SUNDOWN — The New Home girls and Ropes boys added an area championship to their district title Wednesday at Slaughter Field.
The Leopards won the Districts 5/6-2A girls title with 157 points, followed by Wink with 135 and Tahoka with 105. Ropes notched 110 points to beat out Wink (101) on the boys side. Plains followed in third with 90.
The Whiteface girls and Whitharral boys each topped the Districts 7/8-1A standings in tight fashion. The Antelopes totaled 128 points to edge Lenorah Grady by two. Loop was third with 101. The Panthers topped Whiteface 129-121 on the boys side, followed by Klondike with 89.
New Home’s Nevin Mojica looking for regional ‘redemption’
Nevin Mojica still thinks about how his regional meet went last season. The memory isn’t uplifting.
The New Home senior never got to see how he stacked up in the 200 meters. Shortly after coming out of the blocks, Mojica pulled his hamstring. He finished the race but was last in the prelims.
“It took a toll on me,” Mojica said. “I was very sad, but I knew it would take more to get there this year. I’m willing to do whatever it takes and push my way through anybody and everybody. …
“I still think about it every day, but you’ve got to move on from it at some point.”
Now is the perfect time. Mojica will make his fourth regional appearance in the 200 next week after winning the event in 22.65 seconds Wednesday.
He’s hoping the comeback ends with a storybook first trip to the state meet.
“It’s sad, but it is what it was,” Mojica said. “I get a redemption year this year, and I’m ready to do it.”
Mojica also won the 100, an event he hadn’t run since his freshman year. His personal-record 10.93 bested runner-up Zane Garvin (11.11) of Tahoka.
The recovery in between races is spent drinking fluids and stretching. All the while Mojica has a preferred musician to get him prepared.
“A lot of Mac Miller,” Mojica said. “He keeps me calm, gets me in the mindset. He’s a great artist, and he gets me where I need to be.”
Loop’s Kamryn Dyck dealing with pressure after double gold at state
Freshmen at the state meet can be overwhelmed by the stage, but that was far from the case for Kamryn Dyck.
The Loops athlete had goals of making the podium in her debut last year — “or just get like, fifth.” All she did was win gold in the 100 and long jump.
That set high expectations for Dyck, who is striving to exceed those, too. She took the next step by winning both events Wednesday.
“It’s definitely a lot of pressure on myself,” Dyck said, “wanting to meet those requirements and do better than I did last year.”
Dyck said she “could have done better” at area, even though both marks bested her state results. She breezed to a 100 win in 12.56 and reached 16 feet, 11 inches in long jump.
At state, Dyck ran a 12.59 in the 100 and long-jumped 16-9¼. She’s one meet away from trying to improve both.
“I’m gonna try my best to win,” Dyck said. “I want to PR in both the 100 and long jump, so those are my goals this year.”
Districts 5/6-2A area track meet
Wednesday at Slaughter Field, Sundown
Note: Top four finishers in each event advance to the Region I-2A meet April 19-20.
BOYS
Team standings: 1. Ropes, 110; 2. Wink, 101; 3. Plains, 90; 4. New Home, 64; 5. Seagraves, 62; 6. Post 60; 7. McCamey, 48; 8. Sundown, 45; 9. Tahoka, 30; 10. Fort Hancock, 9; 11. Anthony, 1.
High jump: 1. Jake Fogerson, New Home, 6 feet, 0 inches; 2. Landon Nale, Ropes, 5-10; 3. Briar Miller, 5-10; 4. Cade Frerich, Wink, 5-6; 5. Garrett Morgan, Ropes, 5-4; 6. Cayton Noyola, Wink, 5-2.
Pole vault: 1. Jonathan Adams, Ropes, 12 feet, 0 inches; 2. Mike Williams, Ropes 10-6; 3. Maxx Cole. Post, 9-0; 4. Nathan McAdams, Sundown, 8-6; 5. Jayden Tally, Wink, 7-6; 6. Fabien Deleon, Wink, 6-6.
Long jump: 1. Edgar Quinonez, McCamey, 21-1.75; 2. Colt Keys, New Home, 20-5; 3. Timothy Montoya, Wink, 19-4; 4. Keyandre Jefferson, Post, 19-3; 5. Jake Shuler, Wink, 19-1; 6. Coen Nevarez, Sundown, 18-10.
Triple jump: 1. LeRon Hamilton, Seagraves, 41-6.25; 2. Keyandre Jefferson, Post, 41-0.5; 3. Ian Vergara, Post, 40-7.75; 4. Jair Johnson, New Home, 40-7; 5. Timothy Montoya, Wink, 39-10; 6. Jake Shuler, Wink, 37-10.
Discus: 1. Mason Wright, Post, 159-3; 2. Kaden Riker, Ropes, 138-1; 3. Jaxon Rodriguez, Sundown, 128-6; 4. Raymond Epley, Wink, 113-8; 5. Oscar Rendon, Tahoka, 111-7; Gregory Hodges, McCamey, 107-9.
Shot put: 1. Mason Wright, Post, 44-8; 2. Victor Saenz, Ropes, 39-.8; 3. Ethan Turegano, Wink, 39-5.25; 4. Broxton Varnell, Ropes, 39-0.75; 5. Zack Sellers, New Home, 38-2.75; 6. Raymond Epley, Wink, 37-5.25.
3,200 run: 1. Sawyer Hamilton, Plains, 10:57.93; 2. Christian Sanchez, Plains, 11:23.22; 3. Xavier Felan, Plains, 11:25.79; 4. Armando Munoz, Fort Hancock, 11:29.39; 5. Adrian Rodriguez, Seagraves, 11:29.62; 6. Antonio Galan, McCamey, 12:16.30.
400 relay: 1. Seagraves, 43.84; 2. Ropes, 44.12; 3. Wink, 44.56; 4. New Home, 44.64; 5. McCamey, 45.35; 6. Post, 45.61.
800 run: 1. Jeremiah Gonzales, Plains, 2:08.83; 2. Jhoan Menjivar, Plains, 2:10.05; 3. Daniel Longoria, Plains, 2:10.23; 4. Hayden Thomas, Wink, 2:10.83; 5. Jaydith Shelton, Sundown, 2:14.00; 6. Pablo Baiza, McCamey, 2:29.79.
110 hurdles: 1. Landyn Urias, McCamey, 16.11; 2. Dalek Wyatt, Ropes, 16.24; 3. Jace Humphries, Seagraves, 16.54; 4. Nathan McAdams, Sundown, 16.64; 5. Jayden Tally, Wink, 19.46; 6. Tyler Tonne, Wink, 19.46.
100 dash: 1. Nevin Mojica, New Home, 10.93; 2. Zane Garvin, Tahoka, 11.11; 3. Julian Munoz, Seagraves, 11.15; 4. Edgar Quinonez, McCamey, 11.15; 5. Landon Nale, Ropes, 11.19; 6. Ethan Cahill, Wink, 11.19.
400 relay: 1. Wink, 1:31.46; 2. Seagraves, 1:31.73; 3. Tahoka, 1:33.76; 4. Post, 1:34.54; 5. Ropes, 1:35.11; 6. McCamey, 1:42.41.
400 dash: 1. Jeremiah Gallardo, Wink, 51.34; 2. Branson Sanders, Sundown, 52.11; 3. Jair Johnson, New Home, 52.46; 4. Gabe Sanchez, Ropes, 53.31; 5. Aiden Torres, McCamey, 54.53; 6. Emmanuel Herrera, Fort Hancock, 56.75.
300 hurdles: 1. Landyn Urias, McCamey, 42.77; 2. Dalek Wyatt, Ropes, 43.57; 3. Nathan McAdams, Sundown, 44.03; 4. Gavin Broome, Plains, 44.61; 5. Jace Humphries, Seagraves, 46.86; 6. Tyler Tonne, Wink, 48.84.
200 dash: 1. Nevin Mojica, New Home, 22.65; 2. Reese Williams, Ropes, 22.84; 3. Ian Vergara, Post, 22.88; 4. Zane Garvin, Tahoka, 23.01; 5. Edgar Quinonez, McCamey, 23.03; 6. Marco Gutierrez, Anthony, 24.29.
1,600 run: 1. Sawyer Hamilton, Plains, 5:00.52; 2. Xavier Felan, Plains, 5:02.69; 3. Jackson Martinez, New Home, 5:04.10; 4. Christian Sanchez, Plains, 5:12.67; 5. Armando Munoz, Fort Hancock, 5:21.34; 6. Antonio Galan, McCamey, 5:35.08.
1,600 relay: 1. Wink, 3:29.34; 2. Plains, 3:35.68; 3. Ropes, 3:37.82; 4. Sundown, 3:37.88; 5. Tahoka, 3:46.80; 6. Fort Hancock, 4:05.81.
GIRLS
Team standings: 1. New Home, 157; 2. Wink, 135; 3. Tahoka, 105; 4. Sundown, 77; 5. Plains, 58; 6. Seagraves, 34; 7. Ropes, 24; 8. McCamey, 13; 9. Post, 10; 10. Fort Hancock, 3.
High jump: 1. Aizlyn Dewberry, Wink, 5-4; 2. Breana Stumbo, Ropes, 4-10; 3. Addyson Burns, New Home, 4-10; 4. Grace Reglin, Tahoka, 4-8; 5. Brooklyn Harris, Tahoka, 4-8; 6. Khloe Mendoza, Wink, 4-2.
Pole vault: 1. Chloe Clay, New Home, 10-9; 2. Ryleigh Matus, Post, 8-6; 3. Delaney Dodd-Fernandez, Wink, 8-0; 4. Mikah Woodley, Ropes, 8-0; 5. Calgary Due, Tahoka, 7-6; 6. Logan Lang, Wink, 6-6.
Long jump: 1. Grace Reglin, Tahoka, 17-4.75; 2. Kristen McWhirter, New Home, 17-2.5; 3. Kyler Noble, New Home, 15-11.75; 4. Lexy Mijares, Seagraves, 15-3.25; 5. Kaylee Jones, Wink, 15-1; 6. Alyssa Smith, Wink, 14-0.5.
Triple jump: 1. Kyler Noble, New Home, 35-6.75; 2. MaKenna Johnson, New Home, 33-3; 3. Zoe Clay, New Home, 32-7.25; 4. Ariel Hernandez, Sundown, 32-3.25; 5. Delaney Dodd-Fernandez, Wink, 32-1.75; 6. Kaylee Jones, Wink, 31-9.5.
Discus: 1. Justyce Brown, Plains, 105-4; 2. Lacy Bloskas, Ropes, 105-2; 3. Katie Scoggin, Tahoka, 104-7; 4. Rylee McDaniel, Ropes, 99-6; 5. Nayeli Torres, McCamey, 98-7; 6. Chelsea Muniz, Wink, 76-0.
Shot put: 1. Sydney Snell, New Home, 33-9.25; 2. Malaya Garcia, Tahoka, 32-7.25; 3. Paola Gallegos, Plains, 30-0.5; 4. Ajah Moss, McCamey, 29-6.75; 5. Madelynn DeLeon, Tahoka, 29-6.25; 6. Taylyn Garduno, Wink, 24-10.75.
3,200 run: 1. Marlene Chavarria, Wink, 12:44.58; 2. Kalie Clausen, Wink, 12:53.13; 3. Kaytlin Clausen, Sundown, 12:59.67; 4. Lillian Morrissey, Tahoka, 13:18.03; 5. Estrella Hinojos, Hancock, 13:29.69; 6. Kendal Franco, New Home, 14:12.52.
400 relay: 1. New Home, 50.20; 2. Tahoka, 51.14; 3. Sundown, 51.59; 4. Seagraves, 52.47; 5. Wink, 53.08.
800 run: 1. Kiley Barrera, Plains, 2:32.96; 2. Logan Lang, Wink, 2:36.84; 3. Mylee Baum, New Home, 2:40.59; 4. Delylah Villegas, Plains, 2:42.56; 5. Yuriana Hernandez, Post, 2:43.19; 6. Estrella Hinojos, Fort Hancock, 2:46.21.
100 hurdles: 1. Sydney Snell, New Home, 15.75; 2. Adrianna Garcia, Seagraves, 17:47; 3. Brinley Baker, Wink, 17.89; 4. Jackie Garcia, Tahoka, 17.98; 5. Claire Reglin, Tahoka, 18:06; 6. Miranda Quinonez, McCamey, 18.60.
100 dash: 1. Grace Reglin, Tahoka, 12.71; 2. Elexis Robinson, Sundown, 13.13; 3. Cambrey Bundy, New Home, 13.18; 4. Addison Braddock, Tahoka, 13.49; 5. Marlee Ramirez, Wink, 13.57; 6. Kaylee Jones, Wink, 13.57.
400 relay: 1. New Home, 1:48.19; 2. Sundown, 1:50.04; 3. Plains, 1:52.55; 4. Wink, 1:53.71; 5. Seagraves, 1:54.04.
400 dash: 1. Aizlyn Dewberry, Wink, 1:02.81; 2. Brynly Gregory, Sundown, 1:04.98; 3. Marlee Ramirez, Wink, 1:05.41; 4. Calgary Due, Tahoka, 1:05.44; 5. Kassady Rodgers, Sundown, 1:05.64; 6. Amistee Urias, McCamey, 1:06.89.
300 hurdles: 1. Brooklyn Harris, Tahoka, 50.92; 2. Sydney Snell, New Home, 51.35; 3. Sarah Simpson, New Home, 53.67; 4. Brinley Baker, Wink, 53.93; 5. Miranda Quinonez, McCamey, 54.44; 6. Jackie Garcia, Tahoka, 56.55.
200 dash: 1. Lexy Mijares, Seagraves, 26.03; 2. Grace Reglin, Tahoka, 26.48; 3. Elexis Robinson, Sundown, 27.37; 4. Marlee Ramirez, Wink, 27.96; 5. Khloe Mendoza, Wink, 28.72; 6. Melani Rios, McCamey, 29.01.
1,600 run: 1. Logan Lang, Wink, 5:43.80; 2. Kiley Barrera, Plains, 5;46.31; 3. Kali Clausen, Wink, 5:52.58; 4. Lillian Morrissey, Tahoka, 5:55.12; 5. Kaytlin Clausen, Sundown, 6:06.91; 6. Addilyn Hord, Sundown, 6:18.87.
1,600 relay: 1. Wink, 4:10.58; 2. New Home, 4:16.56; 3. Sundown, 4:19.62; 4. Plains, 4:30.92; 5. Tahoka, 4:33.73; 6. McCamey, 4:39.93.
Districts 7A/8A area track meet
Boys
Team scores: 1. Whitharral 192; 2. Whiteface 121; 3. Klondike 89; 4. Sands 86; 5. Grady 59; 6. Loop 42; 7. Wellman-Union 30; 8. Meadow 29; 9. Morton 20; 10. Anton 10; 11. Dawson 4; 12. Amherst.
High jump: 1. Jack Griffin, Whitharral, 5-10; 2. Diego Hernandez, Loop, 5-8; 3. Daniel Rodriguez, Whitharral, 5-8; 4. Blake Parker, Grady, 5-6; 5. Jeremias Chavez, Whiteface, 5-4; 6. Aaron Smith, Klondike, 5-4.
Pole vault: 1. Caden Timons, Whiteface, 14-3; 2. Brolin Kennedy, Whitharral, 12-0; 3. Hunter McAnally, Grady, 8-6; 4. Roman Trevino, Dawson, 8-0; 5. Kyler Neil, Wellman-Union, 8-0; 6. Kaden Starns, Anton, 7-6.
Long jump: 1. Brent Robinson, Whitharral, 21-8.25; 2. Cannon McGee, Klondike, 20-2; 3. Grant Snider, Grady, 20-1.25; 4. Isaak Soliz, Whiteface, 19-8; 5. Monty Eskew, Grady, 19-0; 6. Ethan Kauffman, Whiteface, 18-0.
Triple jump: 1. Nomar Gomez, Whitharral, 41-4; 2. Brent Robinson, Whitharral, 39-9.5; 3. Brayd Villareal, Morton, 39-4; 4. Blake Parker, Grady, 38-8.75; 5. Slay Bowley, Klondike, 38-0.5; 6. Jeremias Chavez, Whiteface, 37-10.
Discus: 1. Logan Castaneda, Meadow, 147-6; 2. Nathanial Sansom, Whitharral, 135-6; 3. Triston Clanton, Meadow, 117-6; 4. Dwayen Wieler, Loop, 115-9; 5. Nate Ybarra, Sands, 106-5; 6. Haydan McConal, Loop, 105-1.
Shot put: 1. Dwayne Wieler, Loop, 41-8; 2. Damian Castenada, Whiteface, 39-1.5; 3. Dominque Esquivel, Loop, 38-0; 4. Nathanial Sansom, Whitharral, 37-9.75; 5. Logan Castaneda, Meadow, 37-3.25; 6. Kaydan Stanfield, Loop, 35-11.75.
3,200 run: 1. Wiley Gaskins, Sands, 11:10.01; 2. Cam Arendall, Wellman-Union, 11:32.27; 3. Kyle Woodard, Meadow, 11:49.57; 4. Robert Ramirez, Wellman-Union, 11:50.85; 5. Gerrardo Montanez, Whiteface, 11:59.30; 6. Kevin King, Klondike, 12:02.44.
400 relay: 1. Whitharral, 46.02; 2. Klondike, 46.57; 3. Whiteface, 46.80; 4. Grady, 47.20; 5. Morton, 47.55; 6. Wellman-Union, 50.15.
800 run: 1. Wiley Gaskins, Sands, 2:08.66; 2. Carlos Plata, Sands, 2:09.96; 3. Tell Harlan, Wellman-Union, 2:17.28; 4. Brandon Vasquez, Loop, 2:18.96; 5. Victor Borunda, Whiteface, 2:22.05; 6. Omar Carlos, Whitharral, 2:22.08.
110 hurdles: 1. Caden Timmons, Whiteface, 15.80; 2. Dwayne Wieler, Loop, 17.19; 3. Cesar Chavez, Whiteface, 17.38; 4. Mason Rodriguez, Sands, 18.29; 5. Auscar Gandara, Whiteface, 18.32; 6. Aaron Smith, Klondike, 19.32.
100 dash: 1. Landon Lee, Whitharral, 12.14; 2. Ethan Kauffman, Whiteface, 12.29; 3. Cannon McGee, Klondike, 12.63; 4. Dante Chavez, Morton, 12.66; 5. Colby Hinton, Sands, 12.76; 6. Cyle Taylor, Grady, 12.79.
800 relay: 1. Klondike, 1:32.87; 2. Whiteface, 1:34.86; 3. Whitharral, 1:35.04; 4. Grady, 1:36.08; 5. Morton, 1:36.59; 6. Sands, 1:37.12.
400 dash: 1. Xavier Cisneros, Sands, 54.80; 2. Nomar Gomez, Whitharral, 55.53; 3. Slay Bowley, Klondike, 55.62; 4. Jeremias Chavez, Whiteface, 55.73; 5. Blake Parker, Grady, 56.12; 6. Brayson Parker, Meadow, 56.95.
300 hurdles: 1. Caden Timmons, Whiteface, 43.02; 2. Auscar Gandara, Whtieface, 44.83; 3. Monty Eskew, Grady, 45.45; 4. Mason Rodriguez, Sands, 45.54; 5. Aaron Smith, Klondike, 45.83; 6. Andres Servin, Anton, 46.00.
200 dash: 1. Landon Lee, Whitharral, 24.12; 2. Grant Snider, Grady, 24.19; 3. Elijah DePoyster, Wellman-Union, 24.97; 4. Anthony Haston, Sands, 25.21; 5. Brent Robinson, Whitharral, 25.22; 6. Aiden Rodriguez, Amherst, 25.50.
1,600 run: 1. Wiley Gaskins, Sands, 4:57.34; 2. Carlos Plata, Sands, 5:00.16; 3. Kevin King, Klondike, 5:10.22; 4. Kyle Woodard, Meadow, 5:10.93; 5. Tell Harlan, Wellman-Union, 5:11.05; 6. Samuel Chavez, Morton, 5:34.73.
1,600 relay: 1. Klondike, 3:38.13; 2. Whiteface, 3:40.78; 3. Sands, 3:45.11; 4. Anton, 3:56.30; 5. Grady, 3:56.31; 6. Whitharral, 3:58.88.
Girls
Team scores: 1. Whiteface 128; 2. Grady 126; 3. Loop 101; 4. Sands 56; 5. Klondike 55; 6. Wellman-Union, 44; 7. Whitharral 43.5; 8. Morton 40; 9. Meadow 10; 10. Anton 6.5; 11. Amherst 5; 12. Dawson 2; 13. Cotton Center 1.
High jump: 1. Emma Parker, Grady, 5-0; 2. Jaedyn Rector, Whiteface 5-0; 3. Arriana Soliz, Whiteface, 4-8; 4. Brynlee Madison, Grady, 4-8; 5. Alisiah Alafa, Anton, 4-4; 6. Kalyn Bates, Whitharral.
Pole vault: 1. Hayley Connell, Sands, 9-6; 2. Addisyn Gray, Grady, 7-6; 3. Elizabeth Reyna, Whitharral, 7-0; 4. Madison Chavez, Whitharral, 7-0; 5. Brianna Rosales, Dawson, 7-0; 6. Macie Stack, Grady, 6-6.
Long jump: 1. Kamryn Dyck, Loop, 16-11; 2. Miah Muniz, Grady, 15-7.25; 3. Hayley Connell, Sands, 15-6; 4. Grace Stevens, Klondike, 15-5; 5. Joey Harrington, Meadow, 14-10.25; 6. Anais Soliz, Whiteface, 14-9.
Triple Jump: 1. Julia Fehr, Loop, 34-9.5; 2. Emma Parker, Grady, 32-9.25; 3. Arriana Soliz, Whiteface, 32-2.50; 4. Dennys Reyes, Amherst, 31-9.5; 5. Mattie Seymore, Wellman-Union, 31-8; 6. Grace Stevens, Klondike, 31-1.5.
Discus: 1. Bailey Timmons, Whiteface, 97-9; 2. Clarissa Holland, Morton, 95-9; 3. Kiersten Weiler, Loop, 94-9.5; 4. Alyssa Cavazos, Wellman-Union, 81-1; 5. Allison Yanez, Morton, 67-7; 6. Lillia Rodriguez, Cotton Center, 66-0.
Shot put: 1. Kiersten Weiler, Loop, 33-6.75; 2. T Olenga, Whiteface, 31-11.75; 3. Fallon Warren, Klondike, 31-1.75; 4. Clarissa Holland, Morton, 27-10.25; 5. Alyssa Cavazos, Wellman-Union, 27-9.75; 6. Bailey Timmons, Whiteface, 27-9.50.
3,200 run: 1. Kaylynn Derry, Sands, 14:10.50; 2. Natalie Ramirez, Morton, 14.21.58; 3. Aislynne Mendoza, Grady, 15:0.262; 4. Davalynne Mendoza, Grady, 15:15.62; 5. Camden Dodd, Whiteface, 15:44.14; 6. Jessica Rodriguez, 15:46.36.
400 relay: 1. Whiteface, 52.94; 2. Loop, 53.04; 3. Klondike, 53.73; 4. Whitharral, 55.45; 5. Grady, 56.01; 6. Wellman-Union, 56.52.
800 run: 1. Julia Fehr, Loop, 2:40.48; 2. Emalyn Navarro, Wellman-Union, 2:44.70; 3. Madison Segundo, Sands, 2:45.27; 4. Sophia Haston, Sands, 2:47.46; 5. Elizabeth Reyna, Whitharral, 2:50.37; 6. Hanna Blankenship, Whiteface, 3:02.11.
100 hurdles: 1. Emma Parker, Grady, 17:31; 2. Madison Chavez, Whitharral, 17:82; 3. Kiersten Weiler, Loop, 18:23; 4. Brynlee Madison, Grady, 18:83; 5. Hayley Connell, Sands, 19:55; 6. Arriana Soliz, Whiteface, 20.06.
100 dash: 1. Kamryn Dyck, Loop, 12.56; 2. Kalyn Bates, Whitharral, 13.02; 3. Anais Soliz, Whiteface, 13.52; 4. Joey Harrington, Meadow, 13.56; 5. Myah Heald, Sands, 14.04; 6. Dennys Reyes, Amherst, 14.23.
800 relay: 1. Loop, 1:53.50; 2. Klondike, 1:55.83; 3. Grady, 1:57.57; 4. Wellman-Union, 1:57.83; 5. Whiteface, 1:58.06; 6. Whitharral, 2:01.00.
400 dash: 1. Lainey Sanders, Whiteface, 1:03.39; 2. Anais Soliz, Whiteface, 1:07.30; 3. Aliyah DePoyster, Wellman-Union, 1:07.98; 4. Alyssa Oviedo, Grady, 1:08.39; 5. Monika Zapata, Morton, 1:13.59; 6. Elizabeth Reyna, Whitharral, 1:14.27.
300 hurdles: 1. Emma Parker, Grady, 51.66; 2. Abi Soliz, Whiteface, 53.89; 3. Brynlee Madison, Grady, 55.03; 4. Alyssa Mancias, Anton, 55.56; 5. Madison Chavez, Whitharral, 57.28; 6. Aubrey Loewen, Loop, 57.76.
200 dash: 1. Lainey Sanders, Whiteface, 27.62; 2. Mattie Seymore, Wellman-Union, 28.05; 3. Miah Muniz, Grady, 28.41; 4. Joey Harrington, Meadow, 28.76; 5. Jaedyn Rector, Whiteface, 28.94; 6. Rylee Kristinek, Whiteface, 28.94.
1,600 run: 1. Kaylynn Derry, Sands, 6:13.38; 2. Natalie Ramirez, Morton, 6:21.17; 3. Madison Segundo, Sands, 6:26.30; 4. Hann Blankenship, Whiteface, 6:29.10; 5. Julia Fehr, Loop, 6:40.08; 6. Aislynne Mendoza, Grady, 6:45.55.
1,600 relay: 1. Grady, 4:28.94; 2. Klondike, 4:33.93; 3. Whiteface, 4:39.38; 4. Morton, 4:48.95; 5. Wellman-Union, 4:52.59.
SAN ANTONIO — Brazos Beck lived New Home basketball.
In his final game wearing the mantra on his back, Beck did exactly as asked. He played HST — hard, smart and together with his teammates.
Whether it was diving into the scorer’s table to chase a loose ball or returning after a tweaked ankle late in regulation, Beck did coach Koby Abney proud.
It showed on Abney’s face as he choked up talking about his longtime bench companion.
“It’s going to feel weird to, next year, turn around and Brazos not be somewhere on our sideline, because it’s been a long time,” Abney said of the former sixth-grade manager. “And this could be any one of our kids … he’s just a phenomenal kid. He comes from a great family. He’s a godly, Christian man. He’s a leader. He leads the right way. He’s a young man that, if he was dating your daughter, you’d be ecstatic. …
“He is everything that we want someone to be a part of our program to be. … He’s everything HST ought to be.”
Beck finished with eight points, five rebounds, two assists and five steals in Thursday’s heartbreaking overtime loss to Lipan. His impact wasn’t entirely printed on the box score.
The New Home captain had the dubious honor of following Lipan’s top scorer, Court Gaylor. Beck also willed his team in tough moments, despite aggravating a bothersome ankle. He exited for 41 seconds late in the fourth quarter.
There wasn’t going to be anything keeping him off the floor. The time with his teammates was too precious.
Beck experienced a lot with New Home. Two state-tournament appearances and four district championships were part of the fun. He even got to watch an 80-game district winning streak and add to it once he got to high school.
That ended this season, but the result became a blessing. The loss to Plains gave the Leopards areas to work on, improvements that boosted New Home back to the Alamodome.
Abiding by HST didn’t hurt, either.
The way Beck displayed that, especially in his swan song, will be a shining example for the future.
“It was fun … full of ups and downs,” Beck said of his senior campaign. “… Glory to God because we’re here. And not many people get to do that.”
SAN ANTONIO — After the longest two minutes of either coach’s career, referees ruled New Home’s apparent game-winner came after the buzzer.
The Leopards had possession with 0.3 seconds and Caleb Cook converted his shot. But after review, the referees deemed it late in a 40-39 overtime win by Lipan in a Class 2A state semifinal Friday at the Alamodome.
It was the second crucial play at the buzzer, as regulation ended with a missed 3-pointer by Lipan’s Court Gaylor.
New Home defense up bright and early
The Leopards defense got an early wake-up call and responded. New Home had four steals as part of five forced turnovers in the opening period to take a 9-8 lead.
Lipan’s Court Gaylor got loose for a string of three consecutive 3s in the second quarter to build a 22-12 advantage, but the Leopards clamped down the final 3 minutes, 52 seconds of the half.
New Home forced three turnovers during a 7-0 run to close the second quarter. Lipan attempted one shot in the stretch and held a 22-19 edge.
The Leopards finished with 17 points off 18 turnovers.
Caleb Cook, Court Gaylor duel on offense
Cook, whose first five points gave the Leopards an early 9-6 advantage, led a balanced attack on offense. He scored eight points in the first half then added seven in the third quarter.
Cook had five consecutive points in the third period to give New Home its largest lead at 33-27. He finished with a team-high 17 points.
Gaylor did it in a different fashion but powered Lipan. The freshman son of coach Brent Gaylor made five 3-pointers en route to a game-high 27 points.
New Home continues quest for first state final
In the program’s third state tournament, the Leopards were agonizingly close to their first title bout.
Lipan ousted New Home last year, and Moulton did the deed in 1989. The Bobkatz beat the Leopards 65-61 in New Home’s first semifinal appearance. The Leopards’ three defeats have all been within eight points.