Lady Broncos win over Lady Red Devils
Published 6:22 pm Tuesday, February 19, 2019
By Mona Sumblin
FRANKLIN
Kayli Hite drives to the basket for a shot. Submitted | Frank A. Davis
On Friday, the Lady Broncos competed in the first round of the Region 1A East Girls’ Basketball Tournament and defeated Lancaster, 54-39. This win was an upset for the 6th seeded Lady Red Devils as the Lady Broncos were the 11th seed.
After a two-hour wait for officials, the Lady Broncos came out smoking and never looked back. Jamia Flythe led all scorers with 18 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists, 4 steals and 2 blocked shots. Tamiya Handshaw had 12 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocked shots. Miracle Monger also had 12 points. Tayana Rogers had 9 points and 10 rebounds, while Nykeria Graydon added 3 points, 11 rebounds and 7 blocked shots.
The Lady Broncos traveled to West Point on Tuesday for the quarterfinals game, which will begin at 6 p.m.
Box Scores
2PT-FG; 3PT-FG; FTA; FTM; FS
15; 4; 24; 12; 54
13; 0; 22; 13; 39
Score by Quarter
First: 16-3
Second: 10-11 (26-14)
Third: 14-14 (40-28)
Fourth: 14-11 (54-39)
