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Junior High Girls Close Out Season With Losses To Troy, Athens

Junior High Girls Close Out Season With Losses To Troy, Athens

By: Ed Weaver  /  December 20, 2024

The Wellsboro Junior High Girls Basketball team closed out their season Wednesday evening with a pair of back-to-back losses to Troy and Athens.

Troy defeated Wellsboro 46-20 on Monday. Kya Lawton led the team with 10 points while Haylie Smith had 4 points and Shayla Hamblin, Lena Rothermel, and Paige Rush chipped in 2 points each. Lawton also pulled down 6 rebounds.

On Wednesday against Athens, the young Wellsboro girls dropped a 30-24 heart breaker. Wellsboro trailed 11-4 at the opening quarter but flipped the script with their press to lead 17-15 at halftime. Wellsboro held a three-point, 19-16 lead heading into the 4th quarter, but were outscored by Athens.

Lawton and Rothermel led Wellsboro with 11 points each and Olivia Patt added 2 points.

Wellsboro finishes their 2024 season with a 5-10 record.

 

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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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