By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | January 30, 2021
The Wellsboro Varsity Girls Basketball team secured their second win of the season after a 53-33 victory at Williamson on Friday, January 29.
Wellsboro started quick out of the gate, outscoring Williamson 10-2 in the first quarter, then held them to just 5 points in the second to lead, 20-7.
The Lady Hornets pushed their lead to 20 points after outscoring Williamson 18-11 in the third quarter, then maintained that advantage as both teams scored 15 points apiece over the final 8 minutes.
Junior Emma Coolidge set a new career-high with 21 points to lead all scorers on the evening, and also pulled down 6 rebounds to go along with 2 blocks. Senior Bailey Monks scored 13 points and finished with 8 boards, and sophomore Rylie Boyce added 12 points and 4 rebounds. Senior Sarah Mosher added 4 points, senior Kathryn Burnett scored 2, and senior Kiyah Boyce chipped in with a point and 11 rebounds.
Mosher also added 5 assists and a steal.
The win improves the Lady Hornets to 2-4 overall on the season before they take on the Cowanesque Valley Indians at 3:00 p.m. this afternoon.
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.