Boyd boys fall in first home game
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Boyd started off slowly, and allowed Monterey to run off nine straight points over the first three minutes of play. Tyler Hillis and Dustin Curtis got things going for Boyd with two baskets each, however, as the quarter ended with Boyd trailing 18-12.
Boyd’s defense stepped up in the opening minutes of the second period and held Monterey to two points during the first four minutes of play. Hillis and Curtis worked the paint, with Hillis hitting for eight of Boyd’s 14 points in the period. With two minutes left in the half, Andrew Buckner hit back-to-back 3’s to give the Wildcats a 37-26 lead at the half.
Monterey broke things open in the third period as Jacob Philips and David Walker provided much of the Wildcats 20 points in the period. Boyd had trouble finding the basket in the first three of play. Curtis picked up a three-point play with 3:15 left in the quarter and added two more baskets but Monterey closed out the period with eight points and a 57-42 lead heading into the final period.
The two teams swapped buckets in the fourth quarter, with Monterey hitting for 22 points over the eight-minute span. Boyd answered the call but couldn’t gain any ground, after hitting for 21 in the period in a losing effort.
Curtis led the Broncos with 17 points, while Hillis added 14. Matthew Hancock and Dillon Childers had nine points each. James Dunlap had five, Adam White hit for four, Brooks Palmer had three and Henry Hall added two points.
For the Wildcats, Robert Cook led all scorers with 20 points and Chris Phipps hit for 11.