Kemp Sparks Athens In 54-35 Win Over Wellsboro
By: Tim Birney / January 17, 2025
WELLSBORO - Freshman Allison Kemp sparked Athens to a fast start in a 54-35 win over Wellsboro here Friday night in NTL Large School girls basketball action.
Kemp pumped in 11 points, including a trio of 3-pointers, and senior Addy Wheeler added six points as the Wildcats raced out to a 19-3 lead after the opening stanza.
Wheeler scored six more points in the second quarter, and sophomore McKenna Jarvis and Kemp added five points apiece to fuel an 18-9 run that stretched Athens' lead to 37-12 at the half.
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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).
