Athens Falls To Northeast Bradford, 55-47
By: Tim Birney / January 24, 2026 / Photo: Matt Patton
ATHENS - Northeast Bradford built an 11-point lead through the first three quarters in a 55-47 win over Athens here Friday night in NTL boys basketball action.
Junior Lucas Schultz knocked down a 3-pointer and scored five points in the first quarter, but Northeast Bradford led 10-9 after the opening eight minutes.
Senior Eli Hobday and junior Kam Wheeler canned 3-pointers in the second quarter, but NEB extended its lead with a 13-11 advantage in the stanza, and led 23-20 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).
