Rivalry
Mifflinburg vs Athens Football Rivalry
1-2-0
Athens leads 2-1. The series page lists three meetings, and Mifflinburg is 1-2. Home is 1-0. Away is 0-2. The latest is Oct. 21, 2011, at Athens, where Athens won 21-20 in overtime. They are not on the 2026 schedule.
On Oct. 22, 2010, Mifflinburg beat Athens 41-19 at home. Celain Teichman's Telegraph story, dated Oct. 28, has the first score with less than three minutes left in the first half, Mike Wiand on a run from scrimmage. Oakley Whitesel kicked the extra point. Athens scored and missed the kick, and the half was 7-6. Ty Walter, Matt Brouse, Matt Brooks, and Jeremy Rosborough scored in the second half, and Whitesel kicked those extra points. A caption on the page credits Austin Styers with a punt and a sack.
The Telegraph of Oct. 27, 2011 shows Bradee Ruhl chasing the Athens quarterback in Friday's game at Athens. Athens won 21-20 in overtime. The paper had Mifflinburg at 7-1. The next game was at home against Selinsgrove, on parents night.
On Nov. 9, 2007, Athens beat Mifflinburg 40-12 in the District 4 Class AA quarterfinal at Alumni Stadium, in the rain. Harold Raker's Daily Item story has Mifflinburg forcing a three-and-out, then driving 81 yards in nine plays. Cory Dorman ran for 17 on the first play, behind center James Brobst, and hit Travis Moyer for a 16-yard touchdown. The kick was blocked, and it was 6-0 with 6:20 left in the first. Athens then scored 27 unanswered, starting with Shane Raupers's 35-yard punt return. Raupers, a junior, kicked field goals of 44 and 42 yards, missed from 45, threw a 12-yard touchdown to Eric Wells, and returned the kickoff after Mifflinburg's second score 85 yards. He broke up two throws to Mark Musser in one series with Athens ahead 20-6 in the third. Dorman rushed for 103 yards. His 36-yard touchdown pass to Moyer made it 27-12 with 11:52 left. Raker had Mifflinburg at 7-4 and Athens at 8-3.