The Skyline boys basketball team kept Smithton at arm’s length Saturday in the W-K Holiday Shootout.
Skyline took an early lead, withstood a number of Smithton comeback attempts and pulled away late for a 63-42 win at Fred E. Davis Multipurpose Center.
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