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Middle School Hornets split with Towanda

Middle School Hornets split with Towanda

By: Ed Weaver  /  November 28, 2018

The Wellsboro Middle School Basketball teams split with Towanda on Tuesday, November 27.

The boys A team won their second straight game, hanging on to beat Towanda 21-15 after leading 13-4 at halftime. Conner Adams led the Hornets with 9 points.

"We are improving," head coach Steve Adams said. "Offensively we are starting to see more things and getting good looks. I like the effort all the boys are showing each night."

The B team dropped a heartbreaker, losing 20-18.

In the girls game, the A team lost 28-18. The Lady Hornets trailed 8-0 after the first and 14-7 at half, but rallied to cut the score to 19-11 after the third.

Hailie Kerr had 6 points, 2 rebounds, and 1 steal while Maddie Mascho (4 rebounds, 2 steals) and Kambri Cleveland (3 rebounds, 1 steal) had 4 points each. Jordyn Abernathy had 3 points, 1 rebound, 2 steals, and 1 assist, Maddie Bordas added 1 point.

Ella Posada and Molly Ingerick grabbed 2 rebounds each and Rylie Boyce had 1 steal and 3 assists.

"Our girls played hard against a very talented Towanda team," said coach Darrell Morris. "I was really proud of our effort, but we just had too many turnovers against that good of a team."

Wellsboro's B team won an exciting close game 16-15 led by Emily Morris' 8 points. Olivia Chilson had 7 points and Destiny DeBockler added 1 point.

The win improves the boys team's record to 4-2 while the girls team drops to 5-1. Both teams are back in action on Thursday, November 29 at home against Northeast Bradford.

 

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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.

 
 
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