Broncos steamroll Wellington, HP

By Sandy Anderberg

The Bronco varsity basketball team two big district wins last week as they continue on with their district schedule. They took care of Wellington at 51-47 and took down Highland Park 45-34.

The Broncos played hard to defeat the Rockets before their home crowd and will meet up with them again in about two weeks hoping for the same outcome. They were able to jump out to an early lead against the Rockets and never look back. Mason Sims and Kaleb Bolin shared the spot light for high point with 17 each.

Mason turned in another double-double adding 11 rebounds to his stats, hit two big three-pointers and converted his free throws at 50 percent. Bolin knocked down four three-pointers and put in five of seven from the bonus line. Michael Randall posted eight points in the game with seven rebounds, two assists and two steals, while Caleb Herbert helped with two three-pointers of his own and added three assists. Kyler Bell was consistent and poured in a big shot from the arc and grabbed two rebounds.

The Hornets of Highland Park surprised the Broncos early in the game and were on top by five points after the first eight minutes of the game. But the Broncos pulled it together and began to make their shots fall to take over the lead by 11 points at the break. Randall’s last shot at the buzzer before halftime gave the Broncos the boost they needed to come out in the second half and play solid basketball to get the win.

Randall led the way with 20 points in the win and Sims had 14 that included two dunks. Randall finished with eight rebounds, three assists, and five huge steals. Sims added eight rebounds as well with two assists and one steal. Caudle rebounded well and posted 10 boards and one steal. Bolin put in seven points, and had five rebounds and assists, two steals and one blocked shot. John Weatherton and Bell helped on the scoreboard with two points each. Herbert played well and finished with four rebounds, one assist, and one steal.

The Broncos will continue their district schedule on the road to Panhandle Jan. 14 after and open date on Jan. 10. They will take on Wheeler at home on Jan. 17 at 8:00 p.m.