By Sandy Anderberg
The Lady Broncos hit a snag in their season closer last Tuesday night against Panhandle at home. Despite the 48-55 loss, the ladies were named District Champions after going 7-1 in District and will have a bye in the first round of post-season play.
Panhandle and Claude will also be represented in the playoffs. The Lady Broncos jumped on Panhandle early, leading by five after the first quarter of play. Clarendon continued their dominance into the beginning of the third period, but foul trouble began to slow their offense down. The Pantherettes were able to regroup and take the lead going into the final eight minutes of play. The Lady Broncos failed to get stops where they needed them and took the loss. Offensively, the Lady Broncos struggled in the second half of play and Panhandle stayed solid. However; many of Panhandle’s points in the final quarter came from the free throw line when the home team was forced to foul. Senior post player McKayla Cartwright and guard Deborah Howard led the ladies on the scoreboard with 10 points each.
“We got ourselves in foul trouble early, and had some players have to sit,” coach Molly Weatherred said. “We were unable to get stops late in the game. Hopefully, this loss can refocus us and get us playing our best basketball right when we need to.”
Scoring: Cartwright 10, D. Howard 10, Ryann Starnes 9, Jentry Shadle 6, Lydia Howard 5, Taylor Gaines 5, and Anna Ceniceros 3.
The Lady Broncos have received a bye in the first round of the playoffs and will play the winner of the Quanah and Lockney game with a date and location to be announced.
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