The Mustangs rolled past Cane Ridge 62-43 in the Class AAA title game of the TSSAA BlueCross Boys Basketball State Championships at Murphy Center. The Amarillo High boys of the 1986 team accomplished a feat not replicated in the years since: bringing home a State Championship. Down 26-24, Fouquet looked for an opening to drive to the lane. Chapin has reached the Sweet 16 the past two years but were defeated by Mansfield Summitt in 2021 and Mansfield Timberview last season. Here's the latest from the 6A and 5A boys and girls state basketball tournaments: Bentonville vs. Fayetteville, March 3 at 5:30 p.m. Little Rock . "They created their own identity," Lankford said. Check out the celebration from Kimball after a 60-56 OT win over Amarillo in the state semis. Featuring Iowa State signee Jalynn Bristow, the Lady Eagles are making their first region-tourney appearance since 1997. The S.C. High School League and SCISA basketball playoffs are under way. Amarillo Caprock 53, Fort Stockton 45. Lubbock Avalanche-Journal SAN ANTONIO There's just something about West Texas girls basketball. The Chaparrals got 28 points from Myles Rigby and 13 points from Nicholas Gunter. The Lady Hounds won state in the 2019-2020 . ", Gruver (29-5): Brenna Butler 10, Brooklyn Vasquez 5, Maizie Kelp 3, Kimber Whitehad 7, Allie Sparks 4, Hannon Lankford 9, Panhandle (29-8): Avery Cathey 11, Katelyn Haney 2, Sydnee Adee 2, Leah Sherwood 2, Taylor Brinkley 2, Grace Sims 8, Ann Garrison 5, Savannah Sinclair 4. He returned to The News in Nov. 2018. Is Dallas becoming unaffordable due to rising housing costs, inflation and stagnating pay? A native of Bethesda, Md., Lia graduated from Northwestern University in 2022. FINAL | Kimball is heading to the state title game for the first time since 2014. It is the policy of the Amarillo Independent School District not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, disability or national origin. 12 and the No. "It's been one heck of a year with them. While Butler led the way with 10 points, Hannon Lankford made a trio of three-pointers, including two in the first quarter to help Gruver take a 16-7 lead after the first quarter. Semifinals Finals 5A State Champion; Dallas Kimball(30-3) Dallas Kimball, 53-51 (OT) Box Score: Amarillo, 68-63 Box Score: Houston Wheatley(21-13) Amarillo(29-5) Amarillo, 57-43 Box Score: Austin . "I have new kids who haven't been here before, so it's good to have him," Jessen said. Amarillo High boys captured bi-district championship, area up next, Listen to the Regional Championship Game Between Randall and Canyon, SPORTS DRIVE: Eric Schilling, Nazareth girls basketball head coach, Discover Switzerland, Austria and Bavaria with Doppler Dave, KFDA-departmentheads@gray.tv - 806-331-9839. Here is a look at the tournament, which features four of the 16 teams remaining in the state in Class 5A. There's nothing like basketball in March. Wyatt led 31-28 at the half and trailed 49-41 after three. It was dicey in the final three minutes as the Jags hit only three of eight free throws, but Amarillo wasnt able to hit a field goal in the final 4:58 of the game. Fourth-ranked Canyon, though, has made a habit of being in among the region's final four. Things looked bleak for the Chaparrals at the end of the first overtime. However, a boys' state title had eluded the west Texas town until Saturday night in Cypress when Tascosa High School won the boys' Class 5A UIL State Wrestling Championship. Madilyn Barnes ignites Shallowater girls in region quarterfinal win over Childress. Lake Dallas shot just 1 of 17 from the field in that quarter and didnt make its first field goal until there was less than a minute on the clock. No. Amarillo High has defeated Lubbock Cooper, Canutillo and Lubbock Monterey to reach the Sweet 16. New Home (30-4) is making its fifth-straight region tournament appearance overall and their third-straight since joining the 2A classification. DaCannon Wickware added 17 points, and Tylar Hankamer had 16 for Kimball. Unified Home; NFHS Coaching Unified; Media. Amarillo High School State Championships. Amarillo High heads back to the Class 5A State Tournament for the first time since it last won it all in 2019. From that point the Chaparrals went on a 19-4 run over the rest of the second quarter and early into the third period. He totaled 12 points against Wendover. Here are links to those regional and state tournament brackets via Scorebook Live: Girls: Click Here Boys: Click Here Conference Standings Boys Girls Boys Standings State Championships: 2016-17, 2013-14, 2009-10, 2008-09, 2007-08, 2001-02, 1998-99, 1994-95, 1988-89. And neither was Kimballs fight. The 1964 title was won at Rice Stadium, where Garland defeated Galena Park 26-21 for the Class 4A crown - the largest classification at the time. With the game tied at 43, Terrell pinned Hausen along the sideline that forced a turnover on a five-second count. History State Championships: 1940-41, 1936-37, 1935-36, 1934-35. North Crowley and Hebron fall short in the semifinal round. The Lady Hounds certainly had different girls step up in different ways on Saturday. If you are an experienced player, if youre the guy, you kind of got to be the one stable point as things are going up and down. Scott finished with nine points. Location Rip Griffin Center at Lubbock Christian University. After hitting six of eight threes in the first quarter, Amarillo was only two of 17 from beyond the arc the rest of the way. Shallowater (27-10) will be making its third trip to the region tourney in the past four years. 7 Amarillo (33-5) that didnt allow the high-low combo of David Terrell to Richard Lemboye to get rolling. Friday's Semifinals Nazareth (27-9) vs. Whiteface (29-4), 6:30 p.m.; Borden County (31-5) vs. Claude (22-10), 8 p.m. A new state champion is guaranteed in Class 1A thanks to Whiteface (29-4) knocking off the reigning champion Sands in the region quarterfinals. What does that mean? The 10 basketball state championships will be held from Friday-Sunday, all at the Tsongas Center in Lowell. 18 Sundown joining the second-ranked Lady Leopards. NSAA Girls Basketball Championships HQ March 1, 2023. Rigsby had 10 points during the spree that ended with Wyatt up 32-28 with 7:35 left in the third. Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. REGION I-5A Location Kay Yeager Coliseum, Wichita Falls Friday's Semifinals Monterey (31-3) vs.. AISA basketball action at the Cramton Bowl Multiplex in Montgomery kicked off Tuesday with the state quarterfinals. Perico Smith led Red Oak with 13. Monterey and Timberview are both returning to the region tourney after falling in the semifinals in 2022. The others have been in the field over the past few years. Zach Brown led Amarillo with 13. Massive charge from Mayberry. The rest of the regulation went back and forth all the way to end. Should the Lady Pirates and Lady Plainsmen each win their semifinals, the two district foes who split their meetings in the regular season will square off for the fourth time this season. Find more high school sports coverage from The Dallas Morning News here. It was in that moment that Allie Sparks became the hero Gruver needed. Bryson Goldsmith led Chapin with 26 points. MaxPreps is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. 2023 UIL Texas Boys State Basketball Championships 2023 Boys BB 5A Reg. Tied at 62, 70 center Nicholas Gunter fouled out with 0.5 left on the clock, putting Chapins Jayden Leverett at the foul line for two shots. 2 all season, but will be trying to get to the state tournament for the first time in school history. March NSAA News now available February 27, 2023. pic.twitter.com/Qug0AJAHBA. @dallasathletics @nlsmith1974 pic.twitter.com/QhRUazsw9a. Whiteface was also in the 2021 region semifinals. (Ronald Cortes / Contribuitor) By Greg Riddle. Goldsmith had a chance to win it in regulation for Chapin, but his wild jumper at the buzzer missed. Fort Worth O.D. I thought Braden and Cooper did a good job last night at kind of holding the fort until everybody else kind of figures some things out, Amarillo High boys basketball head coach Jason Pillion said. The Sandies led by as many as nine points in the second quarter, but Summit chipped away and cut it to 25-21 at halftime. Jeffery Scott had two threes for the Jaguars as neither team showed any intent on getting the ball inside. ", More: Chapin tops ParklandChapin tops Parkland in regional quarterfinals to advance to Class 5A regional tournament, Felix F. Chavez can be reached at fchavez@elpasotimes.com; @Fchavezeptimes on Twitter. State Titles. Previously he covered high school sports for The News. With the start of regional tournaments less than a week away, it's never too early to look at the path your favorite team has. 9 Gruver and No. Jada Graves (12 points) and McKenzie Smith (10 points, seven rebounds) were given all-tournament honors. At times, its post players were flying, catching alley-oops that brought the house down. Both teams settled for three pointers early with Sandies guard Braden Hausen hitting three of Amarillos six three-pointers in the first period. After graduating from the University of Oregon in 2016, Joseph interned at The News before working for The Ames Tribune and KOIN-TV in Portland. O.D. Caprock is one of four high schools in the Amarillo Independent School District and classified as a 5A school by the UIL. 2022-2023 Boys Basketball State Championship Brackets Complete Playoff Brackets. Sie knnen Ihre Einstellungen jederzeit ndern, indem Sie auf unseren Websites und Apps auf den Link Datenschutz-Dashboard klicken. It was definitely kind of discouraging when they jumped out like that with the threes, said Summit guard David Terrell, who finished with 12 points and seven assists. 7 Amarillo (33-5) that didn't . Amarillo High and Mansfield Summitt play at 4 p.m. CST, followed by Chapin and Fort Worth Wyatt at 6 p.m. CST. Expand All. The Fillies will get the team considered a heavy favorite in third-ranked Holliday (30-3). Is Dallas becoming unaffordable due to rising housing costs, inflation and stagnating pay? The Sandies went scoreless in the final 3:41 before the intermission while Summit was using a 5-0 run to pull within four, 25-21, at the half. Freshman Theo Brannan was stellar for the Jaguars with 10 points and a strong defensive effort. The awards were revealed at the annual championship banquet at Main Event in Frisco, Texas ahead of the LSC Basketball Championship, which is set to tip off Thursday at Comerica Center. If it feels like there's a hint of familiarity in the air, it's for a good reason. Amarillo High School is a school located in the city of Amarillo, . Weve done everything that we could to win this game and Im happy that we put forth a one hundred percent effort.. Summits athletic ability took over in the second half. Senior Deonte Greer gave Kimball its first lead of overtime with a 3-pointer, and Gibson followed up with his fourth 3-pointer to give Kimball a 58-54 lead with less than a minute to go. Four of them were from RJ Osborne, the last from Barack Holland. Photographer Eddie Kelly has posted a new gallery Amarillo vs. Highland Park (In-N-Out Tournament) containing 68 photos. But Summit answered with all threes as well. Rounding out the field is New Home's District 5-2A cohort Sundown, which is making its first trip to the region tournament since 2018. With time ticking off the clock, the Oklahoma State commit did what star players are supposed to do and took the would-be game-winning three pointer. Two teams that didnt want to lose and it comes down to this sometimes. Free throws (LD) 13-16, (A) 20-26. Kyron Henderson led Kimball with 17 points. Frisco Memorial, which nearly missed the playoffs as the fourth seed in District 10-5A, challenged the states No. However, it was Joseph Mayberrys charge right before that put Lancaster in control in the contests final moments. Caprock High School is located in Amarillo, Texas in Potter, County, which is part of the Texas Panhandle. Just like they drew it up. For Mac OS users, there is a system setting that may not allow you to tab onto several types of elements in a web page. Kimball had the ball up by two with 16.4 seconds left, but Amarillo stole the inbound pass and had a chance to take the lead, but a 3-point attempt went off the iron. In consecutive overtimes, the Lady Sandies. Weve had a lot of games like this. Soaking the basketball coach with water after a state semifinal win = a great celebration, but a word of cautions: courts are slippery when wet. The winners of the SCHSL. Kimball also stifled Red Oak defensively, changing up its defense consistently. Depending on when you were watching, it could have appeared like two different Lancaster teams were on the floor. The Huskies are seeking to become the first El Paso team to reach the UIL Final Four since Andress in 2015. 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"We're going to work really hard, just take each game at a time and give it all to God. Myles made the last play and made the right play by dropping it off in there, but we just missed the layup.. It was a final result that mirrored Gruver's season in that it was unexpected. The Knights overcame an 18-point fourth quarter deficit to beat top-ranked Lancaster 77-75 in overtime in the regional final. Im very proud of them.. The championship game is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the Sevier Valley Center in Richfield. 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The Chaparrals lost their first game since Dec. 29. Wyatt both score Texas UIL boys basketball playoff wins. Buss and teammate Jorja Elliott were named to the all-tournament team, but Elliott drew primary attention from the Amarillo defense, holding her scoreless for the first three quarters. Weve been doing that all year, said Summit coach Emund Prichett, whose team lost to Amarillo the past two seasons in the same round. The Jaguars took control of the game for good midway through the third quarter and held on to beat Amarillo 55-48 at Kay Yeager Coliseum in Wichita Falls. Defensive play of the day. UIL STATE TOURNAMENT: Location-Alamodome, San Antonio Texas . With four months of regular-season competition and five rounds of the postseason now in the rear-view mirror, the road to the Texas high school girls basketball state championships is set. Timberview used a suffocating defense to frustrate Amarillo High early and often Saturday, leading to a 68-59 victory in the Region. Boys Basketball - 1986(5A) Girls Basketball - 1993(5A), 1994(5A), 2018(5A), 2019(5A) He told them they didnt come all the way to San Angelo just to go home. Thats big, that is kind of what you have to do. Wyatt couldnt convert a basket with time running out in the second overtime as El Paso Chapin escaped in a 69-68 thriller in the second semifinal. Let me shoot the free throws, and dont let anybody else shoot the free throws, Gibson recalled. On 2/24, the Amarillo varsity basketball team won their home playoff game against Canutillo (TX) by a score of 50-32. This weekend's region girls basketball tournaments will feature the usual suspects as 20 teams between Class 1A-5A duke it out for the right to head to the Alamodome for the UIL state tournament next week in San Antonio. "We've grown as a team, but we want more, we want to get to the state tournament. 8:41 PM on Mar 3 . "She was our top priority," Williams said of Elliott. He plays like hes seven foot tall.. Photos: Region I-2A & I-1A girls basketball championship games. The tournament, which will take place at the Kay Yeager Coliseum, features Chapin vs. Fort Worth Wyatt and Amarillo High vs. Mansfield Summitt. He did it on both ends of the court. Perhaps the biggest frustration came from the Kimball fans, who werent pleased with some of the calls from the referees. UIL and TAPPS Girls Basketball State Semifinal Pairings Joshua Waclawczyk. But our guys helped usour bench helped us and we kept our hopes up and finally got some stops..