Broncos take third in Claude Tourney

By Sandy Anderberg

The Clarendon Broncos participated in the Claude Tournament over the weekend and came home with a third-place finish.

In the opening round, they narrowly lost to the Amarillo Flames, 67-75. It was a close match, but the Broncos just could not pull it out.

Four players finished in double figures. Bryce Grahn finished with 17, Chance Lockhart had 15, Junior Ceniceros had 14, and Charles Mason had 10. Cedrick McCampbell had seven, Taylon Knorpp put in three, and Colt Wood had one.

The Broncos regrouped from their loss and crushed Tulia, 82-47. According to head coach Brandt Lockhart, McCampbell put in 22, Mason had 16, and Lockhart and Wood had 10 each. Riley Shadle made good on eight, Ceniceros had six, Grahn put in five, Chesson Sims had four, and Knorpp had two. Lockhart earned a double-double with 13 rebounds and Grahn grabbed nine rebounds, and had five steals, and five assists. Lockhart had four assists and five steals.

The Broncos clobbered Memphis in the third game, 66-48. They played solid and dominated on both ends of the court. Wood exploded offensively and put in 21 points. Ceniceros added another 16 to the point total. Mason and Shadle had six, Grahn had five, McCampbell had four, and Sims put in three.

The fourth game was a tough one for the Broncos, who lost to Claude by only four points. They gave it their all, but came up short. Grahn put in 11 points, had seven rebounds, and two assists. Mason put in six points with four rebounds and Ceniceros had five points and two assists. McCampbell had seven points and Wood and Shadle had two. Wood also had three assists and three steals in the game.

In the third-place game, the Broncos demolished Lubbock Roosevelt 62-29. It was never a contest for the guys as they were able to execute on both ends of the court. Mason put in 15 with seven rebounds and Grahn helped with 12 points, eight rebounds, five assists, and five steals. Lockhart had 12 points as well, and added 12 rebounds for a double-double. He also grabbed five steals. McCampbell had 10 points, Ceniceros had seven, Shadle had five, and Wood put in two with four steals. Mason was selected to the All-Tournament team.

“Overall, I was pleased with the way we played in the tournament, Lockhart said. “We still need to get better in all areas and to be more consistent. Hopefully that will come with more experience.”

The Broncos took on River Road on the road last week and stopped them cold at 64-35. It really was never a contest for the Broncos as they stopped everything River Road tried. Their aggressive play and solid shooting allowed them to dominate from the tip off. Fellow seniors McCampbell and Mason each put in 13, and Ceniceros added nine. Grahn and Lockhart added seven, and Sims had five. Knorpp had four, and Wood and Shadle had three each.

The Broncos will travel to Valley December 16 and will play Canadian at home December 19 at 7:00 p.m.