HUNTINGDON — The Clearfield Area High School boys basketball team was unable to slow down Huntingdon’s two returning starters and suffered a 65-41 setback in Mountain League action Friday night.
Seniors Nate Gearhart and Devon Claar combined for 50 points to get the Bearcats into the win column after two losses.
Gearhart, a 6-4 forward, poured in 27 points while Claar, a 5-11 guard, also was in a zone with 23 points.
The Bearcats put the Bison in a big hole with a 25-point first quarter and turned a 36-17 halftime bulge into a 60-24 cushion going to the final period.
Jon Janocko hit a pair of three-pointers to pace Clearfield with 10 points. Ryan Lezzer added nine points on a trio of three-pointers.
Missing from the Bison lineup was senior Christian Lezzer, who is making an official football recruiting visit to Boston College this weekend.
The Bison slipped to 0-3 with an 0-2 league record.
Huntingdon also won the junior varsity game, 36-30.
Clearfield has two more league games next week, Wednesday at home against Bald Eagle Area and Friday at Bellefonte.
CLEARFIELD — 41
Jon Janocko 4 0-0 10, Seth Ford 3 0-0 7, Erik Sellers 1 0-0 2, Wyatt Westen 1 1-2 3, Will Myers 2 0-0 4, Spencer Herrington 0 0-0 0, Andy Brown 1 0-0 2, Cody Spaid 1 0-2 2, Ryan Lezzer 3 0-0 9, Devin Jones 0 0-0 0, Derek Hryn 1 0-0 2, Kaleb Taylor 0 0-0 0, Luke Godissart 0 0-0 0, Evan Brown 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 17 1-4 41.
HUNTINGDON — 65
Tanner Cook 2 0-1 4, Aundre Trice 1 1-1 3, Devon Claar 8 4-5 23, Curtis King 0 0-1 0, Matt Speck 0 0-0 0, Hudson Speck 0 0-0 0, Kobren Frederick 2 0-2 4, Taylor Mitchell 1 0-0 2, Keith Krause 0 0-1 0, Nate Gearhart 12 1-2 27, Michael Sulesky 0 0-0 0, Shane Montgomery 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 26 7-13 65.
Three-Point Field Goals – Clearfield 6 (Janocko 2, Ford, R. Lezzer 3); Huntingdon 5 (Claar 3, Gearhart 2).
Score by Quarters
Clearfield 9 8 7 17 – 41
Huntingdon 25 11 24 5 – 65
Bison Scoreboard:
| Date | Opponent | Score | Record |
| 12/09 | CURWENSVILLE | 38 – 56 | 0 – 1 |
| 12/10 | @ Central | 32 – 55 | 0 – 2 |
| 12/13 | @ Huntingdon | 41 – 65 | 0 – 3 |
| 12/18 | BALD EAGLE AREA | ||
| 12/20 | @ Bellefonte | ||
| @ PL Lions Club Tourney | |||
| 12/27 | vs. TBD | ||
| 12/28 | vs. TBD | ||
| 01/03 | @ Punxsutawney | ||
| 01/06 | TYRONE | ||
| 01/07 | @ Brookville | ||
| 01/10 | @ Penns Valley | ||
| 01/14 | PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA | ||
| 01/17 | ST. MARYS | ||
| 01/20 | DUBOIS | ||
| 01/22 | CENTRAL | ||
| 01/24 | HUNTINGDON | ||
| 01/29 | @ Bald Eagle Area | ||
| 01/31 | BELLEFONTE | ||
| 02/05 | @ Tyrone | ||
| 02/07 | PENNS VALLEY | ||
| 02/12 | @ Philipsburg-Osceola | ||
| 02/14 | @ Curwensville |