Hornets decimate Sayre, 66-18
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | December 15, 2017
In their first home game of the season, the Wellsboro Varsity Boys Basketball team mercy ruled Sayre on Thursday, December 14.
The Hornets outscored Sayre 22-1 in the first quarter then cruised to victory in front of the home crowd. Sayre had no answer for Wellsboro's offense that saw two players record double-doubles. Senior Dalton Prough (19 points, 11 rebounds) and junior Brandyn Tuttle (18 points, 11 rebounds) both achieved the feat as the Hornets were up 40-3 at halftime.
Wellsboro's defense suffocated Sayre on the night as they forced 22 turnovers, with the majority of them coming in the first half.
Senior Collin Pietropola scored 8 points and had 4 rebounds, senior Nic Ingerick scored 6 points, junior Holden Kennedy scored 4 points and senior Quinn Henry, junior Hunter Brown, and freshman Joseph Grab all scored 3 points. Junior Robert Brown also added 2 points on the night and Hunter Brown grabbed 5 rebounds and collected 5 steals.
Wellsboro won the JV game 49-46 to improve to 2-0. Grab led the Hornets with 22 points.
The Varsity win improves the Hornets to 3-1 (2-1 NTL Large School Division). The team will be back in action on Saturday, December 16 against Lewisburg with a 1:00 p.m. JV start.
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.
