MACIK BECOMES NINTH PLAYER IN PROGRAM HISTORY TO SCORE 1,000 POINTS
By: Tim Birney / December 23, 2021 / Photo: David Alliger
ATHENS - Athens senior Caydence Macik scored her 1,000th career point
late in the second quarter Thursday night in Athens' 50-21 win over
Sayre.
Macik became the ninth player in program history to reach
the 1,000-point plateau, following in the footsteps of Jennifer Nichols
(1,528 points), Maryellen Onofre (1.512), Emily Lunger (1,270), Taylor
Clark (1,256), Kayleigh Miller (1,187) Janet Gabriel (1,185), Michelle
Shaffer (1,143), and Kelly McCarty (1,022).
"It is quite an accomplishment," said Athens coach Brian Miller.
"Caydence
has come a long ways since her freshman year when she scored in
transition and scored on putbacks," noted Miller. :Now, she's more of a
complete player - she can score from the perimeter, and she can play
with her back to the basket.
Macik is the fifth 1,000-point
scorer to play under Miller - Katie Histed, Rachel Shepard, and Kelly
Thomas at Waverly, and his daughter Kayleigh Miller last year at Athens.
"It's a proud accomplishment as a coach," he said.
"She a nice kid, and a really good basketball player," added Miller.
Macik, who only played in the first half, grabbed four rebounds, and is closing in on 600 for her career.
"She
plays both ends," said Miller. "Because she's one of our taller girls,
she's played inside the majority of the time over the last four years.
"Kudos to her for hitting the boards on the defensive and offensive end," added Miller.
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).
