The Bonham Lady Warriors improved to 1-2 in District 9-3A with a decisive win on their homecourt Friday against the Lovejoy Lady Leopards.

Bonham jumped out to a 7-0 lead and the Lady Warriors were up 16-9 after the first period, with junior post Amber White tossing in 10 points.

Lovejoy closed to within 21-19 late in the second quarter, but Bonham sophomore point guard Barbara Kemp lofted a pass inside to White for an easy bucket and Bonham led 23-19 at the break. 

White hustled downcourt for a transition basket to start the third period, but Ashley Leeks was very effective in the second half, as well.  Leeks got loose for lay-up and then the junior forward drained a three-point shot to give Bonham a 35-23 adantage early in the fourth quarter.  Lovejoy trimmed the margin in the final minutes, but Bonham picked up a 51-42 victory.

Amber White led all scorers with 25 points, in addition to her 19 rebounds and five blocks.  Ashley Leeks scored 16, Ashley Campbell finished with four points, Barbara Kemp had three points, Cesaly Sparks scored two and Callie Caylor netted a free throw.

Bonham Warriors 61, Lovejoy 45

The Bonham Warriors opened District 9-3A play with a 16-point win over the Lovejoy Leopards.  The one was decided in a hurry, as Bonham controlled the action in the first quarter and led 15-3 entering the second stanza.  With Nick Weissert dropping in 11 points, Michael Johnson knocking down nine points and Ethan Porter scoring seven, Bonham stretched their advantage to 32-13 at halftime. 

The Warriors were up by as much as 22 points in the third period before cruising to a 61-45 victory.

Etahn Porter led Bonham with 13 points, Aaron Mosely scored 11, Zach Hines and Justin Flowers each finished with four points, Dylan Hill had five points and Myran Roundtree added two points.

Kaleb Culberson had 13 points to lead Lovejoy.