Hornets Drop Season-Opener To Loyalsock
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | December 7, 2024
The Wellsboro Boys Basketball team kicked off their season at home against the defending District IV Class 3A champion Loyalsock Lancers on Friday, December 6, falling 46-29.
The Hornets trailed 9-5 after the first quarter and were held to just four total points in the 2nd to trail 15-9 at halftime. The Lancers outscored Wellsboro 18-12 in the 3rd and then 13-8 in the 4th.
Senior Mitchel Lechler led the team with 15 points, hitting 5 three-point shots. Junior Luke Rothermel added 8 points and junior Jonathan Carl chipped in with 6. Rothermel added 5 boards, Lecher and junior Marek Mascho pulled down 3 each, while Mascho added 3 assists, and senior Lucas Cuneo 3 rebounds and 2 assists.
Wellsboro turned the ball over 14 times.
Jalil Coates had a game-high 16 points for Loyalsock.
In the JV game the Hornets fell 59-51 to the Lancers. Sophomore Colin Fletcher had 26 points for the Hornets while freshman Ransom Schultz and sophomore Gideon Lawton added 10 points each.
Wellsboro (0-1) travels to Northeast Bradford on Tuesday.
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.
