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2020 North Clarion Crowned Best Girls’ Team in D9Sports.com-Era

The 2020 North Clarion team was crowned the best girls’ basketball team in the D9Sports.com-Era (2001-present) with a 60 percent to 40 percent win over 2018 North Clarion in the championship game.

(Photo North Clarion after winning the 2020 KSAC Title. Photo by Jared Bakaysa of JB Graphics. See more of Bakaysa’s work here)

The 2020 She-Wolves recorded 404 votes to the 268 votes received by the 2018 She-Wolves.

The 2020 She-Wolves, coached by Terry Dreihaup, were 26-1 in the COVID-19 virus put a halt to their season in the PIAA Quarterfinals. The lone loss came 42-40 to Coudersport in the District 9 Class 1A championship game stopping a string of three D9 titles in a row. North Clarion bounced back from that loss to beat Sewickley Academy, 47-36, in the first round of the PIAA playoffs before knocking off defending state champion Berlin Brothersvalley, 62-43, in the second round. They were slated to play WPIAL champion Rochester in the quarterfinals when the PIAA suspended play. North Clarion was led by four seniors including Gatesman, the All American Awards & Engraving District 9 Player of the Year and a Clarion University recruit, who was an all-state selection as a junior. Gatesman was averaging 14.6 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 5.1 apg, and 3.1 spg while hitting 49 3-pointers when the stoppage occurred and had amassed 1,232 career points while being named the KSAC MVP. Third-team All-D9 selection Mackenzie Bauer (11.6 ppg, 4.0 spg, 2.9 apg), Gabby Schmader (8.5 ppg, 2.6 apg, 2.2 spg, 32 3-pointers), and Haley Sherman (9.4 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 52.3 percent shooting) were the other three key seniors on the team.

Joining the four seniors were joined on the varsity squad by Trinity Thompson, Addison Shaftic, Amya Green, Gabby DiDolce, Claire Kriebel, Gwen Siegel, and Emily Aites.

Terri Obenrader assisted Dreihaup.

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2020 NORTH CLARION SCHEDULE

Day Date Time End Time Status Score Visitors Home Venue Officials
Fri 12/6/2019 3:00 pm W 8-48 Clearfield North Clarion Brookville Tip-Off To.
Sat 12/7/2019 5:30 pm W 54-33 North Clarion Brookville Brookville Tip-Off To.
Tue 12/10/2019 7:30 pm W 11-66 Forest Area North Clarion KSAC
Fri 12/13/2019 7:30 pm W 63-22 North Clarion Union KSAC
Wed 12/18/2019 7:30 pm W 28-62 A-C Valley North Clarion KSAC
Thu 12/19/2019 8:00 pm W 74-29 North Clarion C-L KSAC
Fri 12/27/2019 7:00 pm W 36-49 Clarion North Clarion Kane Christmas To.
Sat 12/28/2019 TBA W 43-34 North Clarion Kane Kane Christmas To.
Fri 1/3/2020 7:30 pm W 57-17 North Clarion Venango Catholic KSAC (Varsity Only)
Wed 1/8/2020 7:30 pm PPD N/R North Clarion Cranberry Non-League
Fri 1/10/2020 7:30 pm W 9-62 Karns City North Clarion Non-League
Mon 1/13/2020 7:30 pm W 48-39 North Clarion Keystone Non-League
Wed 1/15/2020 7:30 pm W 41-57 Moniteau North Clarion Non-League
Fri 1/17/2020 6:00 pm W 57-34 North Clarion Clarion Non-League (Varsity Only)
Tue 1/21/2020 7:30 pm W 56-70 Redbank Valley North Clarion Non-League
Thu 1/23/2020 7:30 pm W 66-28 North Clarion Kane Non-League
Fri 1/24/2020 7:30 pm W 82-20 North Clarion Forest Area KSAC at W. Forest (Varsity Only)
Mon 1/27/2020 TBA W 66-26 North Clarion Johnsonburg Non-League (Varsity Only)
Wed 1/29/2020 7:30 pm W 29-66 Union North Clarion KSAC
Fri 1/31/2020 7:30 pm W 67-22 North Clarion A-C Valley KSAC
Tue 2/4/2020 7:30 pm W 20-68 C-L North Clarion KSAC
Fri 2/7/2020 6:00 pm PPD N/R Venango Catholic North Clarion KSAC (Varsity Only)
Tue 2/11/2020 7:00 pm W 20-57 Venango Catholic North Clarion KSAC (Varsity Only)
Wed 2/12/2020 7:30 pm W 28-63 Cranberry North Clarion Non-League
Sat 2/15/2020 8:00 pm W 36-53 Redbank Valley North Clarion KSAC Championship Game at Clarion U.
Tue 2/25/2020 7:00 pm W 47-62 Elk CC North Clarion D9 1A Semis at Kane HS
Sat 2/29/2020 3:00 pm L 42-40 Coudersport North Clarion D9 1A Title at Clarion U.
Sat 3/7/2020 1:00 pm W 36-47 Sewickley Academy North Clarion PIAA 1A 1st Round at Clarion U.
Wed 3/11/2020 7:30 pm W 43-62 Berlin Brothersvalley North Clarion PIAA 1A 2nd Round at Indiana HS
Sat 3/14/2020 TBA CAN 0-0 Rochester North Clarion PIAA 1A Quarters at TBA