Lady Broncos win, boys fall short at St. Andrew’s
Led by 15 points from Tabitha King, the Lady Broncos took a 10-6 lead through the first quarter, then carried an 18-11 advantage into halftime before going up 32-21 by the third period’s end.
Tenera Jones posted 12 points for the Boyd girls, while Amanda Prater added 10. Jennifer Laxton scored four points, Lydia Powell had two and the duo of Mary Reynolds and Lyndsey King scored one each.
St. Andrew’s was led by Sarah Mathis’ eight points, while Ashley Little had seven. Allie Petrulla had five, Abby Petrulla scored three and Annette Skidmore chipped in two.
On the boys’ side, the Broncos suffered another tough loss, as they fell to St. Andrew’s 74-39 after getting off to a good start.
Boyd trailed by a slim 11-9 margin through one quarter, but the host team erupted for 16 points in the second while holding the Broncos to just five for a 27-14 halftime lead.
Momentum stayed on St. Andrew’s side in the second half, as they out-scored Boyd 27-7 in the third and posted 20 more points in the fourth while holding the Broncos to 18.
Clint Patterson led the way for Boyd with 14, while Casey Hertwig added 11 and Dustin Curtis scored seven. Ben Biles had three and James Dunlap added two, with Dillon Childers and Adam White scoring one each.
Ryan Barry had 23 to pace St. Andrew’s in the win, while Mike Forster had 18 and Jett Fisher scored 14. Brandon Hardison scored six, Kav Spivey and Ike Ubabukoh scored four each, David Graham had two and Ben Craft scored one point.