High School FootballSaturday, November 7
Palo Duro rolls past Lubbock-Cooper 49-13 for a second straight outright district title
The Good Day Amarillo team
If you follow the Dons, Thursday was a good night. Palo Duro beat Lubbock-Cooper 49-13 at Dick Bivins Stadium to finish 9-1 overall and 6-0 in District 2-5A Division II. Cooper scored first in both halves, but the Dons finished with 28 unanswered points.
Palo Duro closed the regular season unbeaten in district play
- 49-13
- final score over Lubbock-Cooper
- 9-1
- Palo Duro's record, 6-0 in district
- 12
- straight league wins
Source: Press Pass Sports
The win locked up the No. 1 seed. Coach Eric Mims thinks the slow starts will help when the postseason begins: “In the playoffs it doesn't matter where you get the points, you just have to get them.” Panhandle and Boys Ranch also won district titles Thursday.
- Playoff opener: next Thursday at Bivins against an El Paso school
- Streak: nine straight regular-season wins since an opening loss to Amarillo High
- Kyron Brown, a University of Texas commit: 148 receiving yards
Four Panhandle teams wrapped up the regular season with wins Thursday
| Game | Final | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Palo Duro vs. Lubbock-Cooper | 49-13 | Outright title, No. 1 seed |
| West Plains vs. Pampa | 49-17 | Playoff berth, seed awaits |
| Panhandle vs. Sanford-Fritch | 65-0 | Outright title, No. 1 seed |
| Boys Ranch vs. Booker | 78-22 | First district title |
Sources: Press Pass Sports, MyHighPlains.com
Sources: Press Pass Sports, MyHighPlains.com