Plainview Herald Basketball Tip Off 2023 by Hearst Midwest

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PlainviewlookstotakethenextstepunderOgle

By:Ma’RicoHollandII PlainviewHerald

ThePlainviewboysbasketballprogram hasexperiencedalotofchangeoverthe pastthreeyears.

Themostsignificantisprobablythe changeofheadcoaches.

HeadCoachRobOgleisthethirdhead coachinasmanyyears.Hedoesn’tplan ongoinganywhere,though.Hehopesto developanewculture,startingwiththis year’scoregroup.

“Wewanttobeknownasablue-collarteam.Wewanttoplaygood,solid defenseandlimitouropponentstoone possessionpertripdownthe floor,”Ogle said.

Oglemightbeafamiliarnametosome aroundthearea.Heisaseasonedhead coachwhospentthelastsixyearsatLittlefieldbeforetakingthePlainviewjob. His25-yearcoachingcareeralsoincludes stopsatDenverCityandBrownfield.His coachingstyleissimilartoPlainview’s previouscoaches,Drew Thompsonand MarcPuente.

Hebelievesthefamiliarityoftheir coachingstyleswillhelpplayersquickly buyin.

Thisseason,heaimstomakeanimprint ontheprogramashetakesoveraroster thatgraduatedthreestartersfromayear ago.

Unfortunately,theBulldogswillbe withoutJacobyPorterthisseasonaswell. HetorehisACLearlyduringfootball seasonand,accordingtoOgle,willlikely beoutforthemajorityoftheyear.

Hewasastarterayearagoandwith himoutofthepicture,juniorMaddox Ellisistheonlyreturningstarterfrom the2022-2023season. TheBulldogshave severalkeyrolesto fill.

“We’regoingtobeyoungandinexperiencedasawhole,”Oglesaid. Elliswillbethemostseasonedplayer ontheBulldogs’rosterthisseason.A varsitystartersincefreshmanyear,hehas

playedastheprimaryballhandlerforthe Bulldogsthepastcoupleofseasons.Ogle expectsEllistotakeonabigleadership roleastheseasongetsunderway.

“(Maddox)handlestheballtremendously.He’sagoodshooterandhe’sgoing tobeoneofourworkhorsesthisyearfor sure,”Oglesaid.

“Beingthemosttenuredplayer,leadershipisgoingtobesomethingthatIfeel likehe’llbeabletoprovideforsomeof ouryoungerkidsandsoforth.

Butforsure,he’sdefinitelyoneguythat we’regoingtotrytogetthemostoutof and(whois)goingtobegettingalotof minuteseachandeverynight.”

Theotherreturningvarsitymember whoplayedsignificantminutesasa freshmanwasDominicFulton.He playedheavyminuteswiththestarting unitandstartedafewgamesthroughout theyear.

Heplayednearlyeverypositiononthe floorlastyearashebecamecomfortable withthevarsitygame.Fultonis6-foot-3 andhaslongarmsthathelphimgethis shotoff overtallerdefendersorbecome ashotblockerinthepaint.Ogleplansto usehiminavarietyofwaysagainthis yearashebecomesafocalpointonboth sidesoftheball.

“OneofthethingsthatI’vebeentrying toselltohimisthatifwecangetyou guardingorbeingguardedbyasmaller guy,wecanisolateyoudownlowand takeadvantageofthatbecausewedon’t havealotofsize,butheissoversatile thathecanplaybothinthepaintandon theperimeter,”Oglesaid.

DuringPlainview’sfall-ballleague,Fultonwasrelieduponasthego-toscorer intheoffense,CoachOglenoted.Heexpectsthattocarryintotheseason.Fulton isexpectedtoplaysignificantminutes alongsideEllis.

Othervarsityreturnersincludesenior IanLopezandjuniorsJordanPorterand EstebanArmendariz.

toughdistrictonceagainthisyear.Tascosa,PaloDuroandAmarilloallmade playoff runsayearagowithNo.6ranked Amarilloreachingtheregionalsemifinallastseason.OglehopesPlainview’s non-districtschedulewillhelpprepare themforthetoughslateofgamesin district,orforwhatOglelikestocallthe “moneygames.”

“Youwanttobeplayingatyourbest oncedistrictrollsaroundinJanuary. Everygameisgoingtobeastepping stone,”hesaid.“Wewanttowinbutwe alsowanttobeimprovingeachandevery gameandlearnfromthemistakes.”

Lastseasonoverallrecord:12-21 Lastseasondistrict finish-4th Playerstowatch:MaddoxEllis,Dominic Fulton,IanLopez

All-Districtreturners:MaddoxEllis, DominicFulton

TheBulldogs finishedfourthindistrict ayearagoandwillmatchupagainsta

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PlainviewLadyBulldogsreadytomakedeepplayoff push

By:Ma’RicoHollandII PlainviewHerald

Fortwostraightseasons,thePlainview LadyBulldogsreachedthepostseason butweretakendowninthebi-district round.Withnearlytheentirevarsity rosterreturningfromayearago, HeadCoachAdrianAlfarobelievesthis year’steamiscapableofmakingadeep playoff push.

“Wehaveaspecialgrouphere,”Alfarosaid.“Ireallyseeusmakingadeep run." Thesky’sthelimitforthisteam,he added.

TheLadyBulldogsreturnfourstarters fromthe2022-2023teamincluding first all-districtselectionsMadyWilliamsand TaylorWallace. Theduoplayedtogether overthesummerforAAUteamHoop10 United.

Alfarohasseennotableimprovement frombothandislookingforWilliamsto becomemoreofadistributor.

“Oneofthethingsthatshehasshown isthatforthemostpart,shecanscore atwill.Shecanshoottheballreallywell. Shecanattackattherimand finish.

So,oneofthethingsthatwe’vetold hernowisthat‘you’vegotaprettygood supportingcastaroundyouandwe’vegot togettheminvolved,’”Alfarosaid.“She’s reallysteppedupinthesummerandrecentlyinpractice,showingthatshe’snot justascorerandthatshemakesothers aroundherbetter.”

Wallacewaseffectiveonbothsidesof theballlastseasonasarim-protector andwasago-toscorer.Alfaroislooking forhertoonceagainbringherenergy onthecourt,anenergythat firesupher teammatesaroundher.

“OnethingthatIthinkmightbemisconstruedisthatwithTaylor,she’san emotionalplayer.Whensomepeoplesee that,somemaymistakethatforattitude but(Taylor)isjustacompetitor.

Shewantstowinandifshe’supset,it’s notwithanyonebutherself,”Alfarosaid. All-districtselectionsBrookeNails,

KamilaMacedoandJaimeeRodriguez (honorablemention)willreturnthis seasonalongwithSpencerAkins,Aubrey Rogers,AileyKerboandRileyCurtis. Eachofthemplayedanumberofdifferentrolesthroughouttheyearandrotated inthestartinglineuplastyear. Theyalso havefreshmanMaribelMontelongo, someoneAlfarobelieveswillbringenergytothisyear’sroster.

“Idon’tfeellikesheevergetstired,”Alfarosaid.“Duringtheoffseasonshewas doingcrosscountryworkoutsandthen she’dturnaround,cometoourstrength andconditioningworkoutsafter.She wasn’tlastorinthemiddleeither,she wasalwaysoneofthetopkidsto finish.”

AllofthosepiecesaregoingtobenecessaryastheLadyBulldogshaveatough scheduleinfrontofthem. TheLady Bulldogs’non-districtscheduleincludes thelikesofNo.11rankedSeminole(4A) andLubbockMonterey(5A)andtheir districtincludesNo.3rankedAmarillo High(5A)andNo.22rankedAmarillo Tascosa(5A).

PlainviewwillalsoattendtheCaprock ClassicTournamentandtheCowtown Tournament,twotournamentsthat typicallyattractmultipletopteamsacross Texasandsurroundingstates. Alfarobelievesthathisgirlsarereadyfor thechallengeaheadofthem.

Lastseasonoverallrecord:15-14

Lastseasondistrict finish:4th Playerstowatch:MadyWilliams, TaylorWallace,BrookeNails

All-Districtreturners:Mady Williams,TaylorWallace,Brooke Nails,KamilaMacedo,Aubrie Rogers,JaimeeRodriguez

KamilaMacedo

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MadyWilliams

IanLopez

JordanPorter

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Floydadaboyseyestatetournamentberthwithreloadedroster

By:Ma’RicoHollandII PlainviewHerald

TheFloydadaWhirlwindswereone gameshyoftheir firststateplayoff berth inprogramhistoryayearagoastheyfell intheregional finalround. TheWhirlwindsareprimedonceagainthisyearto makeadeeptournamentrunbutwitha newheadcoachonthesidelinesleading theway.

KarsonHembreewastabbedasthe nextheadcoachforFloydadaafterthe departureofEddieWalkerIIIoverthe summer.Hembreewasanassistantat Plainviewforthepastfouryearspriorto takingonthejobandalsospenttimein Pampa.

FromhisinitialconversationwithFloydadaAthleticDirectorJ.R.Compton,he understoodthetypeofprogramhewas gettingreadytotakeoverandwelcomed theopportunity.

“There’sbeenalotofsuccesshereinthe pastcoupleyears,soIthinkitwasagood opportunitytogetmyfeetwetandreally jumpin,”Hembreesaid.“Imeantheir runlastyearmakesthingsreallyexciting. Theybringbackfourreallykeyplayers off ofthatregionaltournamentteamand notmanyguysgettojumpintotheir first headcoachingexperiencewiththose typesoftalentedguys.”

TheWhirlwindsreturnedafewmajorpiecesfromtheirtournamentruna yearago.TexasAssociationofBasket-

ballCoachesAll-RegionselectionsTy HendersonandBraunHobbswillreturn nextseasonfortheirjunioryear.Firstteamall-districtmemberAidenTrevino (junior)andsecond-teamall-district teammateHagenHinsley(senior)will returnaswell.

Floydadalostitsleadingscorer,Abran Castillo,tograduationlastyear.Hewasa TABCall-stateselectionandco-district MVP,amongotherrecognitions.Hembreebelievesthatwhilemanyoftheguys willcontributeoffensively,Hobbsand Hendersonwillleadthecharge.

“We’vegot fivetosixguysthatcangive usalittlebitofascoringrunandthat’s goingtobeourstrength,”hesaid.

OneofthestaplesforFloydadalastyear wastheirpaceofplay. Theyconstantly pressuredteamsinafull-courtpressand madealotofdefenseintotheiroffenseby forcingturnoversandgettingtransition baskets.Hembreesaidthatwillbeafocal pointonceagainthisyear.

Unlikelastyear,theWhirlwindsarenot consideredanunderdogthisseason. The TexasAssociationofBasketballCoaches rankedFloydadasixthin2Aintheirpreseasonrankingsthankstotheirperformancelastyearandthepiecesreturning.

“Ithinkexpectationsarealwaysthere whenyoucomeintoaprogramlikethis,” Hembreesaid.

HebelievestheWhirlwindswillbe readyforthechallengeastheyparticipateintheChildressTournamentand

CaprockClassic,twotournamentsthat typicallybringoutafewstateranked teamsfrommultipleclasses. Hembreesaidit’scrucialthattheWhirlwindshittheirstrideduringthosegames sotheycanbereadyfortheirdistrict schedule. Theyarethefavoritestowin thedistrict,butHembreeisn’ttakingany ofthosegameslightly.

“Ithinkthere’snoreasonthatIdon’t thinkwegetintodistrictplayanddon’t havetheexpectationtowinnightinand nightoutandgiveourselvesachanceto winadistrictchampionshipandthengo toplayforsomegoldballs,”hesaid.“Beforethat,though,wehavealotofstepsto goalongthewaybeforewegetthere.” Lastseasonoverallrecord:36-6

Lastseasondistrict finish:1st Playerstowatch:TyHenderson,Braun Hobbs,AidenTrevino,HagenHinsley All-Districtreturners:TyHenderson, BraunHobbs,AidenTrevino,Hagen Hinsley

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FloydadaLadyWindsloadedastheychasestatetourneyrun

By:Ma’RicoHollandII PlainviewHerald

EventhoughtheFloydadaLadyWindswere notvotedasatop25teaminthestateto begintheyear,itwouldn’tbesurprisingtosee themmakethelistbytheendoftheseason.

Lastyear’sLadyWindssquadwentonaCinderellarunwithsevenstraightwinstoend theregularseasonbeforeclaimingsecondin aloadedeight-teamdistrict. Theywentonto takedownVegaintheirbi-districtroundand fellinthearearoundtoaGruversquadthat wasthestaterunnerup.

Nearlytheentirecoreoflastyear’steamis returningonceagainastheylooktomakea deepplayoff runandtakeashotatthedistrict title.

“We’regoingtobeabletocontinuetobuild off whatwedidlastyear,”FloydadaHead CoachAdamZepedasaid.“I’mexcited.We’re amoreexperiencedteamthisyearwithmore depthandleadership.”

Floydadaisreturningfourof fivestarters

andgraduatedonlytwoplayersthatplayed significantminutesayearago.Atthehelm thisyearisTABCall-regionselectionZay Santos. Theseniorhasbeentheenginefor theFloydadaoffenseforthepastcoupleof seasonsandZepedaexpectshertocontinue tobealeaderonthe floorthisyear.

“Sheunderstandsthegameandherwork ethicspeaksforitself.Shepushesherteammatesandtheyfollowwhatshedoes.She’s goingtogiveusachancetobeintheball gameeverynight.”

Shehasbeenaleaderonbothsidesofthe floor.Whilebeingtheleadingscorerforthe LadyWinds,shewasalsonamedDefensive MVPindistrict4-2Aayearago.Anarea Zepedasayshe’sseengrowthinisSantos’ abilitytodevelopthegirlsaroundhertobe involvedinlategamesituations.

“Everybodyisgoingtobeafactor,”hesaid. “Inthoselategamesituationsnow,it’snot alwaysgoingtobe‘let’s findZay’andgiveher theball.”

AlongsideSantos, first-teamall-district

selectionSoriahWickwareandsecondteam selectionSierraSnowdenarebacktohold downthefrontcourtfortheLadyWinds. Zepedasaidthatbothofthemhavecomea longwaysinceenteringtheprogram. “They’reworkinghardeverysingleday whetherit’sintheweightroomorinthe gym. Theyunderstandthatthingsgothrough them,”Zepedasaid.“Ifwecancontrolthe gamethroughourpostplayers,itmakes everybodyelse’sjobthatmucheasier.”

Otherall-districtreturnersincludeKaitlynn Ramirez(second-team)whowasastartera yearagoaswellasAnalisePerezandAllyson Romero(bothhonorablemention).Zepeda sharedthatbetweenPerezorRomero,one willlikely fillthe finalstartingspotandthe otherwillbethe firstoneoff thebenchandis expectedtoplaysignificantminutesaswell. Withabunchofprominentandfamiliar facesreturningfortheLadyWinds,theyare shiftingfrombeingateaminthemiddleof thepackoftheirdistricttoafrontrunner alongsideHaleCenterwhichreturnedama-

jorityofitsrosterayearago.Zepedaexpects atargettobeontheirbackcomethestartof district,butbelieveshisgirlsarereadyforthe challenge. ThatispartofthereasonZepeda chosetoupthelevelofdifficultyinFloydada’s non-districtschedulewhichincludesNo.3 rankedPanhandle(2A),No.7Sundown(2A) andNo.14Idalou(3A).

“Ifeellikewe’reamorematureteam,alittle moreadvancedteamnowandwecanmaybe pickupsometoughergamesandbeinthose ballgames,”Zepedasaid.

“Ifeellikeifwedowhatweresupposed todoandprepare,wehaveashotofbeing districtchampionsandwewantsomegold balls.”

Lastseasonoverallrecord:21-12

Lastseasondistrict finish:2nd Playerstowatch:ZaySantos,SoriahWickware,SierraSnowden

All-Districtreturners:ZaySantos,SoriahWickware,SierraSnowden,Kaitlynn Ramirez,MariahGarcia,AnalisePerez

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Abernathylookstogrowwithyounggroup

By:Ma’RicoHollandII PlainviewHerald

TheAbernathyAntelopesaregoingto lookcompletelydifferentthisyearafter graduatingtheirentirestartinglineup. Withonlythreeguysontherosterthis yearwithpreviousvarsityexperience, therewillberoomtogrowthisseason, figurativelyandliterally.

TheAntelopesboastedalotofsizelast yearwithfourguysover6-foot-4onthe roster. Theywon’tbeasbigthisyear,but HeadCoachDrew Thompsonexpectshis squadtobemoreathleticallaround.

“I’mthinkingwearegoingtobeableto pushthetempo,getoutandputpressureonsometeams.Weshouldbeable toforcesometeamsintomistakesand turnthosemistakesintoeasybaskets,” Thompsonsaid.

SeniorJaxsonBeesonalongwithjuniors NoahRiglerandBrodyShaddenmake upthethreereturnersfortheAntelopes. Riglerplayedthemostoutofthethree lastseason,comingoff thebenchand providingasparkasagoodshooterfor Abernathy. ThompsonexpectsRiglerand Shaddentotakeonleadershiprolesthis year,butalsowouldliketoseeoneofthe youngerguystakeonthatroleastheyear progresses.

“I’mnotopposedtotheyoungerguys leadingbecausehalfoftheguysonthe rosterthisyeararefreshmenandsophomores,” Thompsonnoted.

Onefreshmanthat’lllikelyplayabig rolerightawayisCamMarshall. The sonofformerTexasTechballer,Mikey Marshall,Camislistedas6-foot-5on therosterandwillbeabletomakeupfor someofthesizethattheAntelopeslost fromlastyear.

“Heisverytalented,” Thompsonsaid.

“We’regoingtobeableto(use)himin goodsituationstoscore.Weexpectthe sametypesofthingsfromtheyoungguys thatwedoourlettermen.”

Theyoungguysaregoingtohaveto getadjustedtothevarsitygamequicklyastheAntelopeswillparticipatein theCaprockClassicandNewHome Tournament,apairoftournamentsthat includedmultipletoprankedopponents primarilyfromTexasandacrossthe country.For Thompson,thegoalisn’tto gooutofnon-districtplayundefeated butrathertopreparethemforhighlevel competitionastheycompeteagainsta loadeddistrictthisyearthatincludes No.9rankedChildressandNo.6ranked Shallowater.

“Theymaynotunderstandthebigpicture.Iliketoplaytoughernon-district schedulesbecausethenyou’rebattle-tested,”heshared.

Thegoalforthisyear’sAbernathysquad staysthesameasusualforAbernathy Athletics. Theywanttoreachthepostseasonandmakearun.Lastyearthe Antelopeswereabletoupsettop-seeded Bushlandintheirbi-districtgame.

They’relookingtotakethingsgameby game,butwithaspirationsofpostseason playinthebackoftheirminds.

Lastseasonoverallrecord:18-12

Lastseasondistrict finish:4th

Playerstowatch:NoahRigler,Cam Marshall

NoahRigler

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ABERNATHYHIGHSCHOOLBASKETBALL LadyLopesmovingforwardwithnewcore,headcoach

By:Ma’RicoHollandII PlainviewHerald

TheAbernathyLadyLopeshadabizarreendtotheirseasonlastyear.After startingtheyearwinning18oftheir21 games,theAntelopesproceededto finish theyearona2-8districtslumpand missedtheplayoffs.

TheLadyLopesarelookingtoreverse thatfortuneandreachthepostseason onceagain.

Thisyear,anewmanwillbeonthesidelinesfortheLadyLopes.FormerTexas TechplayerMikeyMarshallisleading theprogram.

Marshallwasafour-yearplayerforthe RedRaidersandhascoachedonthe AAUcircuitforanumberofyearsprior totakingoverastheLadyLopeshead coach.Whileit’shis firstcoachingopportunityattheUILhighschoollevel,Marshallbelieveshiscoachingexperiencein theAAUandhisplayingexperiencewill helpguideAbernathy.

“Ifeellikeplayingatahighlevel,you getdifferentcoaching,yougetdifferent teammatesandyougetalotofdifferent experiences,”Marshallsaid. Henotedthathisexperienceasaplayer hashelpedhimbuildbondswiththe athleteshe’sbeenabletocoach.Healso sharedthathe’slearnedmorefromother coachesaroundtheWestTexasarea aboutwhatittakestobuildaprogram andhopesthathecandothesamefor thegirlsofAbernathy.

“Ithinkthebiggestthingisgetting thegirlstobuyintothemselvesandto establishadifferentculturearoundhere,” Marshallsaid.“Ifeellikeourchancesof beingcompetitivearereallyhigh.We wantthemtohaveapurposeeveryday theywalkintothegym.”

Marshallinheritedsomekeypiecesfrom lastyear’steamincludingall-district athleteAubrey Thielwholedtheteamin scoring.

“Icanseeherfollowinguplastyear withanevenbetteryearjustfrom

learningalittlebitmoreaboutthegame, notjustonthescoringend,butmaking everybodyelsearoundherbetter,”Marshallsaid.

Joining ThielthisyearisMarshall’s daughter,MecailinMarshall.Shewillbe abigadditiontotherosterasthecombo guardledthewayfor5ALubbockHigh lastyearandhelpedthemreachtheir firstplayoff berthsince2018. Theguard currentlyholdsmultipleDivisionIoffers fromuniversitieslikeDePaulandColoradoState.

Whenaskedabouther,Mikeykeptit brief,buthappilyshared,“Icanseeher havingagoodyearforusthisyearwith howwell-roundedsheis.”

AbernathyalsoreturnsstartersRylee WhiteandCambrynVillanuevafrom lastyear’steamaswellasseniorScarlett Shaddenwhoplayedsignificantminutes onthesecondunit.

Thatcoregroupwillhelpleadtheway throughatoughnon-districtschedule thatincludestheNo.7rankedteamsin 2Aand4A,SundownandLevelland. TheywillalsotakeonNo.9ranked CanyonRandall(4A)andwillparticipate inacoupleoftournamentsthroughout theirnon-districtschedule.

“Wedohavesometeamsthataregoing tobechallengingforus,butI’mdefinitelyupforit,”Marshallsaid.“Ifeellikeit helpsusunderstandwhereweareand whereweneedtoget.Whetherit’swins orlosses,we’regoingtolearn.”

Thedistrictschedulewon’tbeanyeasier astheyhavetocontendwithNo.16 rankedShallowaterandNo.14ranked Idalou,amongotherteams.Marshall expectstheLadyLopestobecompetitive inthedistrictthisseasonwiththehopes tore-establishAbernathyasabrandto bereckonedwithintheWestTexasarea.

“Iwanttobehereandmakealasting impression.Notformyselfortheglory, buttobringtraditionbacktoAbernathy,” Marshallsaid.“WhenIwasinhigh schoolplaying,Abernathywasareally relevantprogram.I’vegottenthechance

towatchalotofWestTexasbasketball andIhopeIcanduplicatesomeofthe successfortheprogramandbethedrivingforceforit.”

Lastseasonoverallrecord:20-11

Lastseasondistrict finish:6th

Playerstowatch:Aubrea Thiel,Mecailin Marshall

All-Districtreturners:Aubrea Thiel

TopPhoto-Aubrea Thiel,BottomPhoto-RyleeWhite PhotosbyMa’RicoHollandII

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HaleCenterlookingtochangestatusthestatusquo

HaleCenterlookingtochangestatusthe statusquo

By:Ma’RicoHollandII

PlainviewHerald

TheOwlsarelookingtochangethenarrative thisyear.

Forthepastfewseasons,HaleCenterhas beenamiddleofthepackteamintheir district. They’ve finishedbetweenthirdand fifthinthedistrict,reachedtheplayoffs,and thenhavebeenknockedoutinthebi-district round.

NewheadcoachBrandonCastilloislooking tobreakthattrendwithacoregroupofguys thathaveplayedtogetherforthepasttwo seasons.

“Wehavealotofconfidenceinthisgroup. We’reexpectingthesejuniorsandseniorsthat wehavecomingbacktostepupandbeleadersonthecourtthisyear,”Castillosaid. TheOwlsreturntheirentirevarsityroster

fromayearago,minusonetransfer.Senior ForwardBrennynBurtnettwillanchorthe Owlsinthefrontcourtthisseasonwhile juniorsLionelMartinezandAidenBaldridge willbetheprimaryball-handlers. Thosethree returnersprovidedthebiggestsparksforHale Centerthroughoutthe2022-2023seasonand willbeexpectedtocarrytheloadonceagain. “Thesearesomeofthemostcoachablekids I’vebeenaround,”Castillosaid."Theywilldo whateverittakestowin.”

Castillobelievesthathisgroupisreadyfor anincreasedlevelofcompetitionintheir non-districtschedulethisyear,thankstothe chemistryandcohesiontheywillhavefrom thejump.

HaleCenterissettocompeteinmultiple tournamentsthattypicallyshowcasemultiple top25teamsinthestate. TheOwlswillcompeteintheLubbockRooseveltTournament, FarwellTournamentandWildcatClassic

hostedbyLittlefield. Theyplantousetheir tournamentsandnon-districtmatchupsasa steppingstoolsothatthey’repreparedfora districtthatincludesthelikesofNo.6ranked Floydadaamongothertypicaltopteamslike OltonandNewDeal.

“We’regoingtobetestedineverysingle game.I’mlookingforwardtoseeinghowour guysrespondearlyonandmovingforward,” Castillosaid.Hethenreiteratedhisconfidenceinhisgrouptoovercomeadversity.

“Webelievewecanmakesomenoisein districtandmoveforwardintheplayoffs.”

Lastseasonoverallrecord:15-16

Lastseasondistrict finish:4th

Playerstowatch:AidenBaldridge,Lionel Martinez

All-Districtreturners:AidenBaldridge, LionelMartinez

HaleCenterLadyOwlsseekdistricttitlewithexperiencedcore

By:Ma’RicoHollandII PlainviewHerald

HaleCenterhadanup-and-downseason lastyear. Theyfellfrom firsttothirdplace inthedistrictbeforelosinginthebi-district round.HeadCoachAlfonsoFranklinwillbe the firsttoadmititwasatoughwaytoend theseason.Butasthenewyearapproaches, hebelievesthecoregrouphehasshouldbea contenderonceagainforthedistrictcrown.

“Ifwe’reallpullinginthesamedirection, wecanhaveareallyspecialseason,”Franklin said.“Ithinkthisisayearthatwecanwin districtandmakeagoodplayoff run,butall ofthosepieceshavetobepullinginthesame

direction.”

TheOwlsreturnthreestartersfromayear ago–allseniors–alongwithfourother memberstoroundoutanexperiencedroster. Franklinisexpectingadifferentdynamicfor thisteam.Lastseason,onecouldonlyguess whowasgoingtoleadtheLadyOwlsinscoringfromnighttonight.Franklinhopesthata pairofgirlstakestheleadbyChristmastime.

“Ihavetwoplayers,ChloeBacaandMariyah Espinosa,thatarebothgoingtoreach1,000 careerpoints,andIthinkthatwewillbeat ourbestifthosetwoaretheleadingscorers onaverage,”Franklinsaid.

EspinosaandBacawereboth first-team all-districtmemberslastseason.SeniorLayla

Juarezwasasecond-teamselectionandsophomoreJazzlynnGuerrareceivedanhonorable mentionnodaswell.

“Ithinkwearethebestteaminthedistrict andIthinkweshould finishasthebestteam inthedistrict,”Franklinsaid."Ifeveryone doeswhattheyaresupposedtodo,wecan win30basketballgamesandthatincludes winningdistrictandgoingafewroundsdeep intotheplayoffs.”

TheLadyOwlswerenottoofaroff that30wintotallastseason. Theywon23 games. Theywillhavealengthynon-districtschedule thisseasondespitetheirearlystarttodistrict. Theyareslatedtoparticipateinmultiple

tournamentsincludingonesinTahoka,LubbockRooseveltandLittlefield. TheLadyOwls alsohaverankedopponents,Idalou(No.14 in3A)andRopes(No.21in2A),ontheir non-districtschedule.

Lastseasonoverallrecord:23-10

Lastseasondistrict finish:3rd Playerstowatch:ChloeBaca,MariyahEspinosa,KaraFranklin

All-Districtreturners:ChloeBaca,Mariyah Espinosa,LaylaJuarez,JazzlynGuerra

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KressKangarooshopeforfavorableseasonundernewheadcoach

ByEllysaHarris PlainviewHerald

TheKressboysbasketballhastalent,experienceandsomespeed.Abouttheonlything they’remissing,ifanythingatall,isheight. HeadCoachGaryZacherexpectshisteam toplayquickoff theball. Theycanhitcorner threes,theycanhitjumpshotsandtheycan shoot.

“You’llseeusdrivingthelaneacoupleof times,”saidZacher.

Sixseniorsaswellassomefreshmenand sophomoresmakeupthe2023-2024Kangaroos. The first-yearheadcoachsaidhehopes it’sarecipeforafavorableseason.

OnekeyreturningplayerisseniorLandon Gilles.

“HehasprobablythebestworkethicI’veever

seen,”Zachersaid.“He’sinthegym24/7.”

Itpaysoff.GilleshasdevelopedagoodbasketballIQandcanhandleandshoottheball well,CoachZachernoted.Heisexpectedto betheteam’sgo-toandcaptain.

He’llbeanassetfortheteamthisseason throughbothnon-districtanddistrictcontests.

Thescheduleisn’tverydifferentfromlast year. Themostnotablechangeisatournamentswap.InsteadofgoingtoTulia,theteam willcompeteintheMeadowTournament.It won’tbeanylesscompetitive.

Asdistrictrollsaround,KresswillfaceNazarethandHappy–bothteamsarepredicted tocomeoutontopofthedistrict–aswellas Springlake-Earth,LazbuddieandHart. Lastyear,theKangaroosendedtheseasonin fifthplaceintheirdistrict.

Zacherhasfaiththatthisyear’steamcan competeforabetterposition.

“Wecandefinitelycompetewiththem,” Zachersaidconfidently.Hebelievestheycan rackmorewinsthanlastyear.

Thehope,headded,isforaplayoff spot. Hespokewith TheHeraldjustafewdaysaftertheboysstartedpractice.Manyofhisplayerswerestillfocusedonfootball.Onlytime willtellexactlywhathisteamcanachieve.

“We’regoingtosurprisesometeams,I promiseyouthat,”Zachersaid.

Lastseasonoverallrecord:9-18

Lastseasondistrict finish:5th Playerstowatch:LandonGilles

All-Districtreturners:LandonGilles

ByEllysaHarris PlainviewHerald

TheKressgirlsbasketballteammadehistory lastseasonbywinningtheir firsteverbi-districtchampionship. Thewinearnedthema triptoareaandsetahighbarforexpectations forthe2023-2024season.

Kressgraduatedalotofseniorsfromthat team,afactnotlostuponnewheadcoach, DeniseReed. Thisyear’steamisyoung.She hasfourreturningvarsityplayers–alljuniors andsophomores.

“Ithinkwe’vegotagoodcoreofkids,just notalotofthem,”Reedsaid.Justbeforethe seasonstarted,sheexpectedtohaveabout12 players.

SheexpectsJaikylieBakertobetheteam’s leadreturningplayersthisseasonwithassists fromRyleeWebbandSenaidaValdez,both juniors,andDrueSearsy,asophomore.

“Ithinkthere’ssometalenthere,”shenoted. Reedisafanturnedcoachthisseason.She watchedtheteamfromthebleachersforthe lastseveralyearsandsteppedupwhenthey wereinneedofacoachthisyear.

“Ihavebeenaroundherewatchingthisteam forafewyears,”shesaid.

Sheacceptedthecoachingjobinthesummer. She’sbeenoutofthecoachinggamefora whilebutshe’sreadyandhopefulthatshecan makeadifferenceforthisteam.Reedworked withtheAgriLifeExtensionServiceandmet

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LadyRoosaimto fightforplayoff spotintoughdistrict

someofherplayersthrough4-H. That’swhy she’sreturnedtocoaching.

“Imadeaconsciouschoicetowanttowork withthisgroupofkids,”shesaid.“I’ve watchedthemthesepastcoupleofyears.”

Sofar,Reedhasbeenpleasedwiththeefforts she’sseenfromherteam.Ifthere’sonething shehopestoworkon,it’sfundamentals. The girlshitthosehardonDayOneofpractice, shementioned.

Kressisinadistrictwithpowerhouseteams likeSpringlake-Earth,HappyandNazareth, thereigning1AStateChampionteam.

Nowthatthey’veexperiencedpostdistrict play,thegirlshopetogetthereagain. There’s noquestionthey’rereadytoworkwhichisa goodthing.

“Thedistrictwillbetough,”Reedsaid. Lastseasonoverallrecord:16-13

Lastseasondistrict finish:3rd

Playerstowatch:JaikylieBaker,RyleeWebb, SenaidaValdez All-Districtreturners:JaikylieBaker

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OLTONHIGHSCHOOLBASKETBALL

OltonMustangslooktocontinuesuccesswithnewfaces

By:Ma’RicoHollandII PlainviewHerald

TheOltonMustangshadasuccessfulseasonlastyearearningashareofthedistrict 4-2Atitleandabi-districttitle.

Theylostafewkeypiecesfromayearago andHeadCoachBobbyWorkmanisexpectingafewroadbumpsastheguys figure outnewrolesonthecourt.

“It’sjustamatterof findingguystostepup,” Workmansaid.“I’mlookingforwardtothe year.We’vegotsomegoodreturnersand goodyoungguyswhocouldstepupand helpusplay.”

TheMustangsgraduated fiveseniors fromlastyear’steam,threeofwhichwere startersandtheteam’stopscorers. Thisisn’t somethingnewforWorkmanasforthe pastofcoupleofyearshe’sdealtwithbig seniorclasses.

Thisyearhereturns fivevarsityguys,includingthedistrict4-2Anewcomerofthe

yearlastyear,SebastianSparkman.

“(Sebastian)willbeourpointguardand primaryballhandler.Welovehisgameand whathebringstothetablewithleadership andhowhehandleshimself,”Workman said.

AlongwithSparkman, first-teamall-districtforwardNathanUrbinawilllikely bealeaderonthe floorfortheMustangs. Urbinaisoneofthefewseniorsontherosterthisyearandwilllooktobetheanchor downlowforOlton.

“(Nathan)Urbinaisathree-yearvarsity guy.He’sado-it-allkindofguywithhis sizeandlength,soheisgoingtobeaguy thatweleanonheavily,”Workmansaid.

Workman’s2023-2024rosteriscomprised ofafewplayerswhogotjuniorvarsity minutesayearago.Hebelieveswiththose guysandthevarsityguyscomingback fromfootball,itisgoingtotakesometime to figureouttheoffense.

Fromwhathehasseen,hebelievesthree-

pointshootinganddefensewillbesomeof thestrengthsforthisyear’ssquad.

“We’regoingtoputalotofpressureonthe guysearlytoreallybuyintothethingsthat we’redoingandwe’regoingto findoutwho canplay.We’regoingto findoutwhocan makesomecriticaldecisionsearlyontosee who’sgoingtobeintherotationcomeDec. 19,”Workmansaid.

Thatdatemarksthebeginningofdistrict playfortheMustangs.Unlikemostdistricts aroundtheareaandmaybethestate, district4-2Astartstheirdistrictschedule inearlyDecemberduetothelargedistrict size.District4-2Aisoneofonly fiveeightteamdistrictsin2A.

WorkmanhopesOlton’snon-district schedulemighthelptobuildupthat experienceneededtocompeteinalengthy districtschedulethatincludesthelikesof No.6rankedFloydada.Olton’snon-districtscheduleopensagainstNo.9ranked Nazareth(1A)andalsofeaturesacoupleof

tournamentsincludingtheLittlefieldTournamentandNazarethTournament,which typicallybringacoupletoprankedteams throughoutmultipleclassifications.

Attheendoftheday,thegoalremains thesamefortheMustangsandthatisto contendforadistricttitleandmakea playoff run.

“We’vebeenfortunatetoatleasthavea shareofthedistrictchampionshipthelast threeyearsandthisgroupdoesn’twantto bethatgroupthatfallshortofthatgoalso that’snumberone,”Workmansaid.“We justhavetotakeitonepracticeatatime andonegameatatimesowecangoand dothebestwecan.”

Lastseasonoverallrecord:25-7

Lastseasondistrict finish:2nd Playerstowatch:NathanUrbina,SebastianSparkman,AlanVasquez All-Districtreturners:NathanUrbina, SebastianSparkman,AlanVasquez,Jimmy Munoz,RaymondRamirez

OLTONHIGHSCHOOLBASKETBALL

FilliesenterneweraunderFly

By:Ma’RicoHollandII PlainviewHerald

TheOltonFilliessawsuccesslastyearas theytiedforsecondinaloadeddistrict. Butthankstograduationandacoaching change,theFilliesexpecttolookabit differentthisyearastheyvieonceagain foradistricttitle.

TJFlytookovertheheadcoaching reinsfortheFilliesthisyear.He’sno strangertotheareaandthisdistrict aspartofhis11-yearcoachingcareer wasspentatFloydadaHighSchool.He alsomadestopsatHamlinandMcLean wherehemadeittotheregional finalsin 2019.

Flyexpectstomakehisimprintonthis programearlyastheFilliesreturnonly fourlettermanandonlyonestarterfrom lastyear’steam.Heexpectsthreeseniors –EvelynMatute,EmmaAckerand AspenStruve–tohelp fillsomeofthe rolesleft behindbythosewhograduated ayearago.

“Evelynisgoingtobeourstartingpoint guard.Sheisgoingtothatroleofleading ouroffenseandbeingthefocalpointon defense,settingthetoneonbothsidesof theball,”Flysaid.

Matuteplayedalimitedrolelastseason, asdidAcker. Throughoutthesummer andearlypracticesthisyear,Ackerhas beensomeoneFlyhasseengrowand learnveryquickly.

“(Emma)hasbeenoneofthebigjoys sinceIgothere.She’salwayswantingto learnmoreandhasbeenverycoachable,” henoted.Ackerreceivedhonorablementionall-districtlastyear.

Struvehasthemostvarsityexperience outoftheseniorreturners.Sheplayed significantminutesasastarterlastyear. “(Aspen)isoneofthosegirlsthatall youhavetodoisaskheronetimetodo somethingandshe’sgoingtogetitdone tothebestofherability.

She’sagreatcommunicatoronandoff the floorforus,”Flynoted.Struvewas asecondteamall-districtathletelast

season.

Flyplanstorelyonthosegirlsalong withsomeyoungertalentcominginas hebuildstheroster. Theywillhavetogel quicklythisyear,though,astheytakeon atoughnon-districtschedule.

TheFillieshavemultiplegamesagainst toprankedopponentsontap.Someof thoseincludeNo.11Whiteface(1A), No.21RopesandNo.7Sundown(2A).

Flylikesthenon-districtscheduleahead fortheFilliesasit’llhelppreparethem forwhathedescribedas“agauntlet”ofa districtschedule.

“Wedon’thaveany(district)gamesthat wecanjustwalkintothegymandwin. We’regoingtohavetomakesurethat we’rementallyandphysicallyprepared forwhat’sgoingtocome,”Flyshared.

Withthatbeingsaid,hedoesbelieve thisFilliesteamisaplayoff teamandone thatcanmakearunforadistricttitleif thingsgosmoothly.Hesaidwhatwillbe importantistojustfocusontheday-todayratherthanthebigpicture.

Lastseasonoverallrecord:13-19

Lastseasondistrict finish:4th

Playerstowatch:AspenStruve,Evelyn Matute,EmmaAcker

All-Districtreturners:AspenStruve, AnaliseRamage

TULIAHIGHSCHOOLBASKETBALL

TuliaHornetsreadyfortoughschedule

ByEllysaHarris PlainviewHerald

TheTuliaHornetsarefacingachallengingschedulethisyear.

Tuliawillmakeappearancesincontests includingtheCaprockTournamentover Christmasbreak,theRooseveltTournament,whichwillincludecompetitors likeFloydada,LittlefieldandBovina.

TheteamwillalsofaceLorenzo,AbernathyandFarwellinnon-districtplay. They’resolidprogramsthatnewHead CoachJoshJohnsonexpectswillboth testhisteamandpreparehisplayersfor anequallytoughdistrict.

“Ikindofbelievethattogetbetter, you’vegottoplayteamsthatarebetter thanyouinsteadofplayingonlevel,”he said.

Timewilltelliftherelativelyyoung Hornetsareuptothechallengebut CoachJohnsonbelievesso.

Totheircredit,theHornetshavealot ofathleticism,whichheexpectswillbea keyadvantage.CompetitorslikeDalhart andSpearman,whichbothadvancedto postdistrictplaylastseason,areexpectedtobetoughcompetitorsagainthis year,heacknowledged.

ButTuliawillbeaswell,Johnsonadded. TheHornetsareyoungbutthey’re backwithmorematurityanddeterminationtoprovethemselves.

They’vealsogotaseasonedcoach with13yearsofexperience,including acoachingstintatOakHillsChristian College,justaseagertobethereandhelp hisplayersreachtheirpotentialwhile showcasingwhattheycandotogether. Heexpectshisteamtoplayanup-tempostyleofdefensiveplay.

“I’mabigproponentofdefendingand gettingoutandpushingtheballintransition,”Johnsonsaid.Hisstyleismost successfulwithnaturalathleticism. He’sgotplentyofthatwithplayerslike ZaidenJalomo,NickCarrascoandDiego TrevinoandLoganBeccera,aswellas MatthewLopezandDavidMolina.John-

sonspokewith TheHeraldfollowingthe firstdayofpractice.Manyoftheboys heanticipatedtojointheteamwerestill infootball.Heworkedwiththemabit duringthesummerandwasimpressed, whichonlyfueledhisanticipationto starttheseason.

Jalomoisagoodguard–oneofthe standoutsacrossthepanhandle. The sophomorewasnamedFirstTeam All-Districtasafreshman,Johnsonsaid.

“Hewastheonlytrueunderclassman thatmadethatboard,”Johnsonsaid. “That’sontheteamthatwasonthe bottomofthedistrict. Thataloneshows youwhatthecoachesthoughtabouthim asaplayer.He’llbekindofourgluethat keepsthingstogether.”

He’sagooddefenderandhecanshoot, CoachJohnsonadded. Carrascoisabiggerguardwhocanplay ontheperimeter.He’salsoa“reallygood defender,”Johnsonsaid.HebringsenergyandswaggertoTulia’sgame.Johnson expectsCarrascotobeasolidplayer. “We’regoingtobeaprettyathleticgroup acrosstheboard,”Johnsonsaid.

Lastseasonoverallrecord:4-17

Lastseasondistrict finish:8th Playerstowatch:ZaidenJalomo,Nick CarrascoandDiegoTrevino All-Districtreturners:ZaidenJalomo

TULIAHIGHSCHOOLBASKETBALL

TuliaHornetsreadyfortoughschedule

ByEllysaHarris PlainviewHerald

TheTuliaHornetsarefacingachallengingschedulethisyear.

Tuliawillmakeappearancesincontests includingtheCaprockTournamentover Christmasbreak,theRooseveltTournament,whichwillincludecompetitors likeFloydada,LittlefieldandBovina.

TheteamwillalsofaceLorenzo,AbernathyandFarwellinnon-districtplay. They’resolidprogramsthatnewHead CoachJoshJohnsonexpectswillboth testhisteamandpreparehisplayersfor anequallytoughdistrict.

“Ikindofbelievethattogetbetter, you’vegottoplayteamsthatarebetter thanyouinsteadofplayingonlevel,”he said.

Timewilltelliftherelativelyyoung Hornetsareuptothechallengebut CoachJohnsonbelievesso.

ButTuliawillbeaswell,Johnsonadded. TheHornetsareyoungbutthey’re backwithmorematurityanddeterminationtoprovethemselves.

Jalomoisagoodguard–oneofthe standoutsacrossthepanhandle. The sophomorewasnamedFirstTeam All-Districtasafreshman,Johnsonsaid.

Lastseasonoverallrecord:4-17

Lastseasondistrict finish:8th Playerstowatch:ZaidenJalomo,Nick CarrascoandDiegoTrevino All-Districtreturners:ZaidenJalomo

TULIAHIGHSCHOOLBASKETBALL

LadyHornetsfacechallengingschedule,aimtocompete

ByEllysaHarris PlainviewHerald

Thisyear’sTuliagirlsbasketballteamis young.

Theteamlostmanyplayerstograduationinthespring.Whatthatmeans forthe2023-2024teamisHeadCoach RoldanTrevinowillhavetorelyon youngtalentinexperiencedatthevarsity level.

“We’regoingtohavetogrowupina hurrytocompete,”hesaid.

CoachTrevinohasonereturningstarter –pointguard,AlizaeBalderas–whohe expectstorelyonheavilythisseason.

“She’sagoodleader,acourtleader,”he said.“Shehandlestheballwell.”

Balderasalsoknowshowtoplaytothe openpeople.Healsoexpectsfreshman IcelandKellytostepupandhelpout theLadyHornets.TrevinosaidKellyis quickandsmartandworkshard.

“Ithinkshewillbeagoodassettothe team,”henoted.

Trevinoalsobelieveshe’sgotacouple ofplayerswhowilldowellinthepost position.

Together,hehopestheirtalentswill maketheLadyHornetsaforcetobe reckonedwith.

Thisishis firstyearasheadcoachofthe girlsprogram.HeinitiallycametoTulia in2018andspentthreeyearsbefore joiningKressISD.Whilethisishis first

yearbackatTulia,it’snothis firstwith thisgroupofLadyHornets.Hewasan assistantcoachthreeyearsago.Hewas familiarwithwhatsomeofhisplayers candobeforetheysteppedfoodinthe gymforthe firstpractice.

“They’reprettyquick,”hesaid.“They pickupoffensesprettyquick. They’re smartplayers.”

That’swhathe’llneed. TheTuliaLady Hornetsarecomingoff arough20222023season. Theywononegamein districtlastyear.

Thegirlsareinatoughdistrict,hesaid. Theschedule–whichwasputtogetherbytheirpreviouscoach–includes non-districtmatchupsagainstteamslike Claude,ValleyandPanhandle,which endedits2022-2023seasonattheRegionalFinals.

Whendistrictbegins,they’llfaceDalhart,Spearman,RiverRoad,Bushland andCanadian.

Asthenewseasongetsunderway, Trevinosaidhismaingoalissimplyto compete.

“Wewanttowinwhenwecanandlearn fromtherest,”hesaid.

Lastseasonoverallrecord:13-21

Lastseasondistrict finish:5th Playerstowatch:AlizaeBalderas

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LOCKNEYHIGHSCHOOLBASKETBALL LonghornslooktotakenextstepinsecondyearunderBrewer

By:Ma’RicoHollandII PlainviewHerald

Lastyearwasalearningexperiencefor boththeplayersandcoachesonLockney’sboysbasketballteam.WithCody Brewerbeingnamedtheheadcoach justweeksbeforetheseason’sstart,the teamhadtospendagoodpartoftheir seasonlearninghisschemesandgetting comfortablewithhisstyleofplay.

However,withafullsummertowork withhisguys,BrewerbelieveshisLonghornssquadisreadytotakeabigstep forward.

“Iexpectustobeaplayoff teamwith theguysthatwehavecomingbackand theworkwehaveputinoverthesummer,”Brewersaid.“Wehadalotofkids

showupandshowoutanddoalotof thingstheyhaven’tdoneinawhile.”

Lockney finished14-15overalland5-9 indistrict,placingthem fifthindistrict andonespotshyoftheplayoffs.Likethe LadyLonghorns,theboysteamgraduatedabevyofseniors,threeofwhom receivedall-districtrecognitions. The groupcomingbackalongwiththenew freshmangroupcominginhasbought intoBrewer’ssystemandbelievesthat comeseason’sstart,theywillbereadyto makesomenoise.

SeniorNathanHernandezwillbeoneof themainreturnerstotakeonabigrole fortheLonghorns.Hewasthestarting pointguardlastyearandwasanhonorablementionall-districtathlete.

AlongwithHernandez,DanielAlvara-

do,Dylan ThiebaudandHaygenLeFevre allplayedsignificantminutesonlast year’steamandareexpectedtotakeon biggerrolesthisseason.

LookingattheLonghorns’schedule, theydonothavemanynon-district games.CoachBrewerhopesto fillina fewmorebeforedistrict.

Hespokewith TheHeraldasthefootballteampreparedtostartpostdistrict play.Withsomeofhisvarsitybasketball playersfocusedonfootball,theremay notbemuchtimeanywaytopreparefor district.Brewerisn’tworriedbecausehe believesthathisguys’self-determination willallowthemtojumpinrightaway andbesuccessful.

“Theseguysareveryself-motivated. Howthingsendedlastseasonleft asour

tasteintheirmouthsandthey’veworked hardandarereadytogetafterit,”Brewer said.

“Theydidtheworkintheoffseason andthey’vebeenseeingsuccessonthe football fieldandIbelievethat’lltranslategoingintothenextsport,absolutely.”

Lastseasonoverallrecord:14-15 Lastseasondistrict finish:5th Playerstowatch:NathanHernandez, DanielAlvarado,HaygenLeFevre All-Districtreturners:NathanHernandez

LadyLonghornsfeatureyoungcore,newheadcoach

By:Ma’RicoHollandII

PlainviewHerald

TheLockneyLadyLonghorncoaching positionhasbeenarevolvingdoorwith fourcoachesoverthepastfourseasons. NewheadcoachJazminDeLaRosais hopingtomakeherstampasshetakes overaveryyoungandinexperienced group.

“We’regoingtobeveryyoungandwe’re goingtohaveto figureoutwhatthe identityofourteamisgoingtobe,”De LaRosasaid.

DeLaRosaisinherfourthyearof coachingafterspendingher firstthree yearsatherhometownofDawsonasthe headbasketballcoach.Shesharedthat theLockneycommunityhasbeenvery welcomingtoherandthatoneofthe biggestchangesshe’snoticedrightaway isthenumberofkidsavailable.AtDawsonlastyear,sheonlyhadaboutsixkids availableforhervarsityteam.

Thisyear,sheinheritsateamthatgraduatedamajorityofitscorefromayear ago,buthasabigfreshmanclass.Only tworeturnersremainfromlastyear’s

team,juniorBrinleyLeFevreandsenior NadiaPerez. Throughthesummerand earlypractices,theyhavebeentheones takingonaleadershiprolefortheLady Longhorns.

“Theyaredefinitelygoingtobethebiggestpiecesofourteam.Everythingstarts andstopswiththemandthey’vebeen motivatingandleadingthefreshman groups,”DeLaRosasaid.

ShesharedthatPerezhasbeenleading onthedefensiveendwhileLeFevrehas becomeoneofthego-tooptionsonthe offensiveend. Thedynamichashelped theunderclassmen findtheirrolesonthe teamduringtheirdevelopmentoverthe summerandpreseasonpractices.

“Theycomplementeachotherverywell andtheyhaveawaytohelpmakeeveryoneelsesuccessful,”DeLaRosanoted. LeFevrewasasecond-teamall-district selectionlastyear.

DeLaRosaexpectsthisyeartobea developmentalyearfortheprogram, especiallyintheearlystagesasherteam getsusedtohercoachingstyleandthe younggroupgetsadjustedtothevarsity level.

Lockney’snon-districtscheduleisnot thatlargecomparedtootherprograms intheirdistrictsoeverygamewillmatter astheyprepare. Theywillparticipatein theWhitefaceTournamenttohelpgeta feelforsomehigh-levelcompetitionas wellasgamesagainst3Aprogramslike FrionaandLubbockRoosevelt.

“Forusthistimeisreallygoingtobe aboutgettingthatexperienceagainst teamsthataresimilartooneswewillbe facingindistrict,”DeLaRosasaid.

TheLadyLonghorns finishedonegame outoftheplayoffslastseason.Agoalfor

thisgroupthisseasonistomakeapush comedistricttimeandpositionthemselvesforaplayoff spotwhenit’sallsaid anddone.

Lastseasonoverallrecord:21-11 Lastseasondistrict finish:5th Playerstowatch:BrinleyLeFevre,Nadia Perez

All-Districtreturners:BrinleyLeFevre

HARTHIGHSCHOOLBASKETBALL

CoachQuiroga:Don’tunderestimateHartthisseason

ByEllysaHarris PlainviewHerald

There’sawomancoachingthevarsity boysbasketballteaminHart.

“That’snotrealtraditional,”admitsSoli Quiroga,whowasaskedtostepinafter theboysbasketballcoachleft.

ItwassuggestedtoQuirogathather coachingstyleandpersonality,aswell asherrapportwiththeboys,madeher agood fitfortheposition.Sheagreedto takethepositionknowingshemightencounteruniquechallengesasoneofthe fewwomencoachinghighschoolboys basketball.SheexpectstheLonghornsbe underestimatedthisyearasaresult. Buttheyshouldn’tbe.

“Ithinkwe’regoingtobeaprettygood team,”Quirogasaid.

TheLonghornslostfewtograduationin thespring. Thisyear’sLonghornsinclude areturningleadscorer,DominicDominguez,aswellasEliHernandez,another bigplayerfromthe2022-2023season.

Dominguezisreadytojumpbackin

aftermissingtheendoflastseasondue toaninjury.He’sworkedhardtorecover andisanticipatedtobeareliableplayer forHartastheseasongetsgoing.

WithHernandezsharingthepressure andfocuswithDominguez,Quirogais excitedtoseewhattheycando.

“Eliisjustanaturalleader,”shesaid. AccordingtoQuiroga,the2023-2024 Longhornsincludealmosteveryonewho wasonvarsitylastyear. Theyalsohave abigfreshmanclass.With18players interestedinjoining,sheanticipatesaJV teamthisyearaswell.

She’sgotplentyofoptionstoworkwith, whichisabenefitasQuirogabegins buildingherprogram.Quirogapreviouslycoachedalongsidetheteam’sprevious coachandtheircoachingstylesaresimilar,whichthe16-yearcoachingveteran believeshashelpedwiththebuy-infrom herteam.Butthey’restilllearninganew system.

“It’sjustgoingtobeamatterofhow quicklytheycanpickupthesystemthat we’regoingtotrytorunhere,”shesaid.

Forthepastfewyears,Harthas finished districtinfourthplace–anotablefeatas thedistrictincludesHappy,Nazarethand Springlake-Earth,tonameafew. “Ourgoalistogetthird,”Quirogasaid. “Ifwecansqueezeinsecond,thatwould bebetter.”

Non-districtplayincludescompetitorslikeAmherst,HedleyandHartley, tonameafewmore. They’realsosetto competeintheAntonTournamentand theWhitharralTournament. Thescheduleiscompetitivebuttherearesome winnablegamesonthere,CoachQuiroga notes.

Onebiglessonshehopestodriveis youdon’tknowwhatcanhappenonany givenday.Anybodycanhaveanoff night andanybodycanhaveagoodone.She seesherteam’spotentialandjustcan’t waittoshowoff whattheycando. “I’mexcitedtogetgoing,”Quirogasaid.

Lastseasonoverallrecord:14-15 Lastseasondistrict finish:4th Playerstowatch:DominicDominguez,

EliHernandez All-Districtreturners:DominicDominguez,EliHernandez

PhotosbyDonBrown Above-HaydenHernandez Below-MiaLopez

NeudorfexpectsHarttobe‘betterthanwhatwe’veseeninalongtime’

ByEllysaHarris PlainviewHerald

It’sbeenawhilesincetheHartgirlsvarsitybasketballteamwascompetitive. NewHeadCoachCailinNeudorfhopes tochangethat.

Thesix-yearcoachingveteranisback whereshegrewupexcitedtobegin buildinganewprogram.Afterobserving herteamthroughthe firstfewweeksof practice,Neudorfisconfidentshe’sgota solidplacetostart.

girlsareputtingupnumbers. They’re provingthatthey’recapableofputtingup numbers.”

Therearegoodthingshappeningfor theprogram. Thisyear’steamincludes 14girls–threeseniors,fourjuniors,a sophomoreand fivefreshmen. They’reyoung,Neudorfadmits,but they’vegotgreatpotential.

tocarrythemthroughaschedulethat includesteamslikeNazareth,Happy, Amherst,PetersburgandCottonCenter. There’samixofcompetitiveandwhat shehopeswillbeeasiergamesacrossthe schedule.

Shespokewith TheHeraldfollowingthe firstscrimmageoftheseason. Theteam scored64pointsagainstAmherst(they scored37),whichwasaneededconfidenceboosterforateamthat finishedthe 2022-2023seasonwithnowinsindistrict play.

“Itwasabigdeal,”Neudorfsaid.“These

CelenaGonzales,AdamariMorales, ToreeJoEvansandBraelynnGeopfertare justafewofthekeyplayersexpectedto dobigthingsfortheLadyHorns. They’re strongshooters,gooddefensiveplayers andhavegoodbasketballIQs. They’re provingtobedependable.

"Allfourgirlsarequickandpushthe ballreallywellupthe floortogether,” Neudorfsaid.

Thekeythisyearwillbetobuildteam confidenceandcreateamomentum

Hartmaynotsweepthedistrictthisyear butNeudorfisconfidentthey’llbeable tocompeteandwindupinahigherspot thanlastyear.

Thegirlsareshapinguptobeafastpacedteam,somethingsheadmittedly didn’texpect. Theyaregreatabout pushingtheballupthe floor. Thekeysto successwillbeslowingthepaceforthe sakeofkeepingcontrolandcreatinga defensethatcangetsteals.

“Thisyearisgoingtobewaybetterthan whatwe’veseeninalongtime,”Neudorf said.

Lastseasonoverallrecord:2-20

Lastseasondistrict finish:6th

Playerstowatch:CelenaGonzales,AdamariMorales,ToreeJoEvans,Braelynn Geopfert

COTTONCENTERHIGHSCHOOLBASKETBALL

CottonCenterlookstoearnsomewinsundernewheadcoach

By:Ma’RicoHollandII PlainviewHerald

CottonCentersawquiteabitofchange thissummerwiththedepartureof athleticdirector/girlsbasketballcoach TroyMosesandboysbasketballcoach BrettLaBadiewhomovedontoWellman-Union.

Theprogramhasanearlycompletely newcoachingstaff,fromtheathleticdirectortotheheadcoachesonbothsides. Bothsidesofthebasketballprogramare seekingthesamegoalastheyentertheir firstseason:todevelopandputCotton Centerbackonthemap.

MarcusFitzhughtookovertheboys side.HewasacoachoveratLubbock Highfor fiveseasonsbeforetakingonthe CottonCenterposition.Hetakesovera veryinexperiencedCottonCenterteam thisyearashe’sexpectingtoonlyhave onereturningvarsityplayerfromlast

season,juniorJesusEsquivel.Fitzhugh expectsthatwiththeyoungroster,hewill havetocoachalittledifferentlyasthey begintheyear.

“Thisisgoingtobemoreofasituation whereI’mgoingtohavetoteachgame first,”Fitzhughsaid.

“We’regoingtohavealotofyoungguys andalotofguyswhohaven’tplayedat thatvarsitylevelyet.Ithinkthemain thing firstisgettingthemcomfortable andthenjustgrowingaswego.”

Lackofnumberswasanissueforthe Elkslastseason. Thereweremultiple gamesthroughouttheyearwherethey onlyhad fiveavailableplayers.Fitzhugh believesthathewillhaveabouteightguys ontherosterthisyear,anincreasefrom sixtheyearprior.

Withthatinmind,oneofFitzhugh’s goalsistomakesurehisguysareinbasketballshapesotheycanstayhealthyand availablethroughouttheyear.

“Itdoesn’tmatterhowmanyschemesor playsIdrawup.Itdoesn’tmatterwhatI calliftheyaren’tinbasketballshapeand abletobeinthegame.EspeciallyknowingthatImayonlyhavesevenoreight guys,”hesaid.“Afterthat,we’llbeableto getintomoreofteachingthegameand gettingthemintothesystem.”

Fitzhugh’sgoalsforthisteamareto developandgetawinindistrictplay. The Elkswentwinlessindistrictlastseason andwent7-23overall.Hebelievesearningadistrictwinwillhelpbuildconfidencefortheprogram.

“Fortheguyswhowereherelastyear andsomeofthekidsatthemiddleschool level,thathasbeenoneoftheirgoalsisto getadistrictwin. That’swhatI’m(trying) tohelppushthemtowards,”hesaid. Lastseasonoverallrecord:7-23 Lastseasondistrict finish:7th Playerstowatch:JesusEsquivel

By:Ma’RicoHollandII PlainviewHerald

TheCottonCenterLadyElkssaw improvementlastyearastheybuilton fundamentalskillsandwereabletowin somegamesintheprocess. Thisseason,theyareundernewhead coachRyanDetwilerwhoishopefulto continuebuildingsuccessfortheprogram.

“MygoalistohelpputCottonCenter onthemap,”Detwilersaid.“Alotof peoplehavekindofbrushedoff Cotton CenterinthepastandIwanttocomein andhelpchangethat.”

PhotosbyDonBrown AboveSterlingBerry BelowL-RKiannaOrtiz,DreamaGarza

LadyElkslooktocontinueimprovementunderDetwiler

andreturningplayer,ChasidyPineda,as wellasreturningjunior,RachelWalden, theteamcaptain.

“Iexpecttoseealotofgreatthingsout of(Walden).I’mexcitedtoseehowshe growsinthatleadershiprole,”Detwiler said.

Intotal,Detwilerisexpectingtohave sevengirlsonthevarsityroster,adecline fromlastyear.Hesaidthatthelow numberswillhelpgiveeveryoneagood opportunitytodevelopwithalotof playingtime.

“Idon’tthinkit’sgoingtohappenovernight,”Detwileradmits.“Butthelongtermgoalistogetthatbuy-insoaswe startthisseason,weshouldseegrowth andhopefullydomorewinningthan losingbytheend.”

Lastseasonoverallrecord:7-10

Lastseasondistrict finish:5th Playerstowatch:RachelWalden,Chasidy Pineda

All-Districtreturners:ChasidyPineda

ThisisDetwiler’s firstroleasahead basketballcoach.Hecoachedwrestlingin theLubbockareafor fiveseasonsandwas anassistantbasketballcoachlastyear. HetakesoveraLadyElksteamthat graduatedtwoseniorslastyear,bothof whomwereall-districtathletes. Theydo havethedistrictnewcomeroftheyear

“HereatCottonCenter,we’repretty limited.Withthatbeingsaid,it’sgoing tobeaconsistentrevolvingdoorgetting peoplealotofplayingtimeandkeeping everyonefresh,”hesaid.

SomeofthethingsDetwilerlooksto improveuponareoffensiverebounding andscoring.Hebelievesthosetwothings willhelpthegirlsinthelongrunasthey trytoimproveandearnmorethanthe twodistrictwinsfromoneyearago.

BASKETBALLSTARS

Here’stoagreat2023-2024!

Nov.11

GirlsBasketball

SCHEDULESBYDATE

Plainview@LubbockCoronado4:30p.m. Panhandle@Floydada2:15p.m. Olton@TrinityChristian12:30p.m. Claude@Tulia11a.m. HaleCenter@Idalou3p.m. Sundown@Abernathy10:30a.m. BoysBasketball CottonCenter@Dawson1:30p.m. Nov.14

GirlsBasketball Kress@Lockney6:15p.m. LubbockMonterey@Plainview6p.m. Lorenzo@Floydada@6:15p.m. Olton@Ropes6:30p.m. Tulia@Slaton6:15p.m. Hereford@Muleshoe6:15p.m. Petersburg@CottonCenter6:30p.m. HaleCenter@LubbockKingdomPrep6:15p.m. Abernathy@CanyonRandall6:30p.m. Hart@Hedley6p.m. Boysbasketball CanyonRandall@Plainview7:30p.m. Lorenzo@Floydada7:45p.m. Petersburg@CottonCenter7:30p.m. HaleCenter@Morton6:30p.m. Hart@Hedley7:30p.m. Kress@Lockney7:30p.m. Nov.16

GirlsBasketball Plainview@FrenshipTournament Olton@AbernathyTournament Abernathy@AbernathyTournament Tulia@AmarilloHighTournament Muleshoe@AbernathyTournament Petersburg@SpurTournament HaleCenter@TahokaTournament BoysBasketball Petersburg@SpurTournament Dimmitt@HaleCenter1p.m. Nov.17

GirlsBasketball Plainview@FrenshipTournament Olton@AbernathyTournament Abernathy@AbernathyTournament Tulia@AmarilloHighTournament Petersburg@SpurTournament Ralls@Kress6:15p.m. Muleshoe@AbernathyTournament HaleCenter@TahokaTournament BoysBasketball

Floydada@Dumas7:45p.m. Petersburg@SpurTournament HaleCenter@LubbockRooseveltTournament Olton@Nazareth6:15p.m. AmarilloFlameshomeschool@Tulia7:30p.m. Ralls@Kress7:30p.m.

Nov.18

GirlsBasketball

Olton@AbernathyTournament

Abernathy@AbernathyTournament

Tulia@AmarilloHighTournament

Muleshoe@AbernathyTournament

Plainview@FrenshipTournament

Petersburg@SpurTournament HaleCenter@TahokaTournament

BoysBasketball Petersburg@SpurTournament

Nov.20

GirlsBasketball Plainview@Dumas11:30a.m. LubbockLiberty@Floydada3:15p.m. Dimmitt@HaleCenter6:15p.m. Meadow@Hart6:15p.m. BoysBasketball Pampa@Plainview1:30p.m. LubbockLiberty@Floydada4:30p.m. PattonSprings@CottonCenter7:45p.m. Meadow@Hart7:30p.m. Nov.21

GirlsBasketball Idalou@Floydada3:15p.m. Sundown@Olton1:30p.m. Abernathy@Tulia6:15p.m. BoysBasketball Idalou@Floydada4:30p.m. Petersburg@Valley5:30p.m. Sundown@Olton3:00p.m. Tulia@Claude5p.m. Nov.28

GirlsBasketball Plainview@Seminole6p.m. Floydada@LubbockRoosevelt6:15p.m. Olton@Dimmitt6:30p.m. KingdomPrep@Tulia6p.m. Whiteface@Kress6:15p.m. Lockney@Muleshoe6:15p.m. PattonSprings@Petersburg6p.m. Slaton@HaleCenter6:15p.m. Pampa@Abernathy7p.m. Friona@Hart6:15p.m. BoysBasketball Plainview@Borger7:30p.m. Floydada@LubbockRoosevelt7:45p.m. PattonSprings@Petersburg7:15p.m. CottonCenter@Crosbyton8p.m. Olton@Dimmitt8:00p.m. Seagraves@Abernathy1p.m. LubbockKingdomPrep@Tulia7p.m. Friona@Hart7:30p.m. Whiteface@Kress7:30p.m. Nov.30

GirlsBasketball Kress@SandsTournament Muleshoe@NazarethTournament Plainview@CowtownTournament(Ft.Worth) Petersburg@AntonTournament Floydada@LubbockRooseveltTournament Olton@WhitefaceTournament Tulia@LubbockRooseveltTournament Hart@AntonTournament HaleCenter@LubbockRooseveltTournament BoysBasketball Plainview@O.W.FollisTournament Floydada@LubbockRooseveltTournament Petersburg@AntonTournament HaleCenter@LubbockRooseveltTournament Olton@NazarethTournament Abernathy@NewHomeTournament Tulia@LubbockRooseveltTournament Hart@AntonTournament Kress@WhitefaceTournament Dec.1

GirlsBasketball Kress@SandsTournament Petersburg@AntonTournament

Plainview@CowtownTournament(Ft.Worth) Muleshoe@NazarethTournament Floydada@LubbockRooseveltTournament Olton@WhitefaceTournament Tulia@LubbockRooseveltTournament HaleCenter@LubbockRooseveltTournament Hart@AntonTournament

Spur@Abernathy6:15p.m. BoysBasketball Plainview@O.W.FollisTournament Floydada@LubbockRooseveltTournament Petersburg@AntonTournament HaleCenter@LubbockRooseveltTournament Olton@NazarethTournament Abernathy@NewHomeTournament Tulia@LubbockRooseveltTournament Hart@AntonTournament Kress@WhitefaceTournament

Dec.2

GirlsBasketball Kress@SandsTournament Plainview@CowtownTournament(Ft.Worth) Floydada@LubbockRooseveltTournament Olton@WhitefaceTournament Tulia@LubbockRooseveltTournament Muleshoe@NazarethTournament Petersburg@AntonTournament HaleCenter@LubbockRooseveltTournament Hart@AntonTournament

BoysBasketball Plainview@O.W.FollisTournament Floydada@LubbockRooseveltTournament Petersburg@AntonTournament HaleCenter@LubbockRooseveltTournament Olton@NazarethTournament Abernathy@NewHomeTournament Tulia@LubbockRooseveltTournament Hart@AntonTournament Kress@WhitefaceTournament

Dec.5

GirlsBasketball Kress@Petersburg6:15p.m. Plainview@LubbockEstacado6p.m. Floydada@Littlefield6:15p.m. TrinityChristian@Olton6:15p.m. Tulia@Valley6:30p.m. Sudan@Muleshoe6:15p.m. HaleCenter@Ropes6:15p.m. NewDeal@Abernathy5:45p.m. Anton@Hart6:15p.m. BoysBasketball Plainview@Dumas7:30p.m. Floydada@Littlefield7:45p.m. Kress@Petersburg@6:15p.m. Olton@Idalou7:30p.m. NewDeal@Abernathy7:30p.m. Tulia@Valley8p.m. Anton@Hart7:30p.m. Dec.7

GirlsBasketball Kress@MeadowTournament Floydada@ChildressTournament Tulia@TuliaTournament Muleshoe@FarwellTournament Abernathy@BrownfieldTournament

Hart@WhitharralTournament

BoysBasketball Plainview@GymBiceMemorialClassic Petersburg@IraTournament HaleCenter@FarwellTournament Olton@DimmittTournament Abernathy@PlainsTournament Tulia@TuliaTournament Hart@WhitharralTournament Kress@MeadowTournament

Dec.8

GirlsBasketball Kress@MeadowTournament Floydada@ChildressTournament Tulia@TuliaTournament Muleshoe@FarwellTournament Olton@Slaton6p.m. Abernathy@BrownfieldTournament Hart@WhitharralTournament

BoysBasketball Plainview@GymBiceMemorialClassic Floydada@ChildressTournament Kress@MeadowTournament Petersburg@IraTournament HaleCenter@FarwellTournament Olton@DimmittTournament Abernathy@PlainsTournament Tulia@TuliaTournament Hart@WhitharralTournament

Dec.9

GirlsBasketball Floydada@ChildressTournament Tulia@TuliaTournament Kress@MeadowTournament Muleshoe@FarwellTournament Abernathy@BrownfieldTournament Hart@WhitharralTournament BoysBasketball Plainview@GymBiceMemorialClassic Floydada@ChildressTournament Petersburg@IraTournament HaleCenter@FarwellTournament Olton@DimmittTournament Abernathy@PlainsTournament Tulia@TuliaTournament Hart@WhitharralTournament Kress@MeadowTournament Dec.10

BoysBasketball Floydada@ChildressTournament Dec.12

GirlsBasketball MidlandLegacy@Plainview6p.m. Floydada@HaleCenter6:15p.m. Ralls@Olton6:15p.m. Loop@Kress6:15p.m. Lamesa@Muleshoe6:15p.m. Petersburg@Lorenzo6:30p.m. Abernathy@Idalou6:15p.m. CottonCenter@Hart6:00p.m. BoysBasketball Hereford@Plainview4:30p.m. Floydada@Nazareth6:15p.m. HaleCenter@Tahoka Plains@Abernathy6:30p.m. LubbockRoosevelt@Tulia6:30p.m.

SCHEDULESBYDATEcont.

CottonCenter@Hart7:15p.m. Morton@Kress7:30p.m. Dec.14

BoysBasketball Petersburg@Elida(NewMexico)Tournament Dec.15

GirlsBasketball

Plainview@AbileneWylie6p.m. Wildorado@Kress6:15p.m. Sudan@Floydada6:15p.m. Olton@Smyer6:15p.m.

Tulia@Bovina6:30p.m. Muleshoe@Friona6:15p.m. O’Donnell@Petersburg6:30p.m. HaleCenter@Ralls6:15p.m.

Aberanthy@LubbockEstacado6:30p.m. Hart@Amherst6:00p.m.

BoysBasketball MidlandLegacy@Plainview6p.m. Petersburg@Elida(NewMexico)Tournament Tulia@LubbockKingdomPrep5:00p.m. Olton@Plains6:30p.m. Abernathy@AmarilloCaprock6:00p.m. Hart@Amherst7:30p.m. Wildorado@Kress7:30p.m. Dec.16

Petersburg@Elida(NewMexico)Tournament Dec.19

GirlsBasketball

Plainview@OdessaPermian6p.m. Floydada@NewDeal6:15p.m. Olton@HaleCenter6:15p.m. Wellington@Tulia6:15p.m.

Kress@AllSaints(Lubbock)6:15p.m. Petersburg@Guthrie5:30p.m. Shallowater@Abernathy6:15p.m. BoysBasketball Plainview@Seminole7:30p.m. Floydada@NewDeal7:45p.m. Olton@HaleCenter8:00p.m. Shallowater@Abernathy7:30p.m. Kress@AllSaints(Lubbock)7:30p.m. Dec.20

Farwell@Tulia3:30p.m. Dec.21

GirlsBasketball

Abernathy@Slaton6:15p.m. BoysBasketball

Abernathy@Slaton7:30p.m. Dec.27

GirlsBasketball

Olton@LittlefieldTournament

Tulia@LittlefieldTournament

HaleCenter@LittlefieldTournament

BoysBasketball

HaleCenter@LittlefieldTournament

Olton@LittlefieldTournament Dec.28

GirlsBasketball

Kress@CaprockClassic

Plainview@CaprockClassic

Floydada@CaprockClassic

Olton@LittlefieldTournament

Tulia@LittlefieldTournament

HaleCenter@LittlefieldTournament

Petersburg@HaleCenterTournament

Abernathy@CaprockClassic

BoysBasketball

Plainview@SandhillsTournament

Floydada@CaprockClassic

HaleCenter@LittlefieldTournament Olton@LittlefieldTournament Petersburg@HaleCenterTournament Abernathy@CaprockClassic Tulia@CaprockClassic Kress@CaprockClassic

Dec.29

GirlsBasketball Kress@CaprockClassic Plainview@CaprockClassic Floydada@CaprockClassic Olton@LittlefieldTournament Tulia@LittlefieldTournament HaleCenter@LittlefieldTournament Petersburg@HaleCenterTournament Abernathy@CaprockClassic BoysBasketball Plainview@SandhillsTournament Floydada@CaprockClassic Petersburg@HaleCenterTournament HaleCenter@LittlefieldTournament Olton@LittlefieldTournament Abernathy@CaprockClassic Tulia@CaprockClassic Kress@CaprockClassic

Dec.30

GirlsBasketball Kress@CaprockClassic Plainview@CaprockClassic Floydada@CaprockClassic Abernathy@CaprockClassic ChristtheKing@Hartnoon BoysBasketball Floydada@CaprockClassic Abernathy@CaprockClassic Tulia@CaprockClassic ChristtheKing@Hart1:30p.m. Kress@CaprockClassic

Jan.2

GirlsBasketball DenverCity@Muleshoe6:15p.m. Lockney@Floydada6:15p.m. Sudan@Olton6:15p.m. Petersburg@Wilson6:15p.m. Smyer@HaleCenter6:15p.m. Hart@Bovina6:00p.m. BoysBasketball Lockney@Floydada7:45p.m. Petersburg@Wilson7:30p.m. Smyer@HaleCenter8:00p.m. Sudan@Olton7:45p.m. Abernathy@Tulia2:30p.m. Hart@Bovina7:30p.m. Jan.5

GirlsBasketball

Kress@Springlake-Earth6:15p.m. Floydada@Smyer6:15p.m. Olton@NewDeal2p.m. Tulia@Dalhart6:15p.m. Muleshoe@Dimmit6:15p.m. Crosbyton@Petersburg6:15p.m. HaleCenter@Sudan6:15p.m. LubbockLiberty@Abernathy6:15p.m. Nazareth@Hart6p.m. BoysBasketball

LubbockEstacado@Plainview7:30p.m. Floydada@Smyer7:45p.m. Crosbyton@Petersburg7:30p.m. HaleCenter@Sudan8:00p.m. Olton@NewDeal3:15p.m. LubbockLiberty@Abernathy7:30p.m. Valley@Tulia7:30p.m. Jan.9

GirlsBasketball Kress@Lazbuddie6:15p.m. Floydada@Ralls6:15p.m. Lockney@Olton6:15p.m. Bushland@Tulia6:15p.m. Brownfield@Muleshoe6:15p.m. Petersburg@BordenCounty6:15p.m. NewDeal@HaleCenter6:15p.m. Aberanthy@Childress6:15p.m. Hart@Happy6:15p.m. BoysBasketball Plainview@Andrews7:30p.m. Floydada@Ralls7:45p.m. Petersburg@BordenCounty7:30p.m. NewDeal@HaleCenter8:00p.m. Lockney@Olton7:45p.m. Abernathy@Childress7:30p.m. Sanford-Fritch@Tulia7:00p.m. Hart@Happy7:30p.m. Kress@Lazbuddie7:30p.m. Jan.12

GirlsBasketball Nazareth@Kress6:15p.m. Olton@Floydada6:15p.m. Tulia@Canadian6:15p.m. Muleshoe@Littlefield6:15p.m. Southland@Petersburg6:15p.m. Lazbuddie@Hart6:15p.m. HaleCenter@Lockney6:15p.m. LubbockRoosevelt@Abernathy6:15p.m. BoysBasketball Plainview@Caprock7:30p.m. Olton@Floydada7:45p.m. Southland@Petersburg7:30p.m. HaleCenter@Lockney8:00p.m. LubbockRoosevelt@Abernathy7:30p.m. Tulia@Canadian7:30p.m. Lazbuddie@Hart7:30p.m. Nazareth@Kress7:30p.m. Jan.16

GirlsBasketball Kress@Happy6:15p.m. HaleCenter@Floydada6:15p.m. Muleshoe@Lamesa6:15p.m. Olton@Ralls6:15p.m. RiverRoad@Tulia6:15p.m. Lorenzo@Petersburg6:15p.m. Idalou@Abernathy6:15p.m. Springlake-Earth@Hart6:15p.m. BoysBasketball PaloDuro@Plainview7:30p.m. HaleCenter@Floydada7:45p.m. Lorenzo@Petersburg7:30p.m. Olton@Ralls7:45p.m. Idalou@Abernathy7:30p.m. RiverRoad@Tulia7:30p.m. Springlake-Earth@Hart7:30p.m. Kress@Happy7:30p.m. Jan.19

GirlsBasketball Hart@Kress6:15p.m.

Floydada@Sudan6:15p.m. Smyer@Olton6:15p.m. Tulia@Spearman6:15p.m. Friona@Muleshoe6:15p.m. Petersburg@O’Donnell6:15p.m. Ralls@HaleCenter6:15p.m. BoysBasketball Plainview@Amarillo7:30p.m. Petersburg@O’Donnell7:30p.m. Floydada@Sudan7:45p.m. Ralls@HaleCenter8:00p.m. Smyer@Olton7:45p.m. Tulia@Spearman7:30p.m. Hart@Kress7:30p.m. Jan.23

GirlsBasketball Springlake-Earth@Kress6:15p.m. NewDeal@Floydada6:15p.m. HaleCenter@Olton6:15p.m. Dalhart@Tulia6:15p.m. Abernathy@Shallowater6:15p.m. Hart@Nazareth6:15p.m. BoysBasketball Plainview@Tascosa7:30p.m. NewDeal@Floydada7:45p.m. HaleCenter@Olton8:00p.m. Abernathy@Shallowater7:30p.m. Dalhart@Tulia7:30p.m. Hart@Nazareth7:30p.m. Springlake-Earth@Kress7:30p.m. Jan.26

GirlsBasketball Lazbuddie@Kress6:15p.m. Floydada@Lockney6:15p.m. Olton@Sudan6:15p.m. Tulia@Bushland6:15p.m. Muleshoe@DenverCity6:15p.m. Wilson@Petersburg6:15p.m. HaleCenter@Smyer6:15p.m. Slaton@Abernathy6:15p.m. Happy@Hart6:15p.m. BoysBasketball Floydada@Lockney7:45p.m. Wilson@Petersburg7:30p.m. HaleCenter@Smyer8:00p.m. Olton@Sudan7:45p.m. Slaton@Abernathy7:30p.m. Tulia@Bushland7:30p.m. Happy@Hart7:30p.m. Lazbuddie@Kress7:30p.m. Jan.30

GirlsBasketball Kress@Nazareth6:15p.m. Smyer@Floydada6:15p.m. NewDeal@Olton6:15p.m. Canadian@Tulia6:15p.m. Hart@Lazbuddie6:15p.m. Dimmit@Muleshoe6:15p.m. Petersburg@Crosbyton6:15p.m. Sudan@HaleCenter6:15p.m. Abernathy@LubbockLiberty6:15p.m. BoysBasketball Caprock@Plainview7:30p.m. Smyer@Floydada7:45p.m. Petersburg@Crosbyton7:30p.m. Sudan@HaleCenter8:00p.m. NewDeal@Olton7:45p.m. Kress@Nazareth7:30p.m. Abernathy@LubbockLiberty7:30p.m.

BoysBasketball

SCHEDULESBYDATEcont.

Caprock@Plainview7:30p.m.

Smyer@Floydada7:45p.m. Petersburg@Crosbyton7:30p.m. Sudan@HaleCenter8:00p.m.

NewDeal@Olton7:45p.m.

Kress@Nazareth7:30p.m. Abernathy@LubbockLiberty7:30p.m. Canadian@Tulia7:30p.m. Hart@Lazbuddie7:30p.m. Feb.2

GirlsBasketball

Happy@Kress6:15p.m.

Ralls@Floydada(seniornight)6:15p.m. Olton@Lockney6:15p.m. Tulia@RiverRoad6:15p.m.

Muleshoe@Brownfield6:15p.m. BordenCounty@Petersburg6:15p.m.

HaleCenter@NewDeal6:15p.m.

Childress@Abernathy(seniornight)6:15p.m. Hart@Springlake-Earth6:15p.m. BoysBasketball

Plainview@PaloDuro7:30p.m. Ralls@Floydada7:45p.m. BordenCounty@Petersburg7:30p.m. Hart@Springlake-Earth7:30p.m. HaleCenter@NewDeal8:00p.m. Olton@Lockney7:45p.m. Childress@Abernathy(seniornight)7:30p.m. Tulia@RiverRoad7:30p.m. Happy@Kress7:30p.m. Feb.6

GirlsBasketball

Kress@Hart(seniornight)6:15p.m. Floydada@Olton6:15p.m.(seniornight) Spearman@Tulia6:15p.m.

Littlefield@Muleshoe6:15p.m.(seniornight) Petersburg@Southland6:15p.m. Lockney@HaleCenter6:15p.m. Abernathy@LubbockRoosevelt6:15p.m. BoysBasketball

Amarillo@Plainview7:30p.m. Floydada@Olton7:45p.m. Petersburg@Southland7:30p.m. Lockney@HaleCenter8:00p.m. Abernathy@LubbockRoosevelt7:30p.m. Spearman@Tulia7:30p.m. Kress@Hart(seniornight)7:30p.m. Feb.9

GirlsBasketball

Kress@Springlake-Earth6:15p.m. BoysBasketball

Petersburg@Lorenzo6:45p.m. Tascosa@Plainview7:30p.m.

Floydada@HaleCenter7:45p.m. Ralls@Olton7:45p.m. Abernathy@Idalou6:15p.m. Tulia@Dalhart7:30p.m. Nazareth@Hart7:30p.m. Kress@Springlake-Earth7:30p.m. Feb.13

BoysBasketball

O’Donnell@Petersburg6:45p.m. Sudan@Floydada7:45p.m. HaleCenter@Ralls8:00p.m. Olton@Smyer7:45p.m. Bushland@Tulia(seniornight)7:30p.m.