Self, Poirier lead Lady Hornets in lopsided victory over Wyalusing
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | January 28, 2018
Senior Tory Self and junior Emma Poirier both scored 20-plus points as the Wellsboro Varsity Girls Basketball team blew out Wyalusing, 70-31 on Saturday, January 27.
After a 22-8 first quarter the Lady Hornets had the game firmly in hand, but still kept the gas pedal down on the Northern Tier League's highest scoring offense. Wellsboro held Wyalusing to 9 points or fewer each quarter over the final 24 minutes and outscored the Lady Rams 48-23 to run away with their 15th win of the season, and head coach John Davis' 70th career win.
Self led all scorers with a season-high 27 points while grabbing 7 rebounds, 8 steals, and 4 assists. Emma Poirier finished with 22 points and grabbed 5 rebounds. Senior Lizzie Poirier finished with 8 points, senior Mikel Shabloski and sophomore Cathryn Brought both scored 4 points, junior Luna Alexander added 3, and sophomore Liza Manning rounded out the scoring with 2 points.
Lizzie Poirier made 4 assists and had 5 rebounds, Manning had 5 rebounds and 4 steals, Brought grabbed 7 rebounds, and Shabloski had 4 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 steals.
Wyalusing won the JV game 40-20 to drop the Lady Hornets to 3-12. Freshman Bailey Monks led Wellsboro with 6 points.
The win improves the Varsity team's record to 15-1 (12-0 NTL Large School Division). The team will be back in action on Monday, January 29 at home against Montoursville.
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.
