NORTH CLARION 42, AUSTIN 28

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Feb. 23, 2010 - District 9 Class A Girl's First Round

FRILLS CORNERS – Eighth-seeded North Clarion slowly pulled away from ninth-seeded Austin to get a 42-28 win in the opening round of the District 9 Class A girls’ basketball playoffs Tuesday night at North Clarion.

The game was tied at 12 at the end of the first quarter but North Clarion (15-9) outscored Austin (12-11) 11-7 in the second quarter to take a 23-19 halftime lead. The She-Wolves then extended that lead to 32-24 at the end of three quarters before winning the final frame 10-4.

Karlee Cyphert paced North Clarion with 16 points including a pair of 3-pointers with Jess Tarr chipping in 11 tallies.

Emily Wambaugh led Austin with a double-double scoring 10 points and collecting 10 rebounds, while Brandi Kio added 11 points. Austin’s leading scorer Katelyn Valenti, the eighth-leading scorer in District 9 (15.1 ppg) was limited to just two points.

North Clarion will now travel to top-seeded Elk County Catholic in the quarterfinals at 7 p.m. Thursday. It is the second straight quarterfinal appearance for the She-Wolves, who lost to West Forest in the quarters a year ago.

NORTH CLARION 42, AUSTIN 28  

Score by Quarter

Austin 12 7 5 4 – 28

North Clarion 12 11 9 10 – 42

Austin – 28

Ritsick 1 0-0 3, Niles 1 0-0 2, Wambaugh 4 2-3 10, Valenti 1 0-0 2, B. Kio 5 1-2 11, Vossler 0 0-0 0, C. Kio 0 0-0 0, Glover 0 0-0 0, Fowler 0 0-0 0. Totals 12 3-5 28.    

North Clarion – 42

K. Cyphert 7 0-0 16, Jess Tarr 4 2-2 11, Jordan Tarr 0 0-0 0, Carroll 1 2-3 4, Frederick 3 1-3 7, McCauley 1 0-0 2, Wolbert 0 0-0 0, Gatesman 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 7-10 42.

Three-pointers – Austin 1 (Ritsick). North Clarion 3 (Cyphert 2, Jess Tarr).