Shooting Woes Plague Athens In 55-38 Loss At Wellsboro
By: Tim Birney / January 5, 2025
WELLSBORO - Wellsboro built a 10-point first-quarter lead, then blew the game wide open in the third quarter on its way to a 55-38 win over Athens here Saturday afternoon in NTL Large School boys basketball action.
The Wildcats shot 29.5 percent (13 of 44) from the field, and just 16 percent (3 of 18) from behind the 3-point arc, while turning the ball over 18 times. They also made just 50 percent (9 of 18) of their free throws.
"The effort is there and for that I am proud of them," said Athens coach Jim Lister. "Effort is not our problem. The kids work hard."
Read the full story on Valley Sports Report.
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).
