Gateway pulls away from Dora

ROSWELL - Gateway Christian's girls pulled away after a close first half on Friday night, and the undefeated Lady Warriors posted a 60-32 victory over Dora in a District 4-1A matchup.

The Lady Coyotes (1-2, 1-1 district) trailed just 27-24 at halftime, but were outscored 39-14 by Gateway (5-0, 2-0) over the final two stanzas.

Sophomore M.J. Stephens led Gateway Christian with 24 points, while junior Hannah Lilley added 13 and sophomore Kayley Smith 10. For Dora (1-2, 1-1), freshman Faith Jasso put in 15 points.

In boys games on Friday:

Gateway Christian 45, Dora 40 - The Warriors (2-3, 2-2 district) jumped out to a 24-13 advantage at the quarter before Dora stormed back to lead by a point after three periods.

Gateway, though, held the Coyotes (2-3, 2-1) to just three points over the final eight minutes to eke out the win and avenge an earlier setback at Dora.

Junior Hurley Breedyk scored 19 points and sophomore Hayden Wigley added 10 for the Warriors, while 6-foot-4 sophomore Steven Masini led the Coyotes with 14 points.

Floyd 59, Lake Arthur 42 - At Floyd, senior cousins Eli and Eric Terry combined for five 3-pointers and 17 points in the second quarter as the host Broncos (3-2, 3-2 District 6-1A) outscored Lake Arthur 26-10 to take control.

Eli Terry finished with 16 points while Eric Terry added 13, and each had a trio of 3-pointers. High scorers for the Panthers (0-5, 0-5) were senior Adrian Guillen with 26 points and junior Adrian Rangel with 13.

In boys action on Thursday:

CCS, Grady suspended by power failure - Clovis Christian was leading its District 6-1A matchup against the Bronchos 27-15 about midway through the second period when the power went out at Grady.

The teams endured a lengthy wait, then decided to finish the contest at 6 p.m. on Tuesday.

Meantime, a non-district doubleheader sending Dexter to Elida was postponed from Thursday to Saturday as Dexter is coming out of COVID-19 protocols.

Also, a District 6-1A twin bill sending Logan to Melrose on Saturday was postponed due to COVID issues at Logan. That also affects games which were to send Logan to Grady on Tuesday and Clovis Christian to Logan on Thursday.

Because of the limited time left in the regular season, it's unlikely any of those games will be made up.

Meantime, a Saturday neutral-site non-district twin bill between Elida and Cimarron, which was scheduled for Logan, was moved to Elida.

Texico 52, Clayton 41 - At Clayton, the Wolverines opened a 15-point halftime lead and held the homestanding Yellowjackets at bay the rest of the way in the District 6-2A lidlifter for both squads.

Senior David Davalos tallied 16 points and sophomore Max Villarreal added 12 for Texico (3-2 overall), which got scoring contributions from nine players. For Clayton (3-2), senior Dario Avila and sophomore Rylan Ruf each had 14 points.

Melrose 90, San Jon 21 - The host Buffaloes overwhelmed the winless Coyotes, cruising to a 32-6 lead at the quarter in District 6-1A.

Eleven players scored for Melrose (5-0, 4-0), led by senior Tate Sorgen's 25 points. Also, freshman Michael Cardonita added 12 tallies, and junior Troy May 10.

For the Coyotes (0-6, 0-4), freshman James Lacayo netted seven points.

On the girls side Thursday:

Clovis Christian 51, Grady 41 - Before the power went out at Grady, CCS opened a 12-3 lead at the quarter and went on to win its matchup with the Lady Bronchos, avenging an earlier setback at home.

Sophomore Sofia De Groot poured in 21 points for the Lady Eagles (3-4, 2-4 district), while sister Lola De Groot had 10 points, 11 rebounds, six steals and five blocks and senior Abby Lusk gathered 17 caroms.

Grady (2-4, 1-4) was paced by seniors Teryn Foote and Krissy Grau with 15 and 11 points, respectively.

Clayton 55, Texico 35 - At Clayton, the Lady Wolverines were down just two points at halftime, but the Lady Yellowjackets (4-1, 1-0 district) pulled away with a 17-4 domination of the final stanza.

Senior Mandy Crisp and freshman Emersen Beiland netted 18 points each for Clayton. Senior Riley Rohrbach paced Texico (1-4, 0-1) with 15 points, while senior Rachel Phipps contributed eight.

Melrose 58, San Jon 16 - Senior Hailey Martin scored 20 points and junior Johanna Roybal chipped in 11 for the homestanding Lady Buffs (5-0, 4-0 district).

High scorer for the Lady Coyotes (0-6, 0-4) was eighth-grader Chantzee Elliott with seven points.