NTL SPORTS: A BRIEF LOOK BACK AT THE 2024 FALL SEASON (2025-08-13)
Valley Sports ReportLet's take a brief look back at the Northern Tier League's 2024 fall season.
FOOTBALLTroy wrote nearly all the NTL football headlines last fall, reeling off 16 straight wins on its way to becoming the league's first-ever state champion.
The Trojans were simply dominant in running through the regular season with a 10-0 record, outscoring NTL opponents by an average of 55.8 to 11.4 en route to an 8-0 league record.
Troy's closest game in its District 4 title run was a 63-27 shellacking of South Williamsport in the quarterfinals. The Trojans beat defending state champion Southern Columbia, 69-28 in the semifinals.
In the state playoffs, Troy beat Bedford 42-16 in the quarterfinals and Riverside 28-0 in the semis, before pulling out a thrilling 25-24 win over Central Clarion in the Class AA title game.
Elsewhere in the NTL Large School, Towanda was 5-1 in league play, and advanced to the Class AA semifinals, while Athens and Canton each finished 5-6 and lost their opening game of District play.
Muncy ran through Small School league play at 8-0 to post an 8-2 overall record, then thumped Line Mountain 42-6 to win a District 4, Class A title.
The Indians eventually lost to eventual state champion Bishop Guilfoyle, 21-6, in the state semifinals.
Sayre finished the season at 1-9 with its only coming against Northwest Area.
GIRLS SOCCERTroy ran through the NTL slate with a 12-0 mark to repeat as league champion, then won a postseason game to reach the District 4, Class AA semifinals.
Williamson was second in the NTL at 10-3, while Athens was 9-3. Both teams lost their openers in District 4 play.
BOYS SOCCERWellsboro cruised through NTL play with a 12-0 mark on its way to a 15-5 record. The Hornets season ended with a loss in the District 4, Class AA semifinals.
Athens was second in the league at 7-3-2, while Williamson and North Penn-Liberty were each 7-4-1, and Towanda was 6-6.
Athens beat Shikellamy, 1-0, in the Class 3A semis, before dropping a 2-0 decision to top-seeded Selinsgrove in the finals, while Williamson and NP-L each lost their District openers.
VOLLEYBALLTroy won the Large School with a 13-1 NTL mark, edging out Wellsboro, which was 12-2, while NEB and Williamson each finished 11-4 in the Small School.
Athens was 1-7 in Large School play, and 5-12 overall, while Sayre was 0-10 in Small School play, and 0-16 overall to run its losing streak to 66 consecutive matches.
NEB and Wellsboro each won District 4 titles.
GOLFAthens enters the season as the four-time defending NTL champ, as well as the District 4 champ, and is riding a 22-match league win streak after posting a 36-0 record.
North Penn-Mansfield finished second at 27-8-1, and Towanda was third at 25-10-1.
Sayre finished 0-36.
CROSS COUNTRY
BoysTroy won the Large School title with an 8-1 record, edging out Towanda (6-2) and Athens (7-3).
Northeast Bradford won the Small School title with a 7-0 record, and Canton was runner-up at 6-4. Sayre finished the season at 0-8.
Northeast Bradford and Canton went 1-2 at the Disrtrict 4, Class A Championships, with NEB's Creed Dewing winning a gold medal. NP-Towanda placed fourth in Class AA Championships.
GirlsTowanda won the NTL title with an 8-0 record, while Athens was 8-2, and North Penn-Mansfield was 6-4.
Northeast Bradford won the Small School with a 8-1 record, while Wyalusing was runner-up at 6-3. Sayre finished at 0-5.
Towanda finished third and Athens was fifth at the Class AA District meet, while NEB was third in the Small School event.
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