Lady Broncos cream Wellington; Highland Park

By Sandy Anderberg

Clarendon High School junior Kashlyn Conkin’s 42 points in two games gave the Lady Broncos the edge they needed to get by Wellington 51-45 on the road and score big against the Highland Park Hornets at home breezing to a 97-16 win.

Conkin turned up the heat from the arc in both games nailing eleven three-pointers in the two games. She also hit three out of four free throws against the Rockets and two out of three against the Hornets. Fellow junior Kenidee Hayes handled her shots big shots with ease as well. Hayes pumped in 17 points against Wellington and 17 points against Highland Park. She was able to make good on four of five and two of three bonus points against the teams respectively.

Without a doubt, the Lady Broncos do not depend on the big shots but put them to good use when the inside work of junior Kate Shaw is shut down. The ladies run an aggressive offence under the coaching of Korey Conkin and Kasey Bell and a debilitating defense that frustrates opponents. The leadership of the three seniors, Hayden Elam, and Kennadie and Tandie Cummins is phenomenal, and they all know there is no ‘I’ in team.

They spread out the scoring offensively and work together like a well-oiled machine on defense that allows steals and causes many turnovers.

They are maturing as a team, and all predictions lead toward a deep playoff run.

Elam finished the game against Wellington with nine and Shaw had four. T Cummins, K. Cummins, Madi Benson, and Berkley Moore finished with two each.

Joining Conkin and Hayes in double figures against Highland Park were T. Cummins with 13 and Moore and Shaw with 12 and 10 points respectively. K. Cummins finished with nine and Gracie Ellis put in eight points. Benson and Elam had two each.

Opponents should not overlook any of the nine Lady Broncos as they all can shoot the three-ball with ease or drive it in for two and get the ‘and 1’ at any time.

After a bye on January 10, watch the Lady Broncos on the road to Panhandle on January 14 as they overturn their loss at home to the Pantherettes beginning at 6:30 p.m.