Athens Cruises To 63-32 Win Over Cowanesque Valley
By: Tim Birney / December 19, 2025
WESTFIELD, Pa. - Athens pulled away steadily for three quarters, then blew the game wide-open late in a 63-32 romp over Cowanesque Valley here Thursday night NTL boys basketball action.
"It was another nice team win, everyone contributed," said Athens coach Jim Lister. "It was also good to get our junior team captain Lucas Shultz back after a medical leave," he noted.
Senior Nick Grazul scored four points in the first quarter to help the Wildcats to an 11-8 after the opening eight minutes.
Read more about this game on Valley Sports Report.
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).
