Lady Hornets Edge South Williamsport In Season Opener
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | December 8, 2024
Senior Chloe Brandenburg scored a career-high 28 points to lead the Wellsboro Girls Basketball team to a 53-50 non-league win over South Williamsport on Saturday, December 7.
There was no JV game.
The Lady Hornets opened the game outscoring the Lady Mounties 17-14, however South cut the lead down to two points at the half with an 8-7 2nd quarter. Wellsboro pushed the lead to 37-32 after outscoring South 13-10 in the 3rd. The Lady Mounties outscored Wellsboro 18-16 in the final frame, however Wellsboro was able to hold on for the win.
Senior Paige Logsdon added 12 points to also finish in double-digits while freshman Teagan Novinger added 9 points and freshman Adelyn Frantz added 4 points. Logsdon pulled down 7 boards and had a block, Brandenburg added 6 points and 4 steals, junior Lily Wagner also had 7 rebounds, freshman Kate Bryant added 3 rebounds and 3 assists.
Abby Akers scored 27 points to lead South Williamsport.
Wellsboro (1-0) hosts Addison 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.
