MS boys bball wins over Towanda
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | March 27, 2012
The Wellsboro Middle School boys basketball team defeated Towanda Monday night at home, 50-32. Dawson Prough led the Hornets offensively with 24 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 6 steals. Tony Cooper finished with 7 points and 11 rebounds. Joe Allen had 9 points, Nick Tremper had 4 points and James Mundy, Jake Singer and Wyatt Wood chipped in 2 points each.
"This was probably our most complete game of the year," said head coach Dan Marple. "Dawson did a great job passing the ball and forcing the defense to be honest by hitting shots and Tony boxed out and worked vey hard on the boards."
In the B-Team game, Wellsboro won 22-12. Jake Singer and Brandon Bower shot well and had 10 and 8 points respectively. Brandon Lamphier and Alden Weiner each chipped in with 2 points.
With the win, the Hornets improve their record to 5-6 on the year.
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.
