Broncos topped by Forrest

The Broncos of Boyd High School dropped to 0-7 in District 9-A after falling to Forrest 69-27 at home Friday night. The Rockets improved to 7-0 in district play and 11-6 on the season.

Nick Schnapp was all the offense Forrest needed in the opening period, as he hit for eight of the Rockets? 14 points in the period, including a pair of 3-pointers. Lucas Majors put Boyd on the board with a runner in the paint and closed out the period with a bucket after Matt Davis added three points, but Forrest held a 14-7 advantage by the end of the period.

In the second period the big men in the middle took over for the Rockets as Brian Whitley and Colin Henson worked the boards for six points each. Lance Chandler hit from the baseline for Boyd, and Mitchell Young and Austin Young added one basket each. Forrest continued to get help from long range, however, as Schnapp hit another 3-pointer. The Rockets ran off eight unanswered points in the final two minutes of play to take a 33-13 lead at the half.

Boyd?s only points in the third period came after Majors hit 2-of-2 from the free-throw line at the 7:17 mark. The Rockets? offense took control of the paint and worked the ball around the arc as Forrest netted 17 points in the third quarter for a 50-15 lead.

Cole Stubblefield hit a two-point bucket to start the final period for Boyd. Over the next five minutes of play the two teams exchanged baskets with Davis and Lucas Hartman finding the bottom of the net. Forrest answered with three 3-pointers during the final three minutes of play to secure the district win. The Broncos are now 1-14 on the season.

For the Broncos, Majors and Mitchell Young had six points each. Davis and Hartman added four points each while Austin Young, Stubblefield and Chandler had two apiece.

Schnapp had 15 points, and Henson added 12 to lead the Rockets.

Boyd will be back in district action on Tuesday, at home against Community.