Middle School basketball tops NEB
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | February 17, 2017
The Wellsboro Middle School Basketball teams picked up a pair of wins on the road at Northeast Bradford on Thursday, February 16.
The Lady Hornets held on to defeat NEB 22-19. Wellsboro led 6-2, 12-8 at the halft, and 16-10 after the third quarter. Jena Boyce had 8 points, 7 steals, and 3 assists, Chelsie English had 8 points and 6 rebounds, Bailey Monks had 4 points and 10 rebounds, and Lindsey Marmara had 2 points.
"Our girls did such a great job defending and pressuring a very good team," said head coach Darrell Morris. "We knew NEB had a very good point guard and we limited her to 5 points. Our girls have come so far since that early tournament and we are all excited about how we are now playing."
In the boys game, Wellsboro won 36-19. The Hornets held a slim 10-7 lead after the first, then outscored NEB 9-1 in the second quarter to push their lead to double-digits. In the second half, the Hornets outscored NEB 17-11 to pick up the win.
"I thought we started out really aggressive then we let up," said head coach Jason Greenfield. "I wasn't happy with some of the unforced turnovers. I think we had 20 tonight which is way too much. But all in all I think it is a great win."
Joseph Grab led all scorers with 16 points, Isaac Keane had 6, and Nevin DeCosta and Danny Timmons had 4 points each. Keane had 8 rebounds and 5 steals, Grab had 5 steals, and DeCosta had 4 assists.
Wellsboro won the B game 17-8 behind 6 points from Owen Richardson and 5 from Drew Manning.
Wellsboro hosts Troy on Saturday, February 18.
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.
