Ryann Starnes and Deborah Howard have played a lot of basketball together during their four years of high school at Clarendon, recently wrapping up their third straight district championship and third straight trip to the regional basketball tournament.
Last Thursday and Saturday, they played together one last time as they were teammates on the East squad for the Golden Spread All-Star tournament.
The All-Star competition has been going on for 44 years and the objective is the promotion of high school basketball in the Texas Golden Spread area.
Starnes and Howard played with and against players from all sizes of area schools, including 6-man schools such as Miami and Valley as well as large schools like Pampa, Canyon, Tascosa, Palo Duro, and Amarillo High. The girls fit in well with the other all-stars, and their coach showed confidence in them by giving them plenty of playing time.
Their East team won the first game of the tournament and played in the championship game Saturday afternoon at the WTAMU United Bank Center.
It was obvious that they had played many games together, as Howard penetrated and often found Starnes open for a three-point attempt. Ryann scored in double figures in both games. In addition, both girls made the finals in the 3-point shooting contest.
Although they fell a bit short in the championship game, it was a great way for them both to finish their high school careers, together seeking a victory one last time.
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