1974 Game Highlights
Wellsboro Varsity Wins First Game Over Troy.
Friday night the Wellsboro Varsity football team opened the season with a victory over Troy. Despite numerous penalties, the Hornets came through late in the fourth quarter to win the game 20-13. This is the first time in seven years Wellsboro has beaten the Trojans and the crowd loved every minute of it.
Hornets Win in Play Against Athens, 14-6.
Halfback Linford Jones notched two long touchdown runs in the final period and brought Wellsboro a come-from-behind 14-6 win over Athens in a Northern Tier League football game Saturday.
Hornets Gain TCL Lead In Victory Over Canton.
Wellsboro's Green Hornets scored a victory over Canton in a league game played in Weilsboro Friday night. It gave the Hornets a 3-0 league record, they're 4-1 overall.
Big Green's Day, Indians Downed 32-8.
Wellsboro won its Homecoming game last Saturday 32-8 when both the offense and defense got together to stop the tough Cowanesque Valley Indians.
Wellsboro, Towanda Tie For NTL Championship.
The Wellsboro Hornet football team won their season finale by defeating the Towanda Black Knights, 13-7, unde the lights at Towanda Friday. Ted Yeager's squad finished the year with a 7-2 overall record and a 5-1 showing in the Northen Tier League. This places them in a first-spot tie with the Towanda team who ended the season with identical 7-2 and 5-1 records.
1974 Varsity Schedule
| 09-06 | Troy | H | 20-13 | W |
| 09-14 | Athens | A | 14-6 | W |
| 09-21 | Thomas Edison | A | 0-7 | L |
| 09-27 | Bucktail | A | 39-0 | W |
| 10-04 | Canton | H | 19-6 | W |
| 10-11 | Wyalusing | A | 12-13 | L |
| 10-19 | Cowanesque Valley | H | 32-8 | W |
| 11-01 | North Penn | H | 34-8 | W |
| 11-08 | Towanda | A | 13-7 | W |
1974 NTL Standings
| Team | W-L | DIV | PCT | GB |
| Wellsboro | 7-2 | 5-1 | 0.833 | - |
| Towanda | 7-2 | 5-1 | 0.833 | - |
| Athens | 5-4 | 4-2 | 0.666 | 1.0 |
| Canton | 6-3 | 3-3 | 0.500 | 2.0 |
| Troy | 3-5-1 | 2-4 | 0.333 | 3.0 |
| Wyalusing | 3-6 | 2-4 | 0.333 | 3.0 |
| North Penn | 0-8 | 0-6 | 0.000 | 5.0 |