Broncos push Valley to overtime

By Sandy Anderberg

The Bronco Gym was rockin’ last Tuesday night in a regular season game with the Valley Patriots that had the feel of a playoff game. The fans were excited and the Broncos gave them their money’s worth in a great comeback effort. But one call with only seconds on the clock put the game out of the Broncos’ hands and they were dealt a heartbreaking loss at 52-53 in the four-minute overtime period.

The Broncos played catch up all night and even trailed by as many as fourteen points at the break. A regrouping time at half gave the Broncos a new focus and they came out in the third quarter to cut the lead to six. With only ticks left on the clock in regulation, senior Chance McAnear hit a huge three and Cedrick McCampbell came back with a jumper at the buzzer to even it at forty-seven. The Broncos controlled the overtime period, but a loose ball at the end gave Valley a chance to take the win. Head coach Brandt Lockhart was disappointed in the loss, but optimistic of his team’s play.

“We did a great job of coming back in the game after being down fourteen points at halftime,” Lockhart said. “I thought we played better and our effort was good in the second half.”

McAnear led all scorers with seventeen and Charles Mason put in nine.

Also scoring: McCampbell 6, Chesson Sims 4, Jr. Ceniceros 4, JoJo Cartwright 4, Ashton Smith 4, Bryce Hatley 2, and Chance Lockhart 2.

The Broncos will play in the Canadian Tournament December 27 and travel to Memphis the 31st. They will play Ascension Academy at home January 2 and travel to Childress January 3.