Junior High Boys Basketball Team Picks Up 1st Win Of Season

By: Ed Weaver  /  November 6, 2026

The Wellsboro Junior High Basketball team won their first game of the season by defeating North Penn-Liberty, 34-19, Thursday evening.

"The team brought the energy defensively and played unselfishly as a unit throughout the game," head coach Ed Hamm said.

The young Hornets were in complete control the entire game. They led the Mounties 14-4 after the 1st quarter, 20-8 at halftime and 33-13 after the third.

Kohlsen Jones led Wellsboro with 10 points, Kairoh Wills added 9, Bransyn Jessup chipped in 6 points, Chase Hazelton scored 4, and Eli Hewitt and Austin Allen added 3 points and 2 points, respectively.

Jones added 5 assists and 5 steals, Wills had 5 steals and 2 assists, and Hazelton finished with 7 rebounds.

The Hornets also won the B game, 26-11, behind 8 points from Eden Johnson. Allen, Lars Schea, Jonah Shrawder and William Shaffer all added 4 points apiece and Levi Bull chipped in 2 points.

Wellsboro improves to 1-2 on the year and travels to Williamson on Monday.