Broncos lay it all ‘on the line’

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard

Boyd’s Matthew Hancock puts up a shot against Webb’s Matt Davis (44) during Tuesday night’s Hall of Fame Classic game at Boyd. The Broncos defeated their guests, 75-66. (Dale Stubblefield photo)

Foul shots can win a game, and in Boyd’s 75-66 win over Webb Tuesday night, fouls shots ruled the first half as Boyd went to the line hitting 26 of 37.

For the entire night, the two teams attempted 99 shots from the charity stripe in their Hall of Fame Classic tilt.

All but two points in the first period came from the line, as Dustin Curtis, Dillion Childers, James Dunlap and Matthew Hancock combined to hit 16 of 24 during the first six minutes of play.

The Broncos held a 16-six lead going in to the final two minutes, when the Feet hit three in a row to cut into Boyd’s lead. Dunlap hit a jumper in the paint with 49 ticks left in the period as Boyd held a 18-14 lead by the end of the first.

In the second quarter Boyd extended its lead by eight points with help from Curtis, Brooks Palmer, Adam White and Tyler Hillis who scored Boyd’s last points in the half to give the Broncos a 38-30 lead at the break. By the half the two teams had attempted 54 shots from the line.

In the opening minutes of the third period, Webb came out and scored 11 straight points to take the lead with 4:56 left to play. White scored Boyd’s first points in the period at the 4:42 mark.

Webb held a one-point lead at the 2:20 mark, but Childers tied the game at 45-45 and Boyd regained the lead from the foul line as Hancock hit Boyd’s final five points in the period for a 52-49 edge.

In the final period Webb made several runs by hitting three 3-pointers, but the Broncos scored 10 points from the floor and made 13 of 19 from the foul line to pick up the victory.

For the Broncos, Curtis led all scorers with 21 points. Childers hit for 15, Hancock added 12, Hillis had 10, White hit for six, Dunlap scored five, Palmer had three, Henry Hall and John Bryant had two points each.

For the Feet, Will Smith led with 11 points.

Boyd takes on David Brainerd on the road tonight in another Hall of Fame game, and opens its season Tuesday at home against Monterey.