Lady Broncos down Mt. Juliet Christian
Friday night at Boyd Christian the Lady Broncos picked up their first win of the year, downing Mt. Juliet Christian 50-29. Amanda Prater led the Lady Broncos with 19 points and 17 rebounds.
In the first half the Lady Broncos did something they hadn’t done all year — protect the ball. Lydia Powell, Tabitha King and Prater gave Boyd an early lead in the first period, combining for 14 points. Boyd pressed in the back court and created several turnovers by the Lady Saints. Mt. Juliet had trouble rebounding as Prater and King shut down the glass, holding the Lady Saints to five points in the quarter.
In the second period Boyd went on an 11-point run before Mt. Juliet’s Briana Lane connected for a 3 with 2:56 left in the first half. The Lady Broncos defense shut down Mt. Juliet’s ability to find an open shot. The Lady Saints added another 3 with 38 seconds left on the clock but Boyd had built a 26-14 lead by the break.
Things slowed down in the third quarter with both teams posting eight points in the period. Boyd’s Tabitha King and Prater put in one basket each to open the period, while solid defense held the Lady Saints scoreless until the four-minute mark. Boyd held on to its 12-point lead at 34-22 by the end of the period.
Prater took over the final period for the Lady Broncos hitting for six of Boyd’s 16 points and pulling down six rebounds. Boyd went on an eight-point run mid-way through the period as the Lady Broncos picked up the 21-point victory.
The Lady Broncos hit 14-of-28 from the foul line, with Mt. Juliet hitting 7-of-12.
For the Lady Broncos, Prater led with 19 points, Tabitha King hit for 14, Tenera Jones had nine, Lyndsey King, Alex Porter, Powell and Mary Reynolds had two points each. For the Lady Saints, Kim Terry had 10 points, Anna Haley hit for seven, Crystal Marshall and Lane had five points each, Rylee Baker added two points.