QUINN LEADS ATHENS IN 2-1 WIN OVER MILLVILLE
By: Tim Birney / September 18, 2021 / Photo: Tim Birney
MILLVILLE — Senior Nate Quinn scored two goals to lead Athens to a 2-1
win over Millville here Monday night in non-league boys soccer action.
Quinn
opened the scoring with 4:28 remaining in the first half to put the
Wildcats up 1-0. Senior Mason Hughey was credited with an assist.
It took more than 30 minutes for either team to find the net again.
With 12:48 remaining in the game, Quinn scored an unassisted goal to make it 2-0.
About 3 minutes later, Eli Klinger put the Quakers on the board, but the Athens defense stiffened and preserved the win.
Millville had an 11-7 edge in shots-on-goal, while Athens had a 5-2 advantage in corner kicks.
Senior Levi Kuhn recorded nine saves in net for the Wildcats.
Athens, now 11-6, closes the regular season Thursday at Troy. A win will clinch the NTL title.
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).
