Athens Rolls To 41-15 Win Over Williamson
By: Tim Birney / December 13, 2024
ATHENS - Athens used a strong defensive effort to built a 24-point halftime lead on its way to a 41-15 win over Williamson here Friday night in NTL girls basketball action.
"It was an all-around great defensive effort that set the tone for us," said Athens coach Kelly Allen.
The Athens defense allowed just a 3-pointer by Kenna Thomas in the first quarter, while senior Addy Wheeler drained two 3-pointers and scored eight points, and Sara Bronson added five points, including a 3-pointer, to take a 17-3 lead after the first eight minutes.
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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).
