Athens Shakes Off Slow Start; Tops Canton, 47-33
By: Tim Birney | NTL Sports | January 22, 2025
CANTON - Athens shook off a slow start, and used a strong middle two quarters in a 47-33 win over Canton here Tuesday night in NTL girls basketball action.
The Warriors led 10-6 after the first quarter, but sophomore McKenna Jarvis sparked the comeback with six points, including a 3-pointer, and senior Emma Bronson canned a 3-pointer in an 11-3 run that gave the Wildcats a 17-13 lead at the half.
Bronson scored six points in the third quarter, while Jarvis scored five points, including a 3-pointer, senior Addy Wheeler scored four points, and freshman Allie Kemp drained a 3-pointer to fuel an 18-7 run that made it 35-20 heading into the final eight minutes.
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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).
