HYDE — The season is nearing a conclusion for the Clearfield Lady Bison, and it means mixed emotions. Monday night, it was declared a night to honor a pair of seniors in their final year on the court. Hannah Glunt and Caitlyn Albertson got their flowers to start the night long before they got the ball for warmups. But, after the smiles and hugs from teammates and family, there was business at hand as the Bellefonte Lady Red Raiders were in town looking for an upset.
The upset on this night were the visitors at the final buzzer. After being decimated in the first game back in December, Bellefonte suffered a similar fate as the Lady Bison rolled their way to a 64-24 victory, their 13th on the year.
Nothing was stopping Clearfield on this night, both defensively and offensively. The first quarter set the tone, as the Lady Bison put up 28 points to start the evening, while limiting Bellefonte to only nine. The 28 points scored in the first quarter was the highest of the game, and one of the highest for Clearfield on the entire year. The home squad kept the momentum in the second quarter, outscoring Bellefonte by 10 points.
At halftime, it was a 46-17 margin, just shy of a running clock.
That would change in the second half as Clearfield wasted no time to put that clock into effect. Bellefonte was held to only seven points in the entire second half, including being shut out the entire fourth quarter. The Lady Bison gave a curtain call to their seniors and many of their starters to let their younger players get some minutes and experience.
Eve Helsel led Clearfield with a game-high 23 point night, with Sonny Diehl adding in another 19. Eve’s older sister, Mia, netted 12 points. For Bellefonte, only Abby Herr hit double figures, netting 12 points.
Clearfield (13-4) gets a few days to get ready for their next contest, as they will make their last road trip for the regular season on Thursday night when they travel to Bishop Guilfoyle. The two squads met on December 13 in the Bison Gymnasium, with Bishop Guilfoyle squeezing out a 54-50 win.
Tip-off for varsity is at 7:15 p.m.
SCORE BY QUARTER
Bellefonte 9 8 7 0 – 24
Clearfield 28 18 10 8 – 64
Bellefonte – 24
Ella Herr 1 0-0 2, Riley Santostefano 1 0-0 2, Talia Cotter 1 1-2 3, Gigi Jasseh 0 0-0 0, Ava Lose 0 0-0 0, Adrienne Masullo 0 0-0 0, Anika Fetzer 0 0-0 0, Alexis Fravel 1 0-0 2, Emerson Holderman 0 0-0 0, Abby Herr 5 1-2 12, Taylor Brown 1 1-2 3. TOTALS 10 3-6 24.
Clearfield – 64
Sonny Diehl 6 7-10 19, Esme Coffman 0 0-0 0, Eve Helsel 10 0-0 23, Hannah Glunt 0 4-4 4, Alyssa Natoli 0 0-0 0, Mia Helsel 5 2-2 12, Myleigh Hudson 1 0-0 3, Riley Cummings 0 0-0 0, Elia Evilsizor 1 1-2 3. TOTALS 23 14-18 64.
LADY BISON SCOREBOARD:
12/03 CENTRAL 61 – 58 1 – 0
12/06 @ Brookville Tip-Off Tourney cancelled 1 – 0
12/07 @ Brookville Tip-Off Tourney cancelled 1 – 0
12/11 @ Bellefonte 71 – 18 2 – 0
12/13 BISHOP GUILFOYLE 50 – 54 2 – 1
12/18 @ Tyrone 62 – 56 3 – 1
12/20 HOLLIDAYSBURG 50 – 88 3 – 2
12/27 @ Greater Johnstown 43 – 61 3 – 3
01/03 WESTMONT HILLTOP ppd. 3 – 3
01/06 @ Huntingdon ppd. 3 – 3
01/08 PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA 50 – 21 4 – 3
01/10 @ Bellwood Antis 68 – 60 5 – 3
01/13 PENNS VALLEY 74 – 68 6 – 3
01/16 CLARION-LIMESTONE ppd. 6 – 3
01/17 @ Bedford 48 – 40 7 – 3
01/20 @ Bald Eagle Area 65 – 17 8 – 3
01/23 @ Dubois Central 62 – 65 8 – 4
01/24 @ Northern Clarion 70 – 38 9 – 4
01/27 @ Central 62 – 43 10 – 4
01/28 @ Huntingdon 67 – 59 11 – 4
01/31 RICHLAND 54 – 44 12 – 4
02/03 BELLEFONTE 64 – 24 13 – 4
02/06 @ Bishop Guilfoyle
02/08 CLARION-LIMESTONE
02/10 TYRONE
02/12 WESTMONT HILLTOP
02/13 CURWENSVILLE
