Lady Hornets top Canton, 48-20
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | December 30, 2016
The Wellsboro Varsity Girls Basketball team picked up their third straight win on Thursday, December 29 by defeating Canton 48-20.
The Lady Hornets jumped out to an early 11-3 first quarter lead and never looked back. Wellsboro outscored Canton 17-9 in the second quarter to build a comfortable 28-12 halftime lead, and outscored Canton 20-8 in the second half.
Sisters Lizzie Poirier (13) and Emma Poirier (11) combined to outscore Canton 24-20, while junior Rachael Tuttle had 8, senior Autum Kitajima had 7, senior Janessa Davis scored 5, and sophomores Heidi Zuchowski and Luna Alexander scored 2 points each. Tuttle grabbed 10 rebounds, Davis made 5 assists, and Lizzie Poirier had 4 steals.
Wellsboro won the JV game 23-14 to improve to 4-3 on the year. Freshman Jaime Palmer led all Hornets with 7 points and freshman Cathryn Brought added 5.
The win improves the Varsity team's record to 5-3 (4-0 NTL). The team will be back in action on Wednesday, January 4 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.
