Athens Comeback Falls Short In Loss To Newfield In Consolation Game Of JC Tip-Off Tourney
By: Tim Birney / December 14, 2025 / Photo: Matt Patton
JOHNSON CITY - After falling behind by as many as 17 points, Athens closed the gap in the third quarter but came up short in a 60-48 loss to Newfield here Saturday afternoon in the consolation of the Johnson City Tip-Off Tournament.
"We missed a lot of easy shots, lay-ups, in this tournament," said Athens coach Jim Lister. "We fix that and we win games."
Newfield led 18-12 at the end of the first quarter, and 29-21 at the half.
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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).
