Junior High Basketball Teams Top Canton To Open Season
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | November 5, 2023
The Wellsboro Junior High Basketball teams both scored a pair of victories over Canton to kick off their seasons on Saturday, November 4.
The Girls A Team won their game 33-10 led by Lauren Gehman with a double-double, scoring 10 points and grabbing 13 rebounds. Ady Frantz drove to the hoop for an additional 8 points and Teagan Novinger added 6 points and 8 rebounds. Wellsboro led the Warriors 13-3 after the first and built a 16-7 lead at the half. Wellsboro's B team lost a hard fought game, 23-18. Top scorers were Aileen Bowers and Jennifer Belz, both with 6 points. Maddie Nagy added 4 points and 5 rebounds.
In the boys game the Hornets won 45-7. The Hornets built a 10-0 lead after the opening quarter and led 19-5 at the half and held the Warriors to just two points over the final 12 minutes.
Griffin Morral led Wellsboro with 16 points and 8 steals, Luke Szentesy also scored in double-digits finishing with 11 points and 5 steals. Ransom Schultz and Kody Enck added 6 points each and combined for 6 boards, and Sean Ladd, Reed Richardson, and James Doughtie all added 2 points.
Wellsboro also won the B team game, 32-5. Connor Hartman led the way with 10 points, Madden Mascho added 8 points, Tucker Bencus and Keegan VanZile scored 6 points apiece, and Blake Knowlton chipped in two 2 points.
Both teams are back in action on Tuesday at home against Troy.
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.
