Burns show backbone against Gering

Head Coach Barry Ward took a few steps onto the court Dec. 20 and yelled down at the Lady Broncs, "How many chances do we need? One!"

The Lady Broncs got more than one chance to beat the Gering Lady Bulldogs but never collected for the win, losing 49-47.

With less than 2 minutes left, Bri Bocox had a foul called her way, and sunk a free throw to pull the Lady Broncs within 2. In the final minute of the game, Burns had the ball under their basket, but couldn't put it up through the net.

"The kids played at a really high level against a really good team," Ward said. "Gering is really big a...