Wallace wipes out Broncos' state hopes

R.B. Headley/McCook Gazette Wauneta-Palisade's Faith Simpson tries to power past two Wallace Wildcats Thursday night in Cambridge.

CAMBRIDGE, Neb. -- The Wallace Wildcats were simply too much during Thursday's 75-29 subdistrict final win over Wauneta-Palisade Thursday night.

Wallace took a 25-4 lead through one quarter which reached 48-20 by halftime.

Wauneta-Palisade (pressed and attacked to the hoop, yet couldn't really cut into that huge deficit.

The Broncos finished their season with a 13-10 record.

"We missed some early lay-ups, had some turnovers and things went south pretty quick after that," coach Mark Cox commented.

Maggie May's 25 points led the Wildcats into D-1 district finals next week.

Junior Faith Simpson's 17 points and seven rebounds led the Broncos one more time.

Destiny Beacham finished with five points.