Athens Can't Dig Out Of Early Hole In 42-33 Loss To NEB
By: Tim Birney / January 23, 2026
ROME, Pa. - Northeast Bradford jumped out to an eight-point first-quarter lead, and Athens never recovered in a 42-33 loss here Thursday night in NTL girls basketball action.
Leah Beebe canned a pair of 3-pointers and scored eight points to fuel a game-opening 14-6 run.
Junior McKenna Jarvis, who scored five points in the first quarter, canned a 3-pointer and scored five more points in the second quarter, but the Wildcats couldn't close the gap, and trailed 23-15 at the halftime 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).
