ATHENS SCORES FIRST 21 POINTS IN 51-19 WIN OVER SULLIVAN COUNTY
By: Tim Birney / February 5, 2022
LAPORTE, Pa. — Athens scored the first 21 points of the game, and
cruised to a 51-19 win over Sullivan County Saturday afternoon in
non-league girls basketball action.
Junior Karlee Bartlow knocked
down a 3-pointer and scored five points in the first quarter, and
Caydence Macik an and junior Natalee Watson scored four points apiece as
the Lady Wildcats raced out to a 17-0 lead after the first eight
minutes.
Freshman Addy Wheeler, sophomore Mya Thompson, and
Karlee Bartlow scored four points apiece in the second quarter in an
18-7 run that stretch the Lady Wildcat lead to 35-7 at the halftime
intermission.
Macik scored five points, including an
old-fashioned three-point play, and Karlee Bartlow connected on a
3-pointer as Athens used a 10-5 spurt to extend its advantage to 45-12
heading into the final eight minutes.
Karlee Bartlow led Athens
with 12 points and five assists, while Macik had 11 points and six
rebounds,and Wheeler had six points and three steals.
Thompson
had six points, five rebounds, and three blocked shots in the win, while
Watson had six points and one blocked shot, and junior Emma Bronson and
sophomore Sara Bronson added four points apiece.
Athens, now 12-5, returns to action Monday at 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).
