Hornets top North Penn-Liberty in 2OT
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | September 29, 2016
It took double overtime, but the Wellsboro Varsity Boys Soccer team came home with a 2-1 win over North Penn-Liberty on Wednesday, September 28.
The Mounties' Cameron Alexander scored with 29:37 remaining in the first half to put Liberty up 1-0 early over Wellsboro. Senior Josiah Hill evened the score at 1-1 as he converted an assist by junior Gabe Leach with 12:30 left in the first half. The score remained tied at 1-1 sending the game into overtime, and eventually double overtime.
Just over 3 minutes into double overtime, Hill capitalized on a mistake by the North Penn-Liberty goalie and kicked his 81st career goal into the net, with senior Jacob Singer on the assist, giving the Hornets the 2-1 win. Hill is now 1 goal away from tying Alexis Getty's mark of 82 for the most goals ever by a Wellsboro player.
Wellsboro took 10 shots to North Penn-Liberty's 4 and had an 11-2 advantage in corner kicks. Senior Casey Hoover made 3 saves on the afternoon.
The JV game ended in a scoreless tie, making their record 9-1-2 on the year.
The Varsity team's win, their 9th in a row, improves the team's record to 9-3 (7-2 NTL) and qualifies the team for District IV playoffs. The team will be back in action on Monday, October 3 against Athens.
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.
