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TRAVEL BASKETBALL (18U): ATHENS WILDCATS WIN 'BALCONY SUMMER KICKOFF' TOURNEY (14 PHOTOS) (2021-06-14)

Valley Sports Report
HUGHESVILLE "” The Athens Wildcats 18U AAU travel basketball team went 5-0 this weekend to win the 2021 Battle at the Balcony Summer Kickoff Tournament here at Hughesville High School.

Athens logged wins over Bloomsburg, Selinsgrove, Sullivan County, Troy, and Northwest Area to advance to the finals, where it topped Bloomsburg again to win the title.

Athens' Tucker Brown was named tournament MVP, and Mason Lister was named to the all-tournament team.

Athens 44, Bloomsburg 32
Brown led a balanced attack to help the Wildcats to a tournament-opening, 44-32, win over Bloomsburg Saturday.

Brown scored 11 points, while Lister had 10, J.J. Babcock added eight points, and Nalen Carling and Troy Pritchard chipped in with seven points apiece.

The 12-point margin of victory would be smallest of the weekend for Athens.

Athens 58, Selinsgrove 37
Brown and Lister, who knocked down a trio of 3-pointers, scored 15 points apiece to lead Athens to a 58-37 win over Selinsgrove Saturday afternoon.

Pritchard scored nine points in the win, while Carling added seven points, and Babcock chipped in with six points.

Athens 44, Sullivan County 27
Brown pumped in 17 points to lead Athens to a 44-27 win over Sullivan County, closing out play Saturday with a 3-0 mark.

Chris Mitchell scored seven points in the win, while Lister and Carling added six points apiece, and Pritchard chipped in with four points.

Athens 48, Troy 35
Carling and Babcock scored in double-figures to lead Athens to a 48-35 win over Troy Sunday morning.

Carling pumped in 17 points, and Babcock scored 11, while Lister scored six points, Pritchard added five points, and Brown chipped in with four.

Athens 49, Northwest Area 26

Athens raced out to a 15-point halftime lead, at 28-13, on its way to a 49-26 win over Northwest Area.

Lister led three scorers in double-figures with 13 points, while Brown scored 11 points, and Babcock added 10. Pritchard and Mitchell chipped in with seven and five points, respectively, for the Wildcats.

Championship Game
Athens 52, Bloomburg 32

Lister led a trio of scorers in double-figures as Athens captured the tournament title with a 52-32 win over Bloomsburg.

Babcock scored 11 of  his 13 points points to help Athens to a 27-16 halftime lead.

Lister scored 14 points, while Babcock and Carling each had 13, Brown added six points, and Pritchard chipped in with four.

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IN PHOTO 1: Athens' Tucker Brown (left) and Mason Lister. ... PHOTOS BY LANCE LARCOM.


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