Young Hornet Basketball Teams Fall In Season Openers At Towanda

By: Ed Weaver  /  November 1, 2026

The Wellsboro Middle School Basketball teams both suffered losses in their season opening games at Towanda on Saturday morning.

The girls lost 31-5 and the boys team fell 33-28.

In the girls game Blair Parsons and Naleyah Greenfield scored two points each and Ella Satalin went 1-of-2 from the foul line. Satalin added 5 rebounds and a steal, Bristol Smith had 4 steals and 4 rebounds, Natalie Weaver finished with 3 steals and a rebound, Parsons added 3 rebounds, Ella Gehman pulled down 2 rebounds, and Brynn Bourret added 1 rebound and 1 steal.

Wellsboro lost the B game 42-11. Brynn Bourret led the team with 5 points, Gehman chipped in 4 and Emma Miller rounded out the scoring with a point.

In the boys game both the Hornets and Black Knights were tied at 20-all at halftime, however Towanda outscored Wellsboro 13-8 in the second half to pull out the win in overtime. Kairoh Wills scored 14 points, Kohlsen Jones added 9 points, Chase Hazelton chipped in 2 points and Carter Hartman scored one point from the foul line.

Wills hit a three-pointer at the end of regulation to force overtime.

Johnes added a steal and blocked two shots, Wills had 3 assists and 3 steals, Carter Hartman pulled down 4 rebounds, Chase Hazelton had 7 boards and 3 steals, and Bransyn Jessup added a pair of steals.

In the B game Wellsboro was edged by the Black Knights, 19-13. Austin Allen scored 6 points, Eden Johnson added 4, Kilion Schmouder chipped in two, and Jonah Shrawder rounded out the scoring with a point.

Both teams are back in action for their home opener against rival North Penn-Mansfield on Tuesday.