Canton Rallies Past Athens, 31-25
By: Tim Birney | NTL Sports | January 21, 2026 | Photo courtesy Chris Manning
ATHENS - Canton closed the game strong, and rallied for a 31-25 win over Athens here Tuesday night in NTL girls basketball action.
The first quarter was a defensive struggle and the Warriors led 5-4 after the opening eight minutes.
Freshman Alexis Mayo scored seven points in the second quarter, including a late 3-pointer as the Wildcats used a 13-9 spurt to take a 17-14 lead into the halftime locker room.
The defenses took over again in the third quarter, and Canton trimmed a point of its defense. Athens led 22-20 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).
