Norwich tops Owego for third time; S-E beaten at own game
Girls’ Basketball
Norwich 58, Owego 47
NORWICH – Norwich opened defense of its Class A title with its third win of the season over Owego, although it was not an easy out for the Tornado.
“They are tough every time we play them, and we had a hard time defending them,” said Norwich coach Bob Branham.
A switch to straight man-to-man defense allowed Norwich to extend its two-point halftime lead to 10, although the repercussion was foul trouble to starters Kala Haltner and Kyra Collier.
In those two players’ sted, Brooke Abbott and Krissie Collier came off the bench to hit three balls, and Alicia Testani had five of her season-high 23 points.
And the sometimes ragged fourth quarters that have plagued NHS this season was not evident with the exception of two possessions. “I reminded them that all we needed was a solid defensive quarter, and with the exception of those two turnovers, we executed well on offense in the last quarter,” Branham said.
Melinda Moore added 13 points for Norwich (11-9), who play Maine-Endwell Friday at neutral site to be determined.
Owego: Olivia Young, 4 3-5-11; Allana Cerretai, 1 0-0-2; Missy Riley, 2 0-2-4; Kyla Knapp, 4 0-0-8; Jennifer Iler, 4 0-0-10; Hannah Souto, 0; Aubrey Gatto, ; Alicia Marhefka, 3 6-10-12; Erica Mallery, 0. Totals: 18 9-17-47 .
NHS: Brittany Cargill, 0; Alicia Testani, 7 6-10-23; Krissie Collier, 2 0-0-5; Emily Tackabury, 1 0-0-2; Melinda Moore, 6 0-0-13; Kyra Collier, 4 0-3-8; Brooke Abbott, 1 0-0-3; Kala Haltner, 2 0-0-4. Totals: 23 6-13-58.
Owego 13 14 7 13
NHS 15 14 15 14–58
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (N) Testani 3, Collier, Abbott, (O) Iler. Officials: Ewing, Fletcher.
Cazenovia 58, Sherburne-Earlville 52
SHERBURNE – Coming off its best regular season in school history, Sherburne-Earlville was beaten at its own game by an up-tempo Cazenovia team in Tuesday’s Section III Class B playoff game.
The Lakers applied full-court pressure that created tentative ballhandling, and several times outran the quick Marauders for fast-break layups. “They definitely rattled us a little bit,” said S-E coach Jeff Barry.
The Lakers jetted to an 11-0 start in the third quarter to open up a 17-point lead. Two baskets came after offensive rebounds, and two came on fast breaks.
The Marauders still trailed 53-38 with 5:40 to play before closing the margin to 56-52 with 22 seconds remaining. Erin Dowdall hit two threes, Courtney Kurtz connected for five points, and Karli Harris had four points in the last quarter to lead the comeback effort, a surge that fell short.
“We felt the first five minutes of the second half would be the difference, and it was,” Barry said. “I’m really proud of the girls and the season they had. They showed a lot of heart in the fourth quarter.”
Kurtz led S-E (15-6) with 13 points, Harris had 10, while Dowdall and Adrienne Cross netted nine apiece.
Cazenovia: Taylor Malmsheimer, 0; Lindsay Smith, 0; Kiley Evans, 6 6-6-20; Kassie Kleine, 3 3-6-9; Maggie Dougherty, 2 0-0-4; Breanna Smith, 2 0-0-4; Audrey Dunne, 1 0-0-2; Molly Dougherty, 5 0-0-10; Carrie Stevens, 2 5-10-9. Totals: 21 14-22-58.
S-E: Courtney Kurtz, 5 3-6-13; Megan Welshko, 1 1-2-3; Brenda Hoefler, 0; Adrienne Cross, 4 1-4-9; Samantha Crandall, 1 0-0-2; Megan Record, 1 0-0-3; Leah LoPresti, 0; Danielle Green, 0 3-4-3; Karli Harris, 2 6-8-10; Erin Dowdall, 3 0-0-9. Totals: 17 14-21-52.
Caz. 19 14 13 12–58
S-E 15 12 7 18–52
Fouled out: (SE) Kurtz. Three-point goals: (SE) Dowdall 3, Record, (C) Evans 2.
Afton 46, Jefferson 33
DAVENPORT – Afton scored just one point in the third quarter in its previous game, and had just two points in the third against Jefferson Tuesday. Conversely, the Crimson Knights have had big fourth stanzas, and last night was no exception in a first-round Class D playoff win.
“We took good shots in the third quarter that didn’t go down,” said Afton coach John Simonds, “but are defense played well all game, and we’ve really executed well in the fourth quarter.”
Melissa Oswald scored eight points in the fourth quarter on her way to a game-high 22 points. Jessica Winans added 15 in the win for Afton, who play at Downsville Friday.
Afton: Stephanie Parsons, 1 0-3-2; Jessica Winans, 4 5-8-15; Abby Martin, 0; Heather Simonds 2 0-3-5, Samantha Sickler 0 2-2-2, Ashley Winans, 0; Stephanie Sherman, 0; Joelyn Sines 0, Melissa Oswald 7 8-9-22. Totals: 14 15-25-46.
Jefferson: Rianna Starheim, 3 0-0-6; chelsea Martin, 3 0-0-6; Katie Bedford, 0; Dove Henry, 2 0-2-4; Christine Bower, 0; Miranda Blakeslee, 0 1-3-1; Jacci Terk, 2 0-0-4; Anna Bolca, 2 8-10-12. Totals: 12 9-15-33
Aft. 14 16 2 14–46
Jeff. 11 8 9 5–33
Fouled out: (J) Henry. Three-point goals: (A) J.Winans 2, Simonds.
Worcester 63, G-MU 54
COPES CORNERS – G-MU allowed a season-high point total and perhaps its largest defensive point total in recent memory in a first-round Class D playoffs loss to Worcester Tuesday.
Sarah Grantier scored 18 points in the second to finish with 23 on the day as Worcester avenged its early-season defeats to G-MU (15-5).
“We had some opportunities early in the game where we could have been up by a lot,” said G-MU coach Jim Johnson. “Not putting them away early hurt us.”
Dani Conway scored 10 points in the first quarter, but had just seven the rest of the way to finish with 17 to pace G-MU. Brittney Peet added 10 points. “Maybe we were a little out of shape, but take nothing away from Worcester, they played well tonight,” Johnson said.
Worcester: Brianna Kenyon, 1 0-0-3; Nichole Baker, 1 2-3-4; Rachel Golia, ; Emily Bristol, 2 1-2-6; Bethany Stein, 0 3-4-3; Rutherford, 0; Amanda McHargue, 2 3-4-7; Ashley Hayes, 4 3-4-11; Sarah Grantier, 9 5-8-23; Megan Werkheiser, 3 0-0-6. Totals: 22 17-25-63.
G-MU: Sam Moreno 0, Ashlea Osborne 3 0-0-7, Brittney Peet 3 4-6-10, Danielle Conway 6 4-4-17, Sam Brooks 3 0-0-6, Sierra French 0, Kayla Armstrong 0 2-4-2, Brittney Rudnitsky 1 2-6-5, Terra Moore 2 3-5-7. Totals: 18 15-25-54.
Worc 11 15 19 18–63
G-MU 12 13 12 17–54
Fouled out: (G) Conway, Osborne. Three-point goals: (G) Conway, Osborne, Rudnitsky. (W) Bristol, Kenyon.
Greene 50, Windsor 41
WINDSOR – Greene survived a fourth-quarter injury to leading scorer Jessica Smith, and with all underclassmen on the floor, advanced on the road in the Section IV Class B tournament Tuesday.
The Trojans led by 16 in the first half, and were sparked by four combined three balls from Smith and Barb Borst to grab a nine-point lead at the first turn. Borst finished with 16 points and Smith had 12. “The first half was probably the best we’ve played all season,” said Greene coach Bill Case. “We shot it well, executed well, and our defense was great.”
Katie Goetz led a Windsor comeback with 13 points in the third quarter to pare the margin to single digits. Borst hit Lizzy Buhl with a late layup, and then canned the last of her four three balls to push the lead back to double digits.
Lizzy Wentlent added 11 points for Greene, who play at second-seeded Chenango Valley Friday.
Greene: Barb Borst, 6 0-0-16; Erin Smith, 0 0-1-0; Megan McDermott, 1 6-6-8; Lizzy Buhl, 1 1-2-3; Liz Wentlent, 5 0-1-11; Jessica Smith, 4 0-0-12. Totals: 17 7-10-50.
Windsor: Kennerup, 0; A. Buchert, 1 3-8-5; K. Goetz, 8 0-0-19; Waldron, 0; T. Haloquist, 0 1-2-1; K. Hodack, 0 2-2-2; Dodd, 1 1-2-3; B. Lamantia, 1 0-0-3; B. Finkel, 3 2-2-8. Totals: 14 9-16-41.
Gre. 16 9 12 13–50
Win. 7 2 17 15–41
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (W) Goetz 3, Lamantia 1, (G) Borst 4, J. Smith 4, Wentlent. Officials: Wahila, Berg.
Southern Cayuga 52, Oxford 29
CAYUGA – Oxford bowed out of the Class C playoffs in the first round at Southern Cayuga Tuesday. Game statistics were not available at press time.
Norwich 58, Owego 47
NORWICH – Norwich opened defense of its Class A title with its third win of the season over Owego, although it was not an easy out for the Tornado.
“They are tough every time we play them, and we had a hard time defending them,” said Norwich coach Bob Branham.
A switch to straight man-to-man defense allowed Norwich to extend its two-point halftime lead to 10, although the repercussion was foul trouble to starters Kala Haltner and Kyra Collier.
In those two players’ sted, Brooke Abbott and Krissie Collier came off the bench to hit three balls, and Alicia Testani had five of her season-high 23 points.
And the sometimes ragged fourth quarters that have plagued NHS this season was not evident with the exception of two possessions. “I reminded them that all we needed was a solid defensive quarter, and with the exception of those two turnovers, we executed well on offense in the last quarter,” Branham said.
Melinda Moore added 13 points for Norwich (11-9), who play Maine-Endwell Friday at neutral site to be determined.
Owego: Olivia Young, 4 3-5-11; Allana Cerretai, 1 0-0-2; Missy Riley, 2 0-2-4; Kyla Knapp, 4 0-0-8; Jennifer Iler, 4 0-0-10; Hannah Souto, 0; Aubrey Gatto, ; Alicia Marhefka, 3 6-10-12; Erica Mallery, 0. Totals: 18 9-17-47 .
NHS: Brittany Cargill, 0; Alicia Testani, 7 6-10-23; Krissie Collier, 2 0-0-5; Emily Tackabury, 1 0-0-2; Melinda Moore, 6 0-0-13; Kyra Collier, 4 0-3-8; Brooke Abbott, 1 0-0-3; Kala Haltner, 2 0-0-4. Totals: 23 6-13-58.
Owego 13 14 7 13
NHS 15 14 15 14–58
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (N) Testani 3, Collier, Abbott, (O) Iler. Officials: Ewing, Fletcher.
Cazenovia 58, Sherburne-Earlville 52
SHERBURNE – Coming off its best regular season in school history, Sherburne-Earlville was beaten at its own game by an up-tempo Cazenovia team in Tuesday’s Section III Class B playoff game.
The Lakers applied full-court pressure that created tentative ballhandling, and several times outran the quick Marauders for fast-break layups. “They definitely rattled us a little bit,” said S-E coach Jeff Barry.
The Lakers jetted to an 11-0 start in the third quarter to open up a 17-point lead. Two baskets came after offensive rebounds, and two came on fast breaks.
The Marauders still trailed 53-38 with 5:40 to play before closing the margin to 56-52 with 22 seconds remaining. Erin Dowdall hit two threes, Courtney Kurtz connected for five points, and Karli Harris had four points in the last quarter to lead the comeback effort, a surge that fell short.
“We felt the first five minutes of the second half would be the difference, and it was,” Barry said. “I’m really proud of the girls and the season they had. They showed a lot of heart in the fourth quarter.”
Kurtz led S-E (15-6) with 13 points, Harris had 10, while Dowdall and Adrienne Cross netted nine apiece.
Cazenovia: Taylor Malmsheimer, 0; Lindsay Smith, 0; Kiley Evans, 6 6-6-20; Kassie Kleine, 3 3-6-9; Maggie Dougherty, 2 0-0-4; Breanna Smith, 2 0-0-4; Audrey Dunne, 1 0-0-2; Molly Dougherty, 5 0-0-10; Carrie Stevens, 2 5-10-9. Totals: 21 14-22-58.
S-E: Courtney Kurtz, 5 3-6-13; Megan Welshko, 1 1-2-3; Brenda Hoefler, 0; Adrienne Cross, 4 1-4-9; Samantha Crandall, 1 0-0-2; Megan Record, 1 0-0-3; Leah LoPresti, 0; Danielle Green, 0 3-4-3; Karli Harris, 2 6-8-10; Erin Dowdall, 3 0-0-9. Totals: 17 14-21-52.
Caz. 19 14 13 12–58
S-E 15 12 7 18–52
Fouled out: (SE) Kurtz. Three-point goals: (SE) Dowdall 3, Record, (C) Evans 2.
Afton 46, Jefferson 33
DAVENPORT – Afton scored just one point in the third quarter in its previous game, and had just two points in the third against Jefferson Tuesday. Conversely, the Crimson Knights have had big fourth stanzas, and last night was no exception in a first-round Class D playoff win.
“We took good shots in the third quarter that didn’t go down,” said Afton coach John Simonds, “but are defense played well all game, and we’ve really executed well in the fourth quarter.”
Melissa Oswald scored eight points in the fourth quarter on her way to a game-high 22 points. Jessica Winans added 15 in the win for Afton, who play at Downsville Friday.
Afton: Stephanie Parsons, 1 0-3-2; Jessica Winans, 4 5-8-15; Abby Martin, 0; Heather Simonds 2 0-3-5, Samantha Sickler 0 2-2-2, Ashley Winans, 0; Stephanie Sherman, 0; Joelyn Sines 0, Melissa Oswald 7 8-9-22. Totals: 14 15-25-46.
Jefferson: Rianna Starheim, 3 0-0-6; chelsea Martin, 3 0-0-6; Katie Bedford, 0; Dove Henry, 2 0-2-4; Christine Bower, 0; Miranda Blakeslee, 0 1-3-1; Jacci Terk, 2 0-0-4; Anna Bolca, 2 8-10-12. Totals: 12 9-15-33
Aft. 14 16 2 14–46
Jeff. 11 8 9 5–33
Fouled out: (J) Henry. Three-point goals: (A) J.Winans 2, Simonds.
Worcester 63, G-MU 54
COPES CORNERS – G-MU allowed a season-high point total and perhaps its largest defensive point total in recent memory in a first-round Class D playoffs loss to Worcester Tuesday.
Sarah Grantier scored 18 points in the second to finish with 23 on the day as Worcester avenged its early-season defeats to G-MU (15-5).
“We had some opportunities early in the game where we could have been up by a lot,” said G-MU coach Jim Johnson. “Not putting them away early hurt us.”
Dani Conway scored 10 points in the first quarter, but had just seven the rest of the way to finish with 17 to pace G-MU. Brittney Peet added 10 points. “Maybe we were a little out of shape, but take nothing away from Worcester, they played well tonight,” Johnson said.
Worcester: Brianna Kenyon, 1 0-0-3; Nichole Baker, 1 2-3-4; Rachel Golia, ; Emily Bristol, 2 1-2-6; Bethany Stein, 0 3-4-3; Rutherford, 0; Amanda McHargue, 2 3-4-7; Ashley Hayes, 4 3-4-11; Sarah Grantier, 9 5-8-23; Megan Werkheiser, 3 0-0-6. Totals: 22 17-25-63.
G-MU: Sam Moreno 0, Ashlea Osborne 3 0-0-7, Brittney Peet 3 4-6-10, Danielle Conway 6 4-4-17, Sam Brooks 3 0-0-6, Sierra French 0, Kayla Armstrong 0 2-4-2, Brittney Rudnitsky 1 2-6-5, Terra Moore 2 3-5-7. Totals: 18 15-25-54.
Worc 11 15 19 18–63
G-MU 12 13 12 17–54
Fouled out: (G) Conway, Osborne. Three-point goals: (G) Conway, Osborne, Rudnitsky. (W) Bristol, Kenyon.
Greene 50, Windsor 41
WINDSOR – Greene survived a fourth-quarter injury to leading scorer Jessica Smith, and with all underclassmen on the floor, advanced on the road in the Section IV Class B tournament Tuesday.
The Trojans led by 16 in the first half, and were sparked by four combined three balls from Smith and Barb Borst to grab a nine-point lead at the first turn. Borst finished with 16 points and Smith had 12. “The first half was probably the best we’ve played all season,” said Greene coach Bill Case. “We shot it well, executed well, and our defense was great.”
Katie Goetz led a Windsor comeback with 13 points in the third quarter to pare the margin to single digits. Borst hit Lizzy Buhl with a late layup, and then canned the last of her four three balls to push the lead back to double digits.
Lizzy Wentlent added 11 points for Greene, who play at second-seeded Chenango Valley Friday.
Greene: Barb Borst, 6 0-0-16; Erin Smith, 0 0-1-0; Megan McDermott, 1 6-6-8; Lizzy Buhl, 1 1-2-3; Liz Wentlent, 5 0-1-11; Jessica Smith, 4 0-0-12. Totals: 17 7-10-50.
Windsor: Kennerup, 0; A. Buchert, 1 3-8-5; K. Goetz, 8 0-0-19; Waldron, 0; T. Haloquist, 0 1-2-1; K. Hodack, 0 2-2-2; Dodd, 1 1-2-3; B. Lamantia, 1 0-0-3; B. Finkel, 3 2-2-8. Totals: 14 9-16-41.
Gre. 16 9 12 13–50
Win. 7 2 17 15–41
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (W) Goetz 3, Lamantia 1, (G) Borst 4, J. Smith 4, Wentlent. Officials: Wahila, Berg.
Southern Cayuga 52, Oxford 29
CAYUGA – Oxford bowed out of the Class C playoffs in the first round at Southern Cayuga Tuesday. Game statistics were not available at press time.
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