Broncos roughed up at home
Tuesday night the Boyd Broncos entertained Westmoreland without much success in the matchup. A big first quarter by the Eagles resulted in a 75-39 loss for the Broncos.
Dustin Curtis opened the contest up with a basket for Boyd, but Westmoreland took over after that. The Eagles went on a 15-point run, controlling the next four minutes of the game. Curtis added a pair of baskets in the final two minutes but the Broncos trailed 26-8 at the end of the opening period.
Boyd evened the scoring contest in the second period as both teams hit for 11 points in the period. Casey Hertwig opened the period with a long-range 3, and Clint Patterson added three quick baskets. Steven Bonner took charge for the Eagles in the closing minutes with eight points as his team led 37-19 at the break.
Offensively both teams got off to a slow start in the third period. Westmoreland scored its first points at the six-minute mark and for Boyd Dillion Childers hit a 3-pointer with five-minutes left in the period. Adam White, Curtis and Hertwig closed out the period with baskets, but a pair of 3’s by Westmoreland gave the Eagles a 54-30 lead going into the final period.
Westmoreland broke open the fourth period as seven players totaled 21 points. The Broncos tried to fight their way back into the contest with baskets from Curtis and Hertwig but the Broncos had dug too big a hole in the opening quarter to gain any ground.
For the Broncos, Hertwig led with 11 points, Curtis had 10, Childers hit for seven, Clint Patterson added six, White and James Dunlap had two points each and Brooks Palmer hit for one point.
Leading all scorers was Westmoreland’s Zack Custer with 22 points. Steve Bonner added 12 and Matt Coates hit for nine.