Young Hornets Score Wins Over Liberty
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | November 9, 2023
Following a pair of losses to Troy on Tuesday night, the Wellsboro Junior High Basketball teams both picked up wins over North Penn-Liberty on Wednesday, November 8.
The Girls A team won their game against North Penn-Liberty 32-4. Peyton Keane and Emery Butters led the way with 6 points each while Keane and Lauren Gehman had 8 boards each and Hailey Smith had 5 steals.
The B Team also won their game, 19-15. Jennifer Belz had 12 points and 8 rebounds.
Wellsboro was in a dog fight in the boys game, rallying for a 26-20 win after being tied at 15 heading into the fourth quarter. Ransom Schultz led all scorers with 10 points, Griffin Morral added 9, James Doughtie pitched in 3 points and Kody Enck and Luke Szentesy had 2 points each. Morral (11) and Schultz (10) led the Hornets on the glass while Enck added 4 rebounds. Morral also made 6 steals.
In the B game the Hornets won 28-14. Maddon Mascho had 10 points, Tucker Bencus, Jordan Hines and Keegan VanZile had 4 points each and Connor Hartman, Lane Cozby, and Toby Woodward all chipped in two points.
Both teams are back in action next Tuesday at Canton.
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.
