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		<title>Lady Bisons Outlast Philipsburg-Osceola 49-44</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:11:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Marino</dc:creator>
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			PHILIPSBURG &#8211; The Clearfield Area High School girls basketball team ran into a charged up and emotionally high Philipsburg-Osceola squad Wednesday night on the Lady Mounties&#8217; home court.
It was senior night at Philipsburg and the Lady Mounties gave Clearfield all they could handle before the Lady Bisons picked up win number 13 on the year [...]]]></description>
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			</div><div style="clear:both"></div><div style="padding-bottom:4px;"></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;">PHILIPSBURG &#8211; The Clearfield Area High School girls basketball team ran into a charged up and emotionally high Philipsburg-Osceola squad Wednesday night on the Lady Mounties&#8217; home court.</span></div>
<p>It was senior night at Philipsburg and the Lady Mounties gave Clearfield all they could handle before the Lady Bisons picked up win number 13 on the year with a hard fought 49-44 victory. Clearfield has lost seven times this season.</p>
<p>The Lady Mounties jumped out to an early 8-2 lead before Clearfield went on a 14-0 run to end the first quarter out in front 16-8. The Bison run was fueled by junior Breanna Peters who had eight first quarter points.</p>
<p>The Lady Mounties had their best eight minutes of action by outscoring Clearfield 17-8 in the second period and they themselves had an 8-0 run during that stretch to lead at the break 25-24.</p>
<p>This was a Lady Bison team that had mauled Philipsburg-Osceola in the first encounter on January 10 by a score of 71-37 at Clearfield. Clearfield needed to prove that they could withstand the highly fueled effort by its host and they did just that in the third period of action.</p>
<p>The Bisons had another run, this time 12-2, during the third period, which enabled them to have a 16-5 advantage in the quarter giving Clearfield back the lead at the end of three, 40-30.</p>
<p>To the credit of a very young, scrappy squad, the Mounties stayed in the game with a fourth quarter advantage of 14-9, but in the end the Lady Bisons finally prevailed.</p>
<p>After the tough battle Clearfield head coach Joey Castagnolo said, “The Philipsburg team played with great emotion and fire as expected on their senior night. And I am very proud of our girls for the way they played on such a night.”</p>
<p>Then Castagnolo added, “Bre (Breanna Peters) and Dakota (Farmery) not only did a lot of our scoring but they also dominated the boards for us that was a key to getting this win.”</p>
<p>The fact that the Lady Bisons were 14 of 17 from the free throw line wasn’t lost on the Clearfield mentor, “We have worked very hard at practice with our free throw shooting and I really expect that kind of performance from the girls. Tonight it really paid off.”</p>
<p>Peters had 18 points for the Lady Bisons with Farmery adding 17. The Lady Mounties also had two players in double figures, as Lauren Simcox, the only senior on the team, and freshman Abby Showers each netted 14 points.</p>
<p>In the junior varsity contest it was Clearfield coming away with a 35-32 win over the Lady Mounties as Brittany Renuad scored 19 points to pace the Lady Bisons.</p>
<p>Philipsburg-Osceola, who dropped to 5-17 on the season, will entertain Huntingdon on Friday.</p>
<p>The Lady Bisons will host rival Curwensville on Monday with the JV game starting at 6 pm and the varsity to immediately follow.</p>
<p>In the first meeting this season Clearfield downed the Lady Tide 57-38 on December 28.</p>
<p>Listen to Clearfield-Curwensville girls basketball Monday on WOKW-FM, 102.9, beginning with the pre-game show at 7:15 pm.</p>
<p><strong>CLEARFIELD &#8211; 49</strong></p>
<p>Kristen Butler 0 2-2 2, Dakota Farmery 6 5-6 17, Lisa Ambuski 0 2-2 2, Rachel Thompson 1 2-2 4, Breanna Peters 8 1-3 18, Brittany Renaud 1 0-0 2, Janelle Mumma 0 0-0 0, Katherine Sheeder 1 2-2 4, Maggie Sopic 0 0-0 0, TOTALS &#8211; 17 14-17 49.</p>
<p><strong>PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA &#8211; 44</strong></p>
<p>Chelsea Brown 1 0-0 2, Cassidy Bauman 4 0-0 8, Lauren Simcox 5 2-6 14, Abby Showers 6 0-0 14, Briana Rusnak 3 0-0 6, McKenzie Burge 0 0-0 0, Katie Meersand 0 0-0 0, TOTALS &#8211; 19 2-6 44.</p>
<p><strong>SCORE BY QUARTERS</strong></p>
<p>CLEARFIELD 16 8 16 9 49</p>
<p>PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA 8 17 5 14 44</p>
<p>THREE-POINTERS: Peters, Simcox, 2, Showers 2</p>
<p>OFFICIALS: Jim Cushion, David Day, Jim Klausman</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Lady Bison Scoreboard:</span></p>
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<td height="21">12/14</td>
<td>@ Huntingdon</td>
<td>68 &#8211; 89</td>
<td>0 &#8211; 1</td>
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<td height="21">12/19</td>
<td>PUNXSUTAWNEY</td>
<td>60-55 2ot</td>
<td>1 &#8211; 1</td>
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<td height="21">12/21</td>
<td>@ Central</td>
<td>46 &#8211; 37</td>
<td>2 &#8211; 1</td>
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<td height="21">12/23</td>
<td>@ Bellefonte</td>
<td>55 &#8211; 30</td>
<td>3 &#8211; 1</td>
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<td height="21">12/28</td>
<td>@ Curwensville</td>
<td>57 &#8211; 38</td>
<td>4 &#8211; 1</td>
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<td height="21">01/04</td>
<td>TYRONE</td>
<td>38 &#8211; 47</td>
<td>4 &#8211; 2</td>
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<td height="21">01/06</td>
<td>@ Punxsutawney</td>
<td>55 &#8211; 68</td>
<td>4 &#8211; 3</td>
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<td height="21">01/09</td>
<td>BROOKVILLE</td>
<td>63 &#8211; 55</td>
<td>5 &#8211; 3</td>
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<td height="21">01/10</td>
<td>PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA</td>
<td>71 &#8211; 37</td>
<td>6 &#8211; 3</td>
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<td>@ DuBois</td>
<td>57 &#8211; 45</td>
<td>7 &#8211; 3</td>
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<td height="21">01/14</td>
<td>@ Penns Valley</td>
<td>59 &#8211; 45</td>
<td>8 &#8211; 3</td>
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<td height="21">01/17</td>
<td>@ Central Mountain</td>
<td>37 &#8211; 50</td>
<td>8 &#8211; 4</td>
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<td height="21">01/20</td>
<td>BALD EAGLE AREA</td>
<td>61 &#8211; 55</td>
<td>9 &#8211; 4</td>
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<td height="21">01/24</td>
<td>HUNTINGDON</td>
<td>72 &#8211; 48</td>
<td>10 &#8211; 4</td>
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<td height="21">01/26</td>
<td>ST. MARYS</td>
<td>51 &#8211; 55</td>
<td>10 &#8211; 5</td>
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<td height="21">01/27</td>
<td>@ Juniata</td>
<td>59 &#8211; 53</td>
<td>11 &#8211; 5</td>
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<td height="21">01/30</td>
<td>PENNS VALLEY</td>
<td>58 &#8211; 41</td>
<td>12 &#8211; 5</td>
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<td height="21">02/01</td>
<td>CENTRAL</td>
<td>62 &#8211; 65 ot</td>
<td>12 &#8211; 6</td>
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<td height="21">02/03</td>
<td>@ Tyrone</td>
<td>31 &#8211; 60</td>
<td>12 &#8211; 7</td>
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<td height="21">02/08</td>
<td>@ Philipsburg-Osceola</td>
<td>49 &#8211; 44</td>
<td>13 &#8211; 7</td>
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<td>CENTRAL MOUNTAIN</td>
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<td height="21">02/13</td>
<td>CURWENSVILLE</td>
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		<title>Lady Tide Win Second Straight, Beat Moshannon Valley 42-37</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:04:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Marino</dc:creator>
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			AMESVILLE &#8211; The Curwensville Lady Tide girls basketball team won its second game in as many nights Wednesday as they beat the Lady Damsels of Moshannon Valley 42-37 on the road.
 
The Lady Tide now have a 7-12 mark for the 2011-12 season, and the seven wins is as many as Curwensville won the prior two [...]]]></description>
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			</div><div style="clear:both"></div><div style="padding-bottom:4px;"></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;">AMESVILLE &#8211; The Curwensville Lady Tide girls basketball team won its second game in as many nights Wednesday as they beat the Lady Damsels of Moshannon Valley 42-37 on the road.</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: x-small;">The Lady Tide now have a 7-12 mark for the 2011-12 season, and the seven wins is as many as Curwensville won the prior two years combined. </span></div>
<p>Curwensville took a 10-7 first quarter lead into the second eight minutes only to watch Moshannon Valley put together its best quarter of the evening by outscoring the Tide 16-7 to take a six point halftime lead at 23-17. </p>
<p>The Lady Tide offense got untracked in the second half, and the third period in particular got Curwensville rolling, with a 19-10 edge putting them back in front after three 36-33. </p>
<p>In the fourth period neither team could generate much on the offensive end of the floor, but the Lady Tide maintained their margin to come away with tough win in a very physical game. </p>
<p>The Strickland sisters of the Lady Tide, Savannah and Ciara, combined for seven three-pointers on the night with Savannah hitting four and Ciara three. </p>
<p>Ciara Strickland fueled the Tide offense with 15 while sister Savannah had 14. </p>
<p>Moshannon Valley had Laura Harris drop in 13 points with Brieanna Shawver adding nine. </p>
<p>Lady Tide head coach Rusty McCracken said afterwards, “The girls played two hard fought games the last two nights. This was a very physical game on both sides. Moshannon Valley played hard, and we did what we had to do on the road to get the win.” </p>
<p>Of course the effort by the Strickland girls wasn’t lost on McCracken, “It was sure nice to have Savannah and Ciara as a one-two punch tonight leading our offense. But I was also very pleased with all of the other girls because they did their jobs too. Katrina (Seaburn) got into early foul trouble and I was very proud of how the other girls stepped up.” </p>
<p>The junior varsity game was also won by Curwensville, 21-18, over Moshannon Valley as Abby Dugo lead the Tide with seven points. </p>
<p>Curwensville will travel to Kane on Friday to battle the Lady Wolves. Kane won the first game back on January 4, 60-24 in Curwensville. The junior varsity game will start at 6 pm and the varsity will immediately follow. </p>
<p><strong>CURWENSVILLE &#8211; 42</strong> </p>
<p>Savannah Strickland 4 2-4 14, Tierra Shope 0 4-8 4, Rebecca Johnson 0 4-4 4, Ciara Strickland 6 0-0 15, Katrina Seaburn 1 1-2 3, Kealy Wassil 0 1-2 1, Heather Thorp 0 1-2 1, Tiara Bumbarger 0 0-0 0, Tiffany Carter 0 0-0 0, TOTALS &#8211; 11 13-22 42. </p>
<p><strong>MOSHANNON VALLEY &#8211; 37</strong> </p>
<p>Ruthie Hutton 0 2-4 2, Brieanna Shawver 4 1-2 9, Amanda Howell 1 0-0 3, Laura Harris 6 0-0 13, Tayin Swoope 3 0-1 6, Kelsey Kitko 1 0-0 2, Mikayla Shawver 1 0-0 2, TOTALS &#8211; 16 3-7 37. </p>
<p><strong>SCORE BY QUARTERS</strong> </p>
<p>CURWENSVILLE 10 7 19 6 42 </p>
<p>MOSHANNON VALLEY 7 16 10 4 37 </p>
<p>THREE-POINTERS: S. Strickland 4, C. Strickland 3, Howell, Harris </p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Lady Tide Scoreboard:</span> </p>
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<td height="21">12/09</td>
<td>GLENDALE</td>
<td>36 &#8211; 54</td>
<td>0 &#8211; 1</td>
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<td height="21">12/13</td>
<td>@ Brockway</td>
<td>35 &#8211; 63</td>
<td>0 &#8211; 2</td>
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<td height="21">12/16</td>
<td>RIDGWAY</td>
<td>39 &#8211; 22</td>
<td>1 &#8211; 2</td>
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<td height="21">12/28</td>
<td>CLEARFIELD</td>
<td>38 &#8211; 57</td>
<td>1 &#8211; 3</td>
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<td height="21">01/03</td>
<td>WEST BRANCH</td>
<td>35 &#8211; 62</td>
<td>1 &#8211; 4</td>
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<td height="21">01/04</td>
<td>KANE</td>
<td>24 &#8211; 60</td>
<td>1 &#8211; 5</td>
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<td height="21">01/06</td>
<td>@ DuBois Central</td>
<td>25 &#8211; 67</td>
<td>1 &#8211; 6</td>
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<td height="21">01/09</td>
<td>HARMONY</td>
<td>56 &#8211; 18</td>
<td>2 &#8211; 6</td>
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<td height="21">01/10</td>
<td>JOHNSONBURG</td>
<td>22 &#8211; 61</td>
<td>2 &#8211; 7</td>
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<td height="21">01/13</td>
<td>@ Glendale</td>
<td>ppd.</td>
<td>2 &#8211; 7</td>
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<td height="21">01/18</td>
<td>ELK CO. CATHOLIC</td>
<td>25 &#8211; 57</td>
<td>2 &#8211; 8</td>
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<td height="21">01/20</td>
<td>@ Harmony</td>
<td>47 &#8211; 28</td>
<td>3 &#8211; 8</td>
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<td height="21">01/24</td>
<td>@ Ridgway</td>
<td>35 &#8211; 23</td>
<td>4 &#8211; 8</td>
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<td height="21">01/25</td>
<td>@ Glendale</td>
<td>32 &#8211; 50</td>
<td>4 &#8211; 9</td>
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<td height="21">01/27</td>
<td>BROCKWAY</td>
<td>47 &#8211; 41</td>
<td>5 &#8211; 9</td>
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<td height="21">01/30</td>
<td>DUBOIS CENTRAL</td>
<td>34 &#8211; 45</td>
<td>5 &#8211; 10</td>
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<td height="21">02/01</td>
<td>@ West Branch</td>
<td>28 &#8211; 70</td>
<td>5 &#8211; 11</td>
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<td height="21">02/03</td>
<td>@ Johnsonburg</td>
<td>31 &#8211; 54</td>
<td>5 &#8211; 12</td>
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<td height="21">02/07</td>
<td>SHEFFIELD</td>
<td>45 &#8211; 34</td>
<td>6 &#8211; 12</td>
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<td height="21">02/08</td>
<td>@ Mo Valley</td>
<td>42 &#8211; 37</td>
<td>7 &#8211; 12</td>
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<td height="21">02/10</td>
<td>@ Kane</td>
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<td> </td>
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<td height="21">02/13</td>
<td>@ Clearfield</td>
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<td height="21">02/15</td>
<td>MO VALLEY</td>
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<td width="100%"><em>Press release by D9sports.com</em></p>
<p><strong><em>These rankings are complied by D9sports.com and are not sanctioned in any way by District 9 and ARE NOT </em></strong></p>
<p><strong><em>used by District 9 in determining postseason standings or seedings for the playoffs. D9Sports.com IS NOT </em></strong></p>
<p><strong><em>affiliated with the PIAA or PIAA District 9 in anyway</em> </strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong></td>
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<td width="100%"><strong>Ranking Five &#8211; Through Games Feb. 4</strong><strong> </strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="100%">
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="759">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td colspan="4" width="300" valign="bottom"><strong>Bradford Era/D9Sports Boys&#8217; Rankings</strong></td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td colspan="4" width="331" valign="bottom"><strong>Bradford Era/D9Sports Girls&#8217; Rankings</strong></td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="4" width="300" valign="bottom"><strong>Overall</strong></td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td colspan="4" width="331" valign="bottom"><strong>Overall</strong></td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="63" valign="bottom"><strong>RANK</strong></td>
<td width="138" valign="bottom"><strong>TEAM</strong></td>
<td width="51" valign="bottom"><strong>REC.</strong></td>
<td width="47" valign="bottom"><strong>LW*</strong></td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td width="67" valign="bottom"><strong>RANK</strong></td>
<td width="160" valign="bottom"><strong>TEAM</strong></td>
<td width="54" valign="bottom"><strong>REC.</strong></td>
<td width="50" valign="bottom"><strong>LW*</strong></td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="63" valign="bottom">1</td>
<td width="138" valign="bottom">Ridgway</td>
<td width="51" valign="bottom">18-0</td>
<td width="47" valign="bottom">1</td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td width="67" valign="bottom">1</td>
<td width="160" valign="bottom">Keystone</td>
<td width="54" valign="bottom">18-0</td>
<td width="50" valign="bottom">1</td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
</tr>
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<td width="63" valign="bottom">2</td>
<td width="138" valign="bottom">Brookville</td>
<td width="51" valign="bottom">14-3</td>
<td width="47" valign="bottom">2</td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td width="67" valign="bottom">2</td>
<td width="160" valign="bottom">Cranberry</td>
<td width="54" valign="bottom">17-1</td>
<td width="50" valign="bottom">2</td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="63" valign="bottom">3</td>
<td width="138" valign="bottom">Johnsonburg</td>
<td width="51" valign="bottom">14-3</td>
<td width="47" valign="bottom">3</td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td width="67" valign="bottom">3</td>
<td width="160" valign="bottom">Bradford</td>
<td width="54" valign="bottom">18-0</td>
<td width="50" valign="bottom">3</td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="63" valign="bottom">4</td>
<td width="138" valign="bottom">Clar.-Limestone</td>
<td width="51" valign="bottom">14-3</td>
<td width="47" valign="bottom">5</td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td width="67" valign="bottom">4</td>
<td width="160" valign="bottom">Clarion</td>
<td width="54" valign="bottom">15-3</td>
<td width="50" valign="bottom">4</td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="63" valign="bottom">5</td>
<td width="138" valign="bottom">DuBois</td>
<td width="51" valign="bottom">13-5</td>
<td width="47" valign="bottom">8</td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td width="67" valign="bottom">5</td>
<td width="160" valign="bottom">Elk Co. Cath.</td>
<td width="54" valign="bottom">16-2</td>
<td width="50" valign="bottom">5</td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="63" valign="bottom">6</td>
<td width="138" valign="bottom">Bradford</td>
<td width="51" valign="bottom">10-8</td>
<td width="47" valign="bottom">6</td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td width="67" valign="bottom">6</td>
<td width="160" valign="bottom">Coudersport</td>
<td width="54" valign="bottom">14-3</td>
<td width="50" valign="bottom">6</td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="63" valign="bottom">7</td>
<td width="138" valign="bottom">Union</td>
<td width="51" valign="bottom">16-2</td>
<td width="47" valign="bottom">9</td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td width="67" valign="bottom">7</td>
<td width="160" valign="bottom">Venango Catholic</td>
<td width="54" valign="bottom">12-6</td>
<td width="50" valign="bottom">NR</td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="63" valign="bottom">8</td>
<td width="138" valign="bottom">Punxsutawney</td>
<td width="51" valign="bottom">12-5</td>
<td width="47" valign="bottom">4</td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td width="67" valign="bottom">8</td>
<td width="160" valign="bottom">East Forest</td>
<td width="54" valign="bottom">11-5</td>
<td width="50" valign="bottom">7</td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="63" valign="bottom">9</td>
<td width="138" valign="bottom">Clarion</td>
<td width="51" valign="bottom">13-5</td>
<td width="47" valign="bottom">NR</td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td width="67" valign="bottom">9</td>
<td width="160" valign="bottom">Brookville</td>
<td width="54" valign="bottom">11-6</td>
<td width="50" valign="bottom">10</td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="63" valign="bottom">10</td>
<td width="138" valign="bottom">Moniteau</td>
<td width="51" valign="bottom">12-5</td>
<td width="47" valign="bottom">10</td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td width="67" valign="bottom">10</td>
<td width="160" valign="bottom">Kane</td>
<td width="54" valign="bottom">15-5</td>
<td width="50" valign="bottom">NR</td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="4" width="300" valign="bottom"><strong>Class AAAA/AAA</strong></td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td colspan="4" width="331" valign="bottom"><strong>Class AAAA/AAA</strong></td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="63" valign="bottom"><strong>RANK</strong></td>
<td width="138" valign="bottom"><strong>TEAM</strong></td>
<td width="51" valign="bottom"><strong>REC.</strong></td>
<td width="47" valign="bottom"><strong>LW*</strong></td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td width="67" valign="bottom"><strong>RANK</strong></td>
<td width="160" valign="bottom"><strong>TEAM</strong></td>
<td width="54" valign="bottom"><strong>REC.</strong></td>
<td width="50" valign="bottom"><strong>LW*</strong></td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="63" valign="bottom">1</td>
<td width="138" valign="bottom">DuBois</td>
<td width="51" valign="bottom">13-5</td>
<td width="47" valign="bottom">3</td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td width="67" valign="bottom">1</td>
<td width="160" valign="bottom">Bradford</td>
<td width="54" valign="bottom">18-0</td>
<td width="50" valign="bottom">1</td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="63" valign="bottom">2</td>
<td width="138" valign="bottom">Bradford</td>
<td width="51" valign="bottom">10-8</td>
<td width="47" valign="bottom">2</td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td width="67" valign="bottom">2</td>
<td width="160" valign="bottom">Clearfield</td>
<td width="54" valign="bottom">12-7</td>
<td width="50" valign="bottom">3</td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="63" valign="bottom">3</td>
<td width="138" valign="bottom">Punxsutawney</td>
<td width="51" valign="bottom">12-5</td>
<td width="47" valign="bottom">1</td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td width="67" valign="bottom">3</td>
<td width="160" valign="bottom">St. Marys</td>
<td width="54" valign="bottom">9-9</td>
<td width="50" valign="bottom">2</td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="63" valign="bottom">4</td>
<td width="138" valign="bottom">St. Marys</td>
<td width="51" valign="bottom">8-10</td>
<td width="47" valign="bottom">4</td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td width="67" valign="bottom">4</td>
<td width="160" valign="bottom">Punxsutawney</td>
<td width="54" valign="bottom">5-12</td>
<td width="50" valign="bottom">4</td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="63" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td width="138" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td width="51" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td width="47" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td width="67" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td width="160" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td width="54" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td width="50" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="4" width="300" valign="bottom"><strong>Class AA</strong></td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td colspan="4" width="331" valign="bottom"><strong>Class AA</strong></td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="63" valign="bottom"><strong>RANK</strong></td>
<td width="138" valign="bottom"><strong>TEAM</strong></td>
<td width="51" valign="bottom"><strong>REC.</strong></td>
<td width="47" valign="bottom"><strong>LW*</strong></td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td width="67" valign="bottom"><strong>RANK</strong></td>
<td width="160" valign="bottom"><strong>TEAM</strong></td>
<td width="54" valign="bottom"><strong>REC.</strong></td>
<td width="50" valign="bottom"><strong>LW*</strong></td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="63" valign="bottom">1</td>
<td width="138" valign="bottom">Brookville</td>
<td width="51" valign="bottom">14-3</td>
<td width="47" valign="bottom">1</td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td width="67" valign="bottom">1</td>
<td width="160" valign="bottom">Cranberry</td>
<td width="54" valign="bottom">17-1</td>
<td width="50" valign="bottom">1</td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="63" valign="bottom">2</td>
<td width="138" valign="bottom">Moniteau</td>
<td width="51" valign="bottom">12-5</td>
<td width="47" valign="bottom">2</td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td width="67" valign="bottom">2</td>
<td width="160" valign="bottom">Brookville</td>
<td width="54" valign="bottom">11-6</td>
<td width="50" valign="bottom">2</td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="63" valign="bottom">3</td>
<td width="138" valign="bottom">Smethport</td>
<td width="51" valign="bottom">12-5</td>
<td width="47" valign="bottom">3</td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td width="67" valign="bottom">3</td>
<td width="160" valign="bottom">Moniteau</td>
<td width="54" valign="bottom">9-8</td>
<td width="50" valign="bottom">3</td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="63" valign="bottom">4</td>
<td width="138" valign="bottom">Port Allegany</td>
<td width="51" valign="bottom">11-6</td>
<td width="47" valign="bottom">4</td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td width="67" valign="bottom">4</td>
<td width="160" valign="bottom">Brockway</td>
<td width="54" valign="bottom">7-9</td>
<td width="50" valign="bottom">5</td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="63" valign="bottom">5</td>
<td width="138" valign="bottom">Keystone</td>
<td width="51" valign="bottom">6-9</td>
<td width="47" valign="bottom">5</td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td width="67" valign="bottom">5</td>
<td width="160" valign="bottom">Karns City</td>
<td width="54" valign="bottom">4-13</td>
<td width="50" valign="bottom">4</td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="4" width="300" valign="bottom"><strong>Class A</strong></td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td colspan="4" width="331" valign="bottom"><strong>Class A</strong></td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="63" valign="bottom"><strong>RANK</strong></td>
<td width="138" valign="bottom"><strong>TEAM</strong></td>
<td width="51" valign="bottom"><strong>REC.</strong></td>
<td width="47" valign="bottom"><strong>LW*</strong></td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td width="67" valign="bottom"><strong>RANK</strong></td>
<td width="160" valign="bottom"><strong>TEAM</strong></td>
<td width="54" valign="bottom"><strong>REC.</strong></td>
<td width="50" valign="bottom"><strong>LW*</strong></td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="63" valign="bottom">1</td>
<td width="138" valign="bottom">Ridgway</td>
<td width="51" valign="bottom">18-0</td>
<td width="47" valign="bottom">1</td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td width="67" valign="bottom">1</td>
<td width="160" valign="bottom">Keystone</td>
<td width="54" valign="bottom">18-0</td>
<td width="50" valign="bottom">1</td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="63" valign="bottom">2</td>
<td width="138" valign="bottom">Johnsonburg</td>
<td width="51" valign="bottom">14-3</td>
<td width="47" valign="bottom">2</td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td width="67" valign="bottom">2</td>
<td width="160" valign="bottom">Clarion</td>
<td width="54" valign="bottom">15-3</td>
<td width="50" valign="bottom">2</td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="63" valign="bottom">3</td>
<td width="138" valign="bottom">Clar-Limestone</td>
<td width="51" valign="bottom">14-3</td>
<td width="47" valign="bottom">3</td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td width="67" valign="bottom">3</td>
<td width="160" valign="bottom">Elk Co. Cath.</td>
<td width="54" valign="bottom">16-2</td>
<td width="50" valign="bottom">3</td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="63" valign="bottom">4</td>
<td width="138" valign="bottom">Union</td>
<td width="51" valign="bottom">16-2</td>
<td width="47" valign="bottom">5</td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td width="67" valign="bottom">4</td>
<td width="160" valign="bottom">Coudersport</td>
<td width="54" valign="bottom">14-3</td>
<td width="50" valign="bottom">4</td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="63" valign="bottom">5</td>
<td width="138" valign="bottom">Clarion</td>
<td width="51" valign="bottom">13-5</td>
<td width="47" valign="bottom">7</td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td width="67" valign="bottom">5</td>
<td width="160" valign="bottom">Venango Catholic</td>
<td width="54" valign="bottom">12-6</td>
<td width="50" valign="bottom">8</td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="63" valign="bottom">6</td>
<td width="138" valign="bottom">Coudersport</td>
<td width="51" valign="bottom">12-5</td>
<td width="47" valign="bottom">8</td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td width="67" valign="bottom">6</td>
<td width="160" valign="bottom">East Forest</td>
<td width="54" valign="bottom">11-5</td>
<td width="50" valign="bottom">5</td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="63" valign="bottom">7</td>
<td width="138" valign="bottom">Venango Cath.</td>
<td width="51" valign="bottom">10-8</td>
<td width="47" valign="bottom">6</td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td width="67" valign="bottom">7</td>
<td width="160" valign="bottom">Kane</td>
<td width="54" valign="bottom">15-5</td>
<td width="50" valign="bottom">6</td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="63" valign="bottom">8</td>
<td width="138" valign="bottom">Elk Co. Cath.</td>
<td width="51" valign="bottom">10-8</td>
<td width="47" valign="bottom">4</td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td width="67" valign="bottom">8</td>
<td width="160" valign="bottom">Smethport</td>
<td width="54" valign="bottom">14-4</td>
<td width="50" valign="bottom">7</td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="63" valign="bottom">9</td>
<td width="138" valign="bottom">Sheffield</td>
<td width="51" valign="bottom">11-8</td>
<td width="47" valign="bottom">NR</td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td width="67" valign="bottom">9</td>
<td width="160" valign="bottom">Cameron County</td>
<td width="54" valign="bottom">13-5</td>
<td width="50" valign="bottom">9</td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="63" valign="bottom">10</td>
<td width="138" valign="bottom">North Clarion</td>
<td width="51" valign="bottom">7-11</td>
<td width="47" valign="bottom">NR</td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td width="67" valign="bottom">10</td>
<td width="160" valign="bottom">Johnsonburg</td>
<td width="54" valign="bottom">11-7</td>
<td width="50" valign="bottom">NR</td>
<td width="64" valign="bottom"> </td>
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		<title>Ciara Strickland Scores 28, Lady Tide Defeat Sheffield 45-34</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:02:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Marino</dc:creator>
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			CURWENSVILLE &#8211; Curwensville freshman Ciara Strickland was the answer Tuesday night as the Lady Tide defeated the Sheffield Lady Wolverines at Patton Hall 45-34.
Strickland had a game and career high 28 points to lead the Lady Tide to their sixth win of the season against 12 losses.
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			</div><div style="clear:both"></div><div style="padding-bottom:4px;"></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;">CURWENSVILLE &#8211; Curwensville freshman Ciara Strickland was the answer Tuesday night as the Lady Tide defeated the Sheffield Lady Wolverines at Patton Hall 45-34.</span></div>
<p>Strickland had a game and career high 28 points to lead the Lady Tide to their sixth win of the season against 12 losses.</p>
<p>Time and time again when things got close it was Ciara Strickland to the rescue, who on the night had three three-pointers and 14 of the first 21 points for Curwensville.</p>
<p>The first quarter was sloppy for the most part, but the Lady Tide did manage to take an 8-2 margin into the second eight minutes thanks to two treys by Strickland.</p>
<p>Sheffield didn’t get a bucket until 29 seconds were remaining in the opening period when Lady Wolverine Julie Ely ended the drought for the northern visitors.</p>
<p>The Lady Tide would take a 21-13 halftime lead as Strickland picked up eight more points in the second period.</p>
<p>Another freshman, this one from Sheffield in the name of Jennifer Isenberg, kept the Lady Wolverines in the game with seven tallies in the second frame. Isenberg would pace the Sheffield offense on the night with 11.</p>
<p>The Lady Wolverines got to within two points of Curwensville, 26-24, in the third period when Abby Labesky knocked down a three-pointer with 3:30 left in the period. That would be the closest Sheffield would come the rest of the night.</p>
<p>Strickland, however, hit for nine points in the quarter to keep the Lady Tide out in front, going into the fourth and final period leading 33-24.</p>
<p>The Lady Tide went to the free throw line 26 times, making 11, while Sheffield attempted 14, making seven.</p>
<p>The Lady Wolverines dropped to 3-18 on the season under first year head coach Jeff Labesky.</p>
<p>Afterwards Lady Tide head coach Rusty McCracken spoke about the win, “We really believed we could win this game. We thought we had the better team and just needed to execute well like we talked about in practice.”</p>
<p>Then McCracken added, “We did throw in a few more twists last night in practice on offense to give some new looks to teams that may be scouting us.”</p>
<p>Finally McCracken talked about two of his players and his squad “It was a battle between two really good freshman (Ciara Strickland and Jennifer Isenberg) and Ciara may have taken it personally as she had her best game of her young career. And Seaburn (Katrina) does so many good things for us, on defense and on the boards. She just works very hard like all the girls on this team. I am proud of these girls and perhaps we can get a few more wins this year.”</p>
<p>Curwensville also won the junior varsity game over Sheffield by a score of 31-21.</p>
<p>The Lady Tide will be on the road Wednesday as they travel to play Moshannon Valley with junior varsity competition starting at 6 pm and the varsity to immediately follow.</p>
<p><strong>SHEFFIELD &#8211; 34</strong></p>
<p>Hanna Vile 1 4-6 6, Ashley Davidson 0 0-2 0, Abby Labesky 2 2-2 7, Julie Ely 4 0-0 8, Jennifer Isenberg 5 1-4 11, Sami Pollock 1 0-0 2, Hanna Fitch 0 0-0 0, Jade Moore 0 0-0 0, TOTALS &#8211; 13 7-14 34.</p>
<p><strong>CURWENSVILLE &#8211; 45</strong></p>
<p>Savannah Strickland 2 0-2 5, Tierra Shope 0 0-4 0, Rebecca Johnson 1 0-0 2, Ciara Strickland 11 3-4 28, Katrina Seaburn 0 6-12 6, Heather Thorp 0 0-0 0, Tiara Bumbarger 0 2-4 2, Kealy Wassil 1 0-0 2, TOTALS &#8211; 15 11-26 45.</p>
<p><strong>SCORE BY QUARTERS:</strong></p>
<p>SHEFFIELD 2 11 11 10 34</p>
<p>CURWENSVILLE 8 13 12 12 45</p>
<p>THREE-POINTERS: Labesky, S. Strickland, C. Strickland 3</p>
<p>OFFICIALS: Bill Zupich, Cliff Miller</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Lady Tide Scoreboard:</span></p>
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<td height="21">12/09</td>
<td>GLENDALE</td>
<td>36 &#8211; 54</td>
<td>0 &#8211; 1</td>
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<td height="21">12/13</td>
<td>@ Brockway</td>
<td>35 &#8211; 63</td>
<td>0 &#8211; 2</td>
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<td height="21">12/16</td>
<td>RIDGWAY</td>
<td>39 &#8211; 22</td>
<td>1 &#8211; 2</td>
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<td height="21">12/28</td>
<td>CLEARFIELD</td>
<td>38 &#8211; 57</td>
<td>1 &#8211; 3</td>
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<td height="21">01/03</td>
<td>WEST BRANCH</td>
<td>35 &#8211; 62</td>
<td>1 &#8211; 4</td>
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<td height="21">01/04</td>
<td>KANE</td>
<td>24 &#8211; 60</td>
<td>1 &#8211; 5</td>
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<td height="21">01/06</td>
<td>@ DuBois Central</td>
<td>25 &#8211; 67</td>
<td>1 &#8211; 6</td>
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<td height="21">01/09</td>
<td>HARMONY</td>
<td>56 &#8211; 18</td>
<td>2 &#8211; 6</td>
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<td height="21">01/10</td>
<td>JOHNSONBURG</td>
<td>22 &#8211; 61</td>
<td>2 &#8211; 7</td>
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<td height="21">01/13</td>
<td>@ Glendale</td>
<td>ppd.</td>
<td>2 &#8211; 7</td>
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<td height="21">01/18</td>
<td>ELK CO. CATHOLIC</td>
<td>25 &#8211; 57</td>
<td>2 &#8211; 8</td>
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<td height="21">01/20</td>
<td>@ Harmony</td>
<td>47 &#8211; 28</td>
<td>3 &#8211; 8</td>
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<td height="21">01/24</td>
<td>@ Ridgway</td>
<td>35 &#8211; 23</td>
<td>4 &#8211; 8</td>
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<td height="21">01/25</td>
<td>@ Glendale</td>
<td>32 &#8211; 50</td>
<td>4 &#8211; 9</td>
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<td height="21">01/27</td>
<td>BROCKWAY</td>
<td>47 &#8211; 41</td>
<td>5 &#8211; 9</td>
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<td height="21">01/30</td>
<td>DUBOIS CENTRAL</td>
<td>34 &#8211; 45</td>
<td>5 &#8211; 10</td>
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<td height="21">02/01</td>
<td>@ West Branch</td>
<td>28 &#8211; 70</td>
<td>5 &#8211; 11</td>
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<td height="21">02/03</td>
<td>@ Johnsonburg</td>
<td>31 &#8211; 54</td>
<td>5 &#8211; 12</td>
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<td>SHEFFIELD</td>
<td>45 &#8211; 34</td>
<td>6 &#8211; 12</td>
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<td height="21">02/08</td>
<td>@ Mo Valley</td>
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<td height="21">02/10</td>
<td>@ Kane</td>
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<td height="21">02/13</td>
<td>@ Clearfield</td>
<td> </td>
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<td height="21">02/15</td>
<td>MO VALLEY</td>
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		<title>Sheffield Wolverines Chew Up Golden Tide 77-41</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:58:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Marino</dc:creator>
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			SHEFFIELD &#8211; The Sheffield Wolverines boys basketball team made a long road trip even longer for Curwensville, outscoring the Golden Tide in every quarter Tuesday night to cruise to a 77-41 victory.
Sheffield, now 12-8 on the season, made quick work of the Tide with a 25-12 edge after the first quarter and a huge 46-20 [...]]]></description>
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			</div><div style="clear:both"></div><div style="padding-bottom:4px;"></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;">SHEFFIELD &#8211; The Sheffield Wolverines boys basketball team made a long road trip even longer for Curwensville, outscoring the Golden Tide in every quarter Tuesday night to cruise to a 77-41 victory.</span></div>
<p>Sheffield, now 12-8 on the season, made quick work of the Tide with a 25-12 edge after the first quarter and a huge 46-20 lead at the intermission.</p>
<p>Curwensville did come out and play a better second 16 minutes but was too far in the hole to get close as the Golden Tide slipped to 2-15 on the 2011-12 campaign.</p>
<p>Brett Gardner had another big night for the Tide with 17 points while fellow sophomore Tanner Elensky dropped in 11.</p>
<p>The Wolverines had three players in double figures as Mark Sprandle had a game high 25 points followed by Kalil Slaughter and Ryan McNeal who each added 12.</p>
<p>Golden Tide head coach Shane Pentz said, “We just came out slow like we did last night against Harmony, but tonight we just never were able to recover.”</p>
<p>Pentz did see two bright spots though in two of his sophomores, “Gardner (Brett) had a second straight game with 17 points and Elensky (Tanner) had double figures (11). That was a positive sign for us.”</p>
<p>The junior varsity game also was won handily by Sheffield over the Tide, 68-23.</p>
<p>The Golden Tide will play at home Wednesday as they battle the Black Knights of Moshannon Valley at Patton Hall. The junior varsity game will start at 6 pm and the varsity will immediately follow.</p>
<p><strong>CURWENSVILLE &#8211; 41</strong></p>
<p>Marcus Stephenson 0 3-4 3, Brett Gardner 6 1-2 17, Nate Kurtz 0 0-0 0, Kyle Johns 1 1-3 3, Josh Shaffer 0 0-0 0, Tanner Elensky 3 4-5 11, Alex Olson 1 1-2 3, Austin Jacobson 1 2-2 4, Nick London 0 0-0 0, TOTALS &#8211; 12 12-18 41.</p>
<p><strong>SHEFFIELD &#8211; 77</strong></p>
<p>Isaac Nearing 2 0-0 4, Mark Sprandle 10 3-4 25, Brendan Winslow 2 0-0 4, Kalil Slaughter 6 0-0 12, Dylan McNeal 4 2-2 12, Nick Bonavita 2 2-3 6, Josh Anderson 2 2-2 6, George Fitch 2 0-0 4, Tyler Fitzgerald 2 0-2 4, TOTALS &#8211; 32 9-13 77.</p>
<p><strong>SCORE BY QUARTERS:</strong></p>
<p>CURWENSVILLE 12 8 12 9 41</p>
<p>SHEFFIELD 25 21 19 12 77</p>
<p>THREE-POINTERS: Gardner 4, Elensky, Sprandle 2, McNeal 2</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Golden Tide Scoreboard:</span></p>
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<td width="77">Score</td>
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<td height="21">12/13</td>
<td>BROCKWAY</td>
<td>31 &#8211; 73</td>
<td>0 &#8211; 1</td>
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<td height="21">12/16</td>
<td>@ Ridgway</td>
<td>21 &#8211; 60</td>
<td>0 &#8211; 2</td>
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<td height="21">12/22</td>
<td>@ Harmony</td>
<td>28 &#8211; 40</td>
<td>0 &#8211; 3</td>
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<td height="21">12/28</td>
<td>@ Punxsutawney</td>
<td>20 &#8211; 50</td>
<td>0 &#8211; 4</td>
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<tr height="21">
<td height="21">12/30</td>
<td>@ Glendale</td>
<td>29 &#8211; 62</td>
<td>0 &#8211; 5</td>
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<td height="21">01/04</td>
<td>@ Kane</td>
<td>51 &#8211; 43</td>
<td>1 &#8211; 5</td>
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<td height="21">01/06</td>
<td>DUBOIS CENTRAL</td>
<td>26 &#8211; 72</td>
<td>1 &#8211; 6</td>
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<td height="21">01/10</td>
<td>@ Johnsonburg</td>
<td>23 &#8211; 60</td>
<td>1 &#8211; 7</td>
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<td height="21">01/13</td>
<td>HARMONY</td>
<td>ppd.</td>
<td>1 &#8211; 7</td>
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<td height="21">01/17</td>
<td>@ Elk County Catholic</td>
<td>36 &#8211; 51</td>
<td>1 &#8211; 8</td>
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<td height="21">01/20</td>
<td>WEST BRANCH</td>
<td>40 &#8211; 63</td>
<td>1 &#8211; 9</td>
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<td height="21">01/24</td>
<td>RIDGWAY</td>
<td>28 &#8211; 60</td>
<td>1 &#8211; 10</td>
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<td height="21">01/27</td>
<td>@ Brockway</td>
<td>37 &#8211; 59</td>
<td>1 &#8211; 11</td>
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<td height="21">01/30</td>
<td>@ DuBois Central</td>
<td>41 &#8211; 65</td>
<td>1 &#8211; 12</td>
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<td height="21">02/01</td>
<td>GLENDALE</td>
<td>32 &#8211; 69</td>
<td>1 &#8211; 13</td>
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<td height="21">02/03</td>
<td>JOHNSONBURG</td>
<td>28 &#8211; 55</td>
<td>1 &#8211; 14</td>
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<td height="21">02/06</td>
<td>HARMONY</td>
<td>55 &#8211; 43</td>
<td>2 &#8211; 14</td>
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<td height="21">02/07</td>
<td>@ Sheffield</td>
<td>41 &#8211; 77</td>
<td>2 &#8211; 15</td>
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<td height="21">02/08</td>
<td>MO VALLEY</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
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<td height="21">02/10</td>
<td>KANE</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
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<td height="21">02/13</td>
<td>@ West Branch</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
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<td height="21">02/15</td>
<td>@ Mo Valley</td>
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		<title>Area Fighters to Compete in Mixed Martial Arts Event</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:01:58 +0000</pubDate>
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			Altoona&#8211;On Feburary 25th, 2012, three Northeastern Pummeling Den fighters will be competing in a Mixed Martial Arts event.  &#8221; Complete Devestation 3&#8243; will be held at the Blair County Convention Center, located in Altoona.  The fighters, Dan Poliski (1-0), Levi McCord (2-1), and Zack Hoy (2-0), will put their skills to the test.  All three [...]]]></description>
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<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Another fighter, Aaron Dugan, will be competing on April 27th, 2012, at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey.  Dugan will be making his Professional deut in Lou Neglia&#8217;s Ring of Combat, and is what some people say, one of the toughest events in the country.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">With the exception of Hoy, who trains out of St. Marys Northeastern Pummeling den under head instructor Dan Meyer, all fighters train at NPD located in Clearfield.     Head instructor there, Todd Butler, is a veteran of the cage.   He has competed all over the world, including Vale Tudo Fights in Tokyo, Japan, as well as competing as a main event fighter in the UFC.  Denny&#8217;s Beer Barrel Pub, located in Clearfield Pa, Sponsers NPD.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Anyone that is looking into competive MMA, or just simply interested in obtaining a good base for self defense can contact NPD at 814-553-1675 or 814-577-0335 or vist the Northeastern Pummeling Den on Facebook.</span></p>
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		<title>Golden Tide Dump Harmony, 55-43, For Second Win</title>
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			CURWENSVILLE &#8211; The second time around was much better for the Curwensville Area High School boys basketball team on Monday night against visiting Harmony, as the Tide won for just the second time this year, 55-43.
Earlier this season, at Harmony, the Owls defeated the Golden Tide 40-28.
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			</div><div style="clear:both"></div><div style="padding-bottom:4px;"></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;">CURWENSVILLE &#8211; The second time around was much better for the Curwensville Area High School boys basketball team on Monday night against visiting Harmony, as the Tide won for just the second time this year, 55-43.</span></div>
<p>Earlier this season, at Harmony, the Owls defeated the Golden Tide 40-28.</p>
<p>Not this time though, as the Tide put together a strong second half, unlike the first game when they scored only 10 points in the second 16 minutes, outscoring Harmony 35-28.</p>
<p>Curwensville fell behind 12-8 after the first eight minutes with Tanner Elensky of the Tide keeping his squad somewhat close by scoring six first period points.</p>
<p>Brett Gardner put the Golden Tide in front, 14-12, with 4:40 remaining in the second frame, hitting on one of his three pointers on the evening. Gardner and Elensky would lead all scorers on the night, each dumping in 17 points.</p>
<p>The Tide would stretch the margin to 20-12 by going on a 12-0 run until eight seconds remained in the second period before Evan Novella of the Owls hit a free throw followed by a field goal by sophomore Kamden Kruise cutting the Curwensville squad’s lead to 20-15 at the break.</p>
<p>With the Tide up 24-15 in the third quarter Logan Sral took over for the Harmony offense as the freshman poured in 11 points to keep the Owls within striking distance. Sral had three treys in the third stanza and at one point pulled the Owls to within two, 24-22, thanks to a three, with 4:43 left in the third.</p>
<p>Gardner would then hit a three at the other end putting the Tide back out in front 27-22 which helped Curwensville take a nine point margin into the final eight minutes, 37-28.</p>
<p>Curwensville would also win the fourth period, 18-15, in spite of 11 points from Owl Tyler Tiesi as the Golden Tide improved to 2-14 on the 2011-12 campaign.</p>
<p>The Owls record now stands at 2-18.</p>
<p>Kyle Johns also helped the Tide offense with 10 points while Sral, off of the bench, paced Harmony with 13 followed by Tiesi with 12.</p>
<p>Tide head coach Shane Pentz liked the offensive output by his team, “We are capable of having this kind of offensive scoring at times. We just need to be more consistent because we did come out a little listless in the first quarter. But with one to two minutes left in the first we flipped a switch on and played hard the rest of the night.”</p>
<p>Then Pentz added, “We are trying to use these last six games as a springboard for next season because we will have everyone back.”</p>
<p>The junior varsity game was won by the Owls by beating the young Golden Tide 35-23.</p>
<p>Curwensville makes the long trip to Sheffield on Tuesday to match up with the Wolverines with the junior varsity game starting at 6 pm and the varsity to immediately follow.</p>
<p><strong>HARMONY &#8211; 43</strong></p>
<p>Joe Leyo 3 0-0 7, Nate Young 2 0-2 4, Tyler Tiesi 4 2-4 12, Kamden Kruise 2 0-0 4, Evan Novella 0 1-2 1, Logan Sral 5 0-0 13, Josh Lucas 0 0-0 0, Cody Sral 0 2-2 2, TOTALS &#8211; 16 5-10 43.</p>
<p><strong>CURWENSVILLE &#8211; 55</strong></p>
<p>Brett Gardner 7 0-1 17, Kyle Johns 4 2-4 10, Tanner Elensky 7 2-3 17, Alex Olson 1 1-2 3, Austin Jacobson 4 0-2 8, Marcus Stephenson 0 0-0 0, Nate Kurtz 0 0-0 0, TOTALS &#8211; 23 5-12 55.</p>
<p><strong>SCORE BY QUARTERS:</strong></p>
<p>HARMONY 12 3 13 15 43</p>
<p>CURWENSVILLE 8 12 17 18 55</p>
<p>THREE-POINTERS: Gardner 3, Elensky, Leyo, Tiesi 2, L. Sral 3</p>
<p>OFFICIALS: Chris Sherkel, Craig Witherow</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Golden Tide Scoreboard:</span></p>
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<td height="21">12/13</td>
<td>BROCKWAY</td>
<td>31 &#8211; 73</td>
<td>0 &#8211; 1</td>
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<td height="21">12/16</td>
<td>@ Ridgway</td>
<td>21 &#8211; 60</td>
<td>0 &#8211; 2</td>
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<td height="21">12/22</td>
<td>@ Harmony</td>
<td>28 &#8211; 40</td>
<td>0 &#8211; 3</td>
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<td height="21">12/28</td>
<td>@ Punxsutawney</td>
<td>20 &#8211; 50</td>
<td>0 &#8211; 4</td>
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<td height="21">12/30</td>
<td>@ Glendale</td>
<td>29 &#8211; 62</td>
<td>0 &#8211; 5</td>
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<td height="21">01/04</td>
<td>@ Kane</td>
<td>51 &#8211; 43</td>
<td>1 &#8211; 5</td>
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<td height="21">01/06</td>
<td>DUBOIS CENTRAL</td>
<td>26 &#8211; 72</td>
<td>1 &#8211; 6</td>
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<td height="21">01/10</td>
<td>@ Johnsonburg</td>
<td>23 &#8211; 60</td>
<td>1 &#8211; 7</td>
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<td height="21">01/13</td>
<td>HARMONY</td>
<td>ppd.</td>
<td>1 &#8211; 7</td>
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<td height="21">01/17</td>
<td>@ Elk County Catholic</td>
<td>36 &#8211; 51</td>
<td>1 &#8211; 8</td>
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<td height="21">01/20</td>
<td>WEST BRANCH</td>
<td>40 &#8211; 63</td>
<td>1 &#8211; 9</td>
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<td height="21">01/24</td>
<td>RIDGWAY</td>
<td>28 &#8211; 60</td>
<td>1 &#8211; 10</td>
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<td height="21">01/27</td>
<td>@ Brockway</td>
<td>37 &#8211; 59</td>
<td>1 &#8211; 11</td>
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<td height="21">01/30</td>
<td>@ DuBois Central</td>
<td>41 &#8211; 65</td>
<td>1 &#8211; 12</td>
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<td height="21">02/01</td>
<td>GLENDALE</td>
<td>32 &#8211; 69</td>
<td>1 &#8211; 13</td>
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<td height="21">02/03</td>
<td>JOHNSONBURG</td>
<td>28 &#8211; 55</td>
<td>1 &#8211; 14</td>
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<td height="21">02/06</td>
<td>HARMONY</td>
<td>55 &#8211; 43</td>
<td>2 &#8211; 14</td>
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<td height="21">02/07</td>
<td>@ Sheffield</td>
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<td height="21">02/08</td>
<td>MO VALLEY</td>
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<td height="21">02/10</td>
<td>KANE</td>
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<td height="21">02/13</td>
<td>@ West Branch</td>
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<td height="21">02/15</td>
<td>@ Mo Valley</td>
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<p><em>Four Penn State seniors are spending this week in Indianapolis, working for the National Football League as interns at the Super Bowl.<br />
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<p><em>This marks the second year in a row Penn State students have had the opportunity to work in that role. This year&#8217;s students &#8212; Adam Brown, a marketing major from Franklin Lakes, N.J.; Ellen McNair, a broadcast journalism major from Niceville, Fla.; Jenn Studer, a broadcast journalism major from Hershey, Pa.; and John Tecce, a marketing major from Eagle, Pa. &#8212; started their on-site work Sunday.<br />
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<p><em>In this piece, McNair offers a first-person perspective about the experience.</em></p>
<p><strong>By Ellen McNair</strong><br />
INDIANAPOLIS &#8212; As I sit here writing this in the hallway of the JW Marriott hotel in downtown Indianapolis, I look to my right and see longtime NFL quarterback Kurt Warner. Just moments before, College Football Hall of Fame running back Eddie George was standing in nearly the same spot.</p>
<p>It seems like every time I look up I am just feet away from former players I grew up idolizing.</p>
<p>For someone who is a big football fan like me, sometimes I have to pinch myself just so I know I&#8217;m not dreaming and I&#8217;m actually at Super Bowl XLVI. For me, the Super Bowl was always something I watched on television &#8212; a fun time with good friends, good food and, of course, good football. I always looked forward to watching The Big Game, but the high price of tickets and travel made actually being at the game just a far-fetched dream.</p>
<p>That was until a few months ago, when I was offered the opportunity of a lifetime to work for the National Football League the week of the Super Bowl on location in Indianapolis. The opportunity came from an invitation extended by the NFL&#8217;s Vice President of Communications, Michael Signora, a 1996 Penn State journalism graduate.</p>
<p>Mike not only offered me this opportunity, but did the same for three other Penn State seniors.</p>
<p>Our job at the Super Bowl involved everything from handing out press credentials to holding a tape recorder as a group of reporters interviews Tom Brady. I have also been assigned to work at the &#8220;Day Press Credentials Office.&#8221; The people I assist are former and current athletes, athletes&#8217; agents and families, and members of the media who only need access to the NFL&#8217;s very restricted area for just a day.</p>
<p>This already has been a great personal and professional experience, but like everyone else here in Indianapolis I am looking forward to the No. 1 reason we are all here &#8212; the actual game. Bring on the Giants and the Patriots. I can&#8217;t wait to see Bill O&#8217;Brien, Penn State&#8217;s new football coach and New England&#8217;s offensive coordinator for one more game, in action. And in person!</p>
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<p>When these teams met in the Super Bowl four years ago (what, you hadn’t heard?), Tom Brady was well-established as a top-notch QB and a sure-fire Hall-of-Famer, but Eli Manning was regarded by many (including me) as an average QB who was gaining notoriety because of his name. Frankly I still believe that was a fair assessment at the time – before 2008 Manning never ended a season with a completion percentage higher than 57% or a QB rating higher than 77 (I’d consider anything below 80-85 to be sub-par in today’s NFL).</p>
<p>Something changed after that Super Bowl, though &#8211; four seasons later, Manning has passed for over 4,000 yards three straight years, his completion percentage has been above 60% each year, and while he still throws too many interceptions the number of INTs is down sharply from his first four seasons. In addition, with the demise of the Giants’ running game, Eli is the focal point of the entire offense – if he has a bad day, the Giants rarely can win – and he has risen to the occasion. His coaches and players have raved about Manning’s work ethic, preparation, and attention to detail; and I think this is a clear case of a player blessed with average physical skills maximizing his potential. Eli’s not the tallest, strongest, or most accurate QB, and he certainly isn’t a great runner, but he makes up for that with great preparation, pocket presence, and field vision.</p>
<p>Tom Brady is in many ways a more refined version of Eli – drafted in the sixth round, considered too small, too little arm strength to make it in the NFL, Brady has ALWAYS succeeded with great accuracy, preparation, and timing. Brady turns the ball over far less, but he’s also had a greater variety of weapons at his disposal most seasons. Either way, both have earned their place in this game and both will (rightfully) be their teams’ focal point, win or lose.</p>
<p>Some other keys to the game:</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Turnovers:</span> I say it every week, and it’s as true Sunday as ever…the team that wins the turnover battle is a HUGE favorite to win the game. HOWEVER, this is more important for the Giants than it is for the Patriots – with their win over the 49ers, the Giants are 12-1 when they win or tie the turnover battle this year, and 3-0 in the playoffs, but are 0-6 when they ‘out-turnover’ their opponents. Interestingly, the Patriots have had six games where they have turned the ball over more times than their opponent, but they have won four of those including both of their playoff games.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Running game:</span> Neither team defends the run well at all – New England allowed 100+ rushing yards to both the Ravens and Broncos, and allowed 4.6 yards per carry during the regular season. The Giants have been no better, allowing 4.5 per carry during the season; and after doing an amazing job shutting the Falcons down, they have allowed 147 and 150 rushing yards in their last two playoff games. On the other hand, the Giants’ offense reverted to form after that Atlanta game, rushing for a TOTAL of 180 yards in their last two games, while the Patriots piled up 242 against the Ravens and Broncos. We know that Brady can win without a great running game, and we’ve seen this year that Eli can as well – but strange as it sounds, I trust the Pats’ running game a lot more than I trust the Giants. New York was the worst rushing team during the regular season, and while they should have some more success against the Pats’ vulnerable front seven, I don’t see them dictating the pace of the game on the ground. New England is an underrated rushing team, and I look for them to have the advantage in this area.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Injuries (specifically Gronkowski):</span> The big questions are if New England TE Rob Gronkowski can play with a high-ankle sprain, and if so, how effective will he be? I believe he will play but not nearly at 100% &#8211; see how Ben Roethlisberger was hampered by a similar injury – and that will clearly hamper New England, as Gronkowski had one of the best, if not THE best season, by a TE ever.</p>
<p>Having said that, I hear talk that New England won’t be able to score without Gronkowski playing well, and I don’t buy it. Bill Belichick has won three Super Bowls without having a dominant receiving option, and Aaron Hernandez is still available as a top TE for the Pats. In addition, while they’ve played fairly well over the past month, the Giants’ safeties and corners were not very good for most of the season and I look for Brady and Belichick to expose weaknesses in the deep secondary. They won’t be as explosive as normal, but the Pats will put up 24-30 points on an overrated Giants’ defense.</p>
<p>Interestingly, there are few other injuries of note – the Giants seemed to have used their injury quota up on season-ending cornerback injuries in August.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Key matchup:</span> Pats’ O-line vs. Giants’ pass rush. The only thing the Giants truly do well on defense is rush the passer, and conversely the Pats’ offense is really only stymied when Brady gets hit a lot. If Umenyiora, Tuck, and company can get to Brady early and often, they can turn this into a replay of 2008 and give themselves a shot in the end. If Brady is able to sit back and make his reads, New England could win by 14.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Final Analysis: </span>the line is Pats by 2.5, and that seems about right – this game should be close. I will be rooting for the Giants, but I cannot escape the idea that Brady is due for a HUGE game on the big stage – he hasn’t won a Super Bowl in eight years, he knows the window might be closing; I expect he will have a big day. Eli will make some plays, but not quite enough – PATS 27, GIANTS 23.</p>
<p>Enjoy the game!</p>
<p><em>Dave Glass can be reached at buggyracer@verizon.net.</em></p>
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		<title>Bison Cagers Doubled Up by Visiting Tyrone 68-34</title>
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		<dc:creator>Curtis Campman</dc:creator>
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			CLEARFIELD &#8211; Friday night the Clearfield Bison boys basketball team was back in action trying to get into the win column against the visiting Tyrone Golden Eagles, a team that had beaten the Bisons 72-38 earlier in the season.
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			</div><div style="clear:both"></div><div style="padding-bottom:4px;"></div><p>CLEARFIELD &#8211; Friday night the Clearfield Bison boys basketball team was back in action trying to get into the win column against the visiting Tyrone Golden Eagles, a team that had beaten the Bisons 72-38 earlier in the season.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, Clearfield found themselves on the short end of a 68-34 rout.</p>
<p>Clearfield was able to keep things contested in the early minutes of the game with Christian Lezzer having the hot hand scoring eight of his team high 10 points in the frame. However, Tyrone found a hot hand of their own in Richard Crabtree who nailed four jumpers in the quarter on his way to a 16-point night. Tyrone finished the quarter on a long run to lead 21-10.</p>
<p>The Bisons opened up the second stanza much of the same way they finished the first &#8211; unable to find an offensive rhythm. Tyrone, on the other hand, continued to knock down open jumpers by hitting four three-pointers in the frame. At the half the Golden Eagles had nearly doubled their lead and the Bisons trailed 42-22.</p>
<p>The Bisons came out in the second half with hopes of chipping into the 20-point Golden Eagles lead, but were able to only muster seven points in the quarter as Tyrone had the game in hand. At the end of three periods the Bisons trailed 57-29.</p>
<p>Many Bison reserves got to see action in the fourth quarter against Tyrone’s reserves as the final minutes ticked down.</p>
<p>The Bisons (7-10) will be back in action Saturday afternoon as they travel to Penns Valley to take on the Rams. Clearfield suffered a 47-34 setback when the two teams last met.</p>
<p><strong>Score by Quarters</strong></p>
<p>Tyrone 21 21 15 11 68</p>
<p>Clearfield 10 12 7 5 34</p>
<p><strong>Tyrone 68</strong></p>
<p>Gripp 5 4-4 18, Franco 1 4-4 6, Crabtree 7 0-0 16, Wilson-Adams 4 2-6 10, Dickson 3 0-0 6, Wagner 3 1-3 7, Fowler 1 1-2 3, Ingle 0 0-0 0, Hample 0 0-0 0, Soellner 0 2-2 2, Belinda 0 0-0 0. Totals: 24 14-21 68.</p>
<p><strong>Clearfield 34</strong></p>
<p> Lezzer 4 1-1 10, Swales 0 0-0 0, Frye 1 0-0 3, Lord 3 3-3 9, Myers 3 1-2 7, Jordan 0 2-2 2, Beardsley 0 0-0 0, Janocko 0 1-2 1, Westen 1 0-0 2, Woomer 0 0-0 0. Totals: 12 8-10 34.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Bison Basketball Scoreboard:</span></p>
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<td width="73" height="21">Date</td>
<td width="199">Opponent</td>
<td width="69">Score</td>
<td width="69">Record</td>
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<td height="21">12/13</td>
<td>HUNTINGDON</td>
<td>46 &#8211; 49 ot</td>
<td>0 &#8211; 1</td>
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<td height="21">12/16</td>
<td>ST. MARYS</td>
<td>29 &#8211; 36</td>
<td>0 &#8211; 2</td>
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<td height="21">12/20</td>
<td>CENTRAL</td>
<td>51 &#8211; 40</td>
<td>1 &#8211; 2</td>
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<td height="21">12/23</td>
<td>BELLEFONTE</td>
<td>59 &#8211; 44</td>
<td>2 &#8211; 2</td>
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<td height="21">12/27&amp;28</td>
<td>@ Lions Club Invitational</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
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<td height="21"> </td>
<td>vs. Harmony</td>
<td>50 &#8211; 36</td>
<td>3 &#8211; 2</td>
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<tr height="21">
<td height="21"> </td>
<td>vs. Purchase Line</td>
<td>41 &#8211; 35</td>
<td>4 &#8211; 2</td>
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<td height="21">01/03</td>
<td>@ Tyrone</td>
<td>38 &#8211; 72</td>
<td>4 &#8211; 3</td>
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<td height="21">01/05</td>
<td>@ Brookville</td>
<td>43 &#8211; 66</td>
<td>4 &#8211; 4</td>
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<td height="21">01/10</td>
<td>@ Philipsburg-Osceola</td>
<td>45 &#8211; 36</td>
<td>5 &#8211; 4</td>
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<td height="21">01/13</td>
<td>PENNS VALLEY</td>
<td>34 &#8211; 47</td>
<td>5 &#8211; 5</td>
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<td height="21">01/18</td>
<td>CENTRAL MOUNTAIN</td>
<td>49 &#8211; 50</td>
<td>5 &#8211; 6</td>
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<td height="21">01/20</td>
<td>@ Bald Eagle Area</td>
<td>53 &#8211; 63</td>
<td>5 &#8211; 7</td>
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<td height="21">01/23</td>
<td>DUBOIS</td>
<td>58 &#8211; 66</td>
<td>5 &#8211; 8</td>
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<td height="21">01/25</td>
<td>@ Huntingdon</td>
<td>58 &#8211; 51</td>
<td>6 &#8211; 8</td>
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<td height="21">01/27</td>
<td>JUNIATA</td>
<td>65 &#8211; 49</td>
<td>7 &#8211; 8</td>
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<td height="21">01/31</td>
<td>@ Central</td>
<td>52 &#8211; 61</td>
<td>7 &#8211; 9</td>
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<td height="21">02/03</td>
<td>TYRONE</td>
<td>34 &#8211; 68</td>
<td>7 &#8211; 10</td>
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<td height="21">02/04</td>
<td>@ Penns Valley</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
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<td height="21">02/08</td>
<td>PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
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<td height="21">02/10</td>
<td>@ Central Mountain</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
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<td height="21">02/13</td>
<td>@ St. Marys</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
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<tr height="21">
<td height="21">02/15</td>
<td>@ Punxsutawney</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
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