Troy’s Mason Smith returned the opening kickoff 90 yards in the game's first 15 seconds for the early lead. Brendan Gilliland scored the next three touchdowns for Troy .. a 3-yard run with 7:48 remaining, a 52-yarder with four minutes to go and a 5-yard run with 1:16 remaining in the opening quarter. On Gilliland's last run the snap on the extra point was off, but the Trojans converted it for two points as Spencer Martin hit Smith to give the Trojans a 29-0 lead.

Martin capped the first quarter scoring on a 33-yard pass from Smith to push the lead to 36-0.

Troy scored twice in the second quarter .. a 1-yard run by Jayden Kutt with 5:51 left and as the half expired, Gavin Lykon-Leffler was good on a 37-yard field goal.

After a scoreless third quarter, with the mercy rule intact, the Hornets struck early in the 4th as sophomore QB Griffin Morral connected with junior Gideon Lawton from 32 yards out. Senior Finn Matthews converted the extra point, cutting the lead to 46-7.

Troy's final score came on a one-yard run by Evan Allen with 5:45 remaining in the game.

Smith completed 5-of-7 passes for 72 yards and rushed 5 times for 34 yards. Gilliland finished with 127 yards on 5 carries to go along with this 3 touchdowns and Hunter Watson finished with 72 yards on 9 carries. Martin led the Troy receiving corps with 33 yards on his touchdown reception.

Morral finished 9-for-21 for 111 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Senior Marek Mascho led the Hornets' ground attack with 46 yards on 5 carries. Freshman Colton Hauser also added 21 yards on 6 carries. Mascho caught 3 passes for 40 yards, Lawton hauled in two for 38 and junior Ethan Keane had one catch for 14 yards.

Sophomore Kody Enck and Mascho both made six tackles, junior Levi Champaign had a sack, and Keane recovered a fumble.

Wellsboro falls to 3-4 (3-3 NTL Large School Division). The team is back in action as they face Canton for Homecoming next Friday.

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TROY 53, WELLSBORO 7

Scoring Summary

First Quarter

T: Mason Smith 90-yard kick-off return (Gavin Lykon-Leffler kick), 11:45

T: Brendan Gilliland 4-yard run (Lykon-Leffler), 7:48

T: Brendan Gilliland 53-yard run (Lykon-Leffler), 4:00

T: Brendan Gilliland 5-yard run (Martin pass to Smith), 1:16

T: Spencer Martin 33-yard run (Lykon-Leffler), :42.5

Second Quarter

T: Jayden Kutt 1-yard run (Lykon-Leffler), 5:51

T: Gavin Lykon-Leffler 37-yard field goal, :00

Fourth Quarter

W: Griffin Morral 32-yard pass to Gideon Lawton (Finn Matthews kick), 9:37

T: Evan Allen 1-yard run (Lykon-Leffler), 5:45

Individual Stats

Wellsboro

Rushing

Griffin Morral 6 - (-10), Marek Mascho 4-40, Max Mascho 1-1, Dylan Copp 2-3, Colton Hauser 6-21

Passing

Griffin Morral 9-24-109-1-1, Derrick Blasz 0-2-0-0-0

Receiving

Max Mascho 2-7, Marek Mascho 3-40, Gideon Lawton 2-38-1, Kody Enck 1-4, Ethan Keane 1-20

Troy

Rushing

Brendan Gilliland 5-122-3, Mason Smith 5-37, Kael Millard 4-31, Spencer Martin 1-33-1, Logan Heasley 1-5, Landon Cole 2-41, Evan Allen 5-14-1, Hunter Watson 8-63, Bridon Putnam 3-11, Jayden Kutt 5-28-1, Team 2-(-2)

Passing

Mason Smith 4-6-40-0-0, Spencer Martin 1-2-3-0-0

Receiving

Kael Millard 1-14, Josiah Pesesky 2-21, Roland Smith 1-5, Trey Teribury 1-3

Team Stats Wellsboro Troy

Rushes/Yards 19/55 39/387

Passing Yards 109 43

First Downs 10 21

Penalties/Yards 5/19 3/15

Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/0

Interceptions: Troy - Josiah Pesesky

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