Hornet soccer shuts out Athens
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | September 4, 2014
The Wellsboro Varsity boys soccer team started the season off on a high note as they shut out Athens, 3-0, on Wednesday, September 3 in Wellsboro.
The Hornet scoring started at 32:50 as Junior Dawson Prough found Senior Brieux Thibaut to take a 1-0 lead. Then in the second half, Prough assisted Sophomore Jacob Singer at 61:40 of the game to make it 2-0 Wellsboro. The final goal came at 78:06 as Senior Gillan Alafoginis scored on a direct kick.
The Hornets out shot Athens 16-9, and Senior Goalie Jake Mitchell earned his first shut out of the year by recording 8 saves.
"It was the first game after a long pre season and it took us a half to shake the rust out. I was very happy that we kept a clean sheet, that is something the boys pride themselves on," said head coach John Shaffer. "We still have a lot to work on, this is a good launching point for the rest of the year but we have to build off of it for Saturday."
In the JV game, the Hornets won 2-1 behind goals from Freshmen Tanner Runyan and Noah Fitch.
With the win, the Hornets begin the season 1-0 (1-0 NTL). The team will be back in action on Saturday, September 6 as they host Galeton.
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.
