TYRONE – Clearfield led most of the way, but Tyrone rallied late in the fourth quarter to pull out a 43-42 Mountain League Allegheny Division victory in schoolboy basketball action Friday night.
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The host Golden Eagles drew even at 32-32 and later went ahead to stay at 38-37, then increased the lead to 42-37 before Robbie Myers scored for the Bisons.
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After the Eagles tacked on another free throw, Jack Mellgard hit a three-pointer for the Bisons with 2.5 seconds remaining to set the final count.
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Mellgard was high for Clearfield (4-13) with 12 points.
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Tyrone (11-8) got 19 points from Richard Crabtree, all but three coming in the 20-11 fourth period comeback. He cashed eight of 10 free throws.
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Crabtree also haunted the Bisons back on Dec. 21, pouring in 25 points to fuel a 64-39 win.
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The Golden Eagles remained right behind Huntingdon in the chase for the division title at 6-1, while the Bisons tumbled to 2-5.
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Clearfield wraps up its first Mountain League season next week with Allegheny Division games against Central at home, at Philipsburg-Osceola Wednesday and Central Mountain at home Friday.
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Tyrone also won the junior varsity game, 44-35. Trey Jordan scored 12 points for Clearfield.
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CLEARFIELD — 42
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Beau Swales 0 0-0 0, Curtis Frye 4 0-0 9, Andrew Redden 2 0-0 5, Jack Mellgard 5 1-2 12, Derek Morgan 0 0-0 0, Robbie Myers 4 1-1 9, Christian Lezzer 3 0-0 7, Vaughn Metz 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 18 2-3 42.
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TYRONE — 43
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Brandon Gripp 0 0-0 0, Steve Franco 4 1-5 9, Richard Crabtree 5 8-10 19, Rich Stever 0 0-2 0, Charles Adams 3 2-4 8, Jared Templeton 3 1-2 7. TOTALS: 15 12-23 43.
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Three-Point Field Goals – Clearfield 4 (Frye, Redden, Mellgard, Lezzer); Tyrone 1 (Crabtree).
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Score by Quarters
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Clearfield   10 12 9 11 – 42
Tyrone     10  4 9 20 – 43
