ATHENS SWEEPS TOWANDA; CLINCHES POSTSEASON BERTH
By: Chris Manning | AthensWildcats.com | October 20, 2021 | Photo courtesy Chris Manning
TOWANDA — Athens started strong and cruised to a sweep of Towanda here
Wednesday night in NTL Large School volleyball action, clinching a
postseason berth in the process.
With the win, Athens improves to
6-6 and qualifies for postseason play. Because there are just two Class
AAA teams in District 4, the Lady Wildcats will attempt to play its way
into the state tournament through District 2. They open play Saturday
at top-seeded Berwick (12-1) at noon in the opening round of the
District 2-4, Class AAA Sub-Regionals.
“I am really proud of this
team for putting it together,” said Athens coach Heather Hanson. “We
talked a lot about finding a way or making one.
“They have come
together as a team and that's the biggest thing,” added Hanson.
“Learning that together everyone achieves more is the most important
life lesson.”
The Lady Wildcats topped the Lady Black Knights Wednesday by scores of 25-10, 25-16, and 25-17.
“I am very proud of the girls, and how they played tonight,” said Hanson. “The girls played incredible.
“We
were missing Taylor Walker, who is one of our loud girls, (but) Ally
Martin really stepped up and was loud and had massive kills tonight,”
Hanson added.
Freshman Ella Coyle had three points
(two aces) and 14 digs in the win, while freshman Kassie Babcock had two
points (two aces), nine kills, one block, and three digs, junior
Braelynn Wood had two kills and seven digs, junior Cailin McDaniel added
two points (two aces), three kills, and three digs, and junior Cassy
Friend chipped in with one block.
Addy Maynard had seven points, and five digs for Towanda, while Aliyah Nimmo added four points, two kills, and eight digs, Maddy Maynard notched three points, and 12 digs, and Shay Greenland had two points, and eight digs
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