Athens Rides Defense To 51-31 Win Over Sayre
By: Tim Birney / January 30, 2025
ATHENS - Sayre led by one point after the first quarter, but Athens' defense dominated the next two quarters, and its offense took over in the final stanza of a 51-31 win here Wednesday night in NTL boys basketball action.
The win is the fourth straight for the Wildcats. It's also the fourth consecutive loss for the Redskins.
"Simply put, defense won that game for us tonight," said Athens coach Jim Lister.
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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).
