ATHENS RACKS UP THREE WINS IN FOUR DAYS OVER DIVISIONAL RIVALS
By: Tim Birney | AthensWildcats.com | February 14, 2022
ATHENS — Athens earned three wins in four nights over NTL Large School
Divisional opponents, including a victory over Troy to avenge a loss
earlier this season, to improve to 18-3 on the season.
Athens 41, Towanda 28
At Towanda, Athens gradually pulled away for a 41-28 win over Towanda Monday night.
Kolsen
Keathley scored four points in the first quarter to help the junior
Wildcats to an 11-7 lead after the first seven minutes.
Troy
Rosenbloom scored six points in the second quarter, and Keathley added
an old-fashioned three-point play in an 11-7 run that pushed the Athens
lead to 19-14 at the half.
Jase Babcock and Korey Miller scored
four points apiece in the third quarter as Athens outscored Towanda,
12-8, to take a 31-22 lead into the final seven minutes.
Xavier Watson and Keathley scored four points apiece in the fourth quarter as Athens added to its lead with a 10-6 spurt.
Keathley
led Athens with 11 points and six rebounds, while Rosenbloom had eight
points, two assists, and two steals, and Watson had eight points, five
boards, two steals, and one blocked shot.
Miller had four points,
seven rebounds, four assists, and two steals in the win, while Jack
Cheresnowsky had four points, three rebounds, and one blocked shot, Jase
Babcock chipped in with four points, Davin Spencer had three rebounds
and two steals, and Peter Jones grabbed three boards.
Athens 61, Troy 51
At Troy, Athens rallied from seven points down at the half to pull out a 61-51 win over Troy at the Commons Building Saturday.
Korey
Miller buried a pair of 3-pointers in the first quarter, while Xavier
Watson also had six points, and Troy Rosenbloom added four points to
help Athens to an 18-6 lead after the first seven minutes.
Troy
outscored Athens, 18-9 in the second quarter to take a 34-27 lead into
the half, but the Wildcats answered with a strong third quarter.
Kolsen
Keathley scored nine points to fuel a 13-2 third-quarter blitz that
gave Athens a 40-36 lead heading into the final seven minutes.
Watson
scored eight points in the fourth quarter, and Miller added six points,
including four free throws, as Athens made 7 of 10 free throws down the
stretch to preserve the win in a 21-15 fourth-quarter run.
Watson
scored 17 points and Miller had 16 points, three rebounds, six assists,
and four steals to lead Athens, while Keathley had 13 points, seven
rebounds and four steals.
Rosenbloom had six points and two
assists in the win, while Jase Babcock had four points and two assists,
Jack Cheresnowsky grabbed three rebounds, and Conner Mosher dished out
three assists.
Athens 40, Wellsboro 23
At Athens, the
junior Wildcats used a 12-2 second quarter blitz to build an 11-point
halftime lead on its way to a 40-23 win over Wellsboro Friday.
Matt
Aquilio buried a 3-pointer in the first quarter, and three of his
teammates put their name in the scoring column to help Athens to a 9-8
lead after the first seven minutes.
Korey Miller canned a
3-pointer, and Kolsen Keathley converted an old-fashioned three-point
play as Athens extended its lead to 21-10 at the half.
Keathley
scored six points in the third quarter, and Xavier Watson finished off a
three-point play as Athens used a 15-11 advantage to take a 36-21 lead
into the final seven minutes.
Keathley led Athens with 11 points,
12 rebounds, three assists, three steals, and three blocked shots,
while Watson scored seven points, and Miller had five points, three
rebounds, three assists, seven steals, and one blocked shot.
Aquilio
scored five points for the Wildcats, while Connor Mosher had four
points, four boards, and one blocked shot, Jack Cheresnowsky had four
points and three rebounds, and Troy Rosenbloom added three rebounds.
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