Junior High Soccer Edges Williamson, 3-2
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | October 6, 2023
A day after their draw with Athens, the Wellsboro Junior High Soccer team edged out Williamson 3-2 on the road on Thursday, October 5.
"A great game from our players tonight after a tough game last night. We came out fast but it was a constant battle," said head coach Derek Stevens.
The Hornets took an early lead as Liam Stevens scored off from a feed from Gabe Cuneo at 4:04 to start off the match. Williamson got a goal to knot the score at 1-1, however Octavian Wyman found the back of the net with 7:50 left of the first half on a cross by Stevens.
Wellsboro finished off the half with Xavier Lecker scoring off from a pass from Lauren Gehman.
Williamson scored in the second half to cut the lead to 3-2.
Camden Bryant made 5 saves in goal.
In the B game, Wellsboro and Williamson tied 2-2. Hailey Smith and Logan Johnson scored for the Hornets.
Wellsboro improves to 10-0-1 following the win. The team is back on the field at Northeast Bradford on Monday.
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.
