Lady Broncos fall by 31
The Lady Broncos played host to the Lady Knights of Pope John Paul II Tuesday night, and had trouble with the Lady Knights aggressive offensive rebounding throughout the contest as they fell 73-42.
Pope John Paul controlled the first quarter, hitting the boards and ripping the net from behind the arc on their way to a 16-0 lead before the Lady Broncos’ Kati Sutton hit a 3-pointer at the 3:32 mark.
Boyd had trouble working the ball downcourt from the very aggressive full-court pressure put on by the Lady Knights. Sutton hit with 27 seconds left in the period as the Broncos found themselves trailing 20-5 by the end of the quarter.
Turnovers and poor rebounding hurt Boyd in the second period. The Lady Bronco offense pulled together midway through the quarter, however, with Sutton and Amanda Prater providing much of the offense to give their team 11 more points by halftime. The Lady Knights continued to run their offense by using fundamentals and good ball movement. Megan Forester gave the Lady Broncos problems as she hit for 11 points to help Pope John Paul II to a 39-16 halftime lead.
The well-coached Lady Knights came out in the third quarter with their aggressive press causing Boyd to turn the ball over. PJP went to point guard Brittany Roach, who hit for three 3-pointers in the period to help her team to a 58-23 lead by the end of the third.
Boyd’s offense got things going in the fourth, with Amber Hodge, Sutton and Prater providing all the offense. Good team work and rebounding helped Boyd to 19 points, but the Lady Knights used the clock wisely as they closed out the game with a 29-point win.
For the Lady Broncos, Sutton had 19 points, Hodge hit for 13 and Prater added 10 points.
Roach led all scorers with 20 points for the Lady Knights, followed by Forester with 11 and Laura Holzmer with 10.