Fort Worth-area high school basketball results and scores - Jan. 3, 2023
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Boys
Colleyville Heritage 72, Richland 57
Sammon Johnson dropped a game-high 26 points and the Panthers rolled past the Royals in District 7-5A.
Heritage, No. 14 in the Class 5A state rankings, moved to 2-0 and 15-4 overall. Richland is 0-2 and 17-4.
Johnson hit two quick threes in the first quarter and the Panthers led 15-6 to force a Richland timeout. Johnson had 11 in the first quarter and Heritage led 17-9 after the period.
It was 22-11 after a Tristan Strength three and a basket from Jaden Jenkins made it 27-14 midway through the second quarter. 6-10 center Tim Finau’s layup made it 29-19.
Heritage led 35-25 at intermission.
Richland got baskets in the third quarter from Nelson Mandangu and Keyllen Fraizer, plus an and-one from Mark Rucha to make it 43-32. A Jenkins floater and Zedrick Carter contested basket pushed the lead to 18 in the third.
Cash Gardner hit a three and the lead was 20.
Justin Northwest 55, Azle 50
Carter Donoho and Dewayne Waldon led the Texans with 17 and 16 points, respectively and Northwest picked up its first win in 5-5A.
Northwest is 1-1 while Azle dropped to 0-2.
Jamaryus Johnson hit a baseline jumper to give Northwest a 21-19 lead with 4:50 left in the first half. Azle pulled within two after a 4-point play from Gavin Dean.
Johnathan Anderson hit back-to-back baskets for the Texans to make it 29-25. Donoho beat the buzzer and the Texans led 31-29 at the break. A three from Dean gave Azle a 34-33 lead with 5:36 left in the third.
Azle used a 7-0 and 9-2 run to go up 38-35. Sawyer Dotson made a shot and then found Jayden Rollins for a layup. Northwest responded with a 9-0 run and led 44-38 after the period. It was 11 in a row before Dean hit two free throws.
Anderson got a steal and Waldon hit a layup to make it 48-40 with under five minutes left.
Byron Nelson 81, Keller 66
Butler bound guard Finley Bizjack scored 33 points and the Bobcats won their eighth straight game and improved to 2-0 in District 4-6A.
Keller drops to 1-1.
Conner Lindsey and Jonah Breeden chipped in 16 and 13 points, respectively for Byron.
The Bobcats led 18-15 after the first quarter before outscoring the Indians by 10 in the second to take a 39-26 at halftime. The lead grew to 22 after the third.
Brooks Bahr led Keller with 20 points. Parker Hannah added 16.
Scores
Alvarado 73, Hillsboro 47
Grapevine 75, Lake Dallas 65
Centennial 84, Joshua 58
Llano 69, Rio Vista 41
Legacy 78, Skyline 49
Martin 64, Lamar 40
Bowie 52, Grand Prairie 44
Sam Houston 74, SGP 59
Western Hills 49, Benbrook 35
Birdville 54, Argyle 48
Wyatt 66, Arlington Heights 44
Brewer 47, Saginaw 28
Aubrey 66, Lake Worth 56
Midlothian 64, Burleson 25
Boswell 38, Paschal 28
Nazarene Christian 46, Mercy Culture 27
Harvest Christian 81, Dallas Academy 13
Southwest 57, Poly 42
FWC 66, Faith 48
Oakridge 59, Shelton 37
Grace Prep 65, Pantego 28
Central 63, Carroll 45
Carter-Riverside 72, DHJ 27
Whitesboro 56, Boyd 51
Fellowship 62, Highlands 21
Community Christian 69, Parkview Christian 31
Peaster 70, Early 40
Azle Christian 57, Weatherford Express 55
Granbury 52, Rider 32
Byron Nelson 81, Keller 66
Cleburne 41, Midlothian Heritage 37
Bell 61, Crowley 54
Kennedale 71, Godley 49
Timber Creek 59, Eaton 49
Haltom 53, Fossil Ridge 51
Sanger 63, Springtown 55
Colleyville Heritage 72, Richland 57
Northwest 55, Azle 50
North Crowley 49, Trinity 43
Girls
Keller 50, Byron Nelson 45
The Indians held the Bobcats to three points in the third quarter and then held them off in the fourth to pick up a win in District 4-6A.
Keller moved to 3-1 while Byron dropped its first district game at 3-1.
Keller led 12-9 after one and 28-24 at half.
The Indians were led by Renee Chmiel, who had 18 points. She went 8 of 9 from the line. Jaeden Gillam chipped in 16 points with nine coming in the second quarter.
Hannah Pinney and Jessica Makayabo had 10 each for the Bobcats.
Justin Northwest 41, Azle 37
The Texans held on to beat the Hornets and picked up a key road district win in 5-5A. Northwest moved to 3-1 while Azle dropped to 2-1.
Sydney Zenon and Avery McConnell led Northwest with 12 and 11 points, respectively.
Jadeyn Higgins hit a long two to put Northwest up 23-20. After Azle scored the next four, Avery McClung hit a three to give the Texans a 26-24 lead. A three from McConnell just before the buzzer made it 29-28 after the third.
A free throw from Kendall Locke and a layup by Vielka Gonzalez gave Azle a 31-29 edge. McConnell tied it at 31 and Zenon scored five quick points to make it 36-33. Azle pulled within one before McClung’s basket made it three again midway through the fourth.
Boswell 66, FW Paschal 17
The Pioneers hit nine 3-pointers, led by four from Taniya Reese and Boswell improved to 4-0 in District 3-6A.
Miraya Perkins matched Paschal with 17 points with 10 coming in the second half. Reese hit all four threes in the first half and Salena Carrasco chipped in 11 points.
Tyra Knight and Zoe Hawthorne had eight apiece.
Scores
Colleyville Heritage 61, Richland 16
Lake Dallas 50, Grapevine 36
Lake Dallas 50, Mansfield 31
Centennial 55, Joshua 54
Legacy 64, Skyline 51
Carroll 78, Central 40
Lake Country 85, Castleberry 21
Crowley 52, Bell 36
Boswell 66, Paschal 17
Faith 82, FWC 27
Country Day 53, Temple Christian 30
SGP 63, Sam Houston 31
Life Waxahachie 60, Venus 21
Keller 50, Byron Nelson 45
North Side 35, South Hills 25
Fossil Ridge 67, Haltom 43
Brewer 59, Saginaw 43
Brock 59, Comanche 39
Nazarene Christian 51, Mercy Culture 33
Grace Prep 44, Pantego 26
Northwest 41, Azle 37
Nocona 52, Aledo 41
Argyle 48, Birdville 13
Godley 50, Kennedale 46
Midlothian Heritage 75, Cleburne 17
Victory Christian 49, St Paul’s Prep 40
Granbury 64, Rider 19
Everman 54, Trimble Tech 10
Tolar 63, Ranger 14
Peaster 94, Early 22
Bowie 77, Grand Prairie 25
Sanger 37, Decatur 23
Midlothian 66, Burleson 34
This story was originally published January 3, 2023 at 10:09 PM.
