Boyd swept by Zion Christian

In the opening tilt, the Lady Broncos lost to their guests 61-42, and in the nightcap Boyd?s boys were handed a 65-46 loss.

Virginia Prater and Cassie Wanamaker finished in double figures in the girls? loss, with 11 and 10 points, respectively, and the Lady Broncos held their own for the first half. The first quarter of Friday?s contest ended with the teams knotted at 16-all, and Zion took a one-point lead into halftime, going up 27-26.

But Boyd managed just one point in the third quarter, while Zion struck for 17 to take command for good.

Leah Walker had eight points for Boyd, while Lyndsey King added seven. Mary Heard led Zion to the win, scoring 23 points ? including three 3-pointers ? and pulling down 10 rebounds. Ashley Adams added 12 points to the winning side.

? The Broncos fell behind 17-9 after a quarter, and trailed 30-20 at the half on the way to their 19-point loss.

Tyler Hillis paced Boyd with 23 points, while Mitchell Young and Mattox Davis had seven each and Cole Stubblefield added four. But a 36-point night from Nathan Cass and 16 more from Zion?s Michael Moore helped propel the visiting squad to the victory.