Photos courtesy of Charla Shults
HEREFORD - Senior Dalton Booth scored 30 points as the Pampa Hustlin’ Harvesters (11-5, 2-0) won their second straight road game at Hereford to get off to a 2-0 early District start.
Booth went 14-23 from the field, knocked in five treys, and was 7-8 in free throws to lead both teams in scoring (the next closest was 15 points from Hereford’s Brix Machen). Booth tacked on six rebounds, two assists, three deflections, and three steals in the performance.
“Dalton carried us offensively in the first half,” Head Coach Braydon Barker said. “He was 5-6 from three in the first half, so that was very big for us. We have been asking Dalton to be more aggressive on the offensive end, and he definitely did that against Hereford.
Dalton Booth
The Harvesters’ stout defense in the second and third quarters held the Whitefaces to 21 points in the second and third quarters.
“It is great to start district 2-0 with two road wins,” Barker said. ”Anytime you can win a district game on the road, it is a bonus. Hereford is always a tough place to play, so it was big to go in there and win.”
Senior first-year varsity player Keegan Upton has been a part of the Harvesters’ off the bench this season. He added four points, two rebounds, and a deflection Tuesday.
“Keegan always plays with so much energy and effort,” Barker said. “He runs the floor better than anyone I have coached in a long time. He is able to get us some easy baskets in transition due to always sprinting to the rim.”
Keegan Upton
The Harvesters will host Perryton for their first home district game Friday at McNeely Fieldhouse.
“Perryton is the smallest team in our district as far as size goes,” Barker said. “They shoot a ton of threes and try to pressure on defense. We are going to have to know where their shooters are no matter what defense we are in. Our size should hopefully give them some trouble in the paint.”
Stat Round Up
Booth led the team in scoring with 30 points with five threes, went 7-8 in free throws and tallied six rebounds, two assists, three deflections and three steals; Senior Jose Alonzo had 13 points with a three, went 2-8 in free throws, and had five rebounds, four assists, one deflection and six steals; Senior Parker Webb had eight points, went 2-3 in free throws, six rebounds and three steals; Sophomore Talan Garcia had five points with four rebounds and two deflections; Upton had four points, went 2-4 in free throws with two rebounds and one deflection; Sophomore Aaron Martinez had four points with six rebounds, four assists, one deflection and one steal; Senior Tristan Bagwell had two points and three rebounds; Senior Dase Scott had one deflection.