By Sandy Anderberg
The Lady Broncos opened their District season with a confidence-building win at home Friday night against the Quanah Lady Indians. The 53-31 win put the ladies at 1-0 in District play.
The Lady Broncos were on fire in the first half of play as they were consistent on the offensive side of the court. They were able to knock down several three-point shots and did a good job of driving to the basket. They held a 24-point lead at the break and were able to build on that in the second half. The ladies made 11 of 19 from the bonus line.
“It was a good night of basketball,” head coach Kalen Grahn said. “Our defensive rebounding was the receipt for success. We were able to control the boards, which in return helped us get out and create some easy scoring opportunities. The girls played well on defense, which produced a good win.”
Allyson Grahn and Taylor DeGrate took over the scoring for the ladies and put in 21 and 20 respectively. Grahn was five of seven from the free throw line and DeGrate was four of six. Carlee Johnson dropped two three-pointers and finished with six points. Jensen Hatley put in two free throws, and Skyler White and Hannah Hommel helped with two as well.
Earlier in the week, the Lady Broncos faced off against a good White Deer team and were defeated, 47-58.
The two teams were fairly even in the opening half of play and the Lady Broncos only trailed by three at the break. The Lady Broncos Does dropped everything they shot and the Lady Broncos struggled to come up with anything big in the second half of play.
DeGrate made good on 17 points and Grahn added 11. Taylor Gaines had five, Johnson and Hannah Howard put in four each. White, Hommel, and Briley Chadwick each helped with two.
The Lady Broncos will continue their District schedule at home on Friday, January 16, against Memphis at 6:30 p.m. They will play Shamrock here on January 20.
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