ATHENS JVs TOP NP-LIBERTY, 43-19; IMPROVE TO 5-
By: Tim Birney / January 27, 2021
ATHENS — Athens jumped out to an early lead, and pulled away for a 43-19
win over North Penn-Liberty here Wednesday night in NTL junior varsity
girls basketball action.
Emma Bronson knocked down a 3-pointer
and scored five points in the first quarter, and Karlee Bartlow added
four points to help Athens to an 11-4 lead after the first eight
minutes.
Bartlow scored four more points in a defensive-minded
second quarter that saw the junior Lady Wildcats outscore NP-L, 6-3, to
up their advantage to 17-7 at the half.
Bartlow scored six points
and Mya Thompson added four points in a 14-6 run that stretched the
Athens lead to 31-13 entering the final eight minutes.
Bartlow
led Athens with 14 points and four rebounds, while Thompson had eight
points, 16 rebounds, six steals, three blocked shots, and two assists,
and Bronson added seven points, six steals, and two blocked shots
Aislynn Thomas chipped in with four points in the win, while Izzy Davis grabbed four rebounds, and Amber Galvin had two assists.
Darby Stetter and Mackenzie Broughton led NP-L with four points apiece.
Athens, now 5-4, hosts Cowanesque Valley Friday.
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).
