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Lady Hornets roll past Williamson, 49-28

Lady Hornets roll past Williamson, 49-28

By: Ed Weaver | PIAA District IV | December 17, 2016

The Wellsboro Varsity Girls Baasketball team evened up their season record with a 49-28 win over Williamson on Friday, December 16.

The Lady Hornets opened up the game with a 15 first quarter points, while holding Williamson to just 3. Wellsboro put the game out of reach in the second, outscoring Williamson 12-4 for a 27-7 lead. Williamson gained back a little ground in the third by outscoring Wellsboro 10-6 behind 7 points from Brittany Boyce, half of her total points in the game, but Wellsboro outscored Williamson 16-11 in the final frame for the 21 point win.

Junior Lizzie Poirier led all scorers with 15 points, and shot a perfect 6-for-6 at the foul line, and senior Janessa Davis recorded 11 (3-for-3 from the foul line) to lead Wellsboro on the night. Junior Rachael Tuttle contributed with 8 points, sophomore Emma Poirier had 7, senior Jessica Grab had 5, and senior Autum Kitajima pitched in with 3.

Tuttle had a career-high 22 rebounds and a blocked shot, Davis finished with 8 rebounds, 4 assists, and 5 steals, and Lizzie Poirier had 6 rebounds, a blocked shot, an assist, and a steal.

Wellsboro's JV team (1-2) picked up their first win of the year with a 28-20 win. Sophomore Dani Hunt and freshman Cathryn Brought each had 9 points on the night.

The win improves the Lady Hornets' record to 2-2 (1-0 NTL). The team will be back in action on Monday, December 19 against Jersey Shore.

 

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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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