NB Canyon catches Lady Chargers in second half

KERRY BARBOZA Sports Editor

Boerne Champion couldn’t hold a halftime lead against New Braunfels Canyon during last Monday’s district contest at Charger Gym.

The Champion girls team was leading at the break by five points but was outscored in the second half by the Cougarettes team that went on to win the game, 55-41.

Champion drops to 6-13 overall and 1-2 in district.

The Lady Chargers are taking a break from league play and will help co-host the Boerne ISD Holiday Tournament set for Dec. 27-28 at both high schools.

In Monday’s game, Champion was consistent in the first half with 13 points in the first and second quarters for 26 points and held a 26-21 lead, but they struggled once the second half started and the biggest culprit was turnovers.

The miscues slowed down Champion’s momentum and they only tallied 5 points in the period, while NBC had its best quarter of the game with 19 points.

Canyon’s 19-5 run gave them a 40-31 lead going into the final stanza.

Champion played better in the fourth and scored 10 but couldn’t make up any ground as the Cougarettes netted 15 to pull away. They outscored the Lady Chargers in the second half, 34-15.

Addison Darter led the Chargers with 15 points and knocked down four 3-pointers, Hailey Winn added 7 points, Bralyn Gault scored 5, Taylor Burk and Jenna Koepke both finished with 4, Adriana Barreiro and Ainsley Darter netted 3 points apiece, Cris Ramon had 2 and Kayla Ramirez hit a free throw 1.