Commanders take control in second period en route to 34-point victory
The Boyd Broncos had hopes of revenge Saturday night when they took on Friendship Christian, which had handed them a 71-47 loss last time they meet in December.
Things wouldn’t be much better this time around, however, as Boyd fell 94-60 at home.
Boyd played very aggressive in the first period and solid defense held Friendship in check allowing them 19 points. The Broncos worked their way within seven points by the end of the period at 19-12.
In the second quarter Boyd let Friendship hit the offensive glass and gave them many second chance baskets. Boyd on the other hand had to do their scoring from the outside as they added 12 more points in the period. Friendship aggressive play in the paint allowed them to extend their lead by the half 48-24.
In the third period Boyd found its way into foul trouble, and wound up short-handed late in the quarter. Friendship continued to hit shot after shot and added 25 points in the period for 73-43 lead by the end of the quarter.
Kenneth King had a big fourth quarter as he hit for eight points, but Boyd still had trouble matching up with Friendship’s size inside. The Commanders added 21 points in the final period while giving up 17 to Boyd which would be more than enough for the win. Friendship hit eight 3-pointers in the game with Boyd hitting seven shots from behind the arc.
Leading the way for Boyd, Clint Patterson had 20 points, Jay Medley had 14, King had 10 and Sam Medley hit for nine points. Mathew Hancock had four points, Casey Hertwig had two and John Watson added one point.
For Friendship, Adam Tomlinson led all scores with 34 points followed by Michael Rivers and Jeff Poling with 11 points each.