M.S. Hornet basketball beats Galeton

By: Ed Weaver  /  March 21, 2013

The Wellsboro Middle School basketball teams each recorded wins over Galeton Wednesday night.

The boys team, led by Cole Cavnaugh and Bryan Callahan's 10 points, defeated Galeton 42-12. Dalton Prough and Collin Pietropola recorded 7 points each, Brandon Lamphier had 4 points, and Quinn Henry and Jacob Singer each netted 2 points.

"Everyone played team basketball tonight," said head coach Ed Hamm. "We did a good job at limiting our turnovers and taking high percentage shots."

With the win over Galeton and a 42-25 loss to Mansfield, the Hornets are now 8-7 on the year.

In the girls game, the Lady Hornets topped Galeton 21-14. Rachael Tuttle lead all scorers with 9 points (7 rebounds), Autum Kitajima added 4 points, and Lizzie Poirier, Sydney Tremper, Kaeli Butters (8 rebounds), and Jessica Grab added 2 points each.

"What a great game for our team tonight," said head coach Darrell Morris. "We played about as sloppy and poorly as you can the first 4 minutes of the game and got down 7-1 right away.

"The light came on the start the second quarter and our girls began to give oustanding effort.  We played tremendous defense and rebounded very well, holding Galeton to 1 point in the 2nd, 0 in the 3rd, and 6 in the final frame, while getting just enough offense to get by.  I am so happy for the girls, to play so hard, and see it pay off against a very talented team in Galeton."

The Lady Hornet B team also won 12-6.

With the win, the Lady Hornets improve their season record to 10-6.

Both teams will return to action this Friday, March 22 as they travel to Cowanesque Valley.