The Lady Bronco basketball team is continuing to work hard to achieve a goal of a District Championship as they have their first win of the district season. They took on Wheeler on the road last week and had no trouble getting the 61-32 win.
The ladies were determined to put four good quarters together and they were able to do that with a great job to open the game with the starting five and Berkley Moore who came off the bench and hit two huge three-pointers. Holding a three-point lead after the first eight minutes, the Lady Broncos turned up the heat in the second quarter to score 25 game-breaking points that included threes from Moore and solid shooters Finley Cunningham and Courtlyn Conkin.
Wheeler struggled to put points on the board and were helpless to stop the scoring attack by the Lady Broncos. The Lady Stangs found themselves in foul trouble and sent Clarendon to the line several times. Out of fifteen shots at the bonus line, the Lady Broncos put in twelve for 80 percent with Baylee Gable and Kennadie Cummins hitting 100 percent.
Moore led the way with 14, Kenidee Hayes had 11, and Gabel put in 10. Makenna Shadle had eight, Conkin and Cunningham finished with five, Graci Smith had three, Tandie Cummins put in two, and K. Cummins had one.
Earlier in the week, the ladies took on Palo Duro; and despite fighting hard, they fell short at 44-55 in a game that was closer than the score reveals.
It was a dog fight all the way and just as the Lady Broncos would gain ground, the Lady Dons would fight back. The Lady Broncos showed great team play and determination despite the outcome. Cunningham, who is always solid, dropped five three-pointers to lead the way with 17 and Gabel added 14. Hayden Elam had four, Hayes and Conkin had three each, Shadle put in two, and T. Cummins had one.
Over the holidays, the Lady Broncos finished second in the Littlefield Tournament. The ladies had wins over Sundown and Portales, NM before losing to Levelland. The Lady Broncos defeated Sundown 49-45 using a big second quarter to control the scoring. Cunningham put in 11 points, and Conkin and Gabel had nine each.
The game with Portales was a nail-biter the entire 32 minutes with the ladies taking the win by two points at 42-40.
Another strong second eight minutes scoring 17 points gave the ladies the momentum before the break. Cunningham led with 11 points.
Needing a strong finish in the final game, the Lady Broncos struggled to stop Levelland before halftime as they took a 11-point lead into the final half of play. They were able to stay solid offensively but could not keep Levelland away from the goal.
Conkin had 14, Elam put in 10, and Shadle added nine in the Lady Broncos’ second-place finish.
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