PUNXSUTAWNEY — The Clearfield girls basketball team started Tuesday’s game at Punxsutawney on an 11-0 run only to see the hosts answer with a 15-2 spurt of their own.
That was a sign of things to come as a game full of runs ended with the Lady Chucks netting six of the final eight points – all on free throws – of the game to edge the Lady Bison 63-59.
The game was tied at 17-17 after one quarter with Punxsutawney taking a 32-30 edge to the break.
The Lady Bison responded with a 12-10 third quarter to tie the game at 42-42 heading to the fourth quarter where the hosts were able to pull away at the foul line.
Clearfield’s Evie Helsel, who drilled four 3-pointers, led all players with 27 points. Sonny Diehl added 22 for the Lady Bison, who also got eight from Mia Helsel.
Natalie Burkett scored 21 to pace Punxsutawney. Addy Lewis scored 12 and Gracyn London added 10, including going 4-of-4 from the free throw line in the final 22 seconds of the game.
Clearfield, which had a four-game winning streak snapped, slipped to 15-6 on the season.
Punxsy rattled off its 13th straight victory to improve to 20-1.
The Lady Bison close out their regular season slate with a road trip to Somerset Saturday in a Laurel Highlands crossover.
Clearfield — 59
Sonny Diehl 8 6-10 22, Evie Helsel 10 3-4 27, Mia Helsel 2 2-2 8, Myleigh Hudson 0 0-0 0, Elia Evilsizor 1 0-0 2, Riley Cummings 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 11-16 59.
Punxsutawney — 63
Ella White 2 0-0 4, Gracyn London 2 5-6 10, Bella Young 1 2-4 4, Addy Lewis 5 0-0 12, Natalie Burkett 8 5-6 21, Kennedy Day 4 0-0 8, Emma Young 2 0-0 4. Totals 24 12-16 63.
Three-Pointers: Clearfield 6 (E. Helsel 4, M. Helsel 2), Punxsutawney 3 (London, Lewis 2)
Score by Quarter
Clearfield 17 13 12 17—59
Punxsy 17 15 10 21—63
Clearfield Lady Bison Scoreboard
| DATE AND OPPONENT | SCORE | RECORD |
| 12/3 at Hollidaysburg | 37-58 | 0-1 |
| 12/6 vs. St. Mary’s (Brockway Tip-Off Tournament) | 59-47 | 1-1 |
| 12/6 vs. Brockway (Brockway Tip-Off Tournament) | 79-34 | 2-1 |
| 12/10 HUNTINGDON | 71-54 | 3-1 |
| 12/12 at Philipsburg-Osceola (6:15 p.m.) | 41-18 | 4-1 |
| 12/17 PENNS VALLEY | 65-57 | 5-1 |
| 12/19 CHESTNUT RIDGE (6 p.m.) | PPD. | 5-1 |
| 12/22 at Bellwood-Antis | 51-73 | 5-2 |
| 1/5 CHESTNUT RIDGE (5 p.m.) | 64-38 | 6-2 |
| 1/7 BALD EAGLE AREA (6:30 p.m.) | 51-12 | 7-2 |
| 1/12 CENTRAL HIGH | 68-65 | 8-2 |
| 1/14 BELLEFONTE (6:30 p.m.) | 60-18 | 9-2 |
| 1/16 at Forest Hills (6 p.m.) | 42-77 | 9-3 |
| 1/19 at Bishop Guilfoyle | 34-62 | 9-4 |
| 1/22 at Tyrone | 69-48 | 10-4 |
| 1/24 at Somerset (5 p.m.) | PPD. | 10-4 |
| 1/29 DUBOIS CATHOLIC | 67-36 | 11-4 |
| 1/30 CENTRAL CAMBRIA (6 p.m.) | 61-78 | 11-5 |
| 2/2 at Huntingdon | 72-58 | 12-5 |
| 2/5 PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA (6:15 p.m.) | 55-21 | 13-5 |
| 2/6 HOLLIDAYSBURG | 79-66 | 14-5 |
| 2/9 at Penns Valley | 65-60 | 15-5 |
| 2/10 at Punxsutawney (7:15 p.m.) | 59-63 | 15-6 |
| 2/14 at Somerset (1:15 p.m.) |
