Top-Seeded Shamokin Rolls Over Athens In Class 4A Semis
By: Tim Birney | NTL Sports | November 2, 2024
SHAMOKIN - Athens fell to top-seed Shamokin, 50-7, in a District 4, Class 4A football semi-final match-up here Friday night.
The Wildcats couldn't gain offensive traction during the contest, with just 55 total yards and three firsts downs, though their defense played well enough to keep them in the game until late in the first half.
Senior Keegan Congdon spoiled the Indians’ shutout attempt, ripping the ball from the running back and returning it 85 yards down the left side of the field to paydirt with 5.3 seconds remaining in the game. Zach Fisher added the point-after for the 50-7 final.
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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).
