Waverly Takes Early Lead In 42-30 Win Over Athens In Opening Round Of Valley Christmas Tournament
By: Tim Birney | NTL Sports | December 26, 2024
ATHENS - Waverly used a 16-2 run early in the contest to build a double-digit lead, then fended off Athens until scoring the first eight points of the fourth quarter in a 42-30 win here Thursday night in the opening round of the Valley Christmas Girls Basketball Tournament.
Longtime Waverly coach Bob Kelly gave his team an A-plus for effort in the win.
"It wasn't our best game," he said. "I'm very happy with our effort, though, I think that's what got us over the edge, and got us the W."
Read the full recap on Valley Sports Report.
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).
