Cougars cruise past Boyd girls
The Lady Broncos entertained Middle Tennessee Christian Friday night in a non-district matchup. The Lady Cougars improved to 9-4 with their 48-27 win over Boyd as the Lady Broncos dropped to 4-13 on the season.
Turnovers have been a big problem for the Lady Broncos all season, and 13 in the first half against MTCS once again provided the opposition all the advantage it would need. The Lady Cougars opened the game with six unanswered points — all off turnovers. The Lady Broncos’ only three points in the period came when Leah Walker hit one of two from the line and Emily Newby added the basket after the missed attempt. Six players scored for MTCS in the opening period as the Lady Cougars held a 15-3 lead by the end of the quarter.
Lyndsey King hit for the Lady Broncos to open the second period, but that would be all Boyd would get. MTCS took control of the game in the paint and dominated the boards. Katie McKinght hit back-to-back baskets and Mollie Wright added a 3-pointer giving MTCS a 28-5 lead by halftime.
Third period action saw Boyd hit for six points in the period, while the Lady Cougars clawed their way for 16 in the period.
Boyd’s Lyndsey King provided some excitement in the final period of play hitting three-3-pointers. The Lady Cougars hit for four points in the period and held on for the victory.
For the Lady Broncos Lyndsey King led with 11 points, followed by Jennifer Laxton and Walker with five points each. Newby added four and Tabitha King had two.
Katie McKnight led MTCS with eight points. Becky Brock had seven, Amy Mullins hit for six Lindsey Lee, Hannah Pack and Mollie Wright added five each. Niki Guldin and Jessica Markum had four each, Sarah Wilson and Katie Broyles scored two points each.