CLEARFIELD 63, RIDGWAY 41

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Jan. 21, 2008

By Fred Kavelak

HYDE – Junior Sarah Kovalick, making her first varsity start, poured in 23 points including five 3-pointers to help Clearfield end its 7-game losing streak with a 63-41 non-league win over visiting Ridgway Monday night.

Elizabeth Peters added 12 points for the Lady Bisons (5-11), while Emily Mitchell led Ridgway (1-19) with 18 points and Kirstie Shirey had a double-double with 10 points and 15 rebounds. Bekka Leitzel also added 10 points for the Lady Elkers.

Eight of Mitchell’s point came in the last 4:04 of the third quarter helping Ridgway trim a 15-point deficit, 36-21, to 12, 41-29, at the end of the period. She also banked in a one-handed shot that made it 43-34 with 6:26 left.

But Kovalick hit a free throw followed by her fifth trey to make it 49-34, and Clearfield extended the margin to 53-34 with 4:12 to play.

Kovalick hit three treys, and Peters added two field in Clearfield 14-4 first quarter.

NOTES – The Lady Bisons were playing shorthanded with lone senior Alanna Luzier out with a dislocated thumb suffered in last Tuesday’s game at St. Marys. Lady Bison sophomore starter Madison Sopic has been out since Dec. 31 with an ankle injury.  

CLEARFIELD 63, RIDGWAY 41

Score by Quarters

Ridgway    4   9  16  12  -  41

Clearfield  14  14  13  22  -  63 

RIDGWAY – 41

Emily Mitchell 7 4-4 18, Andrea Redmond 0 0-0 0, Bekka Leitzel 4 2-3 10, Kirstie Shirey 4 2-4 10, Jordan Cowan 0 0-0 0, Kathy Shirey 1 0-2 2, Lacey Gosnell 0 1-2 1, Olivia Horning 0 0-0 0, Lauren Amacher 0 0-0 0, Bryton Dybowski 0 0-0 0.  TOTALS: 16 9-15 41.

CLEARFIELD – 63

Jayme Ryan 2 3-4 7, Elizabeth Peters 6 0-2 12, Annie Janocko 3 3-4 9, Sarah Kovalick 7 4-6 23, Gwenn Porter 2 1-2 5, Amber Byerly 1 1-1 3, Lori Zalno 1 0-0 2, Angela Moore 1 0-0 2.  TOTALS: 23 12-19 63.

Three-Point Field Goals - Clearfield 5 (Kovalick 5).