Turnovers Doom Lady Hornets In 28-25 Loss To Williamson
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | February 3, 2024
The Wellsboro Girls Basketball team was edged 28-25 by Large School Division foe Williamson on Friday, February 3.
The Lady Hornets suffered the three-point loss despite being held scoreless in the 2nd quarter.
"We gave a really good Williamson team all they could handle, but 35 turnovers cost us opportunities to score, said head coach Darrell Morris. "Williamson does a great job getting in the passing lanes and getting steals, but we also made some bad decisions with our passes. It is a tough loss because our girls fought so hard for 32 minutes and were right there."
Wellsboro held a 9-5 lead over the Lady Warriors, thanks to a great defensive effort in allowing just one field goal, but were outscored 6-0 in the 2nd half and trailed 11-9 heading into the half. Both teams scored 8 points each in the 3rd quarter and Williamson outscored Wellsboro 9-8 down the stretch to hold on for the win.
Junior Chloe Brandenburg led all scorers with 16 points while junior Paige Logsdon added 5 and senior Emily Morris scored 4. Brandenburg came one one rebound shy of a double-double, senior Maddy Mascho grabbed 5 boards and made 4 assists, senior Emily Richardson had 7 rebounds, and Logsdon grabbed 12 rebounds. Morris also blocked three shots.
In the JV game Wellsboro edged Williamson 15-13 for their 4th straight win. Freshman Elizabeth Ferero led all scroers with 8 points, sophomore Lily Wagner added 5 and senior Hannah Gilmour chipped in two points.
The loss drops Wellsboro to 8-10 (6-8 NTL Large School Division). The team returns to the court Monday at Cowanesque Valley.
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.
