2003 Game Highlights |
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Wellsboro weathers soggy start, topples Troy.
Its said lightning never strikes twice in the same place. But during the Wellsboro Hornets' season opener against Troy Friday, August 30, lightning struck three times.
Wellsboro wallops Wyalusing.
The Wellsboro Green Hornet football team upped their league record to 2-0 after soundly defeating the Wyalusing Rams 28-10 Friday, September 5.
Wellsboro falls to Jersey Shore.
"Mental mistakes and a lack of focus hurt us early in the game," Wellsboro head coach Chris Morral said of the 26-19 non league loss to Jersey Shore Friday, September 12.
Mental mistakes hurt Wellsboro.
"The last two weeks we've out gained our opponents and lost. That is a tough pill to swallow and it goes to turnovers and mental mistakes," Wellsboro head football coach Chris Morral said. "A few things that don't go our way. Any good team will capitalize on mistakes and Muncy did that."
Second half surge helps Wellsboro win.
The Wellsboro Green Hornets football team entered the NTL football contest at Canton Saturday, September 27 well aware of the potential threat the well-coached young team had.
Wellsboro blanks Montgomery, now looks towards Towanda.
Since Chris Morral began leading Wellsboro into the 2003 season, his first as head coach, he has stressed the importance of opening a game with intensity.
Punt return spoils Hornet homecoming.
Two key mistakes may have cost the Wellsboro Hornets a shot at a the NTL crown Friday, October 10. Wellsboro hosted NTL powerhouse Towanda, the only undefeated team in the league, and kept pace until a fourth quarter punt return.
Late field goal lifts Athens over Wellsboro.
The Wellsboro Green Hornets needed a win over Athens Friday, October 17 in order to stay at the top of the league race.
Potent passing pushes Wellsboro to win.
Two Wellsboro players got even closer to eclipsing the 1,000 yard plateau during the 44-12 trouncing of Sayre Friday, October 24.
Panthers Prevail!
For the second consecutive year the North Penn Panthers prevailed in the battle for the Morton Jones Memorial Trophy and the home town crowd was treated with a 27-6 thrashing of arch rival Wellsboro.
2003 Varsity Schedule
| 08-29 | Troy | H | 41-7 | W |
| 09-05 | Wyalusing | A | 28-10 | W |
| 09-12 | Jersey Shore | H | 19-26 | L |
| 09-20 | Muncy | H | 14-22 | L |
| 09-27 | Canton | A | 36-20 | W |
| 10-03 | Montgomery | A | 50-0 | W |
| 10-10 | Towanda | H | 14-21 | L |
| 10-17 | Athens | H | 12-15 | L |
| 10-24 | Sayre | A | 44-12 | W |
| 10-31 | North Penn | A | 6-27 | L |
2003 NTL Standings
| Team | W-L | DIV | PCT | GB |
| Towanda | 7-3 | 7-0 | 1.000 | - |
| Athens | 8-2 | 6-1 | 0.857 | 1.0 |
| North Penn | 6-4 | 5-2 | 0.714 | 2.0 |
| Wellsboro | 5-5 | 4-3 | 0.571 | 3.0 |
| Sayre | 4-6 | 2-5 | 0.286 | 5.0 |
| Wyalusing | 2-8 | 2-5 | 0.286 | 5.0 |
| Canton | 3-7 | 1-6 | 0.143 | 6.0 |
| Troy | 1-9 | 1-6 | 0.143 | 6.0 |
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