Hornets shutout Sayre, 7-0
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | September 21, 2016
The Wellsboro Varsity Boys Soccer team had their third clean sheet in their last 4 games with a 7-0 shutout against Sayre on Tuesday, September 20.
"I'm so happy with the boys tonight," said head coach John Shaffer. "Nothing makes a coaching staff prouder than to see everything from training implemented in the game. The passing combinations and the willingness to possess the ball was top class. I think the back line and goalie touched the ball as much as anyone else."
The win was also a milestone for Shaffer, who won his 80th game (80-44-4). Wellsboro has also won their last 5 games since starting the season 0-3.
Sophomore Brett Rudy opened up the scoring with a goal at 28:23 of the first half to make it 1-0. Wellsboro added 2 more goals in the first half on goals by senior Josiah Hill (junior Gabe Leach assist) at 19:53 and by senior Jacob Singer (junior Nic Ingerick assist) with 7:06 remaining.
The second half belonged to Hill and junior Tanner Runyan. Hill scored on an assist from junior Noah Fitch with 22:57 to make it 4-0 Hornets, then Runyan scored at 17:14 on an assist from Rudy to make it 5-0. Hill completed his hat trick, his third of the season and second straight hat trick, at 14:34 with an assist from senior Casey Hoover. Runyan added the game's final goal with 10 minutes remaining on another Leach assist.
Hoover recorded third straight shutout (13th career) with 9 saves in goal. Wellsboro outshot Sayre 22-14.
Hill now has 14 goals on the season and 67 career for his career. He is now 15 goals behind Alexis Getty's all-time record of 82.
In the JV game, Wellsboro won 5-0 behind 2 goals from junior Nolan Lohr and along with goals by freshman Conrad Becker, senior Alex Freeman, and sophomore Tanner Button. Sophmore Nate Redell made 4 saves in goal.
The Hornets improve to 5-3 (4-2) on the year. The team will be back in action tomorrow against Towanda.
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.
