Athens Tops Benton, 43-32
By: Tim Birney / December 24, 2024
ATHENS - Athens held Benton to just 13 points through quarters, then withstood a barrage of points in the fourth quarter in a 43-32 win here Monday afternoon in non-league girls basketball action.
Sophomore McKenna Jarvis had the Wildcats' only field goal of the first eight minutes, and senior Addy Wheeler added a pair of free throws as Athens took a 4-2 lead.
Wheeler knocked down a 3-pointer and scored six points in the second quarter to fuel a 12-5 run that gave the Wildcats a 16-9 halftime lead.
About the Author
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).
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