MACIK, MILLER PACE ATHENS IN, 62-23, ROUT OF WILLIAMSON
By: Tim Birney / January 21, 2021 / Photo: Tim Birney
TIOGA JUNCTION — Athens exploded for 47 first-half points, and cruised
to a 62-23 win over Williamson here Thursday night in NTL girls
basketball action.
“Caydence (Macik) and Kayleigh (Miller) shot
the ball great tonight,” said Athens coach Brian Miller. “We had over 20
assists as a team, so that shows we executed our offense and shared the
ball with each other.”
The Lady Wildcats shot 57 percent (26 of
46) from the field, with Macik making 10 of her 13 shots, and Miller
knocking down 8 of her 13 shots, including 3 of 6 from behind the
three-point arc.
Miller canned a pair of 3-pointers and scored 12
points in the first quarter, and Macik added six points to fuel a 23-6
first-quarter run.
Macik scored eight points, and Miller added seven points in the Lady Wildcats’ 24-8 blitz that pushed the lead to 47-14.
Macik
had 21 points, six rebounds, six blocked shots, and two steals, and
Miller had 21 points, three rebounds, three assists, and two steals to
lead the Lady Wildcats.
Sophomore Karlee Bartlow had eight
points, three assists, and two steals in the win, while Natalee Watson
scored six points, senior Megan Collins doled out a team-high six
assists, sophomore Emma Bronson dished out five assists, and freshman
Mya Thompson grabbed three rebounds, and blocked one shot.
Lateisha Peterson led Williamson with 11 points, and Taylor Rae Jones added 10 points.
Athens, now 5-1, returns to action Saturday at Troy in a noon start.
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).
