Christopher Hadorn

High school basketball notebook covers Midland Christian's turnaround, Diego Rodriguez's scoring surge and the return of Stanton's Hooptown Classic.

Greenwood junior quarterback Lincoln Madrid and Grady senior basketball player Emma Parker are the Midland Reporter-Telegram's Athletes of the Week.

The Midland Reporter-Telegram highlights 17 high school girls basketball players to watch in its coverage area for the 2024-25 season.

Christopher Hadorn writes that the Midland High and Legacy football teams had 2024 seasons to be proud of but will miss the key seniors that will graduate.

The toughest part about Legacy's 52-22 season-ending playoff loss to Euless Trinity was saying goodbye to the seniors even though the future looks bright.

The Midland High seniors led the Bulldogs football team to a combined 17-5 record and two playoff wins in their previous two seasons.

Lubbock High overcame a 20-point halftime deficit to rally past Legacy, 46-45, in a non-district girls basketball game, Nov. 26 at Rebel Gymnasium.

Midland High's Elijah McCoy and Legacy's Cole Neatherlin, JP Reyes, Peyton Arthur and Terry Ojopagogo earned superlatives on All-District 2-6A football team.

Legacy was minus-three in turnovers during a 52-22 loss to No. 18-ranked Euless Trinity in the area round of the Class 6A Division I playoffs.

Legacy sophomore quarterback JP Reyes and Midland Classical junior point guard Mariah Davis are the Midland Reporter-Telegram Athletes of the Week.