ATHENS KNOCKS OFF TROY, 5-
By: Tim Birney / October 15, 2020 / Photo: David Alliger
ATHENS — Five different players put their names in the scoring column to
help Athens to a 5-1 win over Troy here Thursday evening in NTL boys
soccer action.
After more than 24 minutes of scoreless action,
junior Nate Quinn put the Wildcats in the scoring column, off an assist
from junior Ryan Thompson.
About 10 1/2 minutes later, sophomore Jared Ammerman made it 2-0 with an unassisted goal.
Troy’s
Wyatt Hodlofski cut the deficit to 2-1 with 4:40 remaining in half, but
65 seconds later junior Daniel Horton extended the Wildcat lead to 3-1,
which is where it stood at the half.
The defenses held for the
first 27 1/2 minutes of the second half until senior Joey Toscano, off a
feed from senior Travis Reynard, made it 4-1.
Freshman Ryan LaSusa, off a feed from Ammerman, capped the scoring with 6:13 remaining.
Athens outshot Troy, 18-5, and had a 5-0 edge in corner kicks.
Troy keeper Owen Williams recorded 13 saves, and senior Asher Ellis had five saves for the Wildcats.
Athens, now 10-2, returns to action Thursday at Sayre.
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).
