Basketball: Broken Bow blasts Lady Irish

by: James Parrish - Jan. 17, 2025

Broken Bow put together a potent combination of three-pointers and layups off turnovers to bury the North Platte St. Pat's Lady Irish, 67-20, on Thursday at the McGahan Activities Center.

Izabelle Tibbs scored the first basket of the game for Broken Bow (9-4). Sophia Baca made a three on the other end for St. Pat's (3-10).

That was the only time the Irish led. Janae Marten hit back-to-back threes and Charlee Myers followed with a pair of free throws to make it 10-3. Baca scored again on a free throw before baskets by Jayden Gaffney and Myers put the Indians up double figures.

St. Pat's scored four more points in the first quarter with Reese Fleck getting two free throws and a bucket. But the Irish were fighting an uphill battle, down 21-8 at the end of the opening period.

Broken Bow scored 10 points in the first two minutes of the second quarter and the rout was on. It was 45-9 at halftime and 57-18 at the end of the third quarter.

Broken Bow (67)-Maddie Diederichs 5, McKenna Jacobsen 2, Charlee Myers 13, Jaycee Staples 2, Gaby Staples 11, Halle Quinn 3, Izabelle Tibbs 8, Erin Taylor 3, Jayden Gaffney 5, Janae Marten 15

St. Pat's (20)-Cara Roberg 2, Olivia Phelps 3, Ellie Hanna 2, Ella Caudillo 2, Ruby Uerling 3, Sophia Baca 4, Reese Fleck 4