The Whitharral Lady Panthers opened the High School Girls Basketball season with back to back wins last week.
Whitharral 58, Tahoka 39
The Whitharral Lady Panthers had little trouble with the Tahoka Lady Bulldogs with a 58-39 UIL High School Girls’ Basketball win last Tuesday in Tahoka.
Coach Madison Ortega credits their current success to the last season.
“All the hard work last year laid the foundation for this year and we are already seeing it,” said Ortega. “The team chemistry is way ahead of schedule and I am excited to see us make a run this year.”
Whitharral went up 19-17 in the first quarter, but then held the Lady Bulldogs to just a single free throw in the second to lead 38-18.
Tahoka tried to rally in the third quarter, outscoring the Lady Panthers 16-9, but the Lady Bulldogs couldn’t keep up the pressure in the fourth.
Paige Smith had 28 points. Madi Chavez had nine. Rylee Kristenek had seven. Avery McCain had six. Tyler Parkinson had four. Elizabeth Reyna and Trinity Coronado had two each.
The Lady Panthers will host O’Donnell at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 28.
Whitharral 56, All Saints 28
The Whitharral girls dispatched the visiting All Saints girls’ basketball team with equal aplomb last Friday.
The Lady Panthers led 18-7 in the first quarter, 36-15 at halftime and 50-24 at the end of the third quarter.
Smith had 19 points. Chavez had 15. Kristinek had seven. Valeria Frias had six. McCain had four. Reyna had three. Kalyn Bates had two.