By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | December 31, 2024
The Wellsboro Varsity Girls Basketball team suffered their second loss of the season, falling 41-22 in non-league action to Coudersport on Monday.
The Lady Hornets struggled offensively, making just seven shots from the floor.
Coudersport jumped out to a 14-6 lead after the opening quarter then held Wellsboro to just four points in the 2nd quarter, to take a 20-10 lead into halftime. The Lady Falcons outscored the Lady Hornets 21-12 over the final 16 minutes.
Freshman Adelyn Frantz led Wellsboro with 7 points while senior Chloe Brandenburg added 6 points. Senior Paige Logsdon, junior Lily Wagner, and freshmen Teagan Novinger and Rylee Coolidge all scored two points each, and freshman Kate Bryant rounded out the scoring with a point.
Coudersport also won the JV game 42-20. Novinger and junior Sophia Yoder scored 7 points apiece to lead Wellsboro.
The loss drops Wellsboro to 3-2 (1-1 NTL Large School Division). The team is back on the court Friday against rival North Penn-Mansfield.
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.