Broncos split in weekend openers

Friday’s battle with Columbia-Burbank ended on a positive note as the LRS Broncos opened their basketball season with a win, 41-38.

The jubilation ended there when a scrappy Warden team dismantled the Broncos on Saturday 55-40 with a dominate second half effort powered by perimeter shooting and three-point buckets.

“It was disappointing going in there and losing like that,” said head coach Dustan Arlt.

A specific set of final numbers left him astounded. The Broncos’ collective shooting percentage was 23.5 after the team converted 13 of 55 attempts from the field.

The Broncos expected Warden to...