ATHENS JVs ROLL OVER WILLIAMSON; FINISHES SEASON AT 19-3
By: Tim Birney / February 16, 2022
TIOGA JUNCTION — Athens displayed offensive firepower in the first
quarter, and shutdown defense in the middle two en route to a
season-ending 52-19 win over Williamson here Wednesday evening in NTL
Large School junior varsity boys basketball action.
Korey Miller
pumped in eight points and Troy Rosenbloom added six points in the first
quarter, while Davin Spencer and Connor Mosher each canned 3-pointers,
and Jase Babcock converted an old-fashioned three-point play to fuel a
27-8 blitz in the opening seven minutes.
Spencer scored six
points in the second quarter, and Noah Hobday and Jase Babcock each
scored five to power a 16-0 second-quarter run that pushed the lead to
43-8 at the half.
The Wildcats held the Warriors scoreless again
in the third quarter, and Matt Aquino’s 3-pointer were the only tally of
the stanza as the lead free to 46-8 entering the final seven minutes.
Spencer
led Athens with nine points, three rebounds, and three steals, while
Miller had eight points, four rebounds, two assists, and four steals,
and Babcock had eight points, three boards, and one blocked shot.
Rosenbloom
added six points and two assists in the win, while Mosher scored five
points and dished out three assists, Hobday scored five points, and
Peter Jones contributed three rebounds and four steals.
All 11 Wildcats that played put their name in the scoring column in the win.
Under coach Cody White, Athens wraps up the season with a 19-3 record.
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).
