ATHENS ROLLS TO 45-24 WIN OVER NP-MANSFIELD
By: Tim Birney / February 10, 2022
ATHENS — Athens used balanced scoring to pull away from North
Penn-Mansfield for a 45-24 win here Wednesday night in NTL junior
varsity boys basketball action.
Four different Wildcats put their names in the scoring column in the first quarter, helping them to a 9-8 win.
Six
Wildcats scored in the second quarter, including Nicholas Jacob and
Korey Miller who connected on 3-pointers, in a 15-5 run that extended
the Athens lead to 24-13 at the half.
Peter Jones and Xavier
Watson scored four points apiece in the third quarter in a 13-6 run that
pushed the lead to 37-19 entering the final seven minutes.
Ten different Wildcats scored in the win, led by Watson and Kolsen Keathley, who had nine and eight points, respectively
Jase
Babcock had seven points and three rebounds in the win, while Jack
Cheresnowsky had four points and four rebounds, Miller had four points,
rebounds, four assists, and one blocked shot, Jones had four points and
five rebounds, and Troy Rosenbloom had four rebounds, three steals, and
one blocked shot.
Athens returns to action Friday when it hosts Wellsboro.
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).
