ATHENS ROLLS TO 58-21 WIN OVER NORTH PENN-LIBERTY

By: Tim Birney | AthensWildcats.com | January 26, 2022 | Photo courtesy David Alliger

 
ATHENS ROLLS TO 58-21 WIN OVER NORTH PENN-LIBERTY
 

LIBERTY — Athens raced out to a quick double-digit lead, and blew the game wide open by halftime on its way to a 58-21 win over North Penn-Liberty here Wednesday night in NTL girls basketball action.

Junior Emma Bronson scored seven points in the first quarter, while senior Caydence Macik had six points, and junior Karlee Bartlow add four points in a 17-6 run in the opening stanza.

Freshman Addy Wheeler canned a trio of 3-pointers in the second quarter, and Macik added six points to fuel a 24-6 blitz to extend the lead to 41-12 at the half.

Athens’ starters played just three minutes in the third quarter, and exited the game with the Lady Wildcats up 54-16.

Macik led Athens with 16 points, five rebounds, and five steals, while Wheeler had 14 points, including four 3-pointers, and three assists, and Karlee Bartlow had 11 points, seven assists, and four steals.

Bronson added seven points and three boards in the win, while junior Natalee Watson chipped in with four points and three rebounds, senior Olivia Bartlow grabbed six rebounds, sophomore Mya Thompson had five rebounds, three steals, and one blocked shot, and Izzy Davis pulled down four rebounds.

Elizabeth Ritchie and Jaclyn Nelson led NP-L with seven points apiece.

Athens, now 10-3, returns to action Thursday at Towanda.

 

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Tim Birney

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).