C-K Girls Win Own Tournament

The Claysburg-Kimmel High School girls’ basketball team captured the championship of the C&S Family Markets Holiday Hoops Tournament held Dec. 28-29 at C-K High School.

The Lady Bulldogs defeated Chestnut Ridge 29 in the opening round on Dec. 28 and Bedford 58-46 in the Dec. 29 title game to improve to 5-1 on the season.

Bedford defeated McConnellsburg 49-23 in the first round. McConnellsburg won the consolation game over Chestnut Ridge 40-35.

C-K 69, Ridge 29

The Lady Bulldogs stormed out to a 31-9 halftime lead against Chestnut Ridge. The Lady Bulldogs limited Ridge to single-digit scoring in the first three quarters.

Three C-K players scored in double figures, led by Emily Claar’s 17 points. Megan Hartman added 14 points, while Rebekah Claar chipped in with 12. Bailey Garver contributed nine points.

C-K’s Olivia Locke bragged 14 rebounds. Emily Claar and Garver added eight and seven rebounds, respectively.

C-K 58, Bedford 46

In the title game on Dec. 29, C-K converted 24-of-31 from the foul line compared to Bedford’s 3-for-8 performance en route to a 58-46 victory.

C-K led 23-17 at halftime, but Bedford rallied to within one behind an 18-13 run in the third quarter. The Lady Bulldogs dominated Bedford 22-11 in the final eight minutes.

Megan Hartman paced C-K with 17 points, including three 3-pointers. Emily Claar added 11 points, while Bailey Garver and Olivia Locke scored nine and eight ponts, respectively.

The Lady Bulldogs’ Emily Claar was named the tournament’s MVP.