2017 Team Headlines

Senior Quinn Henry was named to the PA Football Writers Class AA All-State team on Monday, December 18.

Seniors Quinn Henry and Collin Pietropola along with junior Hunter Brown were all named Players of the Year as the Northern Tier League Large School Division All-Star team was announced on Tuesday, December 19.

The Wellsboro Gridders Club honored the 2017 team and 2018 senior class at their annual banquet on Sunday, December 10.

Senior Quinn Henry was named the Wellsboro Gazette's Male Athlete of the Fall at their Fall Sports Awards banquet on Sunday, December 4.

The Wellsboro Gridders Club has announced the date and time for their annual end-of-season banquet.

A week after the Hornets capped an undefeated regular season, the Wellsboro Football team's season came to an end in a 14-13 heartbreaking loss to Line Mountain on Friday, November 3 in the first round of the District IV Class AA playoffs.

When head coach Matt Hildebrand joined the football coaching staff in 2007, fresh out of Mansfield University, Wellsboro was coming off a 4-6 season and finished 5-5. A decade later, Hildebrand completed his third undefeated regular season in five years as head coach with a 36-7 win over rival North Penn-Mansfield on Friday, October 27.

On a night where the 1977 team celebrated their 40th anniversary of winning the NTL Championship, the 2017 Hornets moved a step closer to winning their third title in five years as they defeated Wyalusing 53-0 on Friday, October 20 during Senior Night.

The Wellsboro Middle School Football team earned a 26-0 victory over Cowanesque Valley on Thursday, October 19 to keep their undefeated season alive.

Sophomore Alex Burrell scored 4 touchdowns in the first half to lead the Wellsboro JV Football team past Montgomery, 30-12 on Monday, October 16.

As a freshman in 2014, Quinn Henry saw limited time. He rushed for 9 yards, caught 6 passes for 72 yards, and returned 4 kickoffs. Three years later, Henry scored his 100th career touchdown as the Wellsboro Hornets beat Montgomery 51-8 to improve to 8-0 on Friday, October 13.

The 1977 Wellsboro Varsity Football team will be honored at halftime of the Wellsboro and Wylausing football game on Friday, October 20, 2017 to commemorate the 40th reunion of the Hornets 2nd NTL Championship.

The Wellsboro Varsity Football team set a school record for points scored in a 75-0 shutout against Cowanesque Valley on Friday, October 6.

The Wellsboro Middle School Football team continued rolling along with a 35-8 victory over Montgomery on Thursday, October 5.

The Wellsboro JV Football team improved to 5-1 by shutting out Muncy 20-0 on Monday, October 2.