BRADFORD – With two starters and a top backcourt reserve sidelined because of injuries or illness, the Clearfield Area High School girls basketball team was handed its fourth consecutive loss by Bradford, 44-33, in District 9 League action Friday night.
The Lady Bisons did not have the services of junior post Annie Janocko (head injury), sophomore guard Madison Sopic (ankle injury) and sophomore playmaker Gwenn Porter (illness).
\”We did the best we could with the short bench,\” coach Joey Castagnolo said after the Lady Bisons fell to 4-8. \”Bradford pressed us, and turnovers plagued us again. When we did pass into the post, they slacked off and double-teamed and triple-teamed our girls.\”
Senior guards Katie White and Shelly Fuhrman, two of the keys to Bradford\’s pressure defense, scored 15 and 13 points respectively.
Sophomore Jayme Ryan knocked down five three-pointers and finished with a game-high 16 points for the Lady Bisons, who made the final score respectable with a 16-4 fourth quarter.
The Lady Owls, who never made it to the foul line, led 27-11 at halftime and 40-17 after three periods on their way to their fifth win in 13 games.
Both teams are 1-4 in the league.
Clearfield will host DuBois in a District 9 League game Wednesday and DuBois Central Catholic in non-league action Friday.
Bradford\’s junior varsity made it a sweep with a 43-25 win in the prelim. Kristen McKenzie scored 12 points for Clearfield.
CLEARFIELD — 33
Angela Moore 3 1-2 8, Jayme Ryan 5 1-1 16, Alanna Luzier 0 3-3 3, Sarah Kovalick 0 1-2 1, Elizabeth Peters 1 1-2 3, Amber Byerly 0 0-0 0, Kristen McKenzie 1 0-0 2, Lori Zalno 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 10 7-10 33.
BRADFORD — 44
Tricia Copeland 2 0-0 4, Michele Keane 1 0-0 2, Brittni Wiseman 3 0-0 6, Shelly Fuhrman 5 1-3 13, Katie White 6 1-3 15, Katelyn Morris 0 0-0 0, Kristen Dittman 1 0-0 2, Erica Siffrin 1 0-0 2. TOTALS: 21 0-0 44.
Three-Point Field Goals: Clearfield 6 (Ryan 5, Moore 1). Bradford 2 (Fuhrman, White).
Score by Quarters:
Clearfield 4 7 6 16 – 33
Bradford 15 12 13 4 – 44
