Boyd buckles at Monterey

A Saturday night trip to Monterey wasn?t enough to reverse the fortunes of the Boyd High School basketball teams.

The Broncos and Lady Broncos were swept by the Wildcats in their non-district doubleheader, with the girls? team falling by a 61-42 final while the boys came up short, losing 69-47.

Leah Walker had a team-high 22 points for Boyd in the opener, and the Lady Broncos held their own for a half, trailing 12-10 after a period and 33-24 at the half. But the Lady Wildcats erupted out of the halftime locker room, posting 20 points in the third while holding Boyd to just four, and although the Lady Broncos out-scored their hosts 14-8 over the closing eight minutes, it wasn?t enough to mount a comeback.

Lyndsey King added eight points to Boyd?s cause, while Virginia Prater had seven and Cassie Wanamaker scored three. Courtney Hard rounded out the Lady Broncos? efforts with two points.

Molly Heady was a one-girl wrecking crew for the Lady Wildcats, posting 34 points, while Bethany Pascel had six.

? In the boys? tilt, a fast start by the Wildcats doomed Boyd from the start, as they took a 35-13 lead into halftime and never looked back. Boyd?s offensive production picked up somewhat after halftime, notching a dozen points in the third quarter and 22 in the fourth, but it was too little and too late to foster any thoughts of a rally.

Tyler Hillis was the only Bronco to finish with a double-digit point total, scoring a game-high 31 to lead his team?s attack. Lance Chandler added five, while Mitchell Young and Dylan Fernandez had three apiece. Spencer Warren and Lucas Majors added two each, and Cole Stubblefield scored on a free throw.

Joey Meredith led Monterey with 18 points, and the Wildcats benefited from a 14-point night by Matt Howard while Michael Buckner and Blake Van Winkle scored nine.

Boyd was at home last night, taking on Cascade in a district twin bill.