Eagles soar to win over Boyd
What started out to be a close game ended up being a one-sided contest between the Boyd Broncos and the Eagles of Westmoreland Tuesday night, as Westmoreland picked up the road win 64-43.
The first period begin with Boyd putting the first points on the board. Westmoreland then went on a seven-point run before the Broncos got back in the scoring column. With 27 seconds left on the clock Boyd trailed 9-8 when Scott York hit a last-second shot to give Westmoreland a three-point lead by the end of the period.
In the second quarter Westmoreland scored eight points before Boyd finally got on the board. Kenneth King hit a 10-foot jumper in the paint at the 5:02 mark but the Broncos managed only five points in the period. Westmoreland continued to stay hot and by the end of the period they had put in 18 points on the board to take a 29-13 lead into the half.
In the third period the game took a bad turn for the Broncos as several questionable calls put Boyd in foul trouble and helped Westmoreland extend its lead to 46-23 by the end of the quarter.
In the final period Boyd came out in a full-court press and gave the visiting team all it could handle. With 4:38 left in the game Boyd went on a 15-point run and made it a 57-43 game with just 1:34 left to play. The Broncos had the send the Eagles to the line to stop the clock but Westmoreland hit its shots and closed out the game with seven straight points to take the win.
For the Broncos, Jay Medley had 15 points. King, Sam Medley and Clint Patterson had eight points each and Casey Hertwig added four points.
Westmoreland’s leading scorers were Matt Coates with 17 points and Steven Bonner had 21 points.