Broncos fall at Forrest
The Boyd High School basketball team has struggled so far this season in District 9-A play with a 0-3 record. Friday night the Broncos traveled to Forrest to take on the Rockets who hold a 2-1 record. Despite a 14-point effort by Tyler Hillis and 13 points by Csaey Myers, the Rockets defeated the Broncos 64-37.
Boyd had little offense in the opening period as the Broncos put just five points on the board. Forrest had no problems running its offense as the Rockets held a 18-5 lead by the end of the first period.
Boyd turned things around in the second period as Hillis and Myers got on track for the Broncos to help their team to a 16-point quarter. But the Rockets continued to stay hot from the floor, netting 17 points to take a 35-21 lead into the half.
Both teams played solid in the third period, exchanging baskets. Boyd made several runs trying to narrow the margin by hitting for 13 points. But Forrest ended the period with a total of 15 points to hold on to the lead at 50-34.
Forrest kept things going in the final period of play with 14 points being added to the board. The Broncos struggled to find any type of offensive production as Boyd scored just three points in the period.
For the Broncos, Hillis had 14, Myers added 13, Cole Stubblefield and Dylan Fernandez had three points apiece. Lance Chandler and Mitchell Young added two points each.
Preston Pratt hit for 14 points. Buck Bennett had eight, Parker Holton and Nick Schnapp added seven points each to lead the Rockets.
‘ The Broncos had another tough matchup last Tuesday, as they traveled to Eagleville. The Eagles had 15 players enter the scorebook to help their team to a 73-33 victory over the Broncos.
Boyd had a good first period as Hillis and Lucas Majors hit to help put 10 points on the board. But the Eagles’ Khameron Lillard and Jay Paul Lenkner put 17 points on the board as Eagleville took a 17-10 lead.
The Eagles broke things open in the second period, out-scoring Boyd 22-9 to take a 39-19 lead at the half.
Boyd’s offense struggled in the second half, scoring just seven points in both the third and fourth periods.
Eagleville added a one in front of that and posted 17 points in the third and fourth quarters to take the 40-point victory.
Hillis led the Broncos with 13 points. Majors had five, Chandler and Lucas Hartman had four points each. Cody Fults hit for five, while Fernandez and Young added two points apiece.
Lillard had 14 points followed by Lenkner with 10 and Jonathon Porter’s eight points to lead the Eagles.
Boyd will back at home on Tuesday to take on Cascade in district action.