It was a good trip out Route 39 for the WHS Basketball players this week. For both the Ladies and the Gentlemen that don the orange & black uniforms it was a happy bus ride back to the ville Monday and Tuesday.
On Monday, January 11, the Lady Tigers won both their J.V. and Varsity games against the Southern Local Indians. The Reserves won their game by a score of 47-33.
In the Varsity match the Wellsville Ladies were down by a point at the half but came out in the third quarter to outscore the Indians 16-7 to take the lead. Southern made an effort in the fourth with a 12-8 quarter but ended up on the short end at the buzzer. Final score: Wellsville 41 - Southern 38. Mikyla Tipton had game high honors with 27 of those 41 points. The Ladies improve to 4 & 5 for the season. Great game Ladies.
On Tuesday evening, January 12, the men followed the same route the Ladies took the night before. The J.V.s got things rolling with a 35-28 win. The Varsity followed and came out gunning to take a 31-9 first quarter lead. According to the newspapers the Southern boys actually outscored the Tigers in the second & third quarters to whittle the difference down to 13 points. That was the closest they got. Wellsville went on to improve their record to 8 & 1 winning the game 74-57. Junior Mike Johnston had the hot hand with a game high of 21 points. He was two for two at the foul line. Coach Thompson was quoted in the paper as saying "I really think they can play better than what they showed..." Approaching the mid-point of the season that would be sweet. There's no doubt in our minds that if they keep up the intensity they can do it.
Stay healthy Ladies & Guys. We're all proud of you and everyone in Wellsville is pulling for you.
Jackson-Milton comes to town to finish out this week. Tonight the Lady Tiger Reserves tip off at 6 o'clock and tomorrow night, Friday, the men take 'em on starting at the same time. Being a league opponent the Ladies are scheduled to play both J.V. & Varsity games tonight. We're thinking after it's all done tonight the Ladies will be .500 for the season. That would be great.
Go Tigers.... Show them what Wellsville basketball is. Good Luck!
ole nib
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