Offensive Woes In Second Half Doom Athens In 34-23 Loss To Towanda
By: Tim Birney / December 20, 2025 / Photo: Chris Manning
TOWANDA - Athens led at the half, but went stone cold in the second half in a 34-23 loss to Towanda here Friday night in NTL Large School girls basketball action.
The Wildcats only scored six points in the first quarter, but held the Black Knights scoreless in the opening eight minutes.
Junior McKenna Jarvis scored four points in the second quarter, and sophomore Alissa Vough knocked down a 3-pointer. Athens was 5-for-6 from the free-throw line, but Towanda sliced one point off the lead, and trailed 16-11 at the halftime break.
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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).
