By Sandy Anderberg
The Lady Broncos stopped Quanah in their tracks with a huge 67-19 win on the road before the Christmas break. Berkley Moore and Kenidee Hayes led the way with 14 points each in the 48-point landslide.
The Lady Broncos jumped on the Lady Indians early catching them off guard with their aggressive play. Their seven-point first quarter lead quickly went to a 31-point lead before the break before climbing to big win. Quanah struggled to get anything going against the quickness of the Lady Broncos on both ends of the court.
As a team, the ladies converted their free throws at 60 percent and had three players in double figures. Joining Moore and Hayes was Gracie Ellis who pumped in 12. Kate Shaw, Madi Benson, and Cambree Smith all finished with nine points each, and Preslee Smith nailed a three-pointer in the game.
The Lady Broncos participated in the Canyon Tournament over the holidays and faced a strong Tascosa team in the opening round. The Lady Broncos were defeated 51-64, but played well. They fell behind in the second quarter and struggled to make up the difference despite outscoring their opponent 25-18 in the final quarter of the game. Moore hit five big shots and finished with 20 with C. Smith adding eight for the top two scorers.
They drew up against the Canyon Lady Eagles in the next round and fell short at 40-54. Once again, the Lady Broncos gave their all and struggled in the second quarter digging a hole they could not get out of. However, the ladies were able to come back with the hot hand in the fourth and cut the deficit to 14 before the final buzzer. Moore led the way with 16 and would later earn an All-Tournament award.
They took on Midland Greenwood in the final game of the tournament and clobbered them 52-26 with Hayes charging through with 12 points and Moore with 11.
Overall, the Lady Broncos improved at the bonus line and knocked down 12 of 18 free throws for 67 percent and recorded six three-pointers in the game with Hayes striking twice.
P. Smith finished with nine, Ellis and Shaw added seven each, and C. Smith had five.
The Lady Broncos also took on Hale Center in a non-tournament, non-district game and earned a 54-34 win. The Lady Broncos rushed out of the gate and held a 14-point lead at the break. They were able to pick up where they left off in the final two quarters of the game to earn the 20-point win. As a team, they shot lights out at the bonus line hitting 77 percent of their shots compared to only 44 percent by their opponent. Moore hit five three-pointers and was three for five from the line, while Hayes finished with 13 that included hitting all four of her bonus shots and adding one three pointer.
C. Smith followed suit also with 13 that included two three-pointers and three out of four from the free throw line. P. Smith had four, and Ellis and Shaw added two points each.
The ladies will continue their district season January 9 at Highland Park beginning at 6:30 and host Memphis on January 13.
The Lady Bronco junior varsity will play at Highland Park on the ninth and participate in the White Deer Tournament January 10 before playing Memphis at home at 4:00 p.m. January 13.
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