Floydada Whirlwinds basketball team. (Ryan Crowe/FCR)
FLOYDADA – The Floydada Whirlwinds (20-4, 3-3) jumped up to the number two position in the 4-2A basketball standings with a 77-63 win over the Hale Center Owls at Whirlwind Gym on Friday. The New Deal Lions clinched the district championship and number one playoff seed by defeating the Lockney Longhorns 65-34 at Longhorn Gym. There are still two more games remaining in the regular season of the boys double round robin schedule.
Floydada came out with a strong first half to a take a 42-31 lead to intermission. The Whirlwinds then were able to fight off the Owls in the final two quarters by a 35-32 margin.
Hale Center 6’4” freshman Trey Coleman had a big game of performing a game high double-double with 32-points and 20-rebounds in a losing effort.
Floydada counter-punched by committee with four players scoring in the double figures led by Abran Castillo’s 18, Aiden Trevino with 16, Jayson Cooper put in 12 and Braun Hobbs added 10.
HALE CENTER – 13 18 17 15 – 63
FLOYDADA – 19 23 15 20 – 77
halftime: Floydada 42-31
records: Floydada (20-4, 3-3), Hale Center (12-13, 2-4)
Floydada scoring:
Abran Castillo – 18
Aiden Trevino – 16
Jayson Cooper – 12
Braun Hobbs – 10
Luis Gonzalez – 7
Ty Henderson – 6
Hagen Hinsley – 2
Saul Reyes – 1
Floydada rebounding:
Castillo – 7
Hobbs – 6
Cooper – 6
Henderson – 5
DISTRICT 4-2A Boys results (Friday, Feb. 4)
Floydada 77 Hale Center 63
New Deal 65 Lockney 34
Ralls – open
DISTRICT 4-2A Boys standings and season records
New Deal 6-0 * 21-5
Floydada 3-3 20-4
Lockney 2-3 13-10
Hale Center 2-4 12-13
Ralls 1-4 16-10
* clinched district championship
DISTRICT 4-2A schedule on Tuesday, Feb. 8
Floydada at Ralls
Hale Center at Lockney
New Deal – open
