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Wellsboro offense, defense stings Athens.

By: Lee Ed Thomas II | Wellsboro Gazette | September 6, 2000

Wellsboro head coach Mike Pietropola probably sweated off some 10 pounds along the Athens sidelines when Wellsboro opened their football season.

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Sayre edges Hornets, 14-6.

By: Lee Ed Thomas II | Wellsboro Gazette | September 13, 2000

It's not too often that a football team sets a goal, achieves it and still gets edged out of a win. But it happens. Just ask Wellsboro skipper Mike Pietropola.

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Shore defense bites Wellsboro.

By: Lee Ed Thomas II | Wellsboro Gazette | September 20, 2000

The Jersey Shore defense may have held the Green Hornets running game near nil Friday night, 60 yards on 32 carries, but it wasn't so much the bite of the 'Dawgs that hampered Wellsboro as much as it was lack of execution.

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Green Hornets dominate, Canton ekes out 7-6 win.

By: Lee Ed Thomas II | Wellsboro Gazette | September 27, 2000

Wellsboro turned out the lights on the Canton Warriors Friday night, September 23. Literally.

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Black Knights slip by Hornets.

By: Lee Ed Thomas II | Wellsboro Gazette | October 4, 2000

Wellsboro did everything they needed to do to pick up their first Northern Tier League football game after three consecutive losses.

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Wellsboro slips by Cowanesque.

By: Lee Ed Thomas II | Wellsboro Gazette | October 11, 2000

Forget about the luck of the Irish. It's better to have Green Hornet luck for a chilly and slippery Northern Tier League football game.

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Indians shut out Hornets with fourth quarter raid.

By: Lee Ed Thomas II | Wellsboro Gazette | October 18, 2000

What hope Wellsboro had of a comeback with one quarter remaining in their Homecoming game was quickly dashed away with three Muncy touchdowns for the 22-0 win.

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Rams batter Wellsboro.

By: Lee Ed Thomas II | Wellsboro Gazette | October 25, 2000

Nine touchdowns separated Wellsboro from a win over Wyalusing.

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Trojans blank Hornets.

By: Lee Ed Thomas II | Wellsboro Gazette | November 1, 2000

The Wellsboro Green Hornets faced another tough Northern Tier League football team Friday, October 27. Head coach Mike Pietropola knew they had to stop the option of the Trojans football team. And they did for the most part.

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Panthers Top Hornets 43-22.

By: Lee Ed Thomas II | Wellsboro Gazette | November 10, 2000

The Wellsboro Green Hornets had one of their best offensive games of the year when they battled North Penn for the Morton Jones Memorial Trophy Friday night, November 3.

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2000 Varsity Schedule

09-02 Athens A 24-13 W
09-08 Sayre H 6-14 L
09-15 Jersey Shore A 0-28 L
09-22 Canton H 6-7 L
09-29 Towanda A 7-14 L
10-06 Cowanesque A 14-11 W
10-13 Muncy H 0-22 L
10-20 Wyalusing H 0-62 L
10-27 Troy A 0-26 L
11-03 North Penn H 22-43 L

2000 NTL Standings

Team W-L DIV PCT GB
Wyalusing 9-3 8-0 1.000 -
Towanda 9-2 7-1 0.875 1.0
Troy 8-3 6-2 0.750 2.0
North Penn 6-6 4-4 0.500 4.0
Sayre 5-5 3-5 0.375 5.0
Cowanesque 3-6 2-6 0.250 6.0
Canton 3-7 2-6 0.250 6.0
Wellsboro 2-8 2-6 0.250 6.0
Athens 2-8 2-6 0.250 6.0
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