Photos courtesy of Charla Shults
The Pampa Hustlin’ Harvesters (2-3) competed at the New Home Tournament outside of Lubbock. During the tournament the Harvesters went 2-2 with wins against Whitharral (64-40) and New Home (55-46) and losses against Levelland (64-53) and Slaton (69-60).
“It was a very competitive tournament,” Head Coach Braydon Barker said. “Three of the four teams we played are ranked in the Top 10 in their classification. We started a little slow against Levelland, so we got down pretty big early. We were able to make a run to tie it up in the 3rd quarter, but just weren't able to finish.
“We really played our best basketball of the season in our two games on Friday. New Home is coming off back-to-back state tournament appearances, so that was a big win for us. They are a solid team that can really shoot the basketball. We were much better this weekend at taking care of the basketball and limiting our turnovers.
“We still have to keep working on our perimeter shooting so we can be more consistent scoring from outside the paint. We are really tough to guard when we can score both inside and outside.
Senior Parker Webb had 26 points over the course of the tournament, which is a testament to the tenacious play from the multi-sport athlete.
“Parker had a great tournament this weekend in Lubbock,” Barker said. “He always rebounds very well and is a physical presence inside.
“He took an elbow to the eye early in the Whitharral game that left him with a pretty nice shiner. He came back into the game and had a great second half. Parker is a tough kid who comes in and works hard every day,” Barker said.
The Harvesters returned to action on Tuesday when they hosted Bushland.
“Bushland is always solid,” Barker said. “They are very good defensively and have a decent amount of size. We are going to have to rebound well and handle their physicality. Coach Copley does a great job of getting them prepared, so we will have to be ready for a tough game.”
Stat Round-Up
Levelland
Sophomore Talan Garcia had seven points, went 1-1 in threes and 2-2 in free throws, had six rebounds, five assists, three deflections and one steal; Senior Dalton Booth had two points, one rebound, four assists, six deflections, and four steals; Senior Jose Alonzo had 23 points, going 5-8 in three-pointers and 4-4 in free throws, four assists, six deflections, and four steals; Senior Cam Johnston had one rebound; Senior Aaron Martinez had two points with a rebound; Senior Conner Hall had two points with three rebounds; Senior Keegan Upton had four points, five rebounds, four deflections, and two blocks; Senior Parker Webb had 10 points with six rebounds, one assist, two steals, and one deflection; and Senior Tristan Bagwell had three points, two rebounds, two deflections, and two steals. The Harvesters went 9-13 in free throws.
New Home
Garcia had two points, had seven rebounds, two assist, two deflections and two steals; Booth had 16 points with three rebounds, two assists, seven deflections, and three steals; Alonzo had 14 points with three rebounds, one assist, four deflections and two steals; Johnston had two points with one rebound and one deflection; Martinez had four points with five rebounds, one assist, two deflections and one steal; Hall had three points with one rebound; Upton had six points with one rebound and two deflections; Webb had two points with three rebounds, one assist and one steal; Bagwell had two points, two rebounds, two deflections, one steal, and one block. Pampa went 11-18 in free throws.
Whitharral
Garcia had 14 points with seven rebounds, one assist, two deflections, and three steals; Booth had 15 points, two rebounds, three assists, three deflections and four steals; Alonzo had four points with two rebounds, three assists, and two steals; Johnston had 10 points with two rebounds and one steal; Martinez had one point with two rebounds, one assist, one deflection, two steals and one block; Hall had two points and two rebounds; Upton had 10 points with three rebounds and one deflection; Webb had six points with seven rebounds, one assist and one deflection; Bagwell had two points with five rebounds, one assist, one deflection, one steal, and two blocks, and Senior Dase Scott had three rebounds.
Slaton
Garcia had 10 points with three rebounds, three assists, and three steals; Booth had 24 points with three rebounds, nine assist, six deflections and one steal; Alonzo had two points with one assist and two steals; Johnston had a steal; Martinez had two points with three assist; Hall had three points with one rebound; Upton had four points with four rebounds and one block; Webb had eight points with six rebounds, one assist and two steals; Bagwell had one point with two rebounds and two blocks; Scott had six points with one rebound, one assist, and one deflection.