HIGHLAND PARK – The Clearfield Area High School girls basketball team halted an eight-game losing streak by beating Curwensville Monday, but the Bisons weren’t able to sustain that momentum Wednesday night and ended the season with a 64-38 loss to Indian Valley.
The Mountain League crossover make-up game was the first and last meeting between the two teams and the final game on the Warriors’ home floor, because Indian Valley is merging with arch-rival Lewistown to form a yet-to-be-named school district that will be Class AAAA in most sports beginning in 2011-12.
Coach Joey Castagnolo’s Lady Bisons, who finished 3-19 with an 0-10 Allegheny Division record in their first Mountain League season, got 11 points from Rachel Thompson and nine from Lisa Ambuski. The two juniors had a pair of three-pointers apiece.
Johanna Ryan netted a fifth trey, Clearfield’s second-highest total of the season.
Junior Sammie Chestnut paced Indian Valley (10-12) with 20 points, while Whitney Corbin and Priscilla Weaver chipped in 13 and 11, respectively.
The Warriors led 13-7 after one quarter and extended the margin to 31-13 by halftime.
The Lady Bisons came out of the locker room and played one of their best offensive quarters of 2010-11 with 18 points but couldn’t gain any ground on the hosts, who then proceeded increase their lead by eight points in the fourth period.
Indiana Valley won the prelim 39-30.
Ryan scored 13 points for coach Jerry Stewart’s Clearfield junior varsity, which finished 13-6.
See photos of the game here: http://www.ladybisonsports.org/lbsbball021611.html
CLEARFIELD — 38
Johanna Ryan 1 0-0 3, Kristen Butler 3 0-2 6, Lisa Ambuski 2 3-4 9, Rachel Thompson 4 1-2 11, Breanna Peters 3 1-3 7, Katie Sheeder 1 0-0 2, Brittany Renaud 0 0-0 0, Ciara Marsh 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 14 5-11 37.
INDIAN VALLEY — 64
Dani Treaster 3 2-2 9, Breanna Cline 1 0-0 2, Whitney Corbin 5 0-0 13, Allie Sutton 1 0-0 3, Priscilla Weaver 4 3-6 11, Sammie Chestnut 9 2-2 20, Brooke Seler 0 0-0 0, Alyssa Stackpole 1 0-0 2, Taylor Dietrich 1 0-0 2, Bitting 1 0-0 2. Totals: 26 7-10 64.
Three-Point Field Goals – Clearfield 5 (Ryan, Ambuski 2, Thompson 2); Indian Valley 5 (Treaster, Corbin 3, Sutton).
Score by Quarters
Clearfield 7 6 18 7 – 38
Indian Valley 13 18 18 15 – 64
| Date | Opponent | Score | Record |
| 12/15 | HUNTINGDON | 67 – 89 | 0 – 1 |
| 12/17 | CENTRAL | 36 – 54 | 0 – 2 |
| 12/20 | @ Punxsutawney | 48 – 57 | 0 – 3 |
| 12/22 | @ Tyrone | 36 – 63 | 0 – 4 |
| 12/28 | CURWENSVILLE | 60 – 29 | 1 – 4 |
| 01/04 | @ Philipsburg | 45 – 53 | 1 – 5 |
| 01/06 | CENTRAL MOUNTAIN | 48 – 57 | 1 – 6 |
| 01/07 | DUBOIS | 42 – 53 | 1 – 7 |
| 01/11 | @ Indian Valley | ppd. | 1 – 7 |
| 01/13 | BELLEFONTE | 42 – 47 | 1 – 8 |
| 01/15 | @ Lewistown | 38 – 72 | 1 – 9 |
| 01/18 | PENNS VALLEY | 31- 50 | 1 – 10 |
| 01/20 | @ Bald Eagle Area | ppd. | 1 – 10 |
| 01/21 | @ St. Marys | ppd. | 1 – 10 |
| 01/24 | NORTHERN CAMBRIA | 58 – 51 | 2 – 10 |
| 01/26 | JUNIATA | ppd. | 2 – 10 |
| 01/28 | @ Huntingdon | 60 – 84 | 2 – 11 |
| 01/31 | @ Central | 31 – 62 | 2 – 12 |
| 02/02 | @ Bald Eagle Area | ppd. | 2 – 12 |
| 02/03 | TYRONE | 55 – 57 | 2 – 13 |
| 02/05 | @ St. Marys | 34 – 75 | 2 – 14 |
| 02/08 | PHILIPSBURG | 52 – 60 | 2 – 15 |
| 02/09 | @ Bald Eagle Area | 39 – 79 | 2 – 16 |
| 02/10 | @ Central Mountain | 11 – 53 | 2 – 17 |
| 02/12 | JUNIATA | 32 – 46 | 2 – 18 |
| 02/14 | @ Curwensville | 48 – 26 | 3 – 18 |
| 02/16 | @ Indian Valley | 38 – 64 | 3 – 19 |