NTL GIRLS JV BASKETBALL: ATHENS SHAKES OFF SLOW START IN 28-12 WIN OVER COW. VALLEY (2021-01-10)

Valley Sports Report
WESTFIELD, Pa. — Athens used balanced scoring to shake off a slow start en route to a 28-12 win over Cowanesque Valley here Saturday afternoon in NTL junior varsity girls basketball action.

The junior Lady Wildcats trailed 6-4 after the first 10-minute period (due to low numbers, the game was played in three 10-minute periods), but different scorers found the net in the second quarter in an 11-2 run that put them ahead 15-8.

The same five girls again put their name in the scorebook in the final stanza in a 13-4 run that put the game away.

Karlee Bartlow had seven points, four assists, four steals, and three rebounds, and Emma Bronson had seven points, three rebounds, three assists, and three steals to lead Athens.

Braelynn Wood scored six points in the win, while Mya Thompson added four points and six boards, and Abby Champion chipped in with four points.

Ruby Sherman led CV with six points.

Athens returns to action Monday when it hosts NEB.

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