Boys soccer tops Williamson in 2OT
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | October 4, 2012
The Wellsboro Varsity boys soccer team pulled out a 2OT win over Williamson tonight on the road.
The Hornets struck first in the 19th minute as Freshman Dawson Prough coverted a Dan Brooks pass to put the Hornets up 1-0. Williamson would eventually tie the contest up to force overtime.
Wellsboro played Williamson tough in overtime and as time was running down, Prough got an attempt for a break away goal but was pulled down in the box. Moments later, Sophomore Gillan Alafoginis converted a penalty kick to give the Hornets the victory with only 20 seconds remaining.
Sophomore Jake Mitchell recorded 7 saves on the night.
"This was a game of ups and downs. We played a great first half and scored a great goal with team passing," said head coach John Shaffer. "Once the game went into overtime we made a decision to not over commit players and as Williamson committed more, we countered and took advantage to setup the winning penalty kick."
In JV action, the Hornets defeated Williamson 1-0 on a goal from Freshman Nick Webster.
With the win, the Hornets improve to 6-7-1 (5-1 NTL West). The team will be back in action on Saturday, October 6 as they host Sayre.
Ed Weaver is the owner of Circle W Sports in Wellsboro, PA, is the Sports Director for The Home Page Network and the creator of WellsboroAthletics.com and WellsboroFootball.com. You can follow him on Twitter or friend him on Facebook.
