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Hornets blow past Cowanesque
By: Ed Weaver | PIAA District IV | January 21, 2017
A 45-point first half propelled the Wellsboro Varsity Boys Basketball team past Cowanesque Valley, 74-28 on Friday, January 20.
After two early baskets by CV the Hornets went on a 19-0 run to lead 19-5 after the opening quarter. Wellsboro then outscored CV 26-4 in the second, 14-7 in the third, and 15-12 in the fourth to claim their 13th win of the season.
Three Hornets scored in double figures and junior Dalton Prough led all scorers with 15 points. Prough also added 9 rebounds to finish just shy of a double-double. Sophomore Brandyn Tuttle recorded his first career double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds, and junior Quinn Henry had 10 points and 2 assists.
Junior Collin Pietropola had 9 points (7 in the fourth quarter), senior Alden Weiner and sophomore Andrew Brelo scored 7 points each, and seniors Brandon Lamphier and Jacob Singer, and junior Nic Ingerick all scored 5 points.
Singer added 4 steals, Henry, Ingerick, and Lamphier all made 2 assists, Weiner had 4 rebounds, Brelo had 4 steals, and Pietropola had 4 rebounds.
Wellsboro win the JV game 39-21 to improve to 13-1. Sophomore Holden Kennedy led the team with 10 points and Brelo added 8.
The win improves the Hornets' record to 13-3 (10-1 NTL). The team will be back in action on Monday, January 23 against St. John Neumann.
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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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