Jersey Shore girls edge Wellsboro, 59-50
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | January 6, 2019 | Photo courtesy Sarah Wagaman
Despite a career-high afternoon from senior Emma Poirier the Wellsboro Varsity Girls Basketball team was edged by Jersey Shore, 59-50 on Saturday, January 5.
"I'm really proud of the girls," head coach Maureen Poirier said. "They have come along way since game one. Jersey shore played us a triangle and two and a box and one. The girls fought hard and made the necessary adjustments needed throughout the game. Foul trouble and turnovers hurt us today."
The first quarter was a low-scoing one as the Lady Bulldogs held a slim 6-5 lead over the Lady Hornets after the opening 8 minutes, but went on a 22-8 run in the second quarter to lead 28-13 at halftime.
Wellsboro though wouldn't go down without a fight. The Lady Hornets battled back to start the third quarter and outscored Jersey Shore 19-15 to trail 43-32 entering the final frame. Again Wellsboro outscored Shore 18-16 in the quarter, but were unable to pull closer.
Poirier led all scorers with a game-high 28 points, but unlike Jersey Shore (who had 3 girls in double-figures), only junior Cathryn Brought cracked double-digits with 10 points. Junior Liza Manning had 6 points while senior Dani Hunt, senior Heidi Zuchowski, and sophomore Bailey Monks added 2 points each.
Sophomore Jena Boyce had 3 assists and 2 steals, Brought added 2 steals, Hunt had 2 assists, Manning had 8 rebounds, and Poirier and Zuchowski had 4 rebounds each.
Jersey Shore started the afternoon by edging Wellsboro 23-21 in the JV game. Lindsey Marmara and Emma Coolidge had 5 points each.
The loss drops the Lady Hornets to 3-6 overall. The team will be back in action on Tuesday, January 8 on the road in Canton.
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.
