Lady Hornets Drop Second Straight League Game To Towanda
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | February 2, 2023
A 15-5 first quarter by the Towanda Lady Knights doomed the Wellsboro Lady Hornets in a 48-34 home loss on Wednesday, February 1.
There was no JV game.
Towanda outscored the Lady Hornets 15-12 in the second quarter to build a 30-17 halftime lead then outscored Wellsboro 12-10 in the third. The Lady Hornets outscored the Lady Knights 7-6 in the final frame.
Paige Manchester scored a game-high 25 points to lead Towanda.
Wellsboro was led by sophomore Chloe Brandenburg's 15 points. Seniors Ella Posada and Hailie Kerr, and junior Maddy Mascho all added 5 points and junior Emily Richardson and sophomore Paige Logsdon rounded out the scoring with 2 points apiece. Kerr and Brandenburg grabbed 6 rebounds each and Logsdon added 5, Posada made 2 assists and 3 steals, Richardson made 3 steals and an assist, junior Hannah Gilmour came away with 3 steals, and Mascho made a pair of assists.
Logsdon also blocked two shots.
The loss drops the Lady Hornets to 6-10 (6-5 NTL Large School Division). The team is back in action tomorrow night at Williamson.
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.
