Claysburg-Kimmel lost against McConnellsburg back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Claysburg-Kimmel Bulldogs were outmatched by the McConnellsburg Spartans and fell 77-36. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 523rd, while the Spartans are ranked 147th).
Brayden Haney
| 02/14/25 vs McConnellsburg | 19 |
| 02/10/25 vs Moshannon Valley | 25 |
| 01/29/25 vs Southern Huntingdon County | 34 |
Despite the loss, Claysburg-Kimmel had strong showings from Brayden Haney, who went 6-for-13 en route to 19 points, and Blake Kulick, who posted eight points. Haney's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 19 points.
McConnellsburg's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Brayden Ramsey, who went 8-for-17 on his way to 23 points and five boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Dominic Jefferson, who went 7-for-15 to rack up 16 points along with eight rebounds and six assists.
This is the second loss in a row for Claysburg-Kimmel and nudges their season record down to 12-11. As for McConnellsburg, the victory (which was their 20th in a row) raised their record to 21-1.
Coming up, Claysburg-Kimmel will head out on the road to face off against Portage at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Portage will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Claysburg-Kimmel surely won't give up without a fight. As for McConnellsburg, they will be playing at home against Westinghouse at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. McConnellsburg is facing Westinghouse at the right time seeing as Westinghouse is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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