Hornets Break Halftime Tie, Defeat Towanda 53-41
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | February 1, 2023
After being tied at the end of the first half, Wellsboro outscored Towanda 30-18 in the second half to win their 9th straight game on Tuesday, January 31.
"It's always good to get a win on the road," said head coach Steve Adams.
Wellsboro held a 12-8 lead after the opening quarter but were outscored 15-11 by the Black Knights, taking a 23-all tie into the locker room.
The Hornets, however, outscored Towanda 11-6 in the third and 19-11 in the fourth to pull out the victory.
Wellsboro was led by senior Conner Adams and junior Hayes Campbell on the evening. Adams led the way with a season-high 21 points and Campbell added a career-high 19. Senior Cameron Brought added 6 points and 8 boards, junior Caden Smith finished with 4 points and senior Peyton McClure chipped in 3. Adams and Smith added 7 and 5 assists, respectively, Campbell added 8 rebounds and 2 steals, and McClure tallied 3 assists and 2 rebounds.
Teagan Irish (11) and Elias Shrawder (10) led the Black Knights.
Towanda won the JV game 56-49, dropping the Hornets to 5-10 on the season. Freshman Aaron Kirk led Wellsboro with 19 and freshman Jonathan Carl added 15.
The win improves the Hornets to 13-4 overall and 11-1 in the NTL Large School Division standings. Next up for Wellsboro is a rematch with rival North Penn-Mansfield on Thursday. Mansfield won the first meeting of the season, 48-47 in the Peg Berguson Memorial Trophy game.
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.
