Broncos ousted by Saints

Boyd?s J.T. Morgan lays in two of his 11 points against DeKalb Middle Thursday night.

With DeKalb taking the opening tip, Boyd went to a man-to-man defense. The Saints had little trouble in the opening minutes of the first period running off seven straight points with baskets from Daniel Young and Justin France. The Broncos countered at the 4:21 mark with back-to-back baskets from Logan Walker, then J.T. Morgan found some open space under the basket for two points and Kaleb Tilton added two points from the free-throw line at the 1:30 mark.

But the Saints marched downcourt and hit for six unanswered points to extend their lead before Boyd worked the ball to Logan Walker, who hit a 3-pointer just before the period ended to cut DeKalb?s edge to 17-11.

The Saints were off and running in the second period, with Weston Rhody hitting for five points and Tyler Caldwell nailing a 3-pointer at the 2:45 mark. Boyd didn?t score in the second period until the 2:14 mark, when Conner Dixon hit two-of-two from the charity stripe. The Broncos put three more points on the board, but DeKalb?s Lucas Phillips hit from the paint with one second left in the half as the Saints took a 25-16 lead at the break.

The Saints ran off 11 unanswered points to open the third period, which ran three minutes off the clock. Spencer Warren put Boyd on the scoreboard after hitting a jumper in the paint with 1:35 left in the period. Walker and Morgan added one basket each, but DeKalb hit for six points in the final minute of play to take a 44-22 lead.

In the final period Boyd got off to a good start with baskets from Morgan and Warren and a 3-pointer from Dixon. The Saints went to their bench in the final period, which produced nine points to secure the win.

For the Broncos, Walker and Morgan had 11 points each. Warren and Dixon added five points apiece. Aaron Taylor had four, Tilton hit for two and Logan McCormick added one point.

France led all scorers for the Saints with 15 points. Rhody had 13, Young hit for 11, Tyler Caldwell and Phillips had three points each. Andy Mathis, Lucas Phillips, Daniel Stanley and Wesley Mason had two points each.