Middle School basketball picks up wins over Sayre
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | February 21, 2017
The Wellsboro Middle School Basketball teams picked up a pair of wins over Sayre on Monday, February 20.
The girls A team beat Sayre 24-12. The young Lady Hornets led 7-2 after the first, 14-4 at halftime, and 18-6 after the third quarter. Chelsie English had 7 points and 6 rebounds, Bailey Monks had 6 points, Jena Boyce finished with 5 points and 7 steals, and Sarah Mosher had 4 assists and 5 rebounds. Lindsey Marmara, Abbye Cavanaugh, and Kathryn Burnett all added 2 points each.
"We played well at times and were a little sluggish at times tonight, but the girls pushed through it and we were able to rotate a lot of girls into the game," said head coach Darrell Morris.
The B game was cancelled due to injuries.
In the boys game, Wellsboro picked up a 21-15 win. The Hornets held Sayre to just 4 first half points, while scoring 19, but Sayre came back and went on an 8-0 run in the third to close the score to 19-12, and held Wellsboro to just one basket in the fourth as the Hornets held on for the win.
"I thought we played a great first half of basketball," said head coach Jason Greenfield. "I was pleased with the way we came out on both ends. We just need to figure out as a team a way to close out games."
Joseph Grab led the Hornets with 8 points, Darryn Callahan had 5, and Will Poirier, Zach Singer, Nevin DeCosta, and Danny Timmons added 2 points each. Grab, Poirier, and Keane all grabbed 4 rebounds, Keane had 5 steals, and Singer recorded 2 assists.
Sayre won the B team game 29-15. Drew Manning had 6 points to lead the Hornets.
Both teams will resume play on Wednesday, February 22 at home against Wyalusing.
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.
