ATHENS RIDES BIG SECOND HALF TO 5-0 WIN OVER NEB
By: Tim Birney / September 27, 2021 / Photo: David Alliger
ATHENS — Athens scored four goals in the second half to pull away from
Northeast Bradford in a 5-0 win here Monday afternoon in NTL boys soccer
action.
With the win, the Wildcats improve to 4-1 in league
play, and knock the Panthers, now 3-1-1 in the NTL, from the ranks of
the unbeaten. Wellsboro leads the league with a 4-0-1 record.
After
more than 28 minutes of scoreless action to start the game, senior
Daniel Horton put the Wildcats on the board with 10:30 remaining in the
first half.
Senior Mason Hughey made it 2-0 with 27:10 remaining
in the contest, and junior Brayden Post scored to up the lead to 3-0
about eight minutes later.
With 14:05 remaining, senior Tucker Brown gave Athens a 4-0 lead, and Hughey capped the scoring with 9:23 left in the game.
Athens had a 13-4 advantage in shots-on-goal, and a 3-2 edge in corner kicks.
Grant Liechty recorded three saves for the Wildcats.
Athens, now 5-4 overall, travels to Corning Tuesday.
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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).
