PUNXSUTAWNEY — Trailing by a point at halftime, the Lady Chucks used a 14-5 surge in the third quarter en route to a 44-37 win over Bradford in District 9 League action on Friday.
Sarah Weaver keyed Punxsutawney (18-4, 10-0) with 16 points, while Chloe Presloid added 10.
Hannah Lary knocked down three 3-pointers and finished with a game-high 22 points and Erica Marshall had 10.
The Lady Owls have given Punxsy two of its toughest league games this season, losing to the Lady Chucks 46-41 in mid-January.
“It was a hard-fought game,” Bradford head coach Bob Hannon said. “The girls battled, they just ran out of gas a little there at the end. They played as hard as they could play there; I’m proud of them for that.”said Bob Hannon, Bradford coach.
Bradford (10-11, 3-6) hosts Brookville Tuesday for its regular season finale.
AT PUNXSUTAWNEY
Bradford (37)
Benson 1-0-2-3, Erica Marshall 4-0-0-10, Hannah Lary 7-5-6-22, Taylor 1-0-0-2. Totals: 13 5-8 37
Punxsutawney (44)
Gigliotti 2-0-0-4, Sarah Weaver 4-5-6-16, R. Presloid 1-1-2-3, Casaday 4-1-3-9, Chloe Presloid 4-0-0-10, Riley 0-2-4-2. Totals: 15 9-14 44
Bradford 13 23 28 37
Punxsutawney 10 22 36 44
Three-point goals: Bradford (6) Marshall 2, Benson 1, Lary 3, Punxsy (5) Weaver 3, C. Presloid 2; Total fouls: Bradford 13, Punxsy 13; fouled out: none
JV: Punxy won 25-21 (Bradford – Riley Close 10 pts)
