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Junior High Hornets Survive Late Liberty Rally

Junior High Hornets Survive Late Liberty Rally

By: Ed Weaver  /  December 5, 2023

The Wellsboro Junior High Boys Basketball team weathered a slow start, and held off a late rally by North Penn-Liberty to win their 7th straight game, 30-21.

After being held scoreless for almost the entirety of the opening quarter, the young Hornets cut into Liberty's 4-0 lead with a buzzer-beating three by Luke Szentesy. Szentesy scored the Hornets' first 9 points on the night to help Wellsboro go on an 11-4 run in the second half for a 14-8 lead at the half.

Wellsboro outscored the Mounties 7-5 in the 3rd and survived Liberty cutting Wellsboro's lead down to 24-21 late in the game to score the win.

Szentesy led all scorers with 14 points while Griffin Morral added 9. Ransom Schultz scored 3 points and RJ Doughtie and James Doughtie chipped in with 2 points apiece. Morall and Schultz grabbed 7 and 6 rebounds, respectively and Szentesy added 4 boards. Morral finished with 4 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks, and Reed Richardson and Szentesy added 2 steals each. Tanner Allen and also added an assist.

In the B game the Hornets won 29-6. Keegan VanZile led Wellsboro with 10 points and Maddon Mascho pitched in 7.

The team is back in action on Saturday at 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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