Hornet Soccer shuts out South Williamsport

By: Ed Weaver  /  October 23, 2014

The Wellsboro Varsity Boys Soccer team shut out South Williamsport 2-0 on Wednesday, October 22 in the first round of District IV Class A playoffs.

After a scoreless first half, the Hornets took a 1-0 lead as Junior Sean Dooley converted an assists from Freshman Tanner Runyan in the 66th minute. The Hornets scored their second goal in the 72nd minute as Junior Dawson Prough scored on an assist from Sophomore Josiah Hill to claim the victory.

"The boys played great tonight. They are really starting to hit their stride," said head coach John Shaffer. "We dominated large chunks of the game and major credit goes to the south goalie, Sage Shaffer, who kept it nil nil for most of the game. It was going to take something special to unlock the South defense and Sean sacrificed his body for a great header off Tanner's cross and then Dawson cut inside and hit the upper 90 with a blast."

The Hornets out shot South Williamsport 11-4 and held a 7-5 advantage on corner kicks. Senior Jake Mitchell recorded four saves in goal on the night for his 12th shut out of the year.

"Our defense did a great job containing some very talented South players," Shaffer continued. "I want to congratulate the back line and goalie on their 12th shut out of the year, a state acknowledged mark."

With the win, the Hornets improve to 14-5 (13-5 NTL) and will take on Sayre, at a time and place to be determined, in the quarterfinals.