Young Hornets Cruise Past Mansfield, Win 4th Straight
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | January 5, 2024
Wellsboro's Junior High Boys Basketball team swept the season series with rival North Penn-Mansfield, and won their fourth game in a row, as they defeated the Tigers 41-4 on Thursday, January 4.
The Hornets jumped out to a quick 14-0 lead after the first quarter and held the Tigers scoreless in the first half, as they led 22-0. All 4 of North Penn-Mansfield's points came in the 3rd quarter.
Ransom Schultz had a double-double, scoring a game-high 13 points and grabbing 12 rebounds. Kody Enck and Griffin Morral scored 8 points apiece, Luke Szentesy added 6 points and 7 rebounds, RJ Doughtie scored 5 points, and James Doughtie rounded out the scoring with 3.
Morral added 5 rebounds and 5 steals, RJ Doughtie made 3 assists and 3 steals, and Reed Richardson grabbed 3 rebounds and blocked two shots. Schultz (2) and Enck also blocked shots.
Wellsboro won the B game 35-10. Keegan VanZile scored 20 points, Connor Hartman pitched in 6 points off the bench, Maddon Mascho scored 3, and Lane Cozby, Blake Knowlton, and Bryce Wilson all scored 2 points each.
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.
