Top-Seeded Central Columbia Rolls Over Athens, 64-20
By: Tim Birney / February 20, 2026 / Photo: Brett Crossley
BLOOMSBURG - Unbeaten Central Columbia proved its top seed here Thursday night in the quarterfinals of the District 4, Class 4A girls basketball playoffs with a 64-20 win over eighth-seeded Athens.
The Blue Jays raced out to a 28-2 first-quarter lead, then scored the first 16 points of the second quarter, and led 47-10 at the halftime intermission.
Playing its reserves liberally in the second half, Central Columbia outscored Athens, 17-10.
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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).
