By Sandy Anderberg
The Lady Broncos and the Lady Skyrockets fought it out in their low-scoring district game in Wellington last Friday night. Down to two seconds on the clock with the score tied at 29-29, Clarendon sophomore Kenidee Hayes put it up from behind the half-court line and, along with her teammates, coaches, and fans watched it go in hitting nothing but net to win the game by three.
The win kept the Lady Broncos at the top of the leaderboard in the District 2-2A race at a perfect 5-0 as they put the first half behind them. The ladies are currently 26-1 overall.
Defense was definitely the name of the game for both teams as they each struggled to score as they normally do. The Lady Broncos have been averaging around 63 points a game in district play but were off that mark in the Skyrocket Gym. Wellington is a tough place to play, let alone win, but the ladies impressively pulled together and pulled out the win.
Hayes was the high scorer with nine, Tandie Cummins had seven, and Kate Shaw was strong inside adding six. Kashlyn Conkin and Kennadie Cummins helped with four each, and Graci Smith finished with two.
Earlier in the week, the ladies crushed Shamrock 83-19 at home. The Lady Broncos had an easy time of it as the Lady Irish failed to stop their offense. The Lady Broncos were able to cause several turnovers by the Lady Irish and converted them into points effortlessly.
Four Lady Broncos finished in double figures with sophomore Shaw playing a great game inside. Shaw has played strong under the basket, and she was rewarded with a team high 20 points.
Hayes was on fire as well and finished with 15, T. Cummins poured in 12, and K. Conkin scored 11 that included three three-pointers. Also cleaning up against the Irish was Berkley Moore with nine, G. Smith with eight, and K. Cummins and Presley Smith adding four each.
The ladies will host Quanah at home on Friday, January 26, and travel to Memphis on January 30.
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