Archives for February 2024

By Sandy Anderberg

As the Lady Broncos’ regular season nears the end, they will begin to look toward the playoffs. The ladies are in a good spot and are looking to go deep in post-season play.

The Lady Broncos earned two wins last week over Memphis and Shamrock on the road. They defeated the Cyclones 64-12 and demolished the Irish 78-17. The ladies have been executing offensively at a high level the entire season and have used their quickness on the defensive side to get stops and cause turnovers. They will build on that as they end their regular schedule and look forward.

A huge start against Memphis put the Lady Broncos in a great spot to use several players in the game. Their free throw percentage was just under 50 percent in the game which is lower than their normal, but they were able to turn six three-pointers which has been part of their offensive arsenal all season. Six different players had success with the three-ball and Kashlyn Conkin and Kennadie Cummins put in two each with Berkley Moore and Kenidee Hayes adding one apiece. Hays and Tandie Cummins were perfect at the free throw line as well.
Memphis was defenseless against the Lady Broncos who brought a lot of intensity and quickness on both ends of the court.Hayes put in 15 to lead the way and K. Conkin, K. Cummins and Kate

Shaw had eight each. Moore put in seven and Cambree Smith had six. Courtlyn Conkin, T. Cummins, and Graci Smith helped with four each, while Gracie Ellis added one.

The game with Shamrock was nearly identical to the game with Memphis as they ladies were able to make both offensive and defensive moves at will over the Lady Irish. Shamrock put them on the free throw line twenty-three times and they converted 16 of those. Moore and Hayes led the players on the scoreboard with 15 each with G. Smith and T. Cummins putting in 14 and 10 respectively. K. Cummins had eight, Shaw added six, and C. Conkin and C. Smith put in five each.

By Sandy Anderberg

The Broncos are doing a good job of staying solid as they near the end of district play. They were able to gain two more big wins last week with a 66-26 win over Memphis and a 63-21 win over Shamrock.

The Broncos jumped all over the Cyclones early and held them to single digits at the break. Good ball movement on offense put the Broncos in a good spot as they were able to drop five of their seven three-pointers in the first half of play. Leyante Prince and Anthony Ceniceros put in two each in opening two quarters. A solid offensive presence with a strong defense allowed the Broncos to stay in their game plan and get the big district win over the Cyclones.

Prince finished with 18 and Mason Sims added 13 from his post position. Ceniceros put in nine and Kaleb Bolin had eight. Jaxan McAnear had seven and Levi Gates was strong inside with five. Lyric Smith had four and Reagan Wade finished with two.

On Friday, the Broncos went to Shamrock and breezed to a 63-21 win. The Broncos had six three-pointers in the game and converted 50 percent of their free throws. But solid basketball on both ends of the court allowed them to get the easy win.

The Broncos were in complete control from the tipoff to the buzzer. The Bronco defense only gave up nine points in the first half and two in the third period. Solid play from all players gave the Broncos the edge they need to finish their regular season with confidence as they will begin to prepare for post-season play.