District leaders beat up Boyd’s Broncos

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard

The Broncos’ Dillon Childers and Westmoreland’s Carson Newton scramble for a loose ball during Tuesday night’s game at Boyd. (Dale Stubblefield photo)

With an unbeaten mark in District 8-A play, Westmoreland traveled to Boyd Tuesday night and improved its record to 6-0, 21-1 overall by downing the Broncos 88-38.

Boyd dropped to 3-7 on the year and 0-6 in district action.

The opening period was a solid performance by the Broncos as they moved the ball well, hitting from outside and in the paint. Dillion Childers put Boyd on the board and Dustin Curtis hit back to back baskets as Boyd trailed 16-8. Childers hit a 3-pointer with 1:37 left in the period, but the Eagles ran off six points to close out the quarter leading 22-15.

The second period was played from the foul line. Boyd hit 7 of 14 from the line and Westmoreland was 13 of 17 in the period. Zack Custer heated up in the period for the Eagles as he hit for 10 points including two 3-pointers as Westmoreland built a 51-24 lead by the half after hitting for 29 points in the period.

Turnovers were costly for Boyd in the third period as the Broncos turned the ball over seven times, while scoring just eight points. Curtis connected for four, James Dunlap added one basket, but Westmoreland pounded the boards for 15 in the third for a 66-32 lead.

Baskets were hard to come by for the Broncos in the final period as Boyd added just six points to its total. The Eagles quickness produced 22 points in the period as Kyle May heated up for eight in the period to secure the victory.

For the Broncos, Curtis had 11 points, Childers hit for 10, Hancock and Tyler Hillis had four each, Adam White hit for three, Henry Hall, Mitchell Young and James Dunlap had two points each.

Leading the Eagles was, Nick Parker with 18 points, Jake Hammock had 15 and Custer hit for 10 points.