Boyd, Webb clash to wrap up middle school squads? seasons: Lady Broncos fall, boys win
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Sara Buckner, Hannah Powell, Kelsey Jones, Olivia Newby, Hayley Cantrell and Spencer Warren were honored in between games, while on the court Boyd split with Webb as the Lady Broncos fell 38-11 but the boys topped the Feet 34-28.
The Lady Broncos struggled on both ends of the floor in the first half. Jones scored one basket in the first period for the Lady Broncos, while the Lady Feet hit for seven. In the second period Jones hit the front end of a one and one as the Lady Broncos had three points at the half. Webb ran the floor and struck from the paint for 13 points and held a 20-3 lead.
Newby hit to open the third period for the Lady Broncos, but the Lady Feet ran off six straight points. Newby added a basket at the 3:30 mark, before Boyd gave up four more points as the quarter ended with the Lady Feet holding a 30-7 lead.
The Lady Bronco offense continued to struggle in the final period. Webb hit for six points in the first two minutes of play. Jones hit from the paint at the 3:03 mark and Bailey Gilliam hit for two with 1:32 left in the game, but it would be all the Lady Broncos would manage at the Lady Feet won by 27 points.
For the Lady Broncos, Jones had five, Newby hit for four and Gilliam added two points.
? In the boys? game the Broncos took the early lead and never gave it up. Aaron Taylor pitched in four points and J.T. Morgan added a basket for Boyd. ChamChem Quao had all Webb?s points in the period as the Broncos held a 6-5 lead.
In the second quarter Morgan scored in the paint and then Logan Walker connected for a 3-pointer. Kaleb Tilton and Walker scored off of steals as Boyd extended its lead by 10 points. Quao hit from the paint just before the half ended for the Feet as the Broncos took a 15-7 lead into the half.
In the third period Quao went to work for the Feet hitting for eight of Webb?s 13 points in the period. Morgan, Walker, Tilton and Grayson Woods added one basket each to give Boyd a 23-20 lead.
In the final period Spencer Warren scored Boyd?s first four points as Boyd struck for nine unanswered points. Webb added a pair of baskets in the final minute and Tilton hit two-of-two from the charity stripe with 14 seconds left in the game to secure the Broncos victory.
For Boyd, Walker and Morgan led with nine points each. Tilton had six, Warren and Taylor had four points apiece, and Woods added two points.
Quao led all scorers with 19 points for Webb. Drew Millee had three, Austin Skelton, Josh Ferrell and Jared Betts added two points each.
On Friday night the Broncos fell in overtime to Van Buren County, losing 54-51. Walker had 20 points. Taylor had 11, Woods, Morgan and Tilton had six points each and Warren added two points.