Despite Fast Start, Athens Falls To Johnson City In Season-Opener
By: Tim Birney | NTL Sports | December 5, 2024
ATHENS - Athens got off to a fast start, but struggled offensively over the final three quarters in a 44-23 season-opening loss to Johnson City here Wednesday night in non-league girls basketball action.
Sophomores McKenna Jarvis and Allie Kemp scored four points apiece in the first quarter to help the Wildcats to a 12-7 lead, but Athens scored just 11 points the remainder of the game.
Johnson City took control in the second quarter with a 15-2 blitz to take a 22-14 lead into the halftime intermission.
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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).
