PUNXSUTAWNEY — The Area 6 Champion Jim’s Sports Center 13 and 14 year old Teener League All-star team from Clearfield will begin state tournament play Friday at 4:00 p.m. against the Area 2 runner-up Schuykill East. The game will be played at Kuntz Field in Punxsutawney.
Clearfield earned the Area 6 title by virtue of their 5-1 record in a double round-robin tournament with Punxsuatwney, Philipsburg, and Curwensville. As host team, Punxsutawney will also be entered in the state tourney. They will play the Area 2 champion Schuykill West on Friday at 7:00 p.m.
Other quarterfinal games in the 8-team double elimination tournament are Area 5 champion Mt. Union versus Area 4 runner-up Hollidaysburg at 10:00 a.m. and Area 3 champion East Shore Stammell facing off with Area 4 champion Altoona Reliance Bank at 1:00 p.m.
A first round win would put Clearfield in the winner’s bracket semifinal against the Mt. Union-Hollidaysburg winner at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday at Kuntz Field. A loss would put them up against the Mt. Union-Hollidaysburg loser at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday in Rossiter.
Roster:
Evan Brown, Noah Cline, Dan Collins, C.J. Gathagan, Josh Kennedy, Cole Kephart, Zach Krise, Kyle Kushner, Jake Lansberry, Logan Lykens, Logan Puit, Sawyer Rowles, Erik Sellers, Josh Sorbera, Thomas Summers
Coaches:
Sid Lansberry, Ed Yeager, Chris Peacock, Brandon Billotte, Thomas Yeager, and scorekeeper Brent Lykens
