Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
TUCUMCARI — Senior Jahvon Askew scored 26 points and Texico’s boys used a strong second quarter to hold off Tucumcari 57-50 on Tuesday night.
The Wolverines (4-1) outscored the Rattlers 13-4 in the period to open a 12-point halftime lead and kept Tucumcari (2-2) at bay from there. Senior Ayden Carey also reached double digits for Texico, scoring 10 points.
For the Rattlers, 6-foot-4 freshman Kamren Apodaca tallied 18 points, and senior Curtis Gonzales finished with 15.
In other Tuesday area boys tilts:
Farwell 56, Dimmitt 44 — The visiting Steers fell behind 8-0 early and still trailed 26-23 at halftime after a 16-5 Bobcats run, but opened the third frame with a 9-0 run.
Dimmitt regained a 1-point lead briefly, but Farwell (3-2) put together an 18-3 surge that carried into the final segment and cruised down the stretch.
Senior Corey Stancell and Adrian Nunez had 18 and 12 points, respectively, for the Steers, while senior Alec Actkinson — who missed all of last season after breaking his foot in football and missed the first four games this year recovering from a football-related ankle injury — made his long-awaited varsity debut and posted a double-double with 11 points and 13 rebounds.
High scorers for Dimmitt (4-4) were seniors Ivan Moreno with 13 points and ConLer Willey with 11.
Clovis Christian 47, Friona 27 — The Eagles (4-1) held host Friona to just eight first-half points and rode nine 3-point baskets to an easy win over the Chieftains (2-7).
Seniors Noah Gershon and Carter Teune combined for five 3s and had 13 and 12 points, respectively, while junior Jaden Martinez added three trifectas for nine points. Senior Kevin Jeter took game scoring honors with 14 points for Friona.
Accelerate Christian 52, Bovina 42 — At Bovina, the visiting Amarillo-based Warriors (7-1) rode a two-pronged attack with seniors Evan Miller (20) and Deacon Maynard (19) combining for all but 13 of the team’s points.
Accelerate Academy, which led 40-26 after three periods, went 13-for-17 from the free throw line while the Mustangs (4-2) struggled through a 2-for-21 night. Seniors Darian DeLaRosa and Ceasar Amaya tallied 12 and 10 points, respectively for Bovina.
In girls games on Tuesday:
Dora 43, Jal 32 — The Coyotes rode season bests of 16 points from junior Bre’Ann Rodriguez and 14 from junior Faith Jasso. Dora (4-2) opened a 28-11 halftime lead and played the Lady Panthers (1-2) relatively even the rest of the way.
Senior Leilani Sauceda took game scoring honors with 18 points for Jal.
Three Dora players, including one starter, missed the game due to a flu outbreak. Meantime, the boys game between the schools was not played for that reason.
Tucumcari 37, Texico 24 — The Lady Rattlers improved to 4-0 for the season, bolting to a 13-2 lead at the quarter and cruising behind 10 points each from senior Alexus Lafferty and sophomore Caylee Benavidez.
High scorers for the Lady Wolverines (2-3), who were missing two starters due to injury and illness, was senior Emma Wahlen with seven points.
