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2007-2008

Athletics Schedule

2008-2009
District Alignments

Basketball: 
White Deer, Canadian, Claude, Shamrock, Wheeler
Football: 
White Deer, Claude, Vega, Nazareth, Boys Ranch, Bovina

 

 

Cameron Armstrong 1st Shot
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photo by Wendy Swarb



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photo by  Connie Nicklas

 

Cameron Armstrong - Discus -
State bound!

 

Cameron Armstrong - Shot Put -
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Golf Scholarship Awarded--Cameron Swarb Signs with Lubbock Christian University

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   3:30.45   
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     3) Bill Bryan  4) Tyler Perryman 
 

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Maci
Davis - 13th Place 200 M

Haley Davis - 5th Place 400 M
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  4 X 400 Relay  4th Place
1
) Brice Bennett  2) Parker Petty               
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Basketball 

 

2008
State Quarter Finalist!!!
Regional Champions!!
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Regional Quarter Final Champions!!!

 

Bucks WIN AREA

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Does Second Seed in District!

     
White Deer Does Second Seed in District 7-1A!!!
White Deer Bucks Top Seed in District 7-1A!!!

 



Printable Schedule

Parker Petty -Panhandle Sports Hall of Fame
  Area     Regional Qualifiers   Regional Semifinals   Regional Finalist

2007-2008 Varsity Basketball
Varsity Boys are Ranked 4th in
State -- GO BUCKS!

             

Date

Opponent

Place

JVg JVb Varsity g

Varsity b

10-30

Fritch

WD

11-3 Pampa

Pampa TBA
11-6 Borger WD 5:00 6:30
11-10 Stratford WD 10:00 am
11-13 West Texas WD     6:30  
11-16 Sunray Sunray  6:30 8:00
11-19 Highland Park WD 4:00   6:30  
11-27 Canadian Canadian 4:00   6:30  
11-29,30.1 Miami Tourn Miami   TBA

11-29,30,1 Nazareth Tourn Nazareth       TBA
12-4 Boys Ranch WD 4:00 5:00 6:30 8:00
12-6,7, 8 Ft. Elliott Tourn Ft. Elliott   TBA  
12-6 Vernon Tourn Vernon       8:30 pm
12-7, 8 Vernon Tourn Vernon       Bracket
12-11 Fritch WD 4:00 5:00 6:30 8:00
12-14 Memphis Memphis     cancelled  
12-14 Roosevelt Tourn Roosevelt       Bracket
12-13-14-15 Clarendon JV Clarendon TBA Bracket cancelled
12-21 Memphis WD 2:00 3:15 5:30 7:00
12-27-28-29 Greenbelt Tourn Clarendon     TBA Bracket
Jan 1 Vega WD 4:00 5:00 6:30 8:00
 
Jan 3, 4, 5 WD JV Tourn WD   bracket bracket     
         
Jan 8 San Jacinto Canyon at the "BOX" 4:00 5:00 6:30 8:00
           
Jan 11 Gruver WD 4:00 5:00 6:30 8:00
             
Jan 15 Perryton Perryton 7:30 6:00 6:00 7:30

District Begins

 

Jan 18 Claude Claude 4:00 5:00 6:30 77-40
WIN
Jan 22 Wheeler Wheeler 4:00 5:00 47-33
WIN
60-51
WIN
Jan 25 Clarendon WD 4:00 5:00 36-38
6:30
63-61 OT
WIN
Jan 29 Claude WD 4:00 5:00 28-31
6:30
69-29
WIN
Feb 1 Wheeler*** WD 4:00 5:00 48-35
WIN
63-32
WIN
Feb 5 Clarendon Clarendon 4:00 5:00 54-34
WIN
41-64
  Playoffs          
Feb  8 Clarendon First United Bank Center WT Canyon     37-23
WIN
District Runner-Up
50-29
WIN
DISTRICT
CHAMPS!
Feb 12 Quanah Clarendon College     Does vs. Quanah
38-40
Bi-District
 
Feb  16 Rule Randall Preview       12:30

Cancelled

Feb 18 Bidistrict Playoffs          
Feb 19
Practice Game
Lorenzo Tulia  High Amarillo Globe News     6:00
Feb 22 Vega Randall High       53-39
WIN
AREA CHAMPS
Feb 26 Sudan Canyon High School       55-45
WIN
Regional
Qualifiers

 
  Regional Tournament          
Feb 29 Smyer Regional Tournament
Levelland
Athlete of the Week   49-36
WIN
Regional Semi-Finalis
t
Martch 1 Roscoe Regional Tournament
Levelland
REGIONAL Champions
AUSTIN Here we COME!
Athlete of the Week   35-28
Bucks WIN
Regional
Tournament

 

 Amarillo Globe News
3-4-2008
State Tournament

Class 1A Division I

Semifinals:  Thursday; Thorndale (34-1) vs. White Deer (21-7), 10 a.m. Thursday. Final: 8:30 a.m. Saturday.

 
  Austin Bound

Bucks #1
 
   
     
Thursday, March 6 Thorndale
FYI:  (This town is 59 miles from Austin!)
State tournament
Austin, TX
    GOBucks! Semi-Final:
 

36-60
NEWS Video

Saturday,

March 8

 

Big Sandy vs. Thorndale

 

State tournament
Austin, TX
      Thorndale

 

Thursday, April 10
Saturday, April 12
Golden Spread Tournament Canyon Event Center

Rivals Become Team Mates Representing the DOES Whitney Evenson  Representing the BUCKS
Parker Petty & Cameron Swarb
 

All-District Teams 2008 

Bucks fall to defending champs

 
AUSTIN - While Thorndale entered the state basketball tournament on a high note, White Deer arrived with its best player sporting a broken hand.

 

Thorndale 60, White Deer 36

 

  • Records: Thorndale improves to 35-1. White Deer finishes 21-8.

     

  • Cold Day in Austin: White Deer shoots only 29 percent from the field.

     

  • With that backdrop, Thorndale had no trouble defending its Class 1A Division I crown - at least for a day - as the Bulldogs beat the Bucks, 60-36, before 6,866 fans Thursday morning at the Frank Erwin Center.

    Thorndale (35-1), ranked No. 2, will play Dallardsville Big Sandy (27-10) in the UIL state championship Saturday morning.

    Big Sandy upset No. 1 Graford, 44-40, in Thursday's first game.

    The loss ended White Deer's season at 21-8. The Bucks were ranked No. 4.

    With the exception of a brief appearance in the Region I title game against Roscoe, White Deer senior Cameron Swarb missed the team's playoff run with his injured hand. But that did not prevent him from playing Thursday. With a heavy bandage wrapped around his right (shooting) hand, Swarb was no threat on offense, attempting just two shots - both with his left hand.

    "Shooting (with his right hand) was out of the question," Swarb said after playing in his final high school game.

    Swarb went scoreless during 20 minutes on the floor.

    Thorndale, by comparison, had no such shooting problems. Senior Brandon Irwin, the only starter who played on Thorndale's 2007 state championship team, scored 23 points. That included three 3-pointers in the first quarter that helped the Bulldogs race to a 20-9 lead.

    Thorndale never was in danger of losing the lead, going up by as many as 31 points in the second half.

    Thorndale, playing at the Frank Erwin Center for the third straight year, looked comfortable, shooting 55 percent from the floor (22-of-40). The Bulldogs got healthy contributions from guard Ryan Heine (11 points, five rebounds) and point guard Cody Schneider (six points, five assists, three rebounds).

    "They're good," White Deer senior forward Parker Petty said. "We were hoping to catch them in an off game so we could show what we could do."

    Petty led the Bucks with 17 points, but was only 6-of-20 from the field. Four of his baskets were 3s. Tyler Perryman added seven points for White Deer.

    The Bucks finished 13-of-44 (29.5 percent) from the field and 6-of-21 (28.6 percent) behind the 3-point line as Thorndale used a tight zone defense.

    Players and coaches from both teams said Thorndale's familiarity with the state tournament was a distinct advantage. White Deer was making its first appearance in Austin since 1962.

    To help the Bucks get acclimated to the almost 17,000-seat arena, coach Warren Swarb had his team attend Wednesday night's Texas-Texas Tech women's basketball game. As for Thorndale, the Bulldogs were in the arena the past two years and also cheered for the school's girls team at the UIL state tournament last week.

    "We knew we had a tough task, especially limping into the state playoffs," Warren Swarb said.

    Heine opened the game with a 3-pointer and center Austin Llana followed with a layup. Thorndale led 36-15 at halftime.

    "We thought it was important to get off to a good start," Thorndale guard Cody Schneider said.

    White Deer 9 15 24 36

    Thorndale 20 36 50 60

    WHITE DEER (21-8): Parker Petty 6 1-2 17. Tyler Smith 0 2-4 2. Thomas Rapstine 2 1-2 5. Cragar Swarb 0 0-0 0. Tyler Perryman 3 0-0 7. Nathan Story 0 0-0 0; Jacob Rapstine 0 0-0 0. Jered Chamberlin 1 0-0 2. Benge Cameron 0 0-0 0. Mark Ruth 1 0-0 3. Casey McAnally 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 4-8 36.

    THORNDALE (35-1): Chris Saunders 1 3-4 5. Austin Llana 1 2-6 4. Cody Schneider 2 1-4 6. Ryan Heine 4 2-3 11. Brandon Irwin 9 2-2 23. Paxton Jordan 0 0-0 0. Clay Schneider 0 0-0 0. Joe Salinas 0 0-0 0. J.C. Williams 3 0-0 7. Travis Stockton 0 0-0 0. Sederick Brooks 2 0-0 4. Caleb Saunders 0 0-0 0. Blake Doughty 0 0-0 0. Weston Fischer 0 0-0 0. Landon Falke 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 10-19 60.

    3-point goals: White Deer 6 (Petty 4, Perryman, Ruth), Thorndale 6 (Irwin 3, Cody Schneider, Heine, Williams). Total Fouls: White Deer 14, Thorndale 12. Fouled Out: None. Technicals: None. Attendance: 6,866.

     

     

     

    News Channel 10 Sports
    News Channel 10 SPORTS VIDEO (March 5, 2008)

     

    Amarillo Globe News, March 4, 2008

    Athlete of the Week: Parker Petty  

    Athlete of the week Honor Roll:  Thomas Rapstine

     

    High School Boys State Tournament Schedule
    Class 1A Division I

    Semifinals: Graford (29-5) vs. Dallardsville Big Sandy (26-10), 8:30 a.m. Thursday;
    Thorndale (34-1) vs. White Deer (21-7), 10 a.m. Thursday. Final: 8:30 a.m. Saturday.

     

     

    Conference 1A - Division 1

    Semi-Finals
    March 6
    8:30 & 10:00 am
     
    Finals
    March 8
    8:30 am
    State Champion
    Graford (29-5)
    vs  Big Sandy
    Dallardsville Big Sandy (26-10)
     
    1A-D1 State Champion:
    Thorndale (34-1)
    vs  Thorndale
    White Deer (21-7)

     

     

     

    Amarillo Globe News, March 2, 2008

    Bucks struggle but earn state trip

     
    Levelland- The White Deer Bucks are headed to their first State Basketball Tournament in 46 years
    tournament in 46 years thanks to a gritty second-half performance Saturday before 550 fans at the Texan Dome.

     

    White Deer 35, Roscoe 28

     

  • Records: White Deer improves to 21-7. Roscoe finishes 17-4.

     

  • Impact: White Deer advances to its first boys state tournament since 1962.

     

  • Key Stat: The Bucks hold Roscoe to 13 points in the second half.

     

  • Trailing by three points at halftime and having shot 23 percent from the field, the Bucks turned things around during the final 16 minutes to defeat Roscoe, 35-28, and capture the Region I-1A Division I championship.

    A year earlier, the Bucks were stopped short of a trip to the state tournament in this round when they lost to New Deal.

    "I remember the tremendous disappointment last year after we lost at this same point," said White Deer senior Parker Petty, who scored 13 points and grabbed seven rebounds.

    "When this season began, our expectations were high to just get back to the regional tournament. We kind of expected it of ourselves. But we didn't want to feel that same disappointment again, and we don't."

    Roscoe took a 15-12 halftime lead after White Deer was 4-of-17 from the field, including 2-of-10 from 3-point range. The Plowboys weren't much better, shooting 35 percent on 7-of-20, including 1-of-6 treys.

    But when White Deer's Tyler Perryman knocked down a trey with only 14 seconds elapsed in the third quarter to tie the game, momentum seemed to change.

    "Tyler's 3-pointer to begin the second half gave us a big lift," Petty said. "We didn't see the stats at halftime, but we all knew we didn't shoot well."

    By the time the third quarter ended, the Bucks were in front 22-20, and when Thomas Rapstine converted a three-point play 19 seconds into the fourth period, they were in front 25-20.

    Roscoe never regained the lead although the Plowboys closed within 25-24 with 5:35 to play and trailed 28-26 with 4:26 remaining.

    Petty drained a short jumper with 4:05 to play to put White Deer on top 30-26, then hit one of two free throws with 2:29 remaining for a 31-26 advantage.

    Neither team scored again until Perryman was fouled with 54 seconds to play and hit the front end of a one-and-one for a 32-26 lead.

    Roscoe's final points came when freshman post Caden Smith stole an inbound pass and hit a layup with 33 seconds to go to pull Roscoe within 32-28.

    Rapstine missed the front end of a one-and-one with 29 seconds to go, but the Bucks rebounded, and he was fouled with 17.5 seconds left. This time he hit the front end of the one-and-one for a five-point lead, 33-28.

    The Bucks stole the inbound pass, and Petty hit a layup with 4.3 seconds to go.

    "I can't describe how winning this really feels," White Deer head coach Warren Swarb said. "It will sink in sometime in the next few days. All I know right now is we get to go to Austin and play instead of going down just to watch.

    "We knew the disappointment of losing at this game last year and we didn't want to do it again. The players made going to the state tournament their goal from the beginning of the season.

    "It's not every team that can realize that goal, and we're glad we were able to do it."

    White Deer 7 12 22 35

    Roscoe 11 15 20 28

    White Deer: Cragar Swarb 1 0-0 3, Tyler Perryman 3 1-2 10, Parker Petty 5 2-4 13, Thomas Rapstine 2 3-8 7, Tyler Smith 1 0-0 2, Cameron Swarb 0 0-0 0. Totals: 12 6-14 35.

    Roscoe: Jared Villanueava 6 1-2 13, Jacob Villanueava 2 0-0 5, Carlos Perez 1 0-0 2, Albert Villa 0 0-0 0, Caden Smith 2 0-0 4, Gary Williams 2 0-0 4. Totals: 13 1-2 28.

    3-pointers: White Deer 5 (Cragar Swarb 1, Perryman 3, Petty 1), Roscoe 1 (Jacob Villanueava 1). Total fouls: White Deer 7, Roscoe 15. Fouled out: Jared Villanueava. Technical foul: None.

    Amarillo Globe News, March 1, 2008

    Web-posted Saturday, March 1, 2008

    White Deer strikes quick, holds off Smyer

    Area class 1A boys teams face tough foes

     
    LEVELLAND - For the second year in a row, White deer is a victory from the state tournament.

    The Bucks put themselves in position to do that with a dominating first three quarters en route to a 49-36 victory against Smyer on Friday in the Region I-1A Division I semifinals before 600 fans at the Texan Dome.

    White Deer will meet Roscoe at 3:30 p.m. today with the winner advancing to the state tournament.

    The Bucks won this one thanks to a great first three quarters in which they shot better than 60 percent from the field in building a commanding 38-18 lead entering the final eight minutes.

    Things got sloppy for White Deer down the stretch as it was outscored 18-11 in the final period and turned the ball over 10 times.

    "We will have to play better against Roscoe than we did in the final quarter of this one," said White Deer head coach Warren Swarb.

    "I wanted us to finish strong and we didn't. It's nice to win the game but you just want to play better.

    "That last quarter was as poorly as we've played in a game in a few weeks. We had a hard time getting the ball past mid-court and when we did it seemed like we threw it away."

    Smyer scored only three points in the first quarter, shooting 2-of-13 from the field. The Bobcats scored 13 points in the second period but were only 4-of-13 and went to the dressing room at the break 6-of-26 from the field for 23 percent and trailing by 13 points, 28-15.

    In the third period, the Bobcats again went ice cold, going 1-of-8 as the Bucks built a 38-18 lead.

    White Deer shot 61 percent from the field in the first half on 11-of-18 and for the game was 19-of-32 for 59 percent.

    Thomas Rapstine led the Bucks with 15 points while Cragar Swarb had 12. Parker Petty added 10 points and grabbed 13 rebounds.

    White Deer 13 28 38 49

    Smyer 3 15 18 36

    WHITE DEER (20-7): Cragar Swarb 4 2-4 12, Tyler Perryman 1 1-1 3, Parker Petty 4 2-3 10, Thomas Rapstine 6 3-4 15, Tyler Smith 3 1-2 7, Nathan Story 1 0-2 2. Totals: 19 9-16 49.

    SMYER (18-14): Brent Robertson 4 2-3 10, Cole Kerns 5 3-7 15, Chase Taylor 2 2-2 7, Jacob See 0 0-0 0, Dustin Nelson 1 0-0 2, Uriel Roman 0 0-2 0. Totals: 13 7-14 36.

    3-pointers: White Deer 2 (Swarb 2) Total fouls: White Deer 18, Smyer 15. Fouled out: Petty. Technical foul: None. Attendance: 600.

    White Deer romps past Smyer at Region I-1A

    By John Hasselmeier | FOR THE A-J

    Saturday, March 01, 2008
    Story last updated at 3/1/2008 - 2:42 am

    LEVELLAND - Smyer scored first against White Deer in the Bobcats' Region I-1A, Division I semifinal Friday night.

    However, the Bucks responded with a 13-1 run and went on from there to beat the Bobcats, 49-36, at the Texan Dome.

    White Deer (20-7) will play Roscoe, a 47-32 winner over Wellington, for the Region I-1A championship today at 3:30 p.m.

    Last season, White Deer lost to New Deal in the Region I-1A, Divison I final.

    In the other semifinals at the Texan Dome, Lorenzo advanced to face Paducah in the Division II finals. The Hornets knocked off Happy, 48-45, while the Dragons eliminated Adrian, 80-48.

    The Division II final will feature a pair of teams that won their district as Lorenzo (26-6) captured the District 6 title, while Paducah (22-5) won the District 5 title.

    Brent Robertson opened the scoring for Smyer with a basket at the 6:51 mark of the first quarter. The Bobcats (18-14) wouldn't score another basket until just before the buzzer to end the first period, when Dustin Nelson connected to cut White Deer's lead to 13-5.

    Between those two baskets, the Bucks got two baskets from Thomas Rapstine, a three-point play from Tyler Perryman and baskets from Cragar Swarb, Tyler Smith and Parker Petty.

    Smyer shot 2 of 12 in the first quarter.

    "My hats off to (White Deer's) defense," Smyer head coach Ryan Dykes said. "Offensively, we didn't hit some shots early, so the momentum never got swung our way."

    The Bucks, meanwhile, only missed three shots in the opening period, finishing 6 of 9 from the field.

    "They shot the ball well in the first half," Dykes said. "They worked their sets, they did a good job of executing and they did a good job of knocking down the shots."

    Cole Kerns led Smyer with 15 points. Robertson joined him in double figures with 10.

    Rapstine led White Deer with 15 points. Swarb had 12 and Petty 10.

    Although Smyer's season is over, Dykes said he was pleased with the year.

    "This season was magical," Dykes said. "It was a Cinderella story. We weren't picked to get out of district and we made the regional tournament."

    Amarillo Globe News, February 29, 2008
    By Les Giles
    leslie.giles@amarillo.com

     
    Wellington, White Deer Thinking Austin
     
    White Deer's goal from the beginning of this season has been to reach the Class 1A Division I state tournament in Austin.
    Region I-1A Division I

    The Semifinals: Roscoe (21-3) vs. Wellington (19-9), 6:30 tonight; Smyer (18-13) vs. White Deer (19-7), 8 tonight, Texan Dome, Levelland.

    A year ago, the Bucks fell a game short of doing that when they lost in the championship game of the regional tournament.

    While the Bucks are making their second straight regional tournament appearance, Wellington is making its first trip to this event in nine years.

    Ironically, the last time the Skyrockets reached the regional tournament it was under current head coach Tim Webb.

    Webb left after that season for Canyon, where he coached the Eagles for seven years. He returned to Wellington two years ago as the school's principal, but became the boys basketball coach when Ty Stovall departed late in the summer.

    In his first year back, the Skyrockets captured the District 8-1A title, and after an opening bye in the playoffs defeated Gruver (47-45) and Clarendon (53-40) to reach the regional.

    "Gruver beat us by 12 points and Clarendon by 30 earlier in the season," Webb said. "We just did get by Gruver and then caught Clarendon at a great time. Our players wanted to play them again after getting beat that badly earlier in the season.

    "We have been playing better as a team late in the season, and that's the biggest difference. We still have our problems but we have improved and that's the key at this time of the year.

    "We played well in our final district game against Quanah and have carried it into the playoffs."

    Webb said senior Sawyer Sims and sophomore A.J. Johnson are averaging more than 12 points to lead the team. Beyond that it's been a solid team effort from a squad that includes seven seniors.

    White Deer head coach Warren Swarb said his club has battled through injuries to key players to get this far. The Bucks, after an opening bye, have defeated Vega (53-39) and Sudan (55-45) to get this far.

    In the playoffs they have been without leading scorer Cameron Swarb, who broke a bone in his little finger of his right hand during practice more than a week ago.

    Parker Petty missed five games after suffering a shoulder separation in a tournament around Christmas.

    "We have been able to win our last two games without Cameron in the lineup," Warren Swarb said.

    "We have some good players and they've adjusted. We are a better team with him out there but if he doesn't play we still have great motivation to reach Austin."

    The White Deer coach said he hopes this year's team will be able to draw on last year's experience at the regional tournament. The Bucks defeated Crosbyton on a last-second 3-pointer by Petty before losing to New Deal by 13 points in the final.

    "We know after last year it takes two solid games to get out of regional," he said. "After winning the semifinal game we didn't play all that well the next day and got beat.

    "At this point, all four teams that get to the regional tournament are good enough to win it. The team that executes what it does best generally goes to Austin the following week.

    "I think we have a chance, but so do the other three teams."


    Bucks-Regional Quarterfinal Champs!
    Boys Basketball Playoffs

  • No. 4 White Deer tops No. 16 Sudan

    Fourth-ranked White Deer broke open a tight game with 4-of-4 three-point shooting in the third quarter and stymied a rally by No. 16 Sudan in the fourth quarter with accurate free-throw shooting to secure a 55-45 victory in a Region I-1A Division quarterfinal Tuesday night at Canyon High.

    The teams played through six lead changes and four ties in the first half and went to intermission with White Deer leading, 21-18.

    Sudan drew first blood in the third quarter to pull within one, but sophomore Crager Swarb, who was replacing his injured brother Cameron, hit two 3-pointers in less than minute to give the Bucks a 27-22 lead. Three-pointers by Parker Petty and another long range shot by Swarb helped propel the Bucks to a 37-29 lead.

    "I'm trying to fill his (Cameron Swarb) shoes. They're big. It's hard. I couldn't hit shots in the first half, but once I got over my butterflies, I had confidence," Cragar Swarb said.

    White Deer coach Warren Swarb said the turning point was the Bucks' 3-point barrage.

    "Coming out in the second half, we're always trying to win the first three minutes (of the half). Hitting those 3s was really big. If we miss those, it's a different game," Warren Swarb said.

    The Bucks opened the fourth quarter with another 3-pointer by Tyler Perryman but still had to shake a Sudan run.

    Lander Guntry, who tied Perryman for game-high honors with 19, made two 3- pointers and a layup to bring the Hornets to within 40-37 with 4:07 left.

    A key offensive rebound and put-back by Buck Tyler Smith with 1:44 and a basket by Cragar Swarb with 1:05 left gave White Deer a 48-40 lead.

    Sudan then began to foul in desperation. The Bucks converted 8-of-10 shots from the charity stripe to seal it.

    White Deer is 20-9 and advances to play in the regional semifinals in Levelland on Friday.

    Sudan 13 18 29 44

    White Deer 14 21 37 55

    WD-Tyler Perryman 19, Parker Petty 16, Cragar Swarb 11.

     

  • Wellington 53, Clarendon 40: In Childress, with its top scorer in the game on the bench with foul trouble, Wellington rallied in the second quarter and went on to defeat Clarendon, 53-40, in a Region I-1ADivision I quarterfinal game Tuesday night.

    The win sends the Skyrockets (19-9) to the regional tournament at South Plains College in Levelland against Roscoe, which ousted Crosbyton, 50-38. Game time is 6:30 p.m. Friday.

    Clarendon led early 15-10, with Sawyer Sims scoring six of Wellington's 10 points before drawing his third foul. But instead of falling further behind, the Rockets soared to a 22-21 halftime lead. Wellington played from the lead in the second half and hit 8-of-10 foul shots in the fourth quarter to keep No. 10 Clarendon at bay.

    Ryan White had 14 points for the Rockets, while Alton Gaines led Clarendon with 13.

    Wellington's victory avenged a 67-40 loss to Clarendon before Christmas.

    Wellington 10 22 35 53
    Clarendon 15 21 32 40

    W-Ryan White 14, Josh Culpepper 13. C-Alton Gaines 13, T.J. Brown 12. Records: Wellington 19-9, Clarendon 25-7.

  • Class 1A Div I
    Crosbyton 38
    Roscoe 50

    Wellington 53
    Clarendon 40

    Plains 36
    Smyer 46

    White Deer 55
    Sudan 45

    Amarillo Globe News  February 26, 2008

    Depleted White Deer tries to avenge loss

    By Greg Jaklewicz
    gregory.jaklewicz@amarillo.com

    Who's going to beat Sudan?

    That was the question that proved to have no answer in the Region I-1A Division I girls playoffs. The No. 2 Hornettes won the championship Saturday to advance to the state tournament.

    On the boys side, it's now up to No. 4 White Deer (19-6) to accomplish the feat.

    "If we can play good defense and stay in it, we have a chance to beat them. It'll be a tough game for us," coach Warren Swarb said. "We are a much better team than we were when we played them the first time (a 67-57 Sudan win Dec. 15)."

    White Deer will have to win without senior guard Cameron Swarb, who broke his hand in practice after district play ended. Swarb was averaging 22.5 points a game. He did not play in a 53-39 win against Vega.

    "We had six kids we were playing, and now we're using the other five," the coach said.

    Sudan (23-9), which starts 6-foot-6 sophomore B.J. Davis at post, is ranked No. 16.

    In another quarterfinal tonight in Division I, unranked Wellington (18-9) and No. 10 Clarendon (25-6) meet on the other side of the bracket.

    T.J. Brown and Johnny Gaines combined for 42 points in Clarendon's 29-point win against Boys Ranch in the area round. Wellington needed a hoop by Sawyer Sims with two seconds to play to eliminate Gruver.

    Area Champs
    Amarillo Globe News February 23, 2008

    Roscoe 64, Anton 32

    Wellington 47, Gruver 45

    Smyer (16-13) vs. McCamey, 8 p.m., Friday, Andrews High School (n)

    White Deer 53, Vega 39

    Amarillo Globe News, February 20, 2008

    Class 1A Division I -- Bidistrict

    Wink 42, Hamlin 41

    Anton 73, Sundown 52

    Gruver 43, Hale Center 30

    Clarendon 93, Memphis 37

    Forsan 52, Iraan 43

    Smyer 50, Morton 28

    Vega 48, Olton 44

    Wheeler 51, Quanah 35

    Amarillo Globe News, February 18, 2008

    Class 1A Division I;  Bidistrict

    Wink vs. Hamlin (8-21), 7 p.m. Tuesday, Lamesa

    Crosbyton (17-5), bye

    Sundown (9-5) vs. Anton (16-11), 6:30 p.m. Monday, Littlefield

    Roscoe (19-3), bye

    Hale Center (19-8) vs. Gruver (10-14), 6 p.m. Tuesday, Amarillo High Activity Center

    Wellington (17-9), bye

    Clarendon (23-6) vs. Memphis (6-14), 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Clarendon College

    Boys Ranch (16-9), bye

    Iraan vs. Forsan, 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Junell Center, San Angelo

    Plains (24-3), bye

    Morton (15-13) vs. Smyer (15-13), 7 p.m. Tuesday, Levelland

    McCamey, bye

    Olton (18-12) vs. Vega (15-12), 7 p.m. Tuesday, Hereford Middle School

    White Deer (18-6), bye

    Wheeler (17-7) vs. Quanah (8-11), 7 p.m. Tuesday, Wellington

    Sudan (22-8), bye

    Amarillo Globe News Feb. 12, 2008
    CLASS 1A DIVISION I  Girls

    Bidistrict
    White Deer (11-16) vs. Quanah (15-9), 6:30 today, Clarendon College
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    High School Boys Basketball Statewide Polls

    Class 1A Division I Boys: 1. Graford, 2. Thorndale, 3. Cayuga, 4. White Deer, 5. Valley View, 6. Normangee, 7. Clarendon, 8. Martins Mill, 9. Trenton, 10. Forsan, 11. Slocum, 12. Roscoe, 13. Albany, 14. Big Sandy, 15. Moulton, 16. Sudan, 17. Mount Enterprise, 18. Plains, 19. Mumford, 20. Poolville

    Amarillo Globe News Feb. 9, 2008
    Girls District 7-1A Division I Playoff

    Clarendon      4   8 14 23
    White Deer  10 22 30 37

    Aubri Poor 14. Records: White Deer 11-16 (wins playoff for second place), Clarendon 11-18.

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    Boys District 7-1A Playoff

    White Deer 17 28 39 50
    Clarendon    9 11 21 29

    Cameron Swarb 27. C-Johnny Gaines 9. Records: White Deer 17-6, first place; Clarendon 23-5, second place

    Amarillo Globe News Feb. 6, 2008

    District 7-1A Division I

    White Deer 12 29 47 58
    Clarendon   18 28 32 36

    Whitney Evenson 28, Shea Craig 13, Aubri Poor 12   White Deer 10-16, 3-3

    White Deer 8 20 30 41
    Clarendon 20 42 46 64

    Cameron Swarb 12, Parker Petty 10.  White Deer 14-6, 5-1

    Amarillo Globe News Feb. 2, 2008
    District 7-1A Division I

    Wheeler      4 11 18 35
    White Deer 8 21 30 48

    Whitney Evenson 25, Shea Craig 7, Brittney Evenson 7. Record: White Deer 9-16, 2-3

    Wheeler      12 20 22 32
    White Deer 22 37 47 63

    Cameron Swarb 23, Tyler Perryman 12, Parker Petty 10. Record: White Deer 16-5, 5-0


    Amarillo Globe News Jan. 30, 2008
    District 7-1A Division I

    Claude        9 13 21 31
    White Deer 1 12 19 28

    Whitney Evenson 13; Katelyn Freeman 5. Records:  White Deer 8-16, 1-3.
     

    Claude          7 15 20 29
    White Deer 15 37 53 69

    Cameron Swarb 16, Tyler Perryman 15, Parker Petty 11, Thomas Rapstine 10. Records: White Deer 15-5, 4-0.


     BUZZER BEATER
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    Amarillo Globe News Jan. 26, 2008

    District 7-1A Division I

    Clarendon     9 20 30 38

    White Deer 10 16 26 36

    Whitney Evenson 14. Shea Craig 13. Records: White Deer 8-15, 1-2.
     

    Clarendon   15 30 44 55 61

    White Deer 14 28 36 55 63

    Cameron Swarb 25. Parker Petty 14. Tyler Perryman 10. Records: Clarendon 20-3, 2-1. White Deer 14-5, 3-0.

    Amarillo Globe News Jan. 23, 2008

    District 7-1A Division I

    White Deer
    14 28 39 47
    Wheeler         7 21 27 33

    WD-Katelyn Freeman 14, Shea Craig 13, Whitney Evenson 10.  Records: White Deer 8-15, 1-1;
     JV: Wheeler 57, White Deer 17

    White Deer  26 34 48 60
    Wheeler        15 28 41 51

    WD-Cameron Swarb 20, Parker Petty 19, Tyler Perryman 15. Records: WD 12-5, 2-0
     JV: Wheeler 26, WD 24

    Amarillo Globe News Jan. 12, 2008
    Boys
    Gruver         11 21 31 36

    White Deer 14 27 34 55

    WD-Cameron Swarb 25, Tyler Perryman 16
    Records: White Deer 11-4 JV: Gruver 35, White Deer 29

    Gruver         6 13 22 33

    White Deer  1  6 11 26

    WD-Shea Craig 11, Whitney Evenson 6.
    Records: White Deer 7-12  JV: Gruver 30, White Deer 10

    Amarillo Globe News Jan. 10, 2008
    Boys
    White Deer 19 34 48 62

    San Jacinto   9 16 24 37

    WD-Cragar Swarb 23, Cameron Swarb 18, Thomas Rapstine 11. SJ- Matthews 11, Ruthardt 9
    Records: White Deer 10-4. JV: San Jacinto 42 White Deer 38 OT


    Amarillo Globe News  Jan. 22, 2008
    District 7-1A Division I

    GIRLS

    Team District Overall

    Claude 1-0 15-10
    White Deer 0-1 7-14
    Clarendon 1-0 815
    Wheeler 0-1 5-15
    Today's Games: Claude at Clarendon. White Deer at Wheeler.
    Friday's Games: Wheeler at Claude. Clarendon at White Deer.

    BOYS

    Team District Overall

    Clarendon 1-0 19-3
    Wheeler 0-1 14-4
    White Deer 1-0 11-5
    Claude 0-1 NA
    Today's Games: Claude at Clarendon. White Deer at Wheeler.
    Friday's Games: Wheeler at Claude. Clarendon at White Deer.

    High School Basketball Poll
    Class 1A Division I Boys:
    1. Graford, 2. Throndale, 3. White Deer, 4. Martins Mill, 5. Cayuga, 6. Valley View, 7. Clarendon, 8. Trenton, 9. Poolville, 10. Slocum, 11. Normangee, 12. Big Sandy, 13. Moulton, 14. Sudan, 15. Roscoe, 16. Anderson-Shiro, 17. Forsan, 18. Albany, 19. Mumford, 20. Detroit.

    Seniors 2008

    Senior's Katelyn Freeman, Whitney Evenson, Shea Craig and Aubri Poor
       

     

    Senior's Cameron Swarb and Parker Petty

        
     

    Senior Cheerleaders:  Kelsey Armstrong and Whitney Goldston Bucky: Amber Roseth
        

                    


     

    Junior High Sports
     

     

    CAMP

    Destined to be a DOE!
    White Deer Girls Basketball Camp 2007

    July 

    9:00 - 12:00 in Antler Gym

    Children entering the 3rd grade-9th grade for 2007-2008

    Cost $30.00 and each child will receive a T-shirt for attending

    Children will need to bring their own refreshments.

    FUNDAMENTALS, SPORTSMANSHIP, MOTIVATION AND SELF-CONFIDENCE

    FOR MORE INFORMATION:  EMAIL Suni Petty

     

     

    Golf

    2008 White Deer Golf
    Schedule 
    Cameron Swarb takes home the Bronze
    Cameron Swarb WINS DISTRICT
     
     

    Amarillo Globe News  April 29, 2008

    Athlete of the Week: Cameron Swarb, White Deer Golf / Tennis 

    On the Week: The senior qualified for state in two sports for the second straight year after winning regional titles in golf and tennis in boys doubles, teaming with his bother, Cragar.
     
    On the Week: The senior qualified for state in two sports for the second straight year after winning regional titles in golf and tennis in boys doubles, teaming with his bother, Cragar. The regional golf title was the third for Swarb, who has signed to play at Lubbock Christian. The tennis title was his first after finishing second in the region last year.

    Coach Warren Swarb: "He competes in a lot of sports, but golfing is his thing. He spends a lot of time with tennis though. It's not like he goes and picks up the racket when tennis season rolls around. It's something he practices and works hard on all year long."

    Cameron Swarb: "It was a lot bigger deal this year because I did it with my brother and it's my senior year. Plus, I won both events instead of finishing second like last year. Our goal is always to win, and that's been the objective from day one."

    Favorite Athlete: Tennis player Rafael Nadal.

    Parents: Warren and Wendy Swarb.

    Favorite Thing About Golf/Tennis: "Competing in sports I can play my whole life."

    Golf Team places 3rd 

    Austin:  Golf

    State Medalist:

    In 1A boys, White Deer's Cameron Swarb earned a bronze medal as he shot a closing 80 for a 154 total. He finished three shots behind first-place Ruston Boyd of Grapeland and a shot back of runner-up Logan Philley of Robert Lee.

    Swarb was second in 2007 and sixth in 2006.

     



     White Deer Golf Team

    Date 

    Day

    Opponent

    Time

     

    Feb. 25  Monday  Wellington/Girls 9:00 am
    Feb. 29 Friday Borger/Boys 9:00 am
    March 1 Saturday Borger/Boys 9:00 am
    March 3 Monday Clarendon/Boys/Girls 9:00 am
    March 10 Monday

    Shamrock/Girls

    9:00 am
    March 11 Tuesday

    Gruver (Guymon)/Boys

    9:00 am
        Spring Break  
    March 19 Wednesday WHITE DEER (Celanese)/Girls 9:00 am
    March 20 Thursday WHITE DEER (Celanese)/Boys 9:00 am
    March 24 Monday Canadian/Girls 9:00 am
    March 25 Tuesday Canadian/Boys 9:00 am
       
    April 4 Friday District Golf Meet/Girls PhillipsCC
    April 4 Friday District Golf Meet/Boys

    Cameron Swarb is in the Lead as of Day 1 of the Meet!!!!
    BorgerCC
    April 7 Monday District Golf Meet/Girls
     
    PhillipsCC
    April 7 Monday District Golf Meet/Boys