MILLER, VanHELDEN LEAD ATHENS TO 5-0 WIN OVER NORTH PENN-LIBERTY
By: Tim Birney / September 1, 2022
LIBERTY — Junior Korey Miller scored a
pair of goals, and senior Levent Van Helden doled out two assists, and
tallied one goal to lead Athens to a 5-0 win over North Penn-Liberty
here Thursday afternoon in NTL boys soccer action.
The Wildcats
got on the board about 6 1/2 minutes into the goal on an own goal by the
Mountaineers. Junior Dash Bishop was credited with the goal.
With
18:12 remaining in the first half, Miller, off a feed from Van Helden,
gave Athens a 2-0 lead with a shot into the back of the net.
With
5:48 left in the half, Van Helden put his name in the scoring column,
with sophomore Matt Driesbaugh getting credit for the assist. The
Wildcats led 3-0 at the half.
Miller, again off a feed from Van Helden, gave the Wildcats a 4-0 advantage in the 55th minutes.
Sophomore Brayden Onofre put the finishing touches on the win to make it 5-0 with 5:42 remaining in the game.
Athens had a 6-2 edge in shots-on-goal, and an 8-3 advantage in corner kicks.
Grant Liechty had two saves in net for the Wildcats.
Athens, now 2-0, returns to action Saturday at the Montoursville Tournament.
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).
