DEFENSE, BARTLOW DRIVE ATHENS JV IN WIN OVER COWANESQUE VALLEY
By: Tim Birney / January 29, 2021
ATHENS — The Athens defense shut down Cowanesque Valley, and Karlee
Bartlow provided more than enough offense in a 28-5 win here Friday
night in NTL junior varsity girls basketball action.
Bartlow
scored four points in the first quarter to help the junior Wildcats to
an 8-0 lead. She pumped in 10 points in the second quarter, including a
3-pointer and an old-fashioned three-point play, to fuel a 10-3 run that
pushed the lead to 18-3 at the half.
Bartlow scored five more points in the third quarter as Athens extended its lead to 25-5 entering the final eight minutes.
Bartlow
had 19 points and three steals to lead Athens, while Abby Champion
added four points and four rebounds, Mya Thompson had five rebounds,
three steals, and one blocked shot, and Emma Bronson registered three
steals and two assists.
Athens, now 6-4, returns to action Tuesday at Towanda.
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).
