Young Lady Hornets Fall To Mansfield

By: Ed Weaver  /  November 18, 2022

The Wellsboro Junior High Girls Basketball team fell 35-26 to rival North Penn-Mansfield at home on Thursday, November 17.

Wellsboro held an 11-6 after the opening quarter but were held to just 3 points in the 2nd as the Lady Tigers closed the gap to trail 14-13 at halftime. The young Lady Hornets extended their lead to 22-17 after the third, but were outscored 18-4 in the final quarter.

Adelyn Frantz led Wellsboro with 9 points, Teagan Novinger added 8, Lauren Gehman chipped in 5, and Rylee Coolidge and Mazie Johnson scored two points each.

Mansfield also won the B game, 24-17. Jennifer Belz had 4 points and Coolidge added 3.

The loss drops the Lady Hornets to 1-5. The team is back on the court this evening as they host Towanda.