1986 Game Highlights |
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Hornets nip CV in opener.
The Wellsboro Hornet football team got by Cowanesque Valley 18-13 Friday night in the non-league opener for both squads at Wellsboro High School.
Defense, Prough lead Hornets.
The Wellsboro Hornet football team used a tough defense and a pair of Philip Prough touchdown catches to down Wyalusing 12-0 Friday night at Wellsboro. The win improves Wellsboro's record to 2-0, 1-0 in league play. Wyalusing drops to 0-2.
Hornet big plays down Montrose.
The Wellsboro Hornet football team improved to 3-0 on the season with a thrilling come from behind 28-22 win over the Montrose Meteors Saturday afternoon at Montrose.
Troy topples Hornets, 24-7.
The Troy Trojans used a big play passing offense and combined that with four-interceptions of Wellsboro aerials to post a 24-7 homecoming football win over the Hornets Friday night. Troy, improves to 2-1 overall (1-0 in Twin Tiers League play). Wellsboro tasted defeat for the first time this season, dropping to 3-1 overall (2-1 in the TTL).
Towanda rips Wellsboro, 34-0.
The Towanda Black Knight football team continued to dominate all opponents this year as they improved to 5-0 Friday night, downing visiting Wellsboro 34-0. Towanda has shut out four of five teams thus far, allowing only six points in their game with Sayre.
Hornets romp 38-14; 3-2 in TTL play.
Homecoming festivities were rained out but the Wellsboro offense really poured it on to post a 38-14 football win versus visiting Canton Friday night. The victory improves the Hornets overall record to 4-2, 3-2 in Twin Tiers League play. The Warriors fell to 2-4 overall, 1-3 in TTL action.
Bulldogs top Wellsboro, 19-0.
Chris Lynch caught two second quarter touchdown passes from quarterback Matt Hutz to lead Athens to a 19-0 shutout over visiting Wellsboro Saturday. The game capped homecoming festivities at Athens.
Hornets top Panthers, 32-8.
The Wellsboro Hornet football team improved its season record to 5-3 with a 32-8 homecoming win over North Penn Friday night. The loss drops the Panthers to 2-6.
Wellsboro falls to Sayre, 14-11.
One yard touchdown runs by Tony West and Pat Esposito were the difference Friday night as the Sayre Redskins defeated Wellsboro 14-11 in a see-saw battle at Wellsboro.
Waverly downs Wellsboro, 8-6.
Waverly scored a touchdown in the first quarter and made it stand up as the Wolverines downed visiting Wellsboro 8-6 Friday night. The Hornets finish the season 5-5 overall, 3-5 in Twin Tiers League play.
Line Mountain ends Wellsboro's season, 32-0.
Line Mountain amassed 388 yards in total offense Friday night en route to a 32-0 football win over Wellsboro at Shikellamy High School in Sunbury. The loss eliminated the 5-6 Hornets from PIAA District 4 AA playoff action.
1986 Varsity Schedule
| 08-29 | Cowanesque | H | 18-13 | W |
| 09-05 | Wyalusing | H | 12-0 | W |
| 09-13 | Montrose | A | 28-22 | W |
| 09-19 | Troy | A | 7-24 | L |
| 09-26 | Towanda | A | 0-34 | L |
| 10-03 | Canton | H | 38-14 | W |
| 10-11 | Athens | A | 0-19 | L |
| 10-17 | North Penn | H | 32-8 | W |
| 10-24 | Sayre | H | 11-14 | L |
| 10-31 | Waverly | A | 6-8 | L |
| 11-14 | Line Mountain | A | 0-32 | L |
1986 Twin Tiers League Standings
| Team | W-L | DIV | PCT | GB |
| Towanda | 11-1 | 8-0 | 1.000 | - |
| Sayre | 7-4 | 6-2 | 0.750 | 2.0 |
| Troy | 5-5-1 | 5-2-1 | 0.688 | 2.5 |
| Athens | 7-4 | 5-3 | 0.625 | 3.0 |
| Montrose | 4-4-1 | 3-4-1 | 0.438 | 4.5 |
| Wellsboro | 5-6 | 3-5 | 0.375 | 5.0 |
| Canton | 3-7 | 2-6 | 0.250 | 6.0 |
| Wyalusing | 2-8 | 2-6 | 0.250 | 6.0 |
| Waverly | 2-7 | 1-7 | 0.125 | 7.0 |
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