MARTINSBURG – Clearfield stayed with Central through two quarters, but the Scarlet Dragons outscored the Bisons 28-14 in the second half for a 50-35 victory in scholastic basketball action Thursday night.
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Bison turnovers and Scarlet Dragon second-chance points were pivotal in the third period, when the hosts took control.
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The back-and-forth first half had ended with Central (2-2) ahead 22-21.
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Clearfield (0-2) did regain the lead early in the second half of the Mountain League Allegheny Division game but was unable to rally after falling behind 40-28Â going to the fourth quarter.
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Pat Schon paced Central with a game-high 14 points, while Brandon Myers and Matt Ritchey chipped in 11 and 10, respectively.
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Clearfield got nine points from Jack Mellgard and eight from Andrew Redden.
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Foul shooting was critical, the Scarlet Dragons netting 17 of 29 free throws as Redden, Curtis Frye and Robbie Myers fouled out.
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The Bisons went to the line only five times.
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They’ll step outside of the league to visit District 9 rival DuBois Friday night.
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Clearfield’s junior varsity evened its record at 1-1 with a 33-17 win. Mike Wood scored eight points for the Bison underclassmen.Â
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CLEARFIELD — 35
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Beau Swales 0 0-0 0, Curtis Frye 1 0-0 3, Andrew Redden 3 1-1 8, Jack Mellgard 4 1-4 9, Robbie Myers 3 0-0 6, Derek Morgan 2 0-0 4, Seth Beardsley 1 0-0 3, Vaughn Metz 1 0-0 2, Shawn Lord 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 15 2-5 35.
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CENTRAL — 50
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Austin Cunningham 2 2-4 9, Pat Schon 4 6-9 14, Matt Ritchey 5 2-4 10, Nick Schon 0 0-1 0, Brandon Myers 4 5-9 11, Ian Ebersole 1 2-2 4, Brandon Negley 1 0-0 2. TOTALS: 16 17-29 50.
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Three-Pointers: Clearfield 3 (Frye, Beardsley, Redden); Central 1 (Cunningham).
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Score by Quarters
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Clearfield   8 13 7 7 – 35
Central   13  9 18 10 – 50
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| Date | Opponent | Score | Record |
| 12/13 | @ Huntingdon | 38 – 73 | 0 – 1 |
| 12/16 | @ Central | 35 – 50 | 0 – 2 |
| 12/17 | @ DuBois | Â | Â |
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