Illinois High School Basketball - New Berlin knocked off by Athens
December 10, 2021: Athens, IL 62613 The Athens Warriors basketball team scored 37 points and held the visiting New Berlin Pretzels to 29 in the Warriors league triumph on Friday.
The Warriors now sport a 3-0 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Hillsboro for a non-league contest on Saturday, December 11. Athens will battle a Hiltoppers team coming off a 69-53 non-league win over Lincolnwood (Raymond, IL). The Hiltoppers record now stands at 4-2.
The Pretzels (4-3) will now prepare for their contest against Edinburg (Edinburg, IL). The Wildcats enter the non-league contest with a 1-3 record. In their last contest, Edinburg ran past Greenview (Greenview, IL), 81-31, in a non-league contest.