Broncos roll White Deer, fall to Panhandle

By Sandy Anderberg

The Clarendon Broncos traveled to White Deer Tuesday night and earned their third district win over the Bucks by a huge 73-30. They finished the first half of District at 3-1.

The Broncos began the game in control of their opponent and remained in power throughout the game. They took an early seven-point lead after one quarter and turned it into a spread of seventeen points by the break. The Broncos were unstoppable and the Bucks were powerless to stop the Broncos’ offense. Cedrick McCampbell put in twenty and JoJo Cartwright had ten to lead the Broncos on the scoreboard.

“We did a good job of passing the ball and getting good shots,” coach Brandt Lockhart said. “We were also to get turnovers for easy points.”

Also scoring: Chesson Sims 9, Chance McAnear 8, Bryce Hatley 8, Ashton Smith 6, Taylon Knorpp 6, and Charles Mason 6.

On Friday, the Broncos hosted a tough Panhandle team and after fighting hard, fell short at 48-70.

The Broncos took the tipoff and McAnear put in a huge three-pointer to get the game going. They stayed determined in the first half against Panhandle, but could never get the jump on the Panthers they needed. They had a four-point deficit after the break, but a slow-scoring third quarter cost the Broncos and they were unable to overtake their opponent.

“We played a good first half in a very physical game,” Lockhart said. “In the second half we were unable to score in the third quarter and get stops in the second half.”

Scoring: Mason 15, Cartwright 13, Smith 8, Hatley 5, McAnear 3, McCampbell 2, and Sims 2.