Lady Broncos win White Deer tourney

For the second weekend in a row, the Lady Broncos brought home the tournament championship. Participating in the White Deer Tournament, Clarendon defeated five teams to get the win.

Follett was up first for the ladies, and they won. 59-20. After the first eight minutes, the ladies were not contested by their opponent, and they were able to execute their game plan with ease to get the win. Baylee Gabel put in 14 points and Finley Cunningham added nine. Hayden Elam and Berkley Moore each put in seven and Gracie Clark had six. The game with Happy was much closer and the Lady Broncos had to work to get the win. A huge third quarter made a big difference and gave the ladies the edge to close it out. Once again it was Gabel who led the way on the scoreboard with 14 and Graci Smith put in seven.

The Lady Broncos played White Deer and breezed by them 54-24. A great second quarter put the ladies in a great position as they were able to do whatever they needed to do on the court. Cunningham put in 14 that included four three-pointers, Kenidee Hayes and Gabel added 10, and T. Cummins helped with six. The game with McLean went much the same way as the previous game and the Lady Broncos won 71-41. The Lady Tigers only trailed by one after the first eight minutes, but the Lady Broncos were able to run their offense and hit the big points. Cunningham hit six three-pointers and finish with 20 points, and Gabel and Moore had 12 each. Makenna Shadle and K. Cummins posted eight each.

In the championship game, the Lady Broncos matched up against Sunray. A huge second quarter sealed the win as they outscored the Lady Bobcats by 24 points. Presley Smith turned up the heat and finished with 14, Elam had 13, and Cunningham put in 10.

The Lady Broncos turned up the heat on the Vega Longhorns at home earlier in the week defeating them 62-22. Elam and Gabel finished in double figures in the game with 13 and 11 points respectively. Elam also made three of five from the bonus line, and Gabel added two big shots from behind the arc.

Vega was defenseless against the Lady Broncos as they were able to execute offensively to get the job done. Nine different Lady Broncos came through on the offense ends of the court to add to the point total. The Lady Longhorns struggled all of the way and only put six points on the scoreboard in the first half. Clarendon was able to cover the court end to end to cause turnovers and make stops.

Courtlyn Conkin was perfect from the free throw line and finished with eight points and Moore hit one three and helped with seven and Cunningham added seven of her own. K. Cummins put in six, Smith had five, Hayes hit one three, and T. Cummins put in two.

The Lady Broncos will play Canadian on Friday, December 16, against Canadian.