Vega holds off late Farwell comeback

CANYON — Vega’s girls went on an early 23-1 blitz and held off a late Farwell comeback on Monday to post a 55-47 victory over the Lady Blue in a playoff seeding tiebreaker game played at Canyon H.S.

The win means the Lady Longhorns (18-7) will be No. 1 seed for District 3-2A in the University Interscholastic League playoffs. Farwell (18-10), as the No. 2 seed, faces Hale Center in the bi-district round at 6:30 p.m. (CST) on Thursday at Sundown.

Farwell and Vega finished 7-1 in district play, with each winning on the other’s court.

The Lady Blue had three two-point leads before junior Maci Hartsell’s 3-pointer put Vega in front for good at 7-6 and started the Lady Longhorns’ surge, which carried through the second quarter and gave them a 27-7 halftime lead.

Farwell was down 38-13 before coming alive and finishing the third stanza on a 9-1 surge. The Lady Blue then scored 25 points in the final period, pulling to within 53-47 on a Charlie May Trimble 3-pointer in the closing seconds.

Senior Madalyn Richards scored 19 points for Vega while junior Dakota Walker added 13, including three of the team’s six 3-pointers.

Three players reached double digits for the Lady Blue — Trimble with 14, senior Presley Agee with 12 and freshman Chloee Whitten with 10.

Other bi-district girls games for area schools on Thursday pit Muleshoe against Tornillo at 7:30 p.m. in Class 3A at Andrews H.S., and Bovina against New Deal at 6 p.m. in Class 2A at Littlefield.

In boys regular-season action on Saturday:

Denver City 68, Muleshoe 43 — The middle two quarters were competitive, but Denver City bolted to a 16-4 lead after the opening stanza and finished off the Mules with a 17-5 run in the final period in a District 3-3A makeup game from last month.

Junior Anthony Anderson had four 3-point baskets and led three players in double figures for the Mustangs with 23 points. Meantime, sophomores Spencer Freeman and Ashton Galvan chipped in 11 and 10, respectively, for Denver City.

The Mules (5-12, 2-8 district) were paced by 11 points from junior Brennen Davis.