Rigsby’s 26 points lead Van Buren Co. to win over Broncos
The Boyd Broncos played a solid first half against Van Buren County Monday night at home, but a sloppy third period and poor shooting by Boyd in the second half provided the Eagles all the opportunity they would need as they downed Boyd 73-35 behind a 26-point night by Allen Rigsby.
The Eagles came out in a zone defense, which the Broncos handled very well. But Van Buren’s shooters were screaming hot, as Grant Mooneyham and Rigsby combined for all 16 of the visitors’ points in the first quarter. Adam White was the Broncos’ answer as he hit for five in the period, but Boyd trailed 16-7.
Rigsby opened the second period with his third 3-pointer of the night. Van Buren added two more baskets to build a 23-7 lead with 6:15 left in the half. Dustin Curtis hit one of two from the line for Boyd’s first points in the period and added another basket at the 4:07 mark. Mitchell Young hit a 3 with 2:14 left in the period, and James Dunlap added a basket just before the half as the Broncos trailed 36-19 at intermission.
Just four points and 10 turnovers in the third period by Boyd would open up the door for the Eagles’ 24-point run. Rigsby stayed hot as he chipped in nine in the period and Jason Hutson got on track with seven. White and Tyler Hillis had one field goal each for the Broncos and trailed 60-23 by the end of the third.
The final period was played from the foul line. Boyd hit for 12 in the period with seven points coming at the line from Kendall Wooten, White and Henry Hall. Van Buren hit 9-of-13 from the line to secure its fourth conference win of the season.
For the Broncos, White led with 14 points followed by Curtis and Hillis with five points each. Young and Dunlap hit for three each, Wooten had two and Hall added one point.
Rigsby led all scorers with 26 points for the Eagles. Mooneyham had 11, Jason Hutson had five, Ryan Stewart and Cale Crain had four each, Justin Smith and Colton Simmons had three each, Darrin Baker, Kevin Cunningham and Justin Whittenberg added two points each.