Early Threes Propel Athens To Big Win Over Sayre
By: Tim Birney / January 29, 2025
SAYRE - Athens dialed up long-distance early, and led by 14 after the first quarter on its way to a 60-13 win over Sayre here Tuesday night in NTL girls basketball action.
Senior Sara Bronson knocked down a pair of 3-pointers in the first quarter, while sophomore McKenna Jarvis also scored six points, including a 3-pointer, and senior Addy Wheeler added a trey in an 18-4 blitz in the opening eight minutes.
Wheeler scored six points in the second quarter to spark a 9-2 spurt that gave the Wildcats a 27-6 lead at the intermission.
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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).
