Broncos fall short in home matchup against Mt. Juliet
A swarming defense by Mt. Juliet and turnovers by the Broncos put the Saints out in front early during Thursday night’s junior high basketball action at Boyd. Mt. Juliet scored 12 points in the second period to help secure the 38-26 win over the Broncos.
Points were hard to come by for both teams in the first quarter. Logan Walker put the Broncos on the board first at the 4:31 mark, and Mt. Juliet scored its only points in the period at the 2:22 point of the first. Cole Stubblefield nailed a 3-pointer with 31 ticks left in the period as Boyd held a 5-2 lead.
The Saints came out running in the second period, scoring 10 unanswered points during the first five minutes of play. Lucas Hartman scored the Broncos’ only point in the quarter as the Saints held a 14-6 lead at the half.
Boyd’s defensive woes continued into the third period as Mt. Juliet added 12 points to the scoreboard. Hartman, Walker, Stubblefield and Austin Young combined for 11 points, but Boyd still trailed by nine by the end of the period.
Dylan Fernadez hit from the paint in the first minute of the fourth period for Boyd. Mt. Juliet scored on its next possession, but the Broncos scored the next six points in the game to pull within three at 28-25. The Saints ran off 10 unanswered points before Boyd added a pair of free throws with 15 seconds left as the Broncos fell by 12.
For the Broncos, Stubblefield led with 11 points, Walker and Hartman had five points each. Young had three and Fernadez had two points.
Lee Bullen and Greg McNeil led the Saints with six points each.