Sale Creek sinks Lady Broncos
|
Boyd was looking for their second win of the season before heading back into district play, but was unable to stop the Lady Panther’s Shelby Hill as she hit for 19 points to lead Sale Creek to a 52-38 win.
The first five points posted on the scoreboard were netted by the Lady Panthers. The Lady Broncos had trouble holding on to the ball during the first three minutes, committing five turnovers, but Cassie Wanamaker broke the scoring drought as she hit a 3-pointer at the 4:21 mark.
Haley Haralson answered for Sale Creek with a 3-pointer of her own, before Boyd’s Danna Wells drove the lane for a basket and the Lady Broncos added two more points to the board before the period ended. Sale Creek netted six more points, including a 3-pointer from Hill, to take a 14-7 lead by the end of the period.
Wells got Boyd off to a good start in the second period, with a 3-pointer, followed by Katie Sain’s jumper from the paint and Virginia Prater adding four points. But after scoring seven points during the opening minutes of the period the Lady Panthers hit for 10 points in the final three minutes of the first half. Kelcy Tate closed out the first half for Boyd with a 3-pointer, but by the end of the half Sale Creek had built a 31-22 lead.
Boyd’s offense struggled in the third period as turnovers once again hurt the Lady Broncos. Prater scored seven of Boyd’s eight points in the period, while the Lady Panthers continued to stay hot from the floor. Hill and Lanie Burnett accounted for eight of Sale Creek’s 13 points, to help their team to a 44-28 lead.
The Lady Broncos scored 10 points in the final period with baskets from Wanamaker, Katie Gooden, Wells and Tate. Sale Creek netted 10 points, hitting 7-of-8 from the free-throw line to secure the victory.
For the Lady Broncos, Prater hit for 13 points, followed by Tate with nine, Wells had seven, Wanamaker hit for five, Gooden and Sain added two points each.
Hill had 19, Hannah Woddell had eight and Stephens hit for seven to lead the Lady Panthers.
Boyd will hit the road on Tuesday to take on Eagleville.