Hornets pickup first win of season at NEB
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | December 13, 2018
The Wellsboro Varsity Boys Basketball team scored their first win of the season as they traveled to Northeast Bradford and picked up a 63-45 victory on Wednesday, December 12.
After trailing 7-3 early on, shots started dropping for Wellsboro and their rallied to lead 16-13 after the first quarter. The Hornets cushioned their lead as they outscored NEB 15-11 in the second to take a 31-24 lead into the half, but then really pulled away in the third with an 18-9 quarter to lead 49-33 heading into the fourth quarter.
Wellsboro finished off the game with a 14-12 fourth quarter for coach Chase Kriner's first career Varsity win.
Senior Brandyn Tuttle recorded a double-double of 20 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Hornets while senior Tanner Button finished with 12 points and sophomore Joseph Grab had 11. Senior Holden Kennedy added 8 points off the bench, senior Andrew Brelo scored 7, senior Hunter Brown added 3, and junior Andrew Larson chipped in with 2.
Grab added 5 assists and 3 steals to his point total, Button had 5 assists and 2 steals, Kennedy had 4 assists, Brelo added 5 assists, and Brown grabbed 4 rebounds.
Northeast Bradford won the JV game 43-37. Junior Karter Witmer had 12 points to lead the Hornets while freshman Isaac Keane scored 11.
The win improves the Varsity team's record to 1-2 while the JV team starts their season off at 0-1. The team will be back in action on Friday, December 14 for their home opener against Williamson.
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.
