W/P played in Wilcox/Hildreth tourney

By Alan Carman
The Imperial Republican
    The Wauneta/Palisade Basketball Teams traveled to Wilcox for a holiday basketball tournament on Dec. 29-30. The girls finished third and the boys finished in fourth.
GIRLS
    In the first round game, the girls faced the Giltner-Harvard Hornets, (6-3). The Broncos started slow, falling behind by nine in the first quarter and had to play catch-up for the rest of the game. The Broncos cut the lead to eight at the half, 16-24.
    In the second half the Broncos kept closing the gap, but ran out of time before they could catch the Hornets, losing a close 41-42 game.
Wauneta/Palisade 41
                    Giltner 42
Points by quarters:
W/P.    6    10    9    16—41
Giltner    15    9    7    11—42
    In the consolation game on Tuesday, the Broncos dominated Wilcox-Hildreth, (0-10). The Broncos held the Falcons to single digit scoring in all four quarters.
    After leading 27-9 at the half, the Broncos finished the game with a 56-22 win and claimed third place in the Tourney.
Wauneta/Palisade 56
Wilcox/Hildreth 22
Points by quarters:
W/P    10    17    19    10—56
Wilcox/Hildreth    6    3    7    6—22
    
BOYS
    The boys opened the Tournament playing the Kenesaw Blue Devils, (4-3).
    The Broncos kept it close in the first quarter but trailed 13-19. The Blue Devil defense stiffened after that, holding the Broncos to just 16 points over the next three quarters and taking a 29-68 lopsided win.
Game stats
Wauneta/Palisade 29
Kenesaw 68
Points by quarters:
W/P    13    7    6    3—29
Kenesaw    19    14    19    16—68
    That dropped the boys to the consolation bracket to face the Giltner/Harvard Hornets, (4-5). The Broncos played a better game in Tuesday’s match-up, but fell to the Hornets, 36-43 for a fourth place finish in the Tournament and dropping the boys record to 1-8 for the season.
Game stats
Wauneta/Palisade 41
Giltner/Harvard 42
Points by quarters:
W/P.    6    10    9    16—41
G/H    15    9    7    11—42