Junior High Basketball Team Suffer Losses To Troy
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | November 8, 2023
The Wellsboro Junior High Basketball teams both fell to 1-1 on the young season as there were defeated by Troy on Tuesday, November 7.
The boys A team lost 43-17 while the girls lost 31-18.
In the boys game Wellsboro started out with a 6-2 lead early on, only to have the Trojans get hot from behind the three-point line. The Hornets trailed 9-6 after the first quarter, then 28-10 at halftime.
Ransom Schultz scored 7 points and grabbed 7 boards to lead Wellsboro while Griffin Morral added 6 points and 8 rebounds. Reed Richardson and Tanner Allen added 2 points apiece.
Wellsboro won the B game 32-18 behind 10 points each from Tucker Bencus and Connor Hartman. Maddon Mascho added 7 points and Keegan VanZile chipped in with 5.
In the girls game Wellsboro kept the game close and came within 4 points in the third, but a 9-point 4th quarter allowed Troy to pull away for the win.
Ady Frantz led Wellsboro with 5 points and Rylee Coolidge added 4 points. Teagan Novinger pulled down 10 rebounds and contributed 3 points while Lauren Gehman, Peyton Keane and Lena Rothermel all added 2 points each.
The B Team also lost 24-2. Paityn Biery was the lone scorer. Maddie Nagy was the top rebounder with 6 rebounds.
Both teams host North Penn-Liberty this evening.
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.
