Storm girls boxed out of state tourney

HPC unable to pull off upset in first-ever district final

High Plains junior Rylee Ackerson finds a bit of space in the lane during the Storm’s first-ever district final Friday. This year’s HPC girls set several records, including season wins (16).
High Plains junior Rylee Ackerson finds a bit of space in the lane during the Storm’s first-ever district final Friday. This year’s HPC girls set several records, including season wins (16).

The winningest season in High Plains girls basketball history was a single game short of even more history. HPC made the long road trek west to Sandhills-Thedford for the D2-5 district final Friday night as the more experienced Knights group handled the up-and-coming Storm, 54-28.  For High Plains, it was the school’s first-ever district final matchup for the girls in a year that’s provided p…