West Branch Tops C-K

A rough first quarter against West Branch on Jan. 29 led to Claysburg-Kimmel suffering its third defeat in as many games in boys’ varsity basketball action.

The Bulldogs fell behind 28-8 after the first eight minutes and were never able to catch up during their 76-56 setback. C-K pulled to within 43-30 at halftime, but the visitors went on a 19-10 third-quarter run.

“We didn’t practice all week because of a COVID-19 shutdown, but after we shook off the cobwebs we started to play well,” C-K coach Mike Harris said. “Unfortunately, we were down 28-8 after one quarter. We are very sloppy with the...