ATHENS BATTLES WILLIAMSON TO 2-2 DRAW IN REGULAR-SEASON FINALE
By: Tim Birney / October 22, 2022 / Photo: Matt Patton
ATHENS — For the second time this season, Athens and Williamson played
100 minutes of soccer without determining a winner — this time in a 2-2
decision here Saturday at Alumni Stadium.
On Sept. 28, the teams battled to a 0-0 deadlock at Williamson.
The Warriors scored in the third minute to take a quick 1-0 lead, then tacked on another goal in the 24th minute to make it 2-0.
Sophomore
Marco Quiros, off an assist from junior Korey Miller, put the Wildcats
on the board with 3:39 remaining in the first half to cut the deficit in
half.
Midway through the second half, Miller tied the game with an unassisted goal.
With
the tie, Athens finishes the season second in the NTL with an 8-2-2
mark, and Williamson was third at 7-2-3. Wellsboro claimed the team
title with a perfect 12-0 league mark.
Athens wraps up the regular season at 9-7-2, while Williamson finishes up at 10-5-3.
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).
