HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Multiple district titles claimed in girls regular-season finales
BURKBURNETT GIRLS 53, IOWA PARK 45
IOWA PARK – Burkburnett claimed a share of the District 5-4A title and the No. 2 playoff seed with a 53-45 victory against Iowa Park on Tuesday. The Lady Bulldogs (20-12, 8-2) share the district title with Graham (15-16, 8-2) although the Lady Blues earn the No. 1 playoff seed with a season sweep of Burk.
Iowa Park (20-11, 7-3) finishes third in the district. Hirschi (15-16, 4-6) places fourth thanks to its 54-37 win against Vernon coupled with Graham’s 60-23 victory over Mineral Wells.
Graham draws Brownwood, while Burkburnett gets Lampasas in the first round of the playoffs. Specifics on those matchups are yet to be set.
Hirschi will get the winner of a seeding game between Glen Rose and Stephenville, while Iowa Park draws the loser of that matchup.
RIDER GIRLS 71, ALEDO 69 (OT)
The Rider Lady Raiders clinched a third straight district title in dramatic fashion Monday night.
In a game moved from Friday to Monday due to the weekend’s wintry weather, the Lady Raiders overcame a rough fourth quarter to edge Aledo in overtime, 71-69, at Rider Fieldhouse. The win gives Rider (18-9, 8-1) at least a share of the District 5-5A title.
Rider can clinch the district outright with a win against Brewer (22-11, 7-2) Wednesday. That game is set for 6 p.m. at Brewer.
Rider led 36-25 at halftime, extending that advantage to 49-35 in the third quarter. But Aledo, which handed Rider its lone district loss last month, rallied in the fourth, scoring 25 points and tying the game at 60 to force overtime.
Kylie Flippin and Jalynn Bristow combined to score all of Rider’s points in the extra session, including a 6 of 8 showing at the free-throw line to help ice the game.
Flippin and Bristow combined for 59 points in the win. Bristow finished with 39 points and 20 rebounds. Flippin had 20 points and seven steals.
WINDTHORST, ARCHER CITY SHARE TITLE
ARCHER COUNTY – Rivals Windthorst and Archer City are sharing the District 9-2A title after each won its respective regular-season finale Tuesday. The Trojanettes (24-4, 9-1) and Lady Cats (22-9, 9-1) will decide who gets the No. 1 seed with a coin flip Wednesday.
The Lady Cats wrapped their regular season with a 60-22 victory against Olney. Windthorst got more of a challenge from Seymour, which finished third in the district, but defended its home court with a 47-36 victory.
Also in District 9-2A, Quanah defeated Petrolia, 56-44, claiming the fourth and final playoff berth in the district.
NOCONA GIRLS 54, HOLLIDAY 51
HOLLIDAY – Holliday’s last-second prayer wasn’t answered, and Nocona held on for a 54-51 victory Tuesday, completing an undefeated sweep of District 7-3A. It’s a fourth straight district title for the Lady Indians (31-4, 12-0).
Megyn Meekins led the Lady Indians with 22 points, while Raylee Sparkman scored 13. Payton Murray led the Lady Eagles with 16 points, with Campbell Jurecek scoring 12 and Katy Piper adding 10 in her first game back from injury.
Nocona heads into the postseason as the No. 1 seed with Holliday taking the second seed. Bowie had already clinched the No. 3 seed. Breckenridge defeated City View, 36-31, Tuesday to claim the fourth seed.
Bowie draws Brock in the first round. Nocona is pitted against Eastland, and Holliday takes on Millsap. Specifics on those playoff matchups have not been set.
NOCONA BOYS 56, HOLLIDAY 55
HOLLIDAY – Brady McCasland hit a 3-pointer to put Nocona up by a point over Holliday with seven seconds remaining, but the finish of the Indians’ 56-55 victory against Holliday was wilder than a game-winning shot in the final minutes.
After McCasland’s 3-pointer, Holliday got a shot off that was deflected. The Eagles were called for a foul during the ensuing battle for the ball, sending McCasland back to the free-throw line.
However, Nocona’s bench was whistled for a foul after one of its players went onto the court while celebrating the play.
McCasland knocked down both free throws for a 56-53 lead. Holliday answered by hitting both technical free throws and got the ball with less than a second on the clock.
The Eagles got off a shot, but it didn’t fall, allowing Nocona to escape Holliday with a key District 7-3A win.
McCasland led all scorers with 22 points. Holliday got 18 points from Austin Jones.
The win keeps Nocona (18-15, 5-5) in fourth place in District 7-3A, holding off Henrietta (21-8, 5-6) for the final playoff berth. Nocona has Breckenridge and Jacksboro left on its schedule. Henrietta has only district champion City View.
Holliday (20-8, 7-3) falls into a tie for second with Bowie (19-8, 7-3). Those two meet Friday.
PRAIRIE VALLEY BOYS 89, GOLD-BURG 71
NOCONA – Tyler Winkler hit seven 3-pointers and scored 33 points for Prairie Valley on Tuesday night. But his monstrous performance was overshadowed by teammate Isaac Yeargin, who remained on fire from behind the arc.
Yeargin drained 13 3-pointers in Prairie Valley’s 89-71 victory against Gold-Burg, scoring a game-high 43 points. The win keeps Prairie Valley’s playoff hopes alive in District 22-A. The Bulldogs (16-13, 5-5) are chasing Saint Jo (18-11, 7-3) for the third and final playoff berth available in the district. They must beat Saint Jo on Tuesday to avoid postseason elimination.
TUESDAY’S GIRLS RESULTS
DISTRICT 5-4A
Burkburnett 53, Iowa Park 45
Burkburnett (20-12, 8-2) – Ruiz 5, Lee 8, Taylor Clopton 12, Alashonte Massey 17, Gray 1, Kylee Jones 10.
Iowa Park (20-11, 7-3) – Diaz 5, Parsons 9, Horn 3, Bella Dickens 13, Barnes 9, Vieth 2, Fields 7.
Burkburnett 12 14 13 14 -53
Iowa Park 6 13 14 12 -45
Free throws – (B) 19-28, (IP) 9-20. 3-pointers – (B) 6 (Clopton 4, Ruiz, Jones), (IP) 4 (Parsons 3, Fields).
Hirschi 54, Vernon 37
Hirschi (15-16, 4-6) – TyJhanae Penny 25, Colbert 2, Hansboro 3, Newsome 2, Ashton Carter 16, Furnace 5.
Vernon (5-25, 0-10) – McRae 6, Mi. Johnson 5, Straughter 2, Drennan 4, Ivy 2, Brown 2, Key’Maria McBride 16.
Hirschi 24 7 12 11 -54
Vernon 11 8 10 8 -37
Free throws – (H) 13-17, (V) 5-12. 3-pointers – (H) 6 (Penny 6), (V) 4 (McRae 2, McBride 2).
Graham 60, Mineral Wells 23
Graham (15-16, 8-2) – Wilde 4, Katie Coyac 10, Cowser 4, Williams 2, Gordy 3, Taylor Wilborn 13, Kate Gober 23, Grimsley 1.
Mineral Wells (16-17, 3-7) – Bell 4, Gillen 5, Alifa 4, Buschow 4, McMinn 4.
Graham 11 9 20 20 -60
Mineral Wells 0 11 5 7 -23
Free throws – (G) 14-20, (MW) 5-6. 3-pointers – (G) 7 (Gober 3, Coyac 3, Wilborn), (MW) 2 (Bells, Gillen).
DISTRICT 7-3A
Breckenridge 36, City View 31
City View (12-19, 4-8) – Taylor 3, Emi Brandon 13, Whiteside 7, McKinney 2, Sutton 2, McDaniel 4.
Breckenridge (20-15, 6-6) – Toliver 6, Gonzales 5, Camilla Palacios 11, Jamison 6, Ragle 8.
City View 6 9 8 8 -31
Breckenridge 3 9 12 12 -36
Free throws – (CV) 4-10, (B) 4-12. 3-pointers – (CV) 1 (Whiteside), (B) 6 (Palacios 3, Toliver 2, Gonzales).
Nocona 54, Holliday 51
Nocona (31-4, 12-0) – Megyn Meekins 22, Smith 5, Raylea Sparkman 13, Mowry 3, Guiterrez 6, Brown 5.
Holliday (24-4, 10-2) – Cowan 5, Wood 2, Payton Murray 16, Campbell Jurecek 12, Lindemann 6, Katy Piper 10.
Nocona 14 13 18 9 -54
Holliday 11 8 20 12 -51
Free throws – (N) 11-19, (H) 6-9. 3-pointers – (N) 11 (Meekins 4, Sparkman 4, Mowry, Guiterrez, Brown), (H) 3 (Cowan, Murray, Piper).
DISTRICT 9-2A
Archer City 60, Olney 22
Olney (0-10 in district) – Ramirez 4, Wilk 5, Hinson 2, Shead 1, Guerra 7, Bednarz 3.
Archer City (22-9, 9-1) – Mallory Maxwell 10, Strachan 2, Liles 2, Taggart 5, Taggart 4, Aspyn Huseman 15, Kyle 2, Harvey 2, Vogtsberger 6, Bailey Grant 10, Lopez 2.
Olney 0 12 2 8 -22
Archer City 24 12 10 14 -60
Free throws – (O) 6-18, (AC) 6-9. 3-pointers – (O) None, (AC) 2 (Taggart, Huseman).
Windthorst 47, Seymour 36
Seymour (16-17, 5-5) – Racie Decker 14, Pedroza 4, Stroebel 6, Mackenzie Andrade 12.
Windthorst (24-4, 9-1) – Kirk 4, Latham 6, Cameron Belcher 18, Wolf 9, Schroeder 1, Lindley 5, Tackett 4.
Seymour 4 12 13 7 -36
Windthorst 17 6 7 17 -47
Free throws – (S) 15-18, (W) 16-25. 3-pointers – (S) None, (W) 5 (Belcher 3, Latham, Lindley).
Quanah 56, Petrolia 44
Petrolia (18-14, 3-7) – Tatem Cox 17, Avens 3, Addi Elledge 15, Goodin 1, Baber 6.
Quanah (4-6 in district) – Walthers 8, Jackson 9, Terrell 5, Christanelli 15, Hinojosa 14, Woods 6.
Petrolia 12 5 10 17 -44
Quanah 2 16 14 24 -56
Free throws – (P) 9-15, (Q) 14-20. 3-pointers – (P) 3 (Cox 2, Elledge), (Q) 7 (Christanelli 4, Walthers, Terrell, Hinojosa).
DISTRICT 16-A
Electra 39, Northside 27
Electra (6-4 in district) – Box 3, Marsh 3, Moenning 3, McGee 7, Mylie Maness 22, Buchanan 2.
Northside (5-5 in district) – Ford 4, Dunson 2, Guerra 3, Parker 10, Reed 4, Love 2, McGee 3.
Electra 12 9 10 8 -39
Northside 9 6 4 8 -27
Free throws – (E) 13-19, (N) 6-14. 3-pointers – (E) 1 (Moenning), (N) 1 (Guerra).
Note – Electra clinches a playoff berth.
DISTRICT 22-A
Slidell 42, Midway 27
Midway (18-9, 10-2) – Moore 6, Wyatt 4, Hand 7, Leal 3, Burns 7.
Slidell (20-6, 11-1) – Wright 3, Gonzales 4, Weathers 7, Hardin 4, West 17, Schertz 5, Ricketts 2.
Midway 16 3 6 2 -27
Slidell 13 17 8 4 -42
Free throws – (M) 2-8, (S) 11-18. 3-pointers – (M) 3 (Wyatt, Hand, Burns), (S) 3 (Weathers, West, Schertz).
Note – Slidell wins District 22-A. Midway finishes second.
TUESDAY’S BOYS RESULTS
DISTRICT 5-4A
Hirschi 101, Vernon 62
Hirschi (20-7, 7-0) – Ernest Young 29, Jamarion Carroll 17, D’Marion Gatewood 12, McFalls 8, Anderson 4, Brown 6, Jermeree Ingram 13, Bobo 4, Major 8, Minniefield 3.
Vernon (11-13, 3-4) – Gaines 4, Trey McKinney 19, Aldarius Williams 13, Gonzales 9, Garza 2, Castleberry 9, Dawkins 6.
Hirschi 32 24 24 21 -101
Vernon 12 20 16 14 -62
Free throws – (H) 20-28, (V) 13-19. 3-pointers – (H) 4 (Young, Gatewood, Ingram, Minniefield), (V) 14 (McKinney 3, Gonzales 3, Castleberry 3, Williams 2).
Burkburnett 63, Iowa Park 54
Burkburnett (18-7, 7-1) – TJ Newton 25, Parker Allison 12, Zotz 2, Cohen Jones 10, Barrager 6, Vasquez 8.
Iowa Park (13-17, 4-4) – Brynyn Britt 14, Cravens 8, Parker Allen 12, Bajo 3, Roberts 9, Corbell 7.
Burkburnett 20 14 17 12 -63
Iowa Park 12 15 12 15 -64
Free throws – (B) 15-16, (IP) 7-14. 3-pointers – (B) 4 (Vasquez 2, Allison 2), (IP) 5 (Britt 2, Allen, Bajo, Corbell).
DISTRICT 7-3A
City View 96, Breckenridge 44
City View (26-4, 9-0) – Jaeden Whitten 25, Chris Whitten 30, Petty 5, Durham 5, York 3, Whiteside 3, Williams 3, Kendrick Gibson 12, Williams Jordan 10.
Breckenridge (10-20, 2-7) – Valdez 2, Lechner 8, Franco 3, Escalon 5, Rodgers 6, Lawson 16, Lehr 4.
City View 35 12 22 17 -96
Breckenridge 13 7 18 6 -44
Free throws – (CV) 5-8, (B) 2-2. 3-pointers – (CV) 13 (C. Whitten 5, J. Whitten 4, Petty, York, Whiteside, Williams), (B) 4 (Lechner 2, Franco, Escalon).
Nocona 56, Holliday 55
Nocona (18-15, 5-5) – Brady McCasland 22, Ryder Oswald 10, Fenoglio 9, Meekins 8, Presley 5, Wetmore 2.
Holliday (20-9, 7-4) – Austin Jones 18, Nathan Williams 12, Johnson 8, Strealy 5, Borchardt 4, Carroll 4, Foster 3, Gorley 1.
Nocona 7 14 22 13 -56
Holliday 17 11 17 10 -55
Free throws – (N) 15-23, (H) 11-16. 3-pointers – (N) 7 (McCasland 3, Meekins 2, Fenoglio, Presley), (H) 6 (Jones 2, Williams 2, Carroll, Foster).
DISTRICT 9-2A
Seymour 56, Windthorst 47
Seymour (23-7, 6-2) – Charo 9, Gwinn 2, Allbritton 2, Strickland 4, Anderson 5, Brandon Loyd 15, Meinzer 3, Keegan Gilbreath 16.
Windthorst (12-12, 2-6) – McCann 4, Berend 4, Logan Cope 13, Cooper Wolf 11, Hackley 6, Doyal 4, Teakell 5.
Seymour 16 9 5 26 -56
Windthorst 13 5 9 20 -47
Free throws – (S) 15-19, (W) 17-21. 3-pointers – (S) 7 (Gilbreath 3, Charo, Anderson, Loyd, Meinzer), (W) 2 (Cope 2).
Petrolia 67, Quanah 57
Petrolia (18-8, 7-1) – DeMoss 4, Webb 1, Haven Atnip 11, Bowers 9, Re. Hensley 2, Ra. Hensley 5, Quade West 18, Cooper Watson 22.
Quanah (10-18, 3-5) – Sanchez 9, Andrew Meza 17, McGregor 3, Brennan Thomas 7, Bhakta 3, Jaron Honea 15, McAllister 3.
Petrolia 17 23 15 12 -67
Quanah 10 15 16 16 -57
Free throws – (P) 5-12, (Q) 3-6. 3-pointers – (P) 5 (DeMoss, Atnip, Bowers, Ra. Hensley, West), (Q) 14 (Meza 5, Honea 4, Sanchez, McGregor, Thomas, McAllister).
DISTRICT 16-A
Electra 70, Northside 17
Leading scorers – (E) Jeremiah Murphy 21, Jackson Hollis 20, Sage Buchanan 11, Miguel Sanchez 10.
Records – Electra 18-7, 9-0.
DISTRICT 22-A
Midway 64, Slidell 44
Midway (20-8, 10-0) – Christian Coker 35, Aden Campbell 14, Burns 4, Lujan 7, Leach 4.
Slidell (17-13, 8-2) – Mayes 6, Franklin 11, Davis 7, Ellison 12, West 1, Peralta 6.
Midway 17 21 14 12 -64
Slidell 15 16 6 8 -44
Free throws – (M) 8-16, (S) 8-19. 3-pointers – (M) 10 (Coker 5, Campbell 4, Lujan), (S) 5 (Mayes 2, Franklin, Davis, Ellison).
Note – Midway clinches the District 22-A title.
Prairie Valley 89, Gold-Burg 71
Gold-Burg – Foster 1, K. Grace 24, J. Grace 16, Renteria 6, Freeland 21, Whitaker 17, Epperson 5.
Prairie Valley (16-13, 5-5) – Neugebauer 6, Isaac Yeargin 43, Ritchie 7, Tyler Winkler 33.
Gold-Burg 13 18 15 25 -71
Prairie Valley 19 27 26 17 -89
Free throws – (GB) 10-26, (PV) 5-6. 3-pointers – (GB) 4 (Renteria, J. Grace, Whitaker), (PV) 20 (Yeargin 13, Winkler 7).
OTHER SCORES
DISTRICT 7-3A
Henrietta 53, Jacksboro 43
MONDAY’S GIRLS RESULTS
DISTRICT 5-5A
Rider 71, Aledo 69 (OT)
Aledo (10-15, 4-5) – Smith 7, Bogus 3, Grau 3, Claire Byars 26, Davis 7, Hull 7, Addyson Hebel 16.
Rider (18-9, 8-1) – Kylie Flippin 20, Jalynn Bristow 39, Caskey 6, Mock 3, Lammers 3.
Aledo 11 14 10 25 9 -69
Rider 18 18 13 11 11 -71
Free throws – (A) 16-18, (R) 20-30. 3-pointers – (A) 7 (Hebel 4, Smith, Bogus, Grau), (R) 5 (Flippin 2, Caskey 2, Mock).
Granbury 51, WFHS 7
Granbury (20-13, 4-5) – Torres 6, Slatten 5, Coffman 4, Ella Garner 11, Ella Hamlin 11, Parter 2, K. Hamlin 1, Johnson 7, Criswell 4.
WFHS (3-17, 0-9) – Mayo 4, Hurtado 2, Medina 1.
Granbury 5 26 8 12 -51
WFHS 0 3 2 2 -7
Free throws – (G) 4-12, (W) 3-6. 3-pointers – (G) 5 (Garner 3, Torres, Slatten), (W) None.
DISTRICT 22-A
Bellevue 55, Saint Jo 48
Bellevue – Callie Martin 10, Austin Ford 35, Cirstin Allen 10.
Saint Jo – Reaves 3, Everson 6, Skidmore 7, Morman 10, Dunn 12, Patrick 10.
Bellevue 11 12 16 16 -55
Saint Jo 14 10 7 17 -48
Free throws – (B) 7-15, (SJ) 12-26. 3-pointers – (B) None, (SJ) 2 (Skidmore, Patrick).
OTHER SCORES
DISTRICT 7-3A
Breckenridge 49, Henrietta 23
MONDAY’S BOYS RESULTS
DISTRICT 5-5A
Aledo 64, Rider 59
Aledo (11-16, 5-2) – Clock 16, Wiggins 4, Anderson 10, Todd 2, Fields 10, Yielding 1, Sohn 10.
Rider (8-21, 3-4) – Keitenn Bristow 19, Fitzhenry 9, Bragg 2, Braeden Arias 16, Johnson 7, Royal 4, Brown 2.
Aledo 10 20 13 21 -64
Rider 13 6 17 23 -59
Free throws – (A) 16-24, (R) 13-18. 3-pointers – (A) 5 (Clock 2, Wiggins, Anderson, Yielding), (R) 2 (Fitzhenry, Arias).
Granbury 67, WFHS 44
Granbury (11-12, 3-4) – King 8, Hughes 9, Sawyer Schenewark 14, Plash 4, Kensington Colston 13, Salgado 9, Trejo 8, Couto 2.
WFHS (2-27, 0-7) – Marin 4, Blake Vanderburg 10, Haddock 6, Harris 6, Fleeks 6, Anderson 2, Isaias Orduno 10.
Granbury 14 19 22 12 -67
WFHS 11 13 11 9 -44
Free throws – (G) 3-6, (W) 7-12. 3-pointers – (G) 8 (Salgado 3, Colston 2, King 2, Schenewark), (W) 5 (Vanderburg 2, Harris 2, Orduno).
DISTRICT 15-A
Knox City 56, Rotan 48
Knox City (16-9, 7-3) – Morrow 7, Caleb Arrieta 10, Baxter 5, Bryson Callaway 22, Nicholas Trevino 12.
Rotan – Flores 2, Krebsbach 8, Jeffrey 19, Warren 9, Harris 2, Daniel 8.
Knox City 16 14 13 13 -56
Rotan 14 12 11 11 -48
Free throws – (KC) 3-10, (R) 2-4. 3-pointers – (KC) 7 (Callaway 2, Trevino 2, Arrieta 2, Morrow), (R) 6 (Jeffrey 5, Krebsbach).
OTHER SCORES
DISTRICT 7-3A
Henrietta 58, Breckenridge 50
This article originally appeared on Wichita Falls Times Record News: HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Wichita Falls area scores/results Feb. 8
