North Penn-Mansfield edges Wyalusing in Jack Bush Tournament
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | December 9, 2017
The Lady Tigers edged Wyalusing 39-37 in their season opener at the Jack Bush Tip-Off Tournament on Friday at Cowanesque Valley.
After an 8-8 first quarter, Wyalusing went on a 13-7 run to lead 21-15 at halftime. North Penn-Mansfield then outscored Wyalusing 24-16 in the second half to eek out the victory.
Shaelyn Berguson and JoAnne McNamara each had 12 points to lead the Tigers. Sara Swingle pitched in 5 points and Lizzi Welch grabbed 9 rebounds.
Wellsboro 52, Muncy 31
After a 7-7 first quarter the Lady Hornets turned up the heat on the defensive side of the ball and outscored the Lady Indians 16-5, while forcing 19 first-half turnovers, to take a 23-12 lead at the break. Wellsboro kept up the pressure in the third and outscored Muncy 15-9 to take a 38-21 lead into the final quarter.
Wellsboro outscored Muncy 14-10 in the final frame to capture their first win of the season.
Emma Poirier had a career night as she scored a game and career-high 25 points, including a perfect 10-for-10 at the foul line. Lizzie Poirier scored 11 for the only other Lady Hornet in double figures, and Rachael Tuttle pitched in 7 points and grabbed 12 rebounds.
Tory Self scored 6 points and had 5 assists to go along with 3 rebounds and Cathryn Brought added 3 points. Brought recorded 4 steals, Tuttle had 3 steals and Emma Poirier grabbed 2 rebounds.
Canton 41, North Penn-Liberty 21
Elle Binford and Tamara Hess led the Lady Warriors with 11 points each in their win over North Penn-Liberty Friday. Shea Roupp scored 10 points, Emma Bly added 7 and Heiley Wesneski chipped in 2 points.
Eva Rice scored 8 points to lead the Lady Mounties while Alyssa Remley and Zoie McDermott scored 4 points each.
Western Wayne 33, Sayre 30 (OT)
Sayre and Western Wayne were tied at 5-5 after the first quarter before WW edged Sayre 8-6 to take a 13-11 lead into halftime. The Lady Redskins outscored WW 8-0 in the third but were outscored 12-6 in the fourth to force overtime. Western Wayne outscored Sayre 7-5 in the extra period.
Stephanie Klovekorn led Sayre with 12 points.
Other Scores
Sullivan County 54, Northeast Bradford 30
Towanda 32, Blue Ridge 31
Cowanesque Valley 31, Northern Potter 27
Williamson 56, Bucktail 23
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.
