Boyd handed district sweep: Monterey cruises to 78-30 win
Monday night the Lady Wildcats of Monterey visited Boyd Christian in a district battle. The Lady Wildcats had four players score in double digits in their 78-30 win over the Lady Broncos.
Tabitha King scored the first two points of the game for the Lady Broncos in the opening seconds of the game. But turnovers by Boyd over the next five minutes resulted in 15 straight points for the Lady Wildcats. Lydia Powell added a basket for Boyd at the 2:20 mark but Monterey added six points to close out the period with a 21-4 lead.
In the second period turnovers continued to be the stumbling block for Boyd. The Lady Broncos opened the period with six unanswered points with baskets from King, Powell and Alex Porter. But the hot-shooting Lady Wildcats answered the call with a 3 from Rachel Miller and 10 straight points from Monterey. Jennifer Laxton hit a 3-pointer with two minutes left in the half but Miller hit another 3 with 18 seconds left on the clock to give her Lady Wildcats a 41-14 lead at the break.
Monterey continued to hit from every spot on the floor in the third period as the team totaled 17 points in the period. The Lady Broncos managed only seven points in the period, including a 3 from Lyndsey King but Boyd trailed 58-21 by the end of the quarter.
The Lady Broncos’ offensive troubles continued in the final period. Missed scoring opportunities and no second-chance baskets resulted in nine points for Boyd in the period. The Lady Wildcats scored off Bronco mistakes and by the end of the period Monterey had added 20 points for the 48-point victory.
For the Lady Broncos, Tabitha King led with seven points, Powell and Porter had six points each. Mary Reynolds, Laxton and Lyndsey King had three points each and Tenera Jones added two points. For Monterey, Miller led with 20 points, Ashley Harris had 16, Kathryn Kniep had 15 and Rachel Swafford added 14 to lead the Lady Wildcats.