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Wyalusing hands Wellsboro 46-24 loss

Wyalusing hands Wellsboro 46-24 loss

By: Ed Weaver  /  January 18, 2019

The Wyalusing Lady Rams held the Wellsboro Varsity Girls Basketball team to just 24 points in a 46-24 loss on Thursday, January 18.

The first quarter was neck and neck as the Lady Rams edged Wellsboro 8-7 and Wellsboro proceeded to keep the game close in the second. Wyalusing edged them with a 10-8 quarter putting them up 18-15 at halftime, but things completely fell apart in the third for Wellsboro.

Wyalusing held the Lady Hornets scoreless in the third quarter going on a 9-0 run to extend their lead to 27-15. The only other time this year the Lady Hornets were held scoreless in a quarter was against Danville back on December 29. Wellsboro found the bottom of the net in the fourth quarter but were outscored 19-9.

Emily Champluvier (15) and Callie Bennett (14) combined for 29 points to lead Wyalusing.

Senior Emma Poirier scored 9 to lead Wellsboro while junior Cathryn Brought had 7, sophomore Jena Boyce scored 4, and senior Heidi Zuchowski and junior Liza Manning added 2 points each.

Wellsboro won the JV game, 43-28, to start the night behind 13 points from freshman Abbye Cavanaugh. The JV squad is now 5-6 on the year.

The loss in the Varsity game drops the Lady Hornets to 6-8 overall and 6-3 in the NTL Large School Division. The girls are back in action at Williamson on Wednesday, January 23.

 

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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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