Hornets second at Shamokin Tip-Off Tournament
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | December 11, 2016
The Wellsboro Boys Basketball team took home a second place finish at the Shamokin Tip-Off Tournament on Saturday, December 10.
After beating host Shamokin in the first round on Friday, the Hornets lost 53-43 to Shenandoah Valley in the championship game Saturday evening.
Both teams were evenly matched early on with the Hornets trailing 15-12 after the opening quarter, but numerous turnovers in the second and third quarters allowed Shenandoah Valley to hold onto a lead the entire contest. Wellsboro trailed by 5 at halftime then Shenandoah Valley outscored the Hornets 11-7 in the third to pull ahead 35-26. Wellsboro closed the gap to 6 points in the fourth until the outside shooting of Shenandoah Valley's Joel Santana (24 points) 12 fourth-quarter points closed out the game.
Junior Dalton Prough led the Hornets with 11 points, senior Jacob Singer had 10, and sophomore Brandyn Tuttle had 9. Prough had 9 rebounds, Tuttle and junior Nic Ingerick had 5 each, and Singer and senior Brandon Lamphier recorded 4.
Wellsboro (1-1) begins NTL regular season play on Tuesday, December 13 as they host Canton.
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.
