Hornet soccer programs score multiple Saturday wins
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | September 9, 2018
The Wellsboro Soccer teams scored multiple combined wins on Saturday, September 8.
Varsity Boys: Wellsboro 13, Sayre 0
The Hornets scored 5 first-half goals and 8 second-half goals as they picked up their first win of the 2018 season.
"We knew going in that Sayre was a young and inexperienced team," said head coach Todd Fitch. "We also knew that our recent matches revealed things we needed to address. I am very happy the boys were able to get a positive result tonight, but I am most proud of their effort to meet the objectives we set for the match. Our defensive discipline and organization continues to improve. If we develop a greater threat at creating space in the final third, we will become increasingly dangerous for scoring goals as we move ahead with our season."
Senior Brett Rudy scored 4 goals on the afternoon, sophomore Will Poirier had a hat trick, sophomore Joseph Grab added a pair of goals, and senior Cam Tennis, senior Adam Cornell, and sophomore Kaeden Mann all added goals.
Grab added 3 assists, Poirier, Mann, and Rudy all had 2 assists each, and senior Frankie Rexford had an assist.
Senior Nate Redell made 2 saves in goal.
Wellsboro's JV team also shutout Sayre 2-0 on the day on goals by Rexford and freshman Owen Richardson.
Varsity Girls: Wellsboro 2, Towanda 0
A pair of goals by senior Emma Poirier propelled the Lady Hornets to their second straight win Saturday. In the first half Poirier converted a penalty kick with 13:14 remaining, then scored an unassisted goal with 15 minutes left in the second half to lead the Lady Hornets.
Wellsboro outshot Towanda 11-8 and had a 6-1 advantage in corner kicks.
Middle School: Wellsboro 4, Athens 0
The Middle School Hornets evened up their season record at 1-1 after shutting out the Wildcats on the road Saturday. Jack Poirier recorded a first-half hat trick to give the Hornets a 3-0 lead at intermission before Jordyn Abernathy scored in the second half.
Wellsboro took 15 shots on goal compared to just 4 for Athens, and the young Hornets saved every shot.
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.
