Middle School Hornets down Liberty
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | March 19, 2014
The Wellsboro Middle School basketball teams picked up a pair of wins Tuesday night over Liberty.
The girls defeated Liberty 29-11 behind 9 points, 5 steals, and 8 rebounds from Rachael Tuttle. Emma Poirier, Alyssa Yungwirth (10 steals), and Brianne Keane had 6 points each, and Lizzie Poirier had 2 points, 4 steals, and 4 rebounds.
"We played great defense in the first half, holding Liberty scoreless for the half, but we didn’t catch the ball well and had a lot of missed layups," said head coach Darrell Morris. "In the second half, our girls ran our offense pretty well and did a better job of finishing at the basket."
In the girls B game, the Lady Hornets won an exciting game in which they came from behind in the fourth quarter for a 11-8 win to improve their record to 5-4 on the year.
The win improves the girls' record to 13-3 on the year.
The boys team improved to 10-3 following a 56-15 win. Johnathan Rowland and Collin Pietropola each had 13 points on the night, Aidan Moore and Alex Kozuhowski added 6, and Brandyn Tuttle pitched in 5.
In the boys B game, the Hornets won 16-12.
The girls will be back in action on Thursday, March 20 while the boys are back on Friday, March 21 as both teams travel to North Penn.
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.
