Boyd girls win, boys fall against David Brainerd

Tuesday night the Boyd High School basketball teams traveled to Chattanooga to take on David Brainerd in non-district action. The Lady Broncos posted 19 points in the final period to rally for a 57-49 win, but in the boys game, Boyd fell 76-63 to the Wildcats.

The Lady Broncos jumped out to a 15-5 lead by the end of the first period. The Lady Wildcats turned things around in the second period and out scored Boyd 22-11 to take a 27-26 lead at the break.

Both teams continued to hit from the floor in the third period, as David Brainerd struck for 15 points, while Boyd posted 12. By the end of the period the Lady Wildcats held a four-point lead.

In the final period, Boyd turned up the pressure on defense and held David Brainerd to seven points. The Lady Broncos posted 19 points, with 11 points coming from the free-throw line, to secure the victory.

Virginia Prater led the Lady Broncos with 24 points and eight rebounds. Leah Walker had 11 points, Lyndsey King had 10 points and pulled down eight rebounds. Courtney Hard added eight points and Olivia Newby pitched in four points.