HYDE — The 16th Clearfield Bison Duals took place on Saturday January 18 and for the second consecutive year, and third out of the last five years, the Montoursville Warriors took home the first place plaque.
In a rematch of last year’s championship final, that was 32-31, the Warriors once again defeated the Bison, this time by a 37-23 final. It is the fourth overall title for the Warriors, putting them one behind the hosts for most titles won. The last time a team other than Clearfield or Montoursville has won the Bison Duals was in 2018 when the DuBois Beavers won their lone title.
Though Montoursville handily won the match, Clearfield’s Brady Collins won the highlight match of the tournament. In a rematch of last year’s third place bout at the PIAA AA State Championships, Collins once again defeated Gage Wentzel. It took a last second takedown for Collins to eke out the 6-4 thriller. Collins defeated Wentzel 3-2 at the 2024 state tourney and by an identical 6-4 score at last year’s Bison Duals.

With the loss, the Bison dropped to 10-2 on the year, while Montoursville stands at 16-1.
Clearfield went 4-1 on the day defeating, in order, Central Clarion (8-6) 54-15, Curwensville (10-5) 54-15, Indiana (5-10) 54-15, and General McLane ((7-4) 41-22.
The Bison will host two dual meets this week as they face Bellefonte (6-4) on Tuesday and Penns Valley (11-1) on Wednesday.
Final Standings: 1st – Montoursville, 2nd – Clearfield, 3rd – Port Allegany, 4th – General McLane, 5th – Altoona, 6th – Butler, 7th – Cranberry, 8th – Indiana, 9th – Saegertown, 10th – Ridgway, 11th – Forest Hills, 12th – Central Clarion, others – Curwensville, Brockway, Benton
Complete Bison Duals Results:
Round 1 |
Ridgway 40, Forest Hills 30 |
Clearfield 54, Central Clarion 15 |
Montoursville 47, Indiana 21 |
General McLane 38, Cranberry 31 |
Round 2 |
Butler 48, Brockway 17 |
Clearfield 54, Curwensville 15Â |
Altoona 52, Saegertown 13 |
Port Allegany 51, Benton 22 |
Championship Round 1 |
Indiana 37, Saegertown 36 |
Butler 59, Central Clarion 15 |
General McLane 62, Brockway 12Â |
Cranberry 54, Benton 24 |
Montoursville 60, Forest Hills 14 |
Championship Quarters |
Clearfield 54, Indiana 15 |
General McLane 33, Butler 28 |
Championship Round 1 |
Altoona 66, Ridgway 0Â |
Port Allegany 58, Curwensville 15Â |
Extra Match |
Cranberry 50, Saegertown 21 |
Championship Quarters |
Montoursville 54, Cranberry 17 |
Port Allegany 39, Altoona 33 |
Consolation Round 1 |
Central Clarion 37, Brockway 36Â |
Ridgway 38, Curwensville 35Â |
Forest Hills 39, Benton 18 |
5th Place Semis |
Butler 53, Indiana 23 |
Altoona 47, Cranberry 24Â |
9th Place Semis |
Saegertown 52, Central Clarion 17 |
Ridgway 33, Forest Hills 27 |
Extra Match |
Curwensville 51, Brockway 20Â |
Championship Semis |
Clearfield 41, General McLane 22 |
Montoursville 45, Port Allegany 19 |
Extra Match |
Benton 36, Brockway 30 |
Placement |
Saegertown 56, Ridgway 12 9th Place |
Forest Hills 34, Central Clarion 30 11th Place |
Extra Match |
Curwensville 40, Benton 33Â |
Placement |
Altoona 42, Butler 31Â 5th Place |
Cranberry 53, Indiana 20 7th Place |
Montoursville 37, Clearfield 23 1st Place |
Port Allegany 39, General McLane 32Â Â 3rd Place |