Boyd girls still seeking first league win

At 0-7 in District 9-A action the Lady Broncos hit the road Thursday night looking to play the role of spoiler against the Viqueens of Community High School (4-2).

But a scoreless first quarter by the Lady Broncos allowed Community to take a 25-point lead by the half, which was enough to put the Viqueens on top 60-26.

Freshman Georgia Ralston, who scored a game high 15 points, led the charge in the opening period for Community. With the help of Kassidy Lane and Lesley Murphy the Viqueens held a 22-0 lead at the end of the period.

Boyd finally got some offense going in the second period, but the Lady Broncos still struggled from the floor. Virigina Prater and Kate Sain tried to get things going, but by the end of the period Boyd had scored just five points. Community added eight points to its points total and at the end of the first half Boyd trailed 30-5.

Third-quarter action saw Boyd protect the ball a little better, which allowed the Lady Broncos to post 10 points in the period. But the Lady Broncos had no answer on defense as they were unable to stop Community’s 17 point attack. The Viqueens headed into the final period with a 47-15 lead.

Boyd once again found some offensive production from Katie Sain and Kelcy Tate and with the help of Prater the Lady Broncos posted 11 points in the final period. But the Viqueens continued to control the game just as they did from the opening whistle and posted 13 points to take the 34 point victory over the Lady Broncos.

For Boyd, Tate had nine points. Sain hit for eight, Prater added seven and Danna Wells added two points.

Ralston led all scores with 15 points, Lane hit for 12 and Murphy had eight to lead Community.

Boyd will be in action on the road against Middle Tennessee Christian on Tuesday.