Lady Hornets struggle against Hughesville in Muncy Rotary Tournament
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | December 10, 2016
The Wellsboro Varsity Girls Basketball team suffered a 47-24 loss to Hughesville in the opening game of the Muncy Rotary Tournament on Friday, December 9.
The Lady Hornets found themselves up 8-6 after the first quarter behind 6 points from senior Janessa Davis and 2 from junior Lizzie Poirier, but the Spartans turned up the pressure in the second and third quarters and outscored Wellsboro 33-10 to put the game out of reach.
Lizzie Poirier led the way for Wellsboro, scoring 9 points. Davis finished with 6, sophomore Emma Poirier had 4, senior Jessica Grab scored 3, and junior Rachael Tuttle had 2 points and 9 rebounds after getting into foul trouble early in the first half.
Wellsboro (0-1) will now face off against Muncy at 6:30 p.m. in the consolation game.
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.
