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By Sandy Anderberg

The 2026 Lady Broncos’ post-season ended when they met up with New Home in a hard-fought battle at Floydada last week.

The match-up was the Area round of the playoffs and came just three days after the Lady Broncos annihilated the Vega Lady Longhorns in at Amarillo High School to earn the Bi-District trophy.

The Lady Broncos defeated the Lady ‘Horns 52-37 in a well-executed game on both ends of the court. Clarendon was on their game as they hit four three-pointers in the win and converted 12 of 18 shots from the bonus line. They held a 10-point lead at the break and came out on fire to finish the second half.

Senior Kate Shaw was dynamite under the basket and accomplished moves that left Vega defenseless. Shaw finished with 16 points that included converting free-throws at 50%. Fellow seniors Gracie Ellis and Kenidee Hayes added 10 points each with Ellis nailing two threes and Hayes hitting all eight of her bonus points. Madi Benson and Presley Smith added seven apiece and Berkley Moore helped with two.

The game with the New Home Leopards started out strong for the Lady Broncos, who led until the final quarter of play. After a 7-7 tie after one quarter, the Lady Broncos turned up the pressure in the second eight minutes and held a seven-point lead at halftime. Five three-pointers made a big difference for the Lady Broncos in the third quarter of play to give them a three-point lead over the Lady Leps. But the momentum turned to New Home’s favor early in the fourth quarter as they ripped six unanswered points against the Lady Broncos. They ladies never gave up, but had to foul with just minutes left on the clock with a four-point difference in the scores. New Home hit five key free-throws earning the seven-point win at 50-57.

Three Lady Broncos finished in double figures with Hayes putting in 14. Shaw added 12 and Moore put in 11. Ellis finished with eight and Benson added three.

It was a great season for the ladies as they faced injuries and adversity. They stayed strong all season long and never gave up. The seniors will be missed next season.

The Clarendon Lady Broncos won the Bi-District Championship 52-41 over Vega February 16 in Amarillo. The girls played New Home for the Area Title on February 19 in Floydada and were defeated in a close game. Enterprise Photo / Elaina Estlack

By Sandy Anderberg

The Lady Broncos spent little time running the gamut on Highland Park and Memphis to close out their regular season last week and secure a spot in post-season play.

The Lady Broncos clobbered the Lady Hornets at 70-6 and breezed by the Lady Cyclones at 74-14.

Neither game was ever contested by their opponents as they were able to execute their offense at will while able to make stops and cause turnovers. They were able to capitalize on those turnovers and missed shots to closed out both games.

Highland Park never gave the ladies any competition on either end of the court and struggled against the Lady Broncos’ offensive attack. The Lady Bronco strong defense frustrated the Lady Hornets as they were not able to climb into double digits until the third quarter of play.

Presley Smith ended with 15 points and Kenidee Hayes and Kate Shaw put in 12 apiece. Laken Smith and Millie McAnear each had eight, Gracie Ellis put in seven, and Madi Benson added six.

Four players finished in double figures in the game against Memphis with P. Smith leading the way with 19 points. G. Ellis, Hayes, and L. Smith turned in 13 points each and Shaw and McAnear helped with eight and four points respectively. The ladies dropped in nine big shots from the arc and made three of four bonus shots in the game.

The Lady Broncos will face Vega Monday at 6:30 at Amarillo High School for the bi-district title. Follow us at Facebook.com/TheEnterprise for updates.

By Sandy Anderberg

The Clarendon Broncos put together four solid quarters of play and defeated Highland Park 68-48 at home last week.

However, on Friday, the Broncos came up short against the Cyclones at Memphis at 47-49.

The Broncos played with determination in both games with post-season play in mind and they were able to outlast Highland Park. The Broncos used a big-scoring second quarter to gain a 12-point lead over the Hornets at the break and were able to hold that momentum going into the final half of play. HP was unable to slow the Broncos down before time expired.

Michael Randall led all scorers with 23 points. Braxton Gribble pumped in 14 and Brentley Gaines finished with 12. Randall also racked up 18 rebounds for another double-double and went three of six from the bonus line. Gribble and Gaines dominated from the arc with four and three three-pointers respectively. Overall, the team pumped in eight threes and hit 10 of 17 free throws.

Tyler Cavanaugh put in nine and went two for two from the free throw line and Heston Seay helped with five points and seven rebounds. Kreed Robinson, Caleb Herbert added two points each, and Aiden Morris hit one of two bonus points.

The Broncos were hoping their win over the Hornets would be the propeller to a win over the Cylcones, but they were unable to make a final shot to win or extend the game. The Broncos played hard but were unable to get the win.

Gaines had a big game and put in 15 points that included five three-pointers. Seay added eight and Tyler Cavanaugh put in seven. Gribble had six, Randall finished with five, Herbert helped with four, and Robinson added two. The Broncos only shot 42 percent from the bonus line, which made a big difference in the outcome.

The Broncos travel to Panhandle February 13 and finish their season at home on February 17 against Wheeler at 6:00 p.m.