Broncos finish third in tourney

The Clarendon Broncos began the Greenbelt Tournament last week in a huge way when they defeated Silverton 103-23, but then they fell short against Dalhart. The Paducah Dragons went on to win the 12-team tournament over the Dalhart Golden Wolves.
Things clicked offensively for the Broncos as they routed Silverton, and six players finished in double figures.

Scoring: Johnny Gaines 23, Cole Ward 20, Chris Crump 14, Adam Topper 11, Mike Crump 10, Bradley Watson 10, Brayden Phillips 7, Justin Shillings 4, and Wesley Williams 4.

The Broncos took on Highland Park in the next round and breezed to a 54-31 win. After a slow half, the Broncos turned on their offense in the third quarter to go up by 17 points. The Hornets could not answer and felt the defensive pressure from the Broncos.
Scoring: Gaines 23, Phillips 7, C. Crump 6, Topper 6, Shillings 4, M. Crump 4, Watson 2, and Ward 2.

Dalhart handed the Broncos their first loss of the tournament in the next round at 52-65. Missed shots plagued the Broncos who could not find a rhythm offensively.

Scoring: Phillips 17, Gaines 14, C. Crump 7, M. Crump 7, Shillings 3, Ward 2, and Topper 2.

The Broncos recovered nicely in the next round to earn third place with a big 55-51 win over Childress. Clarendon got their offense moving in the right direction early on but let the Bobcats back into the game at the break.

Clarendon held a slight lead after three but made the go-ahead points to finish the game in the final quarter.

“Overall we played well,” coach Brandt Lockhart said. “We did not have a good game against Dalhart but came back with a good game against a good Childress team.”

Scoring: Gaines 16, Phillips 13, Ward 10, Shillings 9, Daniel West 2, C. Crump 2 Williams 2, and M. Crump 1.

Earlier in the week, the Broncos hosted Perryton at home and defeated them, 66-59. Good solid play was key in the victory.

Scoring: Gaines 31, Shillings 9, Phillips 9, C. Crump 6, Watson 5, Topper 4, West 2, and M. Crump 1.