By Sandy Anderberg
The Clarendon Lady Broncos fought hard against Sunray in Amarillo on Friday night and deservedly earned the Area Championship with a big win over the Lady Cats at 52-41.
They handled everything Sunray threw at them and were determined to go to the next level in the playoffs.
The ladies went on a scoring frenzy in the second quarter of play sending Sunray a statement of their determination. Holding a 13-point lead at the break gave the Lady Broncos a huge boost to continue on and stun the Lady Cats to get the win.
“I thought we played really hard and were able to get stops on defense,” coach Molly Weatherred said. “Sunray had some really good shooters and went on a run early in the fourth (quarter). I never felt my girls panic. They kept their composure and got it together. I was very proud of our effort.”
McKayla Cartwright and Ryann Starnes were solid inside and played a clean game underneath scoring 18 and 9 points for the Lady Broncos.
Deborah Howard took control of the ball for Clarendon and her 10 points helped to put them over the top.
Jentry Shadle hit two crucial three pointers to add eight, and Anna Ceniceros and Trevela Dronzek added four and three to help with the win. Every part of their game was on, but they were slowed somewhat at the free throw line only shooting 42 percent.
The Lady Broncos will have played the regional quarterfinals against Gruver before press time. Visit ClarendonLive.com for playoff updates.
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