It was a family affair at Albyn Park as Broxburn Athletic picked up their first win since October thanks to a 3-1 victory over Hill of Beath Hawthorn.Caretaker gaffer Scott McNaughton was assisted by father – and former Brox boss – Brian as the hosts netted three times after the break to pick up three points.The younger McNaughton was in charge for his second game since previous boss Chris Townsley stepped down following their Hogmanay loss at home to Linlithgow Rose.A string of half-chances, predominantly from the hosts, weren’t converted in the first 45 as the teams went at the break goalless but Athletic quickly took control of the game following the restart.After just four minutes Gary Brass sent Ross Nimmo charging down the right flank with the winger firing the ball across goal for the striker to net.Darren Downie then saw his effort well saved by Stuart Hall in the Haws goal before the visitors dragged themselves level in fortuitous circumstances as Calum Adamson’s 63rd minute corner got caught in the wind and wrong-footed Josh Blair in the Brox goal as it flew into the far corner.Having looked like a team low in confidence in recent weeks, to their credit the hosts refused to wilt and bounced back in style, with Bradley Donaldson powering a header home on 73 minutes from a David Greenhill corner.And they wrapped up the victory six minutes from time as Brass made it a double on the day and a dozen for the season in similar fashion as he rose the highest to head a Greenhill delivery into the net.Elsewhere, it was mixed 1-0 results for West Lothian’s two other East of Scotland Premier Division sides as Linlithgow Rose won by that margin away to Invekeithing Hillfield Swifts, while Blackburn United suffered a loss by

Family affair at Broxburn Athletic as they end winless streak

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