Comeback comes up short for BCS girls

Saturday night at Boyd Christian the Lady Broncos lost a heartbreaker to David Brainered Christian after a big fourth-quarter comeback attempt.The Lady Wildcats slipped past the Lady Broncos 42-40 in non-district action.

Boyd’s offense struggled in the opening period as the Lady Broncos failed to post a point on the scoreboard. The Lady Wildcats, with the help of Natalie North and Haley Moore netted seven points.

Second-period action saw the Lady Broncos’ offense come to life, out-scoring David Brainerd 11-9 as Boyd trailed by five at the end of the first half.

The Lady Broncos’ man-to-man defense helped them control the defensive boards in the second half. Third-quarter action saw Virginia Prater and Kelcy Tate keep the Lady Broncos with striking distacne as Boyd put nine points on the board. But David Brainerd’s offense still held the upper hand as the Lady Wildcats netted 15 points to hold a 31-20 lead by the end of the period.

The Lady Broncos out-scored Brainerd 20-11 in the final period. Down by five with under 10 seconds to play, Boyd’s Sara Buckner nailed a 3-pointer to pull the Lady Broncos within two with two seconds left on the clock. The Lady Broncos were helpless as time ran out to give the Lady Wildcats the victory.

‘We dominated the defensive boards and played good defense, but our offense lacked intensity,’ said coach Jeanne Hagar. ‘They didn’t give up tonight, they just started too late.’

For Boyd, Prater hit for 20 points and pulled down 10 boards. Tate aded nine, Danna Wells hit for six, Buckner had three and Cassie Wanamaker added two points. Emily Newby and Wanamaker had eight rebounds each.

North led all scorers with 23 for the Lady Wildcats. Lauren Caldwell had eight, Haley Moore hit for six, Ashley Ferrell and Danielle Newton had two points each and Katheryn Knarr added one point.

The Lady Broncos were scheduled to take on Cascade on Tuesday.