HUNTINGDON — Led by the veteran backcourt duo of juniors Kynnedy Miller and Allie Troup, Huntingdon pulled away in the second half to defeat Clearfield 72-42 in high school girls basketball action Friday night.
The Lady Bison, on the road for the fourth game in a row, played the undefeated Lady Bearcats on even terms for about 20 minutes.
They were down only 27-25 at the half, but the Lady Bearcats took command midway through the third quarter to take a 44-35 lead into the final period, when their fullcourt zone press paid even more dividends in a 28-point outburst.
Miller claimed scoring laurels for the Mountain League game with 21 points, including eight in the third period when she canned three of her six three-pointers.
Troup chipped in 15 points, and Kaitlyn McElroy added 11 for the Lady Bearcats, who are 2-0 in the league and 4-0 overall.
For Clearfield (1-3, 0-2 ML), playmaker Alayna Ryan led the way with 19 points, six assists and six steals.
The Lady Bison will play their home opener Monday against Brookville, which defeated them 54-30 in the Brookville Tip-Off Tournament last Friday.
Huntingdon won the junior varsity game 41-18. Paige Rhine had six points for Clearfield.
CLEARFIELD — 42
Megan Durandetta 1 0-0 3, Emma Hipps 1 2-6 4, Faith Ogden 3 0-2 6, Tesa Miller 2 0-0 4, Alayna Ryan 6 7-10 19, Olivia Bender 2 0-2 4, Adrian Rowles 0 0 0-0 0, McLain Alt 0 0-0 0, Paige Rhine 1 0-0 2, Kylie Van Tassel 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 16 9-20 42.
HUNTINGDON — 72
Kynnedy Miller 8 0-0 21, Allie Troup 6 3-7 15, Kaitlyn McElroy 5 1-8 11, Corinne Reamer 2 0-0 4, Emily Kurtz 3 0-0 6, Ellie Kyle 2 1-1 5, Maddie DeForrest 2 1-3 5, Meg Lynn 2 0-0 4, Lexi Troup 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 30 6-19 72.
Three-Point Field Goals – Clearfield 1 (Durandetta); Huntingdon 6 (K. Miller 6,).
Score by Quarters
Clearfield 11 14 10 7 – 42
Huntingdon 11 16 17 28 – 72
Lady Bison Scoreboard:
Date Opponent Score Record
12/07 & 08 @ Brookville Tip-off Tourney
12/07 vs. Brookville 30 – 54 0 – 1
12/08 vs. Clarion-Limestone 58 – 30 1 – 1
12/11 @ Bald Eagle Area 27 – 31 1 – 2
12/14 @ Huntingdon 42 – 72 1 – 3
12/17 BROOKVILLE
12/19 PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA
12/21 @ Tyrone
12/27 CURWENSVILLE
01/04 @ Punxsutawney
01/08 PENNS VALLEY
01/11 @ Central
01/14 DUBOIS
01/16 BELLEFONTE
01/18 BALD EAGLE AREA
01/22 HUNTINGDON
01/23 ST. MARYS
01/25 @ Philipsburg-Osceola
01/30 TYRONE
02/01 @ Penns Valley
02/05 CENTRAL
02/08 @ Bellefonte
02/12 @ Curwensville