Boys
Non-district
Texico 60, Eunice 24
Texico 15 16 14 15 — 60
Eunice 4 4 5 11 — 24
Leading scorers — Texico, Lucas Walthers 15, Brett Anderson 8, Kyle Boatman 8. Eunice, Bobby Smith 10. 3-pointers — Texico, Levi Richards, Rhett Martin.
Records — Texico 15-1, Eunice 3-11.
Junior varsity — Texico 65, Eunice 10.
Notes: “In the last few games we haven’t come out and played well at the start,” Texico coach Richard Luscombe said. “Tonight we played consistent for four quarters.” … Friday’s game was the first of four straight on road for the Wolverines.
Dora 73, Gateway Christian 51
Gateway Christian 14 10 9 18 — 51
Dora 25 16 18 14 — 73
Leading scorers — Gateway Christian, Josh Hunter 23, Eric Angelos 10. Dora, Lathan Lieb 32, Jeremy Butler 17, Kyler Smith 15. 3-pointers — Gateway Christian, Hunter, Logan Krasowsky, Nathan Payne. Dora, Smith 2, J. Butler, Mark Butler, Jesus Villanueva.
Records — Gateway Christian n/a, Dora 13-5.
Junior varsity — Dora 68, Gateway Christian 57.
Notes: Dora hit four 3-pointers in the first quarter — including two by Smith. “We got some good looks and we got some kids than can shoot it,” Dora coach Ty Thatcher said. “We got in the bonus foul situation early in the second quarter but I don’t think we really took advantage of it.”
Elida 55, Clovis ‘C’ 48
Clovis ‘C’ 15 10 8 15 — 48
Elida 10 16 8 21 — 55
Leading scorers — Clovis, Alex Flores 11, Tucker Martin 10. Elida, Cody Paiz 21, Gus Rodriguez 11. 3-pointers — Clovis, Flores 3, Jonathan Langan, Jordan Hill. Elida, Paiz, Rodriguez, Ethan Jasso.
Records — Clovis ‘C’ n/a, Elida 13-5.
Notes: Elida made 9-of-12 free throws late to seal the win.
District 3-1A
Fort Sumner 49, Melrose 30
Fort Sumner 10 14 11 14 — 49
Melrose 10 2 6 12 — 30
Leading scorers — Fort Sumner, Berry Stinnett 10, Barrett Williamson 10, Laremy Simmons 9, Christian Pettigrew 8. Melrose, Sammy Lawrence 10, Clint Barnard 7. 3-pointers — Fort Sumner, Pettigrew 2. Melrose, Lane Draper, Lawrence.
Records — Fort Sumner 11-4 (2-0), Melrose 6-9 (0-2).
Junior varsity — Fort Sumner 53, Melrose 30.
Notes — The Foxes limited Melrose to eight field goals, including two 3-pointers. … Fort Sumner could have had a bigger margin, but went 11-of-28 from the free throw line. The Buffaloes were 12-of-20. … Melrose was coming off a two-point district loss at home on Thursday against Dora. … Fort Sumner travels to Dexter today for a non-district game.
Texas
District 5-1A
Farwell 55, Bovina 44
Bovina 7 11 12 14 — 44
Farwell 16 13 11 15 — 55
Leading scorers — Bovina, Jesus Rocha 19, Oscar Rodriguez 12. Farwell, Bo Mitchell 15, Matt Billingsly 12. 3-pointers — Bovina, Rocha 2, Dorian Vela. Farwell, Mason Coburn.
Records — Bovina 10-12 (1-3), Farwell 11-11 (3-1).
Junior varsity — Farwell 32, Bovina 24.
Notes: Farwell sealed the win by hitting 9-of-12 free throws in the fourth quarter, led by Landry Actkinson (2-2) and Coburn (3-4). … Mitchell scored eight of his team-high in the fourth. … “We came out real aggressive and went to the hole,” Farwell coach Patrick Finney said. “In the second half, they turned up the defensive pressure and intensity.”
District 2-2A
Muleshoe 65, Tulia 54
Muleshoe 20 14 9 22 — 65
Tulia 15 9 13 17 — 54
Leading scorers — Muleshoe, Cooper Washington 29, Dillon Gallman 15, Wes Wood 12. Tulia, Macias 16, Washington 15, McCaslin 12. 3-pointers — Muleshoe, Gallman 4, Nick Hurtado. Tulia, Macias 2, Washington 2, McCaslin.
Records — Muleshoe 7-6 (2-1), Tulia 12-12 (0-3).
Junior varsity — Muleshoe 37, Tulia 27.
Notes: Cooper Washington posted a career scoring high. “They didn’t really have any answers for him,” Mules coach Matt Mason said of the 6-foot-5 senior post. … The Mules maintained a cushion of six to 10 points most of the way, but led by 13 late in the game. … Muleshoe returns home for a district game against Floydada on Tuesday.
Girls
Non-district
Texico 40, Eunice 23
Texico 9 8 11 12 — 40
Eunice 4 3 3 10 — 23
Leading scorers — Texico, Victoria Richards 8, Jordyn Cooper 7. Eunice, Nakita Pickerel 9, Jennie Pearson 7. 3-pointers — Texico, Jaylyn Cooper, Jo. Cooper, Holly Harrison, Richards. Eunice, none.
Records — Texico 14-4, Eunice n/a.
Junior varsity — Texico 56, Eunice 6.
Notes: The Lady Wolverines struggled at times on offense, but relied on their usual stingy defense to control the game. “This is the first long road trip and we actually didn’t handle it real well,” Texico coach Ryan Autrey said. “We came out a little sluggish. (Eunice) got a few good looks (at the basket) in the first quarter, and they couldn’t make any of them. After that, we shut them down.”
Dora 62, Gateway Christian 27
Gateway Christian 6 6 13 2 — 27
Dora 28 21 7 6 — 62
Leading scorers — Gateway Christian, Lindzey Gill 8, Grace Nobles 5. Dora, Kendra Merrick 24, Kelli Merrick 17. 3-pointers — Gateway Christian, Gill 2, Nobles. Dora, Tearney O’Connor, Kelsi King.
Records — Gateway Christian n/a, Dora 13-2.
Junior varsity — Dora 32, Gateway Christian25.
Notes: The Merrick sisters combined for 35 points in the first half as Dora won its fifth straight. “We put a lot of pressure on them,” Dora coach Caleb King said. “We executed our press really well. Most of our points (in the first half) came off turnovers.”
District 3-1A
Fort Sumner 60, Melrose 39
Fort Sumner 13 16 18 13 — 60
Melrose 6 10 4 19 — 39
Leading scorers — Fort Sumner, Racheal Chavez 20, DeLisa Luce 10, Courtney Kyle 9, Bree Lucero 9. Melrose, Jordan Beard 9, Cara Barnard 8. 3-pointers — Fort Sumner, Chavez 2, Sarah Stinnett 2, Kyle, Candy Jo Webb. Melrose, Lainey Widner.
Records — Fort Sumner 10-6 (2-0), Melrose 3-12 (0-2).
Junior varsity — Fort Sumner 33, Melrose 25.
Notes: Chavez carried the scoring load as the Vixens dominated the first three quarters of the game. … Melrose was coming off a loss to Dora at home on Thursday in its district opener.
Texas
District 5-1A
Farwell 61, Bovina 39
Bovina 15 5 4 15 — 39
Farwell 14 14 22 11 — 61
Leading scorers — Bovina, Yoselin Rueda 21, Yesenia Guevara 5, Kim Casas 5. Farwell, Tiffani Jones 25, Laura Martinez 10, Micky Ceniceros 10. 3-pointers — Bovina, Casas, Guevara, Myra Gomez. Farwell, Jones 5, Martinez 2.
Records — Bovina 13-10 (0-5). Farwell 13-11(4-1). Junior varsity — Farwell 40, Bovina19.
Notes: Jones scored 10 points as Farwell pulled away for good in the third quarter — including a pair of 3-pointers. … Martinez hit both her 3-pointers in the second quarter as Farwell turned a one-point deficit into an eight-point halftime lead. … “We shot the ball better in the second and third quarters,” Farwell coach Gary Cates said. “We’ve had lots of opportunities to put teams away this year. We did it tonight.”
District 2-2A
Tulia 54, Muleshoe 50
Muleshoe 4 8 15 23 — 50
Tulia 12 16 11 15 — 54
Leading scorers — Muleshoe, Sarah Johnson 23, Morgan Smith 12. Tulia, Alisha Rogers 14, Shelbi Nelson 10. 3-pointers — Muleshoe, Johnson 3, Smith. Tulia, Nelson 2, Allison Cox.
Records — Muleshoe 16-10 (2-3), Tulia 14-10 (4-1).
Junior varsity — Tulia 51, Muleshoe 32.
Notes: Johnson scored 14 points in the fourth quarter — including a pair of 3-pointers — as Muleshoe was able to cut a 16-point halftime deficit to two points, but were unable to overtake the Hornets. … Tulia was 25-38 from the free-throw line. Muleshoe 14-of-18. … Rogers is a freshman post who came off the bench. … Muleshoe has alternated losses and wins over its first five district games.
Friday area prep basketball roundup
Published: Saturday, January 24th, 2009
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