Junior High Girls Split Season Series With North Penn-Mansfield
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | January 9, 2024
Wellsboro's Junior High Girls Basketball team evened the season series with a 37-18 victory over North Penn-Mansfield on Monday, January 8.
Teagan Novinger led the team with her second double-double this season, scoring 12 points and pulling down 10 boards. Kate Bryant added 10 points and she also led the team with 4 steals. Lauren Gehman got into foul trouble early, but still contributed 9 points and 5 rebounds. Ady Frantz added 6 points.
The B team got off to a slow start, but found their groove in the 2nd half. They won 31-6. Aileen Bowers led the team with 8 points and 2 rebounds. Hailey Smith was right behind her with 7 points and hustled for 8 steals. Gena Fleming added 4 points and 2 more boards. Hailee Jo Benedict, Shayla Hamblin, Rosa Sguera, Isla Twoey, Paityn Biery and Kya Lawton all chipped in 2 points.
The win is Wellsboro's 7th win in a row as they improve to 10-2. The team is back in action for their final home game of the season Wednesday night against Wyalusing.
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.
