ATHENS JVs RIDE BIG SECOND QUARTER TO WIN OVER WYALUSING
By: Tim Birney / January 10, 2022
WYALUSING — Athens used a big second quarter to take control in a 30-16
win over Wyalusing here Monday night in NTL junior varsity girls
basketball action.
The junior Wildcats were held without a field
goal in the first quarter, but Mya Thompson was 4-for-4 from the
free-throw line. Athens trailed 5-4 after the opening stanza.
Sara
Bronson took over for Athens in the second quarter, pumping in 11
points to fuel a 16-2 blitz that gave the Wildcats a 20-7 lead at the
break.
Athens out scored Wyalusing, 10-9, in the second half, with Thomason scoring six points, and Bronson adding four.
Bronson
led Athens with 15 points, seven rebounds, and 10 steals, and Thompson
had 11 points, seven rebounds, three assists, and nine steals.
Raven
Glisson had four rebounds and one blocked shot in the win, while Izzy
Davis had four boards, and Savannah Persun grabbed three boards.
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).
