The Holly Bronchos, the defending champs and first-place boys hoop squad in the Flint Metro League, were delivered a staggering blow to the heart of their rotation this week.

Junior sniper Kyle Woodruff, one of the top long-range bombers in the state who had been flashing a much-improved all-around skill set on the floor this season, was lost for the rest of the year with a broken collar bone.

Woodruff, a college-recruit and starter in the Bronchos backcourt since he was a fab frosh in 2013, suffered the injury at practice Wednesday. He had 16 points in Holly's 85-70 upending of Clio back on Friday night.

Holly is 7-2, sporting a perfect 6-0 mark in league action.