ABILENE — Less than a year removed from its first state tournament appearance in program history, the third-ranked Gordon boys basketball team kicked off its pursuit of a return trip to San Antonio with a dominating performance in its playoff opener Tuesday at Wylie’s Bulldog Gym.
Leading Hermleigh just 17-15 after one quarter, the Longhorns outscored the Cardinals 51-14 over the next two periods to cruise to a comfortable 92-42 win in their Region II-1A Division II bi-district game and earn an area-round matchup later this week against the defending Class 1A state champion and top-ranked Jayton Jaybirds.
Aiden Shank poured in a game-high 25 points while Ry Reed followed with 20 to lead GHS, which got scoring from 10 of the 11 players who played Tuesday on its way to the lopsided victory.