NTL FOOTBALL: WELLSBORO TOPPED BY SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT (October 23, 2026)

Northern Tier West Sports Report
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT — Wellsboro struggled to contain a South Williamsport offense that racked up over 400 yards on the night as the Hornets fell 49-6 in NTL football play here Friday.

The Mounties rushed for 296 yards (7.6 per carry) and five touchdowns on the ground while compiling 418 yards of total offense.

South scored on six of their nine first-half drives, while the Hornets turned that ball over four times, to enact the mercy rule and taking a 42-0 lead into the locker room at halftime.

Wellsboro's lone touchdown came on their first drive of the second half. The Hornets put together a 10-play, 73-yard drive that consumed nearly seven minutes of game time. After receiving the kick, Wellsboro picked up four first downs through the air. Highlighted by passes from sophomore Derrick Blasz to fellow sophomore Christian Main, freshman Grady Morral and seniors Gideon Lawton and Max Mascho.

Main started with a 10-yarder, followed by a 4-yard reception by Mascho before Morral caught a 32-yard reception to the South 25. Blasz then hit Lawton on back-to-back passes along the Wellsboro sideline, the second being a 3-yard touchdown.

Blasz led the Hornets by completing 6-of-11 passes for 71 yards and a touchdown while junior Griffin Morral led the team's ground attack in the first half on 8 carries for 65 yards. He also completed 6 passes for 67 yards.

Grady Morral led the Hornets' receiving corps with two catches for 44 yards. Main caught three passes for 35 yards, Mascho added three receptions for 23 yards and Lawton finished with two grabs for 13 yards and a score. Juniors Kody Enck (15) and Reed Richardson (8) also caught passes.

Richardson finished with six tackles, sophomore Colton Hauser and Griffin Morral made four tackles each and Morral also had an interception.

The loss drops Wellsboro to 3-6 (3-4 NTL Large School Division). The team is back in action next Friday against rival North Penn-Mansfield in the Morton F. Jones Trophy game. Wellsboro won last year's game, 48-10.


South Williamsport 49, Wellsboro 6

Wellsboro 0 0 0 6 0--6

South 14 28 7 0--49

First quarter

S--Eli White 2 run (Kaiden Paulhamus kick), 10:18

S--Garrett Lorson 3 run (Paulhamus kick), 3:10

Second quarter

S--Lorson 52 run (Paulhamus kick), 11:09

S--White 73 run (Paulhamus kick), 9:47

S--Lorson 53 run (Paulhamus kick), 6:08

S--Levi Butler 15 pass from Cole Gerber (Paulhamus kick), 5:22

Third quarter

W--Gideon Lawton 3 pass from Derrick Blasz (kick blocked), 5:15

S--Neeko Bowen 25 pass from Gerber (Paulhamus kick), :44

TEAM STATISTICS

W SW

First downs 10 16

Rushes-yards 19-77 35-299

Passing yards 138 121

C-A-I 12-32-3 6-12-1

Total yards 215 420

Fumbles-lost 1-1 1-0

Penalties-yards 5-32 6-57

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING: Wellsboro, Griffin Morral 8-66; Max Mascho 7-11; Reed Richardson 1-1; Colton Hauser 3-(-1). South, Garrett Lorson 10-141, 3 TD; Eli White 8-100, 2 TD; Cade Lusk 10-33; Emmitt Gerber 5-24; Taylor Naugle 2-1.

PASSING: Morral 6-21-3, 67 yards; Derrick Blasz 6-11-0, 71, TD. South, Cole Gerber 6-12-1, 121, 2 TD.

RECEIVING: Wellsboro, Christian Main 3-35; Mascho 3-23; Grady Morral 2-44; Gideon Lawton 2-13, TD; Kody Enck 1-15; Richardson 1-8. South, Levi Butler 5-96, TD; Neeko Bowen 1-25, TD.

INTERCEPTIONS: Wellsboro, Griffin Morral 1. South, Lorson 1, Caleb Johnson 1, Taylor Naugle 1.

SACKS: South, Gavin Lumbard 1.

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