Lady Broncos stopped by Farwell

By Sandy Anderberg

The Lady Broncos’ stellar season was cut short by a ranked Farwell team in Bushland last Thursday evening. Just out of the Lady Broncos’ reach was a coveted Regional Championship that had eluded the team for the last 11 years.

They are a team that had the ability to get it done if a couple of plays would have gone in their favor. The 40-46 loss was a painful one for the team especially the three very strong seniors that are graduating.

A slow start put the Lady Broncos playing catch up, but they were able to come back at the end of the first quarter to tie the game at seven all. The Lady Steers turned up the heat before the break to lead 23-15.

The Lady Broncos never gave up and worked their way back to come within three points, but stumbled a bit which allowed Farwell to hold the edge and force Clarendon to foul at the end. Free throws made the difference in the game as Farwell shot twice as many as the Lady Broncos, who hit 10 of 11 while Farwell was able to hit 14 of 22.

Inside player Kate Shaw led the way with 12 and Kenidee Hayes and Kashlyn Conkin helped with 10 points each. Hayden Elam put in four, Tandie Cummins and Kennadie Cummins finished with two each.

In the big 52-41 win over Roscoe for the Regional Semi-Final game, T. Cummins pumped in 12 big points and Elam and Berkley Moore added eight each. Gracie Ellis put in seven, and K. Cummins and Conkin put in six each. Hayes finished with three and Shaw had two.

Good luck to seniors Kennadie and Tandie Cummins and Hayden Elam on a job well done for the past four years.