Van Buren edges Boyd in 7th- & 8th-grade tilt

Friday at Boyd Christian the Broncos’ seventh- and eighth-grade team took on Van Buren County in a midday matchup. Boyd held a one-point lead at the half, but by the end of the game the Eagles had turned it into a two-point victory, 36-34.

By the end of the opening period the Broncos held a 8-5 advantage. Kaleb Tilton pitched in four points and J.T. Morgan and Justin Wilson added one basket each.

In the second period Van Buren out-scored Boyd 9-7 with the help of Sheldon Hitchcock, who netted eight points. Logan Walker, Tilton and Morgan had one basket apiece for the Broncos and Justin Gault added one point, which helped the Broncos to maintain their lead at the half 15-14.

Walker had the hot hand for the Broncos in the third period, scoring six of Boyd’s 10 points. Van Buren got seven points from William Holland and Tyler Turner added two baskets and by the end of the period the Eagles had taken a 27-25 lead.

In the final period the Broncos put nine points on the board as Tilton hit for six in the period. But Boyd couldn’t make up any ground on the Eagles as Van Buren also struck for nine in the period to escape with the two point victory.

For Boyd, Tilton led all scorers with 14 points. Walker had nine, Morgan had six, Grayson Woods and Wilson added two points each and Gault had one point.

Hitchcock and Holland had 13 points apiece for Van Buren. Tyler Turner added six and Tucker McDonald had four points.