Turnovers trouble for Boyd?s girls

Friday night at Boyd Christian, the Lady Broncos dropped their District 9-A contest to the Lady Rockets of Forrest by a 70-29 final.

Holding on to the ball has been a big problem for the Lady Broncos all season, and nothing changed in the opening period of Friday?s game, as Boyd turned the ball over 14 times in the first quarter.

On defense Boyd came out in a zone, which quickly gave up nine unanswered points as Blair Foster struck for a 3-pointer at the 5:26 mark. The Lady Rockets? man-to-man defense closed down the Boyd?s passing lanes, keeping the Lady Broncos off the board until Leah Walker hit from the paint with 4:23 remaining in the period. Walker added three more, scoring all five of Boyd?s points, while Forrest continued to score with ease hitting for 11 more points before the period ended for a 20-5 lead.

Forrest controlled the boards in the second period, scoring 14 of its 27 points off of offensive rebounds. Forrest put seven points on the board to open the period, before Walker hit a bucket from the paint at the 6:35 mark for Boyd. The Lady Rockets then ran off nine unanswered points during a three-minute run. Virginia Prater added two points from the charity stripe and Walker converted a 3-point play, but that would be all Boyd would manage before the half ended. Summer Waggoner hit back-to-back lay-ups and Foster closed out the period with a 3-pointer as the Lady Rockets held a 47-14 advantage at the break.

Prater gave Boyd a spark after hitting a 3-pointer to open the third period, but Forrest?s Shelby Stinnett countered with a 3-pointer and then hit back-to-back baskets. Lyndsey King found a pair of buckets from the paint for Boyd. Forrest drove the paint for six points to close out the third quarter as the Lady Rockets enjoyed a 62-23 lead.

Forrest slowed things down in the final period after working its bench players into the game. The Lady Rockets hit for eight points down the stretch. Prater added a pair of baskets and Walker hit from the paint, but it was little help as Forrest rolled to a 41-point victory.

For Boyd, Walker had 14 points, Prater had 11 and King added four points. Foster and Summer Waggoner hit for 12 points each for the Lady Rockets.

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