Cambridge boys, girls get defensive against Broncos

CAMBRIDGE -- The Cambridge Trojan boys got defensive against the Wauneta Palisade Broncos during the season's first home game Friday night. The Trojans defeated the Broncos 51-38.

Leading scorers were Troy Hayes with 13 points, Dillon Mowry with 11, Pake Hilker with 10 and Jackson Johnson with 9.

"We got a hand in the shooters' faces and did a nice job of boxing out," said Cambridge boys coach Chris Barr. "Our offense still needs to make the simple plays and our turnovers have to be limited.

"The boys played a good tempo game against a good shooting team. I'm really proud of the effort the team is giving. It's hard to learn a new system and the team has done a nice job of picking it up and running with it."

The Trojans play at home tonight against Southern Valley at 7:30 p.m.

Cambridge girls 62,

Wauneta-Palisade 43

The Cambridge girls basketball team stayed unbeaten by defeating the Wauneta Palisade Broncos Friday night 62-43.

Cambridge had a very balanced attack with four players scoring in double figures.

Leading the team was Shelby Schultz with 14 points, followed by Traci Keyser with 13, Bailey Soucie with 12 and Frankie Petersen with 10.

Kellie Ballou had 6 points, Lynae Lytle had 4, Whitney Rice had 2 and Cody Long had 1.

Schultz pulled down 12 rebounds and Keyser 8. The Trojans shot 40 percent from the field and were 6 for 8 on free throws.

The Trojans out scored the Broncos 33-19 in the second and third quarters to take control of the game and end in a victory.

"I was very pleased with how our girls responded to a very competitive first quarter, being up only four," said Cambridge girls coach Andy Long.

The Trojans play at home tonight against Southern Valley at 6 p.m.