MS basketball splits with Galeton
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | March 7, 2013
The Middle School boys and girls basketball teams hosted Galeton Wednesday, with the boys coming out victorious.
The boys A team won 38-19 behind 11 points from Alden Weiner. Bryon Callahan was the second leading scorer with 9 points, Cole Cavanaugh and Dalton Prough each had 6, and Brandon Lamphier, Collin Pietropola, and Jacob Singer each had 2 points.
In the B game, the Hornets won 28-17.
With the win, the Hornets 3-3 overall.
In the girls game, the Lady Hornets fell to Galeton, 24-20. Jessica Grab lead the team with 7 points and 3 steals, Rachael Tuttle added 5 points and 10 rebounds, Kaeli Butters added 4 points and 7 rebounds, while Lizzie Poirier and Autum Kitajima added 2 points each.
"This was an exciting and hard fought game Our girls played hard and did a lot of things well," said head coach Darrell Morris. "We had a 16-15 halftime lead, but only scored 4 points in the second half, despite getting lots of good close shots.
"We were 9/47 from the floor for the game and 2/10 from the foul line. Galeton did a nice job closing out the game, and we couldn't make shots down the stretch, which was the difference."
With the loss, the Lady Hornets fall to 4-4 on the year.
Both teams will be back in action on Tuesday, March 12 as they host Liberty.
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.
