Dillman, Stemcosky power Hornets past Northern Potter
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | September 25, 2013
The Wellsboro Varsity boys soccer rattled off their fourth win in a row Tuesday night with a 4-1 victory over Northern Potter.
Seniors Aaron Dillman and Erik Stemcosky each scored two goals in the game for the Hornets. In the first half, Dillman scored off an assist from Sophomore Tucker Worthington at 28:19 and Stemcosky scored off an assist from Sophomore Quinten Curneir at 1:24.
In the second half, the two scored two more goals to close out the game. Dillman scored again at 34:49 off another Worthington assist, while Stemcosky scored off an assist from Senior Dan Brooks at 5:56.
Northern Potter scored their only goal at 14:50 in the second half off a penalty kick.
Junior Jake Mitchell recorded 4 saves in net for the Hornets.
In the J.V. game, the Hornets tied Northern Potter, 1-1.
"I was very happy with the work ethic of the team," said head coach John Shaffer. "We faced a bit of adversity with injuries and the whole team stepped up. Aaron played a huge game in the midfield. Dan stepped into the center of midfield and played great. Erik was clinical up top finishing every chance he got. It was a great overall game."
With the win, the Hornets improve to 7-2 (7-2 NTL). The team will be back in action on Saturday, September 28 as they travel to Mansfield to take on Liberty as part of 1890's Weekend.
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.
