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By Sandy Anderberg

The Clarendon Broncos outlasted the Happy Cowboys at home last week in their 50-37 win.

Michael Randall, Heston Seay, and Braxton Gribble led the way with all three finishing with double digit points. Randall also grabbed 23 rebounds that allowed him a double-double on the night.

The Broncos worked their way to an eight-point lead after the first eight minutes and dominated from there on out. The Cowboys attempted a comeback in the final period but failed to convert the points they needed to catch up.

As a team, the Broncos posted 34 rebounds, 15 assists, 12 steals, ad. Five blocks against a determined Cowboy team. They finished at 44 percent from the free-throw line hitting seven of 16, and Happy finished at 25 percent. A little bit of foul trouble put them in a tough spot.

Randall put in 15, Gribble and Seay both finished with 10 from the field. Caleb Herbert put in eight, Tyler Cavanaugh had five, and Kreed Robinson helped with two.

The Broncos went up against Wildorado in the first round of the White Deer Tournament and defeated them 60-42 in their second meeting of the season.

The Broncos dominated the Mustangs on the board with 35 rebounds. They also had 15 assists, 12 steals, and five blocks in the game. Randall came home with another double-double with 21 points and 23 rebounds, while Gribble put up 12 points, and Herbert helped with 10. Brentley Gaines had eight, Seay put in five, Tyler Cavanaugh added three, and Robinson converted one free throw.

The Broncos fell short in the next game with Canyon JV and were defeated 31-55. They were only able to shoot 27 percent from the bonus line and were six of twenty-six from the arc.
Gribble and Tyler Cavanaugh led with eight, and Randall had six.

The Broncos will participate in the Childress Tournament December 11-13 and will travel to Fritch December 16 and play at Sunray December 19.

By Sandy Anderberg

The Lady Broncos jumped started their tournament season with five huge wins that brought about a Platinum Championship in Ponder last weekend. The ladies were hitting on all cylinders as they knocked out teams from 3A, 4A, and 5A schools.

The Lady Broncos opened the tournament against Iowa Park and defeated them 50-19. Preslee Smith, Kenidee Hayes, and Madi Benson finished in double figures with 16, 13, and 10 points respectively. The Lady Broncos hit four three-pointers and converted free throws at 60 percent.

They took on 5A Wichita Falls in the next game and pounded them 72-34. Cambree Smith, Gracie Ellis and Berkley Moore took control of the scoreboard and finished with 15, 14, and 12 points. The team knocked down all of their free throws hitting all 11 shots and sunk seven shots from the arc.

Benbrook ISD was the next challenger in the bracket and the Lady Broncos took full control early on leading by 27 points after one quarter of play to get the 66-23 win. Moore was on fire with 16 points that included three for three at the bonus line and two three-pointers. C. Smith had 14, and Hayes helped with 12. The host team was next in line to face the Lady Broncos and stay fairly close all game long. A big third quarter for Ponder put them only two points behind the Lady Broncos as they went in to the final eight minutes of play. C. Smith led the charge with 11 points and Moore finished with nine. P. Smith, Ellis, and Hayes all helped with eight, and Millie McAnear added one.

The final game was against Bridgeport, which turned out to be a foul-fest that went into overtime at 35 all. Thirty-eight free throws were shot by both teams in the game with the Lady Broncos hitting 16 of 29. Bridgeport was only able to put three points in the overtime period compared to seven for the Lady Broncos. Ellis and Hayes were able to hit three of six free throws and Hayes was able to score two field goals in the extra minutes.

Solid play and a lot of determination fueled the Lady Broncos who will be back at home December 2 against Abernathy at 6:30 p.m.