ATHENS FOOTBALL, VOLLEYBALL BUMP UP IN NEW PIAA CLASSIFICATIONS (2024-07-31)

Valley Sports Report
The 2024-2025 High School sports season is about to begin, and there will be a bit of a shake-up classification-wise in almost every sport, and it has a big impact on a couple Athens teams.

BOYS
FOOTBALL
There was a big shake-up in the classifications this past year.

In Class A, defending district champion South Williamsport moves up to Class 2A while semifinalist in Class 2A, Line Mountain, drops down to Class A. Class A will also go back to four playoff spots in districts instead of eight as they now play a preliminary in the state tournament. For the next two years, they’ll open with either the District II or District XI Champion.

Canton and Sayre are in this class.

Class AA said good-bye to Mt. Carmel, but welcomed Loyalsock and South Williamsport. There are eight playoff spots for 12 teams and the district champion goes straight to the state quarterfinals.

NP-Mansfield, Towanda, Troy, Wellsboro, Cowanesque Valley, and Wyalusing are in this classification.

No NTL team is in Class 3A, which features eight teams now with the district champion moving right to the state quarterfinals in 2024, and playing a preliminary in 2025.

Athens was bumped up to Class 4A, which features powerhouses Jersey Shore and Selinsgrove. There are six teams and four playoff spots. The champion plays the District VI champion in a preliminary.

CLASS 6A: Williamsport (716)
CLASS 4A: Shikellamy (385), Selinsgrove (337), Athens (331), Jersey Shore (317), CMVT (315), Shamokin (299)
CLASS 3A: Midd-West (286), Montoursville (261), Milton (258), Danville (254), Mt. Carmel (248), Central Columbia (231), Lewisburg (229), Mifflinburg (218)
CLASS 2A: NP-Mansfield (208), Hughesville (208), Towanda (207), Troy (205), Warrior Run (205), Wellsboro (202), Loyalsock (199), Bloomsburg (199), Wyalusing (162), CV (161), SCA (Southern Columbia, 158), South Williamsport (154)
CLASS 1A: Sayre (132), Line Mountain (130), Muncy (130), Montgomery (120), Canton (118), Northwest (118), Bucktail (52)

GOLF
No real changes here, though Athens is solidly Class 3A now. For individuals, the top seven boys and three girls qualify for states in Class 2A, while the top two boys make it to states in Class 3A.

In Class 2A are NP-Mansfield, Towanda, Wellsboro, CV, Wyalusing, and Sayre.

CLASS 3A: Williamsport (716), Shikellamy (399), Selinsgrove (337), Athens (331), Lourdes (327), Jersey Shore (317), Shamokin (299), Midd-West (286)
CLASS 2A: Montoursville (261), Milton (258), Danville (254), Central Columbia (231), Lewisburg (229), Mifflinburg (218), NP-Mansfield (208), Hughesville (208), Towanda (207), Warrior Run (205), Wellsboro (202), Bloomsburg (199), Benton (193), Montgomery (190), Loyalsock (187), CV (178), Wyalusing (162), Sayre (132), East Juniata (107), Sullivan County (73), Sugar Valley (66)

SOCCER
No real big changes here with 14 teams in Class A and 17 in Class 2A. Athens will deal with five teams in Class 3A.

The top two teams in Class A and 2A make states while just the champion goes in Class 3A.

In Class 2A are Troy, NP-Liberty, Towanda, Wellsboro, and Williamson, while NEB is in Class A.

CLASS 4A: Williamsport (716)
CLASS 3A: Athens (397), Shikellamy (385), Selinsgrove (337), Jersey Shore (317), Shamokin (299)
CLASS 2A: Midd-West (286), Troy (264), Montoursville (261), Danville (254), Lourdes (248), Milton (242), Central Columbia (231), Lewisburg (229), Mifflinburg (218), NP-Liberty (208), Hughesville (208), Towanda (207), Warrior Run (205), Wellsboro (202), Loyalsock (199), Bloomsburg (199), Williamson (178)
CLASS A: SCA (158), South Williamsport (154), Line Mountain (130), Muncy (130), Montgomery (120), East Juniata (107), NEB (104), Benton (89), Sullivan County (73), Millville (60), Galeton (40), Meadowbrook Christian (32), Northumberland Christian (28), Juniata Christian (26)

CROSS-COUNTRY
It will be a different landscape this postseason as a couple teams bumped up to Class 2A, meaning Class 1A will be back down to one team and five individuals as state qualifiers.

Troy and Towanda are now Class 2A, which has now swelled to 22 teams for just two team spots and 10 individuals. Other NTL teams in Class 2A are Athens, NP-Mansfield, and Wellsboro.

Class 1A is NTL heavy with CV, Wyalusing, Sayre, Canton, NEB, and Sullivan County. There will be nine teams battling for one team spots and five individuals.

CLASS 3A: Williamsport (716)
CLASS 2A: Shikellamy (385), Selinsgrove (337), Athens (331), Jersey Shore (317), Shamokin (299), Midd-West (286), CMVT (285), Montoursville (261), Milton (258), Danville (254), Mt. Carmel (248), Central Columbia (231), Lewisburg (229), Mifflinburg (218), NP-Mansfield (208), Hughesville (208), Towanda (207), Troy (205), Warrior Run (205), Wellsboro (202), Loyalsock (199), Bloomsburg (199)
CLASS 1A: CV (178), Northwest (163), Wyalusing (162), SCA (158), South Williamsport (154), Sayre (132), Canton (118), NEB (104), Sullivan County (73)

GIRLS
CROSS-COUNTRY
There is a big change on the girls’ side, too, as there will just be one team spot and five individuals for Class A.

Class A is NTL heavy with Wyalusing, Troy, Sayre, NEB, Canton, and Sullivan County; there are 11 teams total.

NP-Mansfield got moved up to Class AA with Athens, Towanda, and Wellsboro. There are two teams and 10 individual spots for District IV with 18 teams in this class.

CLASS 3A: Williamsport (638), Shikellamy (404)
CLASS 2A: Jersey Shore (303), Danville (298), Selinsgrove (292), Shamokin (273), Athens (262), Central Columbia (250), Mifflinburg (245), Milton (242), Lewisburg (236), Montoursville (224), Hughesville (215), Mt. Carmel (212), Towanda (199), Loyalsock (196), CV (195), Wellsboro (192), NPM (188), CMVT (185)
CLASS 1A: Warrior Run (179), Bloomsburg (177), Wyalusing (169), Troy (162), Northwest (157), South Williamsport (153), SCA (133), Sayre (112), NEB (108), Canton (99), Sullivan County (82)

SOCCER
No big changes with Athens now solidly in Class 3A, Troy, Towanda, Williamson, Wellsboro, and NP-Mansfield in Class 2A, while Wyalusing and NEB are in Class A.

The two smallest classes get two teams to states, while the largest class has just one. There are 15 teams in Class A, and 18 teams in Class 2A. Class 3A has just five teams.

CLASS 4A: Williamsport (638)
CLASS 3A: Shikellamy (404), Athens (318), Jersey Shore (303), Danville (298), Selinsgrove (292)
CLASS 2A: Midd-West (278), Shamokin (273), Central Columbia (250), Mifflinburg (245), Lewisburg (236), Montoursville (224), Milton (223), Hughesville (215), Troy (212), Towanda (199), Loyalsock (196), Williamson (195), Wellsboro (192), Mt. Carmel (191), NP-Mansfield (188), CMVT (185), Warrior Run (179), Bloomsburg (177)
CLASS 1A: Wyalusing (169), Line Mountain (162), South Williamsport (153), Muncy (142), SCA (133), East Juniata (114), NEB (108), Montgomery (98), Sullivan County (82), Benton (77), Millville (64), Lourdes (42), Meadowbrook Christian (38), Northumberland Christian (26), Juniata Christian (15)

TENNIS
No changes here as all the NTL teams - Towanda, Wellsboro, CV, and NP-Liberty - are in Class 2A. There are two state qualifying spots for team, singles, and doubles.

CLASS 3A: Williamsport (638), Shikellamy (404)
CLASS 2A: Jersey Shore (303), Danville (298), Selinsgrove (292), Central Columbia (250), Mifflinburg (245), Milton (242), Lewisburg (236), Montoursville (224), Hughesville (215), Towanda (199), Wellsboro (192), Loyalsock (189), NPL (188), Bloomsburg (177), South Williamsport (153), Muncy (142), Galeton (98), Montgomery (98), CV (92), Bucktail (35), St. John Neumann (13)

VOLLEYBALL
A big shake-up here as District IV, Class AA defending champions, NEB, moves down a class. They will be in Class A with fellow NTL teams Canton, CV, and Sayre; there are seven teams in Class A in total.

Class 2A saw Class A district champion, South Williamsport, join the ranks as its numbers swelled to 11. The NTL teams in this class are Towanda, Wellsboro, NP-Liberty, Wyalusing, Troy, and Williamson.

Athens bumped up to Class 3A as part of a five-team contingent. All three classes get one state qualifying spot.

CLASS 4A: Williamsport (638)
CLASS 3A: Danville (298), Midd-West (278), Shamokin (273), Athens (262), Central Columbia (250)
CLASS 2A: Lewisburg (236), Hughesville (215), Lourdes (212), Towanda (199), Wellsboro (192), Loyalsock (189), NP-Liberty (188), Wyalusing (169), Troy (162), South Williamsport (153), Williamson (149)
CLASS 1A: East Juniata (114), Sayre (112), NEB (108), Canton (99), CV (92), Galeton (49), Sugar Valley (39)

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