HYDE, Pa. (D9Sports) – Alayna Ryan became the first 1,000-point scorer at Clearfield in 19 years and just the fifth all-time when she reached the mark by scoring 28 points in a 54-52 Mountain League loss to visiting Huntingdon.
(Photo: Alayna Ryan scored her 1,000th career point Tuesday night becoming the first Clearfield girls’ player in 19 years to reach the 1,000-point plateau. Photo by Stephen A. Dudurich)
Ryan came into the night needing 19 points to reach the mark and did so on her second basket of the third quarter, a layup. She added nine rebounds, seven assists and four steals in the game and ended the contest with 1,009 career points.
Watch Ryan score her 1,000th career point and the ceremony that followed. Video courtesy of Paul Dietzel.
Megan Durandetta hit four 3-pointers and scored 12 points for the Lady Bison as well.
Kynnedy Miller led Huntingdon with 20 points with Kait McElroy adding 13 points.
Ryan is the first Clearfield player to score 1,000 points in a career since Jessica Porter reached the mark in 2000. Porter, who finished with 1,387 career points, was one of two Clearfield players with 1,000-career points on that 2000 team, which also featured the school’s all-time leading scorer Amanda Swanson (1,664 points). Heather Jacobs (1994, 1,260 points) and Mika Lugue (1993, 1,139 points) also reached 1,000-career points for Clearfield. The 2000 campaign was the first for Clearfield head coach Joey Castagnolo.
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