Athens Hangs Tough In 71-52 Loss To Division Champion Troy
By: Tim Birney / February 7, 2025 / Photo: Matt Patton
ATHENS - Division champion Troy used a strong fourth quarter to put away a game Athens team in a 71-52 win here Friday night in NTL Large School boys basketball action.
"Honestly, we played the best game we have played all season tonight," said Athens coach Jim Lister. "Troy is the best team in the NTL hands down and they had to earn that one tonight. I am extremely proud of our kids," he noted. "They left it all on the floor, and that’s all I can ever ask of them.
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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).
