ATHENS JUNIOR HIGH TEAM BLANKS SAYRE, 8-
By: Tim Birney / October 7, 2020 / Photo: David Alliger
SAYRE — Seven different Athens players found the net in an 8-0 win over
Sayre here Wednesday afternoon in NTL junior high soccer action at
Riverfront Park.
Eli Benninger-Jones and Addyson Wheeler scored goals in the first 10 minutes to give the junior Wildcats a quick 2-0 lead.
Pete
Jones added a goal five minutes later, and Chase Ingram scored at the
25-minute mark to give Athens a 4-0 lead at the halftime intermission.
Jase Babcock recorded three saves in net in the first half.
Babcock took to the field in the second half, and scored just five minutes after the intermission to make it 5-0.
Ronel Ankem, Ingram, and Adam Kemp added second-half goals to close out the scoring.
Hannah Earls had one save for Athens in second half.
Athens had a 4-0 edge in corner kicks.
The game was called early due to thunder and severe weather.
Athens improves to 9-0-1 on the season, while Sayre falls to 1-6.
About the Author
Tim Birney
Tim Birney is the founder / owner of River Road Media Group. He was born and raised in the Valley, graduating from Waverly High School in 1984.
Birney earned an Associate's Degree in Journalism from SUNY Morrisville in 1986 and a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism / Public Relations from Utica College of Syracuse University in 1988. He began his newspaper career at The Daily Review in Towanda in 1989, before moving on to The Evening Times in 1995. He spent more than 10 years at the Times, the last four as Managing Editor.
River Road Media Group includes five sites in "The Sports Reports" family that cover 24 school districts in five counties: Valley Sports Report (launched Aug. 10, 2009), Tioga County (NY) Sports Report (Aug. 13, 2018), and Northern Tier Sports Report (Aug. 31, 2020); Northern Tier West Sports Report (March 15, 2021) Southern Tier Sports Report (Aug. 16, 2021).
