Hornets Edge Towanda, 51-48
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | January 10, 2025
The Wellsboro Varsity Boys Basketball team won their 3rd straight game, a nail biting 51-48 contest, over Towanda on Thursday, January 9.
"Tonight was a good team win, especially with a starter out sick," head coach Ron Doughtie said. "We played good defense and limited our turnovers. I was very happy with the team energy we brought from the start of the game to the end."
The Hornets trailed 12-11 after the opening quarter, then rallied to out score the Black Knights 16-11 before the half to lead 27-23. Wellsboro again outscored Towanda in the 3rd quarter, 12-9, to pad their lead at 39-32 heading into the final quarter.
Towanda saved their best quarter for last, but Wellsboro was able to survive the rally attempt, despite being outscored 16-12, to hold on for the win.
Senior Mitchel Lechler and sophomore Colin Fletcher both scored in double digits on the evening, with Lechler leading the way with 14 points and Fletcher adding 12. Freshman Griffin Morral and sophomore Max Mascho added 6 points apiece, junior Jonathan Carl scored 5 points, and sophomore Ethan Keane and junior Marek Mascho chipped in 4 points each.
Max Mascho grabbed 9 rebounds, Fletcher made 4 steals and pulled in 3 rebounds, Morral finished with 2 assists, 3 steals and 3 boards, Lechle added 4 rebounds and Carl pulled down 3. Morral, Lechler, and Fletcher also blocked one shot each.
Darrius Farrell (16) and Markel Garner (13) led Towanda on the night.
Towanda started the evening by winning the JV game, 48-29. Freshman Ransom Schultz scored 14 to lead the Hornets while fellow freshman Kody Enck added 8 points.
The win pushes Wellsboro back over .500 at 6-5 and improves them to 5-2 in the NTL Large School Division. Wellsboro hosts NTL Large School Division leading Troy (7-2, 6-0 NTL Large School Division) 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.
