Lady Hornets hold on to beat Jersey Shore

By: Ed Weaver  /  January 12, 2016

The Wellsboro Varsity Girls Basketball team scored 21 fourth quarter points and held on the beat Jersey Shore 56-50 on Monday, January 11.

The Lady Hornets outscored Shore 25-12 in the first quarter but Jersey Shore closed the gap to 23-17 at halftime with 15 points. The Lady Bulldogs then outscored the Lady Hornets 18-12 after going on a 14-3 run in the third quarter to tie it at 35-35, then took a 40-38 lead midway through the fourth quarter.

Wellsboro then went on a run as seniors Sarah Ingerick and Jada Jackson took over and pushed the lead to 51-44 with just over a minute remaining. Shore attempted another comeback, but the rally fell short and the Hornets victorious.

Ingerick led the Lady Hornets with a game-high 18 points, five rebounds, and four assists. Jackson scored 13 on the night, 10 of which came in the fourth quarter, and grabbed six rebounds. Sophomore Lizzie Poirier scored 12 points, sophomore Rachael Tuttle had six points and 14 rebounds, junior Jessica Grab had three, and senior Alexa Singer and junior Autum Kitajima each had two points.

"I was very proud of the girls tonight," said head coach John Davis. "It was a very hard fought game and we expected it. Shore moved the ball up the court fast and made a lot of shots, but once we settled down we were okay."

Wellsboro won the JV game 34-26 behind 17 points from freshman Julia Smith and 10 from freshman Emma Poirier to improve to 10-2.

The win improves the Varsity team's record to 9-3 (4-1 NTL Division 1). The team will be back in action on Wednesday, January 13 as they host Northeast Bradford.