MHS varsity player Olivia Coons (#20) passes the ball to a teammate in Friday’s contest against the visiting Warhill Lions.Eighth grader Lyla Duff is surrounded by several Warhill players as she comes down with the rebound in Friday’s JV game. Duff scored two points as the JV Devils beat the Lions, 13-10.

The Mathews High School varsity girls’ basketball team got back on the court this week following winter break, going 1-1 in recent action, losing to Warhill on Friday and defeating Washington and Lee Monday in a pair of home games.

Bomb threat

The first game after break didn’t happen as a bomb threat was called in during last Thursday’s contest at Middlesex High School, forcing the gym to clear during the second quarter with Mathews leading the Chargers at that point, 8-1. That game and the varsity boys’ game that was to follow were both canceled.

The Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office received a call of a bomb at the high school, the administration was notified immediatel...