Lady Hornets pick up NTL cross-over win at Cowanesque Valley
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | December 16, 2021
In their first league game of the season the Wellsboro Varsity Girls Basketball team defeated Cowanesque Valley 58-35 on Wednesday, December 15.
The Lady Hornets took a commanding lead right from the opening tip-off, outscoring the host Lady Indians 17-4, and never looked back. Cowanesque cut Wellsboro's lead to 27-16 at the half with a 12-10 2nd quarter, but Wellsboro's defense held them to just 7 points in the third quarter, while they scored 15 to push the lead to 42-23 heading into the final frame.
Senior Emma Coolidge led all scorers on the night with 17 points. Freshmen Chloe Brandenburg and Paige Logsdon also finished in double-digits with 11 and 10 points, respectively. Senior Emma Brandenburg had 8 points and juniors Ella Posada and Molly Ingerick, and sophomore Maddy Mascho, all added 4 points each.
Ella Churchill led Cowanesque with Valley with 10 points.
Wellsboro fell 28-10 in the JV game. Sophomore Emily Morris led Wellsboro with 4 points.
The win improves the Lady Hornets to 2-0 on the young season, and 1-0 in the NTL Large School Division standings. The team is back in action on Friday, December 17 against North Penn-Liberty.
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.
