Middle School Hornets split with Mansfield
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | February 12, 2017
The Wellsboro Middle School Basketball teams split with North Penn-Mansfield on Saturday, February 11.
In the boys game the Hornets lost 37-21. Wellsboro was down 12-4 early on and could never recover, and struggled with find shots on the day. Isaac Keane led the team with 6 points and Nevin DeCosta and Joseph Grab had 4 points each.
Wellsboro's B team lost 24-20.
The Wellsboro girls were victorious for the third time this season as they won 30-19.
"We had another solid team win today," said head coach Darrell Morris. "We keep getting better and if we can cut down on some of the little mistakes, we can be a good basketball team."
The Lady Hornets were up 5-4 after the first but outscored the Tigers 10-4 in the second to put the game away.
Chelsie English had 12 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 steals; Jena Boyce had 12 points, 7 rebounds, and 9 steals; Bailey Monks had 4 points; while Lindsey Marmara had 2 points. Abbye Cavanaugh had 4 rebounds and 2 steals, Sarah Mosher had 4 rebounds, 2 steals, and 3 assists.
The B team tied at 16-16.
The teams will be back in action this coming week against Cowanesuqe Valley, Northeast Bradford, and Troy.
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.
