

Rider 47, Grapevine 45

REGION I-5A AREA

Rider vs. Mansfield Summit, 6 p.m. Thursday, Jacksboro

REGION I-4A BI-DISTRICT

Graham 24, Brownwood 22

Burkburnett 54, Lampasas 47

Stephenville 60, Iowa Park 33

Glen Rose 52, Hirschi 33

REGION I-4A AREA

Graham vs. Krum, 6 p.m. Friday, Bowie

Burkburnett vs. Bridgeport, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Bowie

REGION I-3A BI-DISTRICT

Nocona 63, Eastland 37

Holliday 73, Millsap 46

Brock 41, Bowie 39 (OT)

REGION I-3A AREA

Nocona vs. Merkel, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Mineral Wells

Holliday vs. Jim Ned, 6 p.m. Friday, Stamford

REGION II-2A BI-DISTRICT

Haskell 73, Archer City 48

Cisco 45, Windthorst 32

Anson 55, Seymour 29

Stamford 72, Quanah 22

REGION II-A BI-DISTRICT

Benjamin 56, Knox City 35

Munday 37, Rotan 25

Roby 61, Electra 51

Aspermont 64, Northside 21

REGION II-A BI-DISTRICT

Benjamin vs. Westbrook, TBA

Munday vs. Eula, 6 p.m. Friday, Anson

REGION III-A BI-DISTRICT

Throckmorton 36, Prairie Valley 19

Midway 40, Graford 18

Newcastle 39, Bellevue 24

Slidell 35, Bryson 25

REGION III-A AREA

Throckmorton vs. Ector, 7 p.m. Friday, Springtown

Midway vs. Dodd City, 6:30 p.m. Friday, Lindsay

Newcastle vs. Bloomburg, TBA

BOYS PLAYOFF PAIRINGS

SEEDING GAMES

DISTRICT 5-4A

Iowa Park vs. Vernon, 6 p.m. Friday, City View

(Winner gets No. 3 seed. Loser gets No. 4 seed.)

DISTRICT 7-3A

Holliday vs. Bowie, 6 p.m. Friday, Windthorst

(Winner gets No. 2 seed. Loser gets No. 3 seed.)

REGION I-5A BI-DISTRICT

Rider vs. Richland, 7 p.m. Monday, Bowie

REGION I-4A BI-DISTRICT

Hirschi vs. Gatesville, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aledo

Burkburnett vs. Glen Rose, TBA

Vernon/Iowa Park winner vs. Brownwood, TBA

Vernon/Iowa Park loser vs. Lampasas, TBA

REGION I-3A BI-DISTRICT

City View vs. Dublin, 6 p.m. Monday, Mineral Wells

Holliday/Bowie winner vs. Early, TBA

Holliday/Bowie loser vs. Peaster/Brock loser, TBA

Nocona vs. Peaster/Brock winner, TBA

REGION II-2A BI-DISTRICT

Seymour vs. Anson, TBA

Petrolia vs. Albany, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Graham

Archer City vs. Hawley, TBA, Graham

Windthorst vs. Cisco, TBA Tuesday, Breckenridge

REGION II-A BI-DISTRICT

Electra vs. Rotan, 6 p.m. Monday, Munday

Knox City vs. Munday, TBA

Benjamin vs. Roby, TBA

Crowell vs. Aspermont, 8 p.m. Monday, Haskell

REGION III-A BI-DISTRICT

Midway vs. Bryson/Newcastle loser, TBA

Bryson/Newcastle winner vs. Slidell, TBA

Prairie Valley vs. Graford, 7 p.m. Monday, Chico

This article originally appeared on Wichita Falls Times Record News: HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Wichita Falls area results Feb. 16, 2022