Amarillo high girls basketball - super team 1993, 2018
Amarillo High Girls Basketball 1993 Team
The 1993 Lady Sandies brought home the schools first 5A Girls Basketball State Championship when they defeated Corpus Christi King, 68-65.
The Sandies made a repeat appearance at the state championship game the following year, where they brought home the 1994 5A Girls Basketball State Championship. This time they played against Conroe and won 62-46.
Amarillo High Girls Basketball 2018 Team
The team opened their season with 17 consecutive wins, with their first loss coming to district rival, the Canyon Lady Eagles. After suffering the loss to Canyon and only one other in the regular season, the team rolled through the first three rounds of playoffs, finding themselves at the regional finals, once again facing Canyon.
After beating the Lady Eagles in their second matchup of the regular season back in January, they knew they had it in them to pull out a historic win. After pulling ahead in the fourth quarter Amarillo High won 34-27 and found themselves on the way to the state tournament.
Once there, the team defeated Temple 48-34 in the semifinal matchup, setting the stage for a championship opportunity. In the finals Amarillo High faced no. 1 Mansfield – a tough opponent by all accounts. But, it wasn’t enough to stop the Lady Sandies, who went on to win 59-54.
