Lady Broncos out last Lady Indians in OT

Published 8:38 am Friday, January 31, 2025

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(A gallery of photos follows the story below. Photos by Frank A. Davis)

The Franklin Lady Broncos hold on to defeat the Southampton Lady Indians 44-41 in an overtime thriller Friday. 

When the final buzzer sounded inside Peggy Wilson Gym the score was knotted at 38. 

Following the game, Broncos coach Kelvin Hayes commended his team for handling the adversity of being down two starters. 

“What a good game. Unfortunately, we had two of our starters out, so we had to play with six players. The girls committed and they said that they were going to play hard, they were going to keep the faith that we’re going to be able to accomplish the goal that we set out for, Hayes said. “We knew that we were able to win, but we had to do it with less.  But the girl’s maintained focus and we pulled it out in overtime.  I’m proud of how they played. They played really hard with some excitement, some zeal and they came through with the win.”

The Lady Broncos were led by Mykira Barrett with 29 points, and Reagan D’Arco led the Lady Indians with 19 points.

Zariah Mitchell releases a shot while being checked by Reagan D’Arco.

Lady Indian Reagan D’Arco drives to the basket on Friday against the Franklin Lady Broncos.

Mykira Barrett releases shot.

Mykira Barrett (11) blocks a Demariah Reed (35) shot during Franklin’s win over Southampton County on Friday.

Mykira Barrett blocks shot of Lamaria Gary.

Zariah Mitchell floats one up over a Southampton defender Friday.

Southampton’s Cherish Parker goes up for a shot as Franklin’s Mykira Barrett defends.

Reagan D’Arco is fouled on her drive by Zariah Mitchell.

Zariah Mitchell loses the ball on a drive under the basket during Franklin’s win over Southampton County Friday.