Girls XC wins three, boys drop three at Canton

By: Ed Weaver  /  October 9, 2013

The Wellsboro girls cross country team picked up wins over Canton, Towanda, and Troy Tuesday night in Canton.

The girls beat Canton 15-49, Troy 15-50, and Towanda 23-34. Sophomores Jada Jackson and Jordyn Coffee finished 2nd and 3rd in 20:27 and 21:18, respectively. Sophomore Camryn Keane clocked in 5th (21:50), Sophomore Samantha Bailey was 6th (22:02), Junior Caitlynn Butler finished 7th (22:33), Senior Charlotte Worthington was 11th (23:03), Junior Annie Sweeney was 13th (23:22), Freshman Janessa Davis was 14th (23:28), and Senior Baylee Mann was 20th (24:39).

In the boys race, the Hornets fell to Canton 33-23, Towanda 42-17, and Troy 42-20. Senior Joey Doganiero led the team with a 5th place finish in 17:47. Freshman Joey Messmer came home in 16th (19:46), Junior Dalton Messmer was 22nd (20:56), Freshman Alden Weiner was 23rd (20:59), Sophomore David Zavetsky was 27th (21:27).

In the Middle School races, the girls beat Canton 15-50, Towanda 21-38, and lost to Troy 42-18. In the boys race, Wellsbor lost by tiebreaker to Canton 28-28 and beat Towanda 15-48 and Troy 25-30.

The girls team improves to 8-2 (8-1 NTL), while the boys fall to 1-9 (1-8 NTL). The team will be back in action on Thursday, October 10 as they host Jersey Short and Coudersport.