Local Athletes Playing at the Next Level

Brenden Hausen Kansas State

Dubbed the ‘Amarillo Assassin’ for his exploits in becoming the top shooting guard in the Class of 2022 at Amarillo High School in Amarillo, Texas he finished his prep career as Amarillo High School’s all-time leading scorer (2,208 points) and was named the 2021-22 Boys Athlete of the Year in the Texas Panhandle.

Hausen currently is in his junior year at Kansas State after playing 2 years previously for Villanova. He has seen action in 66 games in his college career and has played a major role in the 35 wins for the Wildcats.

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Darius Sanders University of the Incarnate Word

Hailing from Tascosa High School Sanders played on both sides of the ball. As a junior at Tascosa Sanders played in 14 games and amassed 495 all-purpose yards.

Sander is currently playing for The University of the Incarnate Word, where he has played in 3

3 games and is leader for the Cardinal defense.

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Jameson Garcia University of the Incarnate Word

Garcia, a standout wide receiver who graduated from Amarillo High was known for his 54 catches for 885 yards and 10 touchdowns in his career for the Sandies.

Garcia is currently a wide receiver for The University of the Incarnate Word.

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Keith Johnson Wisconsin Lutheran College

Johnson, a Caprock High School graduate currently plays for Wisconsin Lutheran College.

This year Johnson a junior, has had 2 catches for 31 yards and a touchdown. He was named the NACC Scholar Athlete for the 2022-2023 Season.

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Jacqueline Berry Hardin-Simmons University

Berry, an 8-time track state champion and 1,000-point club member played for Texhoma Highschool in Texhoma, Ok. After her Sophomore year of high school Berry decided she was going to pursue basketball even though she was a D1 prospect for Track and Softball. After being told her entire high school career that she wasn't good enough, Berry defied all the odds stacked against her and signed with Hardin-Simmons University where she has had a standout career.

Berry is currently playing basketball at Hardin-Simmons University where she is averaging 17.8 points per game, 4 assists, 6 rebounds, and 2.3 steals. She was recently awarded the ASC Player of the week.

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Braden Hausen High Point University

Braden Hausen played 4 years at Amarillo High School where he was named District MVP, First Team All-District, and First Team All-State. In his time as a Sandies, he helped lead his team to four conference championships, and two state runner-up titles.

Hausen currently plays for High Point University where he averages 10.5 points per game.

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KJ Thomas University of Texas El Paso

Thomas, a graduate of Randall Highschool led the team to 2 state appearances, accomplished 1500 career points, and was named Amarillo Globe News Athlete of the year.

Thomas currently plays for UTEP where he is averaging 12.2 PPG as a Freshman.

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