MILLER LIFTS ATHENS JVs LATE IN 36-33 WIN OVER WYALUSING

By: Tim Birney  /  January 21, 2022

WYALUSING — Korey Miller hit a pair of free throws to tie the game, then knocked down the game-winning 3-pointer in the final 90 seconds to lift Athens to a 36-33 win over Wyalusing here Friday night in NTL junior varsity boys basketball action.

Troy Rosenbloom scored Athens’ only four points in the opening stanza, but the Wildcat defense was up to the task and the score was tied at 4-4 after the opening seven minutes.

Noah Hobday knocked down a 3-pointer and scored five points in the second quarter, and Miller connected on a 3-pinter to help Athens to a 14-13 lead at the half.

Wyalusing outscored Athens, 12-10, in the third quarter, despite six points by Xavier Watson, to take a 25-24 lead into the final seven minutes.

Watson scored five points early in the fourth quarter, including a 3-pointer, by Wyalusing led 33-31 with 1:30 left in the game, when Miller knocked down a pair of free throws to tie the game.

With a little less than a minute remaining, Miller drained a 3-pointer to make it 36-33.

Watson led Athens with 11 points and three rebounds, while Miller had 10 points, three rebounds, and two assists, Hobday added five points, Rosenbloom chipped in with four points and two assists, and Connor Mosher had four assists and two steals.

Athens returns to action Monday when it hosts Troy.