ATHENS JVs FALL AT TROY; DROPS DOUBLE-OT DECISION TO WELLSBORO
By: Tim Birney / January 15, 2021 / Photo: David Alliger
ATHENS — Athens dropped a pair of decisions this week, including a
double-overtime heartbreaker Friday night, in NTL junior varsity boys
basketball action.
Wellsboro 36, Athens 33, 2 OTs
Wellsboro
took the early lead in the second overtime, and Caden Smith made 5 off 6
free throws down the stretch to help the junior Green Hornets to a
36-33 win Friday night.
Carson Smith scored five points and Lucas Kraft added four points in the first half to help Athens to a 15-11 halftime lead.
Wellsboro outscored Athens, 13-9, in the second half, including a 4-2 edge in the third quarter, to force extra play.
Smith and Chris Mitchell led Athens with 10 points apiece, while Nick Guiles-Vought added seven, and Kraft chipped in with four.
Troy 56, Athens 28
At Troy, the host junior Trojans used a 14-4 second-quarter run to take control in a 56-28 win Wednesday night.
The first quarter was even with Carson Smith and Korey Miller knocking down 3-pointers to pace Athens in a 10-10 deadlock.
Troy took over and outscored Athens, 28-7, in the middle two quarters to take a 38-17 lead into the final eight minutes.
Smith led Athens with eight points, while Miller added seven points, and Davin Spencer chipped in with four points.
Athens returns to action Monday at Athens.
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).
