THOMPSON'S DOUBLE-DOUBLE POWERS ATHENS JV IN WIN OVER WYALUSING
By: Tim Birney / February 4, 2021
WYALUSING — Mya Thompson registered a double-double, and led three
scorers in double-figures in Athens’ 45-21 win over Wyalusing here
Thursday in NTL junior varsity girls basketball action.
Karlee
Bartlow scored seven points in the first quarter, and Emma Bronson added
five points, including a 3-pointer, to fuel the junior Wildcats’ 13-0
first-quarter run.
Abby Champion scored five points, including a
3-pointer, and Thomson added four points as Athens stretched its lead to
16 points, at 25-9, heading into the halftime locker room.
Thompson
scored eight points in the second half, while Bronson had six points,
and Bartlow added four to help Athens extend its lead in both quarters.
Thompson
had 13 points, 13 rebounds, six steals, two assists, and two blocked
shots to lead Athens, while Bartlow had 13 points, four steals, and
three assists, and Bronson added 12 points, five steals, and two
assists.
Champion chipped in with five points, three boards, and one blocked shot in the win, and Izzy Davis grabbed four rebounds.
Athens, now 7-4, returns to action Saturday 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).
