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Athens Cruises Past Northwest Area, 49-20
By: Tim Birney | PIAA District IV | August 30, 2025 | Photo courtesy Matt Patton
SHICKSHINNY, Pa. - Athens rolled up 475 yards in total offense, and forced five turnovers on defense in racing out to a 49-6 lead on its way to a 49-20 win over Northwest Area here Friday night in NTL football action.
"I think we started well, we played well in the first quarter," said Athens coach Shawn Bradley. "Connor (Davidson) completed a bunch of passes, and we were able to run the ball.
"We got behind the sticks on some penalties in the second quarter, and they kept building. We kept fighting, and made some changes.
"Overall, I think our line played well, and the kids played very well on defense," added Bradley. "It was a decent night, but we have to get better."
The Wildcats took a quick 8-0 lead on a 9-yard TD run by senior Sean Peters, and a run for conversion by junior Brendan Cooke.
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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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