Boys Soccer tops Towanda, 6-1
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | September 9, 2015
The Wellsboro Varsity Boys Soccer team started the 2015 season on a high note with a 6-1 victory over Towanda on Tuesday, September 8.
Towanda struck first at 23:27 of the first half on a goal from Jarod Boardman but from that moment forward the game was all Wellsboro. Freshman Cam Tennis found senior Tucker Worthington at the 11:24 mark to tie the game up at 1-1 and Worthington assisted senior Dawson Prough with 5:33 remaining in the first half to take a 2-1 lead.
The Hornets kept the scoring assult up in the second half as sophomore Gabe Leach found sophomore Tanner Runyan at the 34:58 mark to put Wellsboro up 3-1. Junior Josiah Hill scored the 4th goal of the game on an assist from sophomore Dalton Prough at 29:26. Runyan scored his second goal of the game with 7:23 remaining on an assist from Hill, and Hill would add the game's final goal on an assist from senior Nick Webster with 4:49 remaining.
Wellsboro out-shot Towanda 21-1 and had an 11-1 advantage in corner kicks.
"It was our first game action in two weeks and it definitely showed early," said head coach John Shaffer. "We were a little flat and a crazy bounce of the ball resulted in Towanda getting the lead. That woke us up. We stepped up the pressure and started to be more aggressive in how we attaked. I am very happy with how the boys responded to adversity. It's a great start to the season."
The Hornets won the JV game 6-0 behind a hat trick from freshman Brett Rudy. Freshmen Adam Cornell and Holden Kennedy, and sophomore Nolan Lohr also added goals on the night.
The win starts the Hornets' season off at 1-0 (1-0 NTL). The team will be back in action on Thursday, September 10 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.
