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," Crager 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 Crager 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 finishes 23-10.
Sudan 13 18 29 44
White Deer 14 21 37 55
S-Landry Gunter 19, Jaye Koontz 11. WD-Tyler
Perryman 19, Parker Petty 16, Crager 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.
Adrian 52, Texline 50: In Dumas, Adrian won
the rubber match and the right to play in the Region 1-1A Division II
tournament.
Adrian squeaked by Texline, 52-50, Tuesday to
advance in the playoffs. The Mats are 23-8 on the season, while district
rival Texline finishes 16-10.
Adrian will play Paducah, which defeated
Meadow, 61-55, at 2 p.m. Friday in a semifinals game at South Plains
College in Levelland
