North Penn-Mansfield Rides Fast Start To 67-46 Win Over Athens
By: Tim Birney / February 5, 2025 / Photo: Lance Larcom
MANSFIELD - North Penn-Mansfield jumped out to a 10-point first quarter lead en route to a 67-46 win over Athens here Wednesday night in NTL Large School boys basketball action.
"All and all, I was not unhappy with our effort tonight," said Athens coach Jim Lister. "Our kids hustled, but (NP-)Mansfield is a big, strong, physical team and you have to play really well to give yourself an opportunity to win.
"Unfortunately, we turned the ball over 26 times tonight and frankly just did not match their physicality underneath," noted Lister. "We gave them two to three opportunities every time they came down the floor.
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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).
