Senior Karson Richenberg scored ten of her team-best 18 points in the fourth quarter as Byron-Bergen ran away from Holley 57-25 in girls’ basketball.
The Bees built an 18-1 first quarter lead on field goals from Kelsey Fuller, Miriam Tardy, Jenna Amesbury, Jeanne Dixon, Richenberg and a three-pointer from Hailey Hubbard.
The lead extended to 23 points early in the second before Holley went on a 7-1 run as freshman Olivia Radford hit a jumper and trey along with a field goal from Kayla Wilson.
Hayley Rowley’s lay-up and a three-point play by Madison Marsh brought the Hawks to within 14 points of the lead late in the first half, but Byron-Bergen outscored them 23-8 over the next nine minutes to put the contest out of reach.
In addition to Richenberg’s 18 points, Hubbard finished with nine, Fuller had eight and Amesbury six while Denson and Tardy each added five points.
For the Hawks, Marsh led with seven points with Radford, Wilson and Rowley each scoring five points. Their three season losing streak has now reached 47 consecutive games with the last victory coming January 20, 2015 versus Lyndonville.
The Section V playoffs begin for both teams in the coming week.
