Hornets win third straight
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | February 27, 2016
The Wellsboro Middle School Boys Basketball team won their third straight game, after dropping three in a row, 33-30 over Northeast Bradford on Friday, February 26.
"I thought we played a great full game of basketball," said head coach Jason Greenfield. "I was a little nervous when I found out our starting guard was sent home from school with illness, but we stepped up and played great against a good NEB team. Hats off to our team on a great team win."
The two teams were tied 5-5 after the first quarter but Wellsboro outscored NEB 11-6 in the second to take a 16-11 lead at the half. NEB then turned the tables as they outscored Wellsboro 11-6 in the third to tie it back up at 22-22 going into the fourth. Wellsboro outscored NEB 11-8 in the final quarter to hang on for the win.
Joseph Grab was the only Hornet in double figures with 19 points, including hitting five three-pointers on the night. Ty Morral had 5 points, and Billy Lechler had 3. Daniel Mitchell, Alex Burrell, and Will Poirier each added 2 points each.
Wellsboro won the B game 14-13, after being held to just 6 first half points and being shut out in the fourth quarter. Chris Knapp led the team with 6 points, Adam Osborn had 4, and Zach Singer and Robert Tardieu each scored 2 points.
The win improves the Hornets' record to 8-3. The team will be back in action on Tuesday, March 1 on the road in Williamson.
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.
