TOP PERFORMERS: Hobbs, Castillo power Floydada boys past New Deal
NEW DEAL — Floydada boys basketball coach Eddie Walker said in the first meeting with New Deal, his team was still getting used to his style — figuring out how to play his swarming fullcourt press defense.
It's safe to say the Whirlwinds have learned.
Floydada blitzed the host Lions on Wednesday and turned a top-15 showdown into a rout. The No. 14 Whirlwinds used a 14-0 run in the opening quarter to build a comfortable cushion they rode to a 105-75 victory. It gives Floydada (25-5 overall, 7-1 district) a season sweep of No. 15 New Deal, which remains in third place behind the Winds.
Abran Castillo knocked down his sixth 3-pointer at the first-half buzzer to give Floydada a 57-36 edge. He finished with 26 points and seven 3s, and teammate Braun Hobbs scored a game-high 29.
Jason Brazell led the Lions (17-7, 5-3) with 15 points. New Deal trailed by double figures since falling behind 18-7 late in the first quarter. The Lions never got closer than 15 in the second half.
"When we played them last, it was early in the year," Walker said of Floydada's 79-78 overtime win Dec. 20. "We were still learning. They were still learning my philosophy. I just told them, 'You play hard-nose defense, you play together, you uplift each other as a team, and you'll always have a chance, no matter what.'"
TOP PERFORMERS
Alan Gallegos and Tyler Vargas, Plains
Gallegos and Vargas each scored 20 points for the Cowboys against Tahoka.
Abbi Holder, Frenship
Holder went for a game-high 20 points in the win over Midland High.
Jalen Braziel, Frenship
Braziel tallied 27 points for the Tigers against Midland High.
Ella Scolaro and Reghan Rose, All Saints
Scolaro and Rose totaled 14 and 12 points, respectively, in the win over Ascension.
T.K. Young, Monterey
Young had 20 points for the Plainsmen against Abilene High.
Calyn Dallas, Lubbock-Cooper
Dallas finished with 17 points to pace the Lady Pirates against Lubbock High.
Kaleb Harrell, Abernathy
Harrell had a game-high 24 points against Slaton.
Aaliyah Chavez, Monterey
Chavez produced 24 points against Abilene High.
Madi Barnes, Shallowater
Barnes totaled 15 points against Roosevelt.
RESULTS
BOYS RESULTS
DISTRICT 2-6A
Frenship 74, Midland High 62
Frenship (23-3, 4-0) — Jalen Braziel 27, Patton Pinkins 19
DISTRICT 4-5A
Monterey 64, Abilene High 39
Records: Monterey 19-8, 7-0; Abilene High 10-14, 2-5
Lubbock-Cooper 52, Lubbock High 31
Records: Lubbock-Cooper 15-12, 3-4; Lubbock High 3-24, 0-7
DISTRICT 3-4A
Seminole 59, Pecos 32
Records: Seminole 19-7, 4-0; Pecos 7-18, 0-4
DISTRICT 2-3A
Childress 67, Idalou 45
Records: Childress 16-7, 3-1; Idalou 16-11, 2-2
Shallowater 58, Roosevelt 34
Records: Shallowater 19-2, 4-0; Roosevelt 7-9, 1-3
Abernathy 49, Slaton 43
Abernathy (15-7, 2-2) — Noah Rigler 2, Kaleb Harrell 24, Ethan Paiz 6, Brayden Vanstory 4, Cash Garcia 13.
Slaton (5-15, 0-4) — Samules 6, Camano 2, Perez 2, Ordonez 11, Lopez 9, Payne 13
DISTRICT 3-2A
Farwell 55, Panhandle 41
Records: Farwell 19-4, 4-0; Panhandle 15-6, 3-1
DISTRICT 4-2A
Floydada 105, New Deal 75
Floydada (25-5, 7-1) — Ty Henderson 8, Braun Hobbs 29, Luis Gonzales 11, Saul Reyes 3, Orlando Ortiz 2, Abran Castillo 26, Aiden Trevino 18, Hagen Hinsley 8.
New Deal (17-7, 5-3) — Clyde Johnson 13, Ethan Brown 8, Nathan Brown 8, Gunnar Stanton 10, Kendrick Nelson 10, Jason Brazell 15, Aiden Ysaguirre 2, Konner Vasquez 1, Keegan Kirkland 8.
Olton 71, Hale Center 33
Records: Olton 19-4, 8-0; Hale Center 8-13, 2-5
DISTRICT 5-2A
Plains 64, Tahoka 51
Plains (22-5, 6-1) — Vargas 20, Gallegos 20
Tahoka (10-11, 3-4) — Stone 15
Sundown 63, Post 26
Records: Sundown 6-10, 3-3; Post 1-24, 0-7
TAPPS 1-2A
Kingdom Prep 60, Christ the King 41
All Saints 49, Amarillo Ascension 36
All Saints (23-2, 5-1) — Caden Mead 7, Brady Lowe 12, Cooper Locke 9, Anson Proffitt 11, Rhoan Felton 4, Rowe Osborne 6
GIRLS RESULTS
DISTRICT 2-6A
Frenship 59, Midland High 24
Frenship (23-5, 6-0) — Elena Noyola 1, Abbi Holder 20, Andie Caddel 12, Addyson Middleton 2, Addisyn Bollinger 5, Gabby Morales 7, Kiah Buchanan 6, Abby Boyce 6.
Midland High (12-16, 0-6) — Kayden Young 6, Cady Lange 3, Tyleah Taylor 3, Briana Tarango 4, Hanna Lujan 8.
DISTRICT 3-5A
Amarillo Tascosa 75, Plainview 46
Records: Tascosa 23-4, 4-1; Plainview 14-9, 2-3
DISTRICT 4-5A
Monterey 79, Abilene High 25
Monterey (24-3, 8-1) — Aaliyah Chavez 24, Ambrosia Cole 13, Heaven Limon 11, Kelly Mora 11, Ari Johnson 10, Jaelyn Morrison 10
Lubbock-Cooper 58, Lubbock High 45
Lubbock-Cooper (22-6, 8-1) — C. Dallas 17, North 12, Cortez 12, Esquivel 8, Contreras 3, Bullen 2, Cronk 4
Lubbock High (19-12, 3-5) — Renolds 7, Marshal 14, Ford 7, Canono 11, Scheppler 6
DISTRICT 3-4A
Seminole 107, Pecos 21
Records: 24-7, 6-0; Pecos 1-17, 0-6
DISTRICT 2-3A
Childress 42, Idalou 41
Records: Childress 20-8, 5-1; Idalou 18-12, 5-1
Shallowater 59, Roosevelt 18
Shallowater (21-9, 4-2) — Shelby Roberts 10, Avery Terrell 7, Tatum McKinney 2, Any'ah Washington 6, Madi Barnes 15, Chloe McKinney 2, Kinleigh Richardson 3, Maci Moravcik 8, Addison Pitts 6.
Roosevelt (6-17, 1-5) — Wheeler 2, Bueno 4, Aguellar 8, Mendoza 4.
DISTRICT 3-2A
Panhandle 50, Farwell 42
Records: Panhandle 21-7, 6-0; Farwell 24-5, 4-2
DISTRICT 4-2A
Floydada 54, New Deal 37
Records: Floydada 15-13, 5-5; New Deal 13-14, 4-6
Olton 50, Hale Center 28
Records: Olton 12-14, 8-2; Hale Center 21-9, 7-3
Lockney 56, Smyer 28
Records: Lockney 19-9, 6-4; Smyer 6-22, 0-10
Sudan 84, Ralls 18
Records: Sudan 20-8, 9-1; Ralls 6-17, 1-9
DISTRICT 5-2A
Sundown 75, Post 16
Records: Sundown 21-7, 7-2; Post 0-22, 0-8
TAPPS 1-2A
Kingdom Prep 44, Christ the King 31
All Saints 42, Amarillo Ascension 17
All Saints (19-1, 5-1) — Campbell Carper 2, Ella Scolaro 14, Lauren Bayouth 9, Abigail Barritt 3, Emma Steele 2, Reghan Rose 12
Amarillo Ascension — Kyndall Osburn 5, Whitney Williams 8, Alivia Pham 2, Trinity Chambers 2.
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