East’s late-game heroics send Norwich to playoff loss
Boys’ Basketball
Corning East 58, Norwich 55
OWEGO – Two outstanding individual plays by Corning East guard Sean Rowe lifted the Vikings to a stunning victory over Norwich in the Section IV Class A playoffs Wednesday in Owego.
Rowe scored six points in about a 10-second span finishing with 24 points. His turnaround three-pointer from well behind the three-point arc – and after rubbing off three screens – tied the game. Rowe was fouled on the play and completed a three-point play putting East up 56-55. On the next possession, Rowe stole the Norwich pass and was fouled setting up two more made free throws.
Robert Martin’s three-point shot for Norwich at the buzzer went off the front of the rim. “To make a shot like Rowe did, going from the right wing to the left win...it just leaves you speechless,” said Norwich coach Mark Abbott. “We battled so hard to get back in the game and take the lead. We felt maybe we had it, and to see that type of shot go up, you feel good about it until it went in.”
Rowe and teammate Jon Cramer had seven points apiece in the first quarter putting their club up 24-13. In about a one-minute span, the Vikings scored 10 straight points to turn an 11-10 game into an 11-point margin. East racked up 38 points by halftime, the most any team scored against Norwich in the first half this season.
“We said at halftime that we cannot give up 38 points in a half and have a chance to win,” Abbott said. “We needed to tighten up defensively, and were able to do that.”
Wade Kornegay hit a trio of three balls in the second half, and Amos Parry had eight in the second half including two free throws with 1:01 left for the 55-52 lead.
Martin led Norwich (11-9) with 15 points, Kornegay added 13, and Parry had 10. Of those nine losses, Norwich was leading or tied in the fourth quarter of eight of them. “I would say eight of those nine losses, the game was on the fence,” Abbott said. “By the same token, we had about a half-dozen games that we won that could have gone either way. We played a lot of close games this year, and you win some and lose some. We never lost due to a lack of effort, and we never, ever quit. That’s what this team will be remembered for: It’s unselfishness and work ethic.”
Norwich: Tim Clark, 0; Shane Thompson, 2 0-0-4; Chris Mattingly, 0 1-2-1; Patrick Coates, 1 0-0-2; Keegan Edwards, 0; Nate Foote, 1 2-2-4; Robert Martin, 6 0-2-15; Vaughn Labor, 0; Tyler Saroka, 0; Wightman, 0; Wade Kornegay, 4 1-2-13; Amos Parry, 4 2-2-10; Craig Berg, 1 0-0-2. Totals: 21 6-10-55.
C. East: Andrew Matson, 1 1-2-4; Eric Garvey, 1 1-2-3; Tyler Mizerak, 1 0-0-2; Carter Bloor, 6 0-0-14; Simon Bailor, 1 0-0-2; Sean Rowe, 8 4-4-24; Jon Cramer, 2 5-7-9. Totals: 20 11-15-58.
NHS 13 15 14 13–55
Ceast 24 14 9 11–58
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (N) Kornegay 4, Martin 3, (CE) Rowe 4, Matson, Bloor 2. Officials: Innes, DuMond.
Oxford 55, B-G 42
OXFORD – Oxford was fully cognizant of the dangers of playing a team it had beaten twice already this season. The Bobcats hung around the higher-seeded Blackhawks, but were unable to post the Class C playoffs upset.
“We couldn’t take them for granted,” said Oxford coach Tim Davis. “They know what we do well and they defended it better. They also attacked our defense better.”
Oxford led by nine in the first half despite some sloppy play in transition. The Blackhawks (14-7) converted better on the offensive end in the second half to match B-G’s improved play. “We got our running game going and we just made better decisions with the basketball,” Davis said.
Scott Seiler led with 12 points, Alex Champlin had 11, and Ben Burdick scored 10 for Oxford.
Willie McGinnis paced B-G with 14 points and Ken Pixley netted 12.
B-G: Adam Sprague, 1 0-0-2; Ricky Margarum, 0; Craig Laing, 0; Brandon O’Brien 1 3-3-5; Greg Dicks, 0; Tim Feyerabend, 0; Ken Pixley, 5 2-2-12; Willie McGinnis, 7 0-2-14; Chris McGinnis, 4 1-2-9; Toby Shields,0 ; Dylan Whitaker, 0. Totals: 18 6-9-42 .
Oxford: Trevor Nelson, 2 0-0-4; Steve Locke, 3 2-2-9; Scott Seiler, 5 0-0-12; Wes Tynan, 1 0-0-2; Andrew Hubman, 0; Ben Burdick, 4 2-2-10; Kyle Smith, 1 0-0-2; Jeff Champlin, 1 0-0-2; Alex Champlin, 4 0-0-11; Trey Seifert, 1 0-0-2; Hugh Witchella, 0 1-4-1. Totals: 22 5-8-55.
B-G 7 7 15 13–42
Oxf. 14 9 16 16–55
Fouled out: None. Three-point goals: (O) Seiler 2, Locke, Champlin 3. Officials: Ehrie, Haynes.
Afton 62, G-MU 58
AFTON – Afton made up an 11-point halftime deficit in the third quarter, and the Crimson Knights were deadly from the foul line connecting on 20-of-22 attempts in the second half to defeat G-MU Wednesday.
Bryant Winans returned from a second-quarter injury to score 20 of his 22 points after halftime. He also added eight steals. Phil Sanford scored 13 of his 14 points after halftime, while Keith Lockwood posted a double-double netting 10 points and snaring 10 rebounds. “We haven’t played in a week and a half, and it showed,” said Afton coach Dick Winans, whose club was a stellar 30-for-35 from the foul line in the game. “We were penetrating the lane, and they (the officials) were calling everything.”
Drew Hartman scored 18 points and Dan Moreno bagged 10 for G-MU (11-9). “Who would imagine any high school team would shoot that well from the foul line? That is a rare day,” asked G-MU coach Bill Hartman. “Winans had a big second half, and our big issue tonight was foul trouble – that was huge.”
G-MU : Paul Wildfeir 3 0-0-6, Nate Talbot 0, Dan Moreno 4 1-2-10, Drew Hartman 7 0-0-18, Cody Hall 2 4-6-9, Luke Hall 3 1-2-7, Travis Andrews 0, Pat Mosomillo , Luke Acanfora 1 0-1-2, Peter Schmidt 3 0-0-6, K. Wildfier, 0; Nate Dubben 0. Totals: 23 6-11-58 .
Afton: Bryant Winans, 7 7-8-22; Phil Sanford, 2 9-10-14; Ethan Wharton, 0 5-6-5; Matt Davy, 1 2-3-4; Karl Rogler, 0; Jacob Snyder, 1 3-4-5; Conor Tarbell, 1 0-0-2; Keith Lockwood, 3 4-4-10. Totals: 15 30-35-62.
G-MU 22 11 4 21–58
Afton 15 7 16 24–62
Fouled out: (G) P. Wildfeir, Moreno, C. Hall. Three-point goals: (A) Winans, Sanford, (G) Hartman 4, Moreno, C. Hall. Officials: Cullen, Coneri.
Unadilla Valley 54, Edison 40
CHENANGO BRIDGE – A sectional semifinalist two years running, Unadilla Valley bolted from its opposition in the fourth quarter starting with a 10-0 run to ice its 15th win of the season.
Raffi Perry had bookend three balls, while Darin Garcia and Matt Potter added buckets to open a 42-30 lead. “I thought we looked sluggish in the first half, even though we led by seven,” said UV coach Matt Osborne. “We were able to put together a nice run in the fourth quarter to put the game out of reach.”
Perry finished with his second straight 19-point game to lead UV (15-6), who play Groton Saturday in the quarterfinals. Mason Wyman chipped in with 14 points.
Edison: Jon Schiefen, 2 2-2-8; Pat Schiefen, 0 1-2-1; Jon Coats, 5 0-2-10; Zach Renko, 3 2-4-8; Steve Sawyer, 2 0-0-5; Nick Gardner, 0 2-2-2; Kyle Salyga, 3 0-0-6. Totals: 15 7-12-40.
UV: Mason Wyman, 6 1-2-14; Ryan Johnson, 1 1-1-3; Raffi Perry, 7 2-2-19; Juston Parks, 1 0-0-2; Darrin Garcia, 3 0-3-6; Josh Rivenburgh, 1 0-2-2; Matt Potter, 4 0-0-8. Totals: 23 4-10-54.
Edi. 9 10 11 10–40
UVa. 15 11 6 22–54
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (UV) Perry 3, Wyman, (E) J. Schiefen 2, Sawyer. Officials: McPeek, Westfall.
Lansing 45, Greene 42
LANSING – Greene fell short in its upset bid of higher-seeded Lansing in the Section IV Class B playoffs Wednesday.
The Trojans made up an eight-point deficit in the fourth quarter scoring seven straight points to close to within one, and after a Lansing bucket, Trevor Johnson canned a three ball to tie the game at 42-42.
Ryan Shaff hit a jumper to give Lansing the lead, and Sam Burns made 1-of-2 foul shots for the final margin. Greene failed to convert on three offensive possessions in the final minute, the last a three ball by Mike Porter that was off the mark.
"The kids hustled and we were in this game the whole way," said Greene coach Jeff Paske. "Turnovers hurt us. If we limited them, we would have had an even better chance of winning tonight."
Porter scored 16 points to lead the Trojans.
Lansing: Chris Reukauf, 2 0-2-5; Trevor Wolf, 0 0-1-0; Keegan Barressi, 3 2-3-8; Shawn MIx, 0; Andy Reukauf, 0; Sam Burns, 3 1-2-7; Brian Milliman, 1 0-0-2; Ryan Shaff, 9 0-0-18. Totals: 19 6-16-45
Greene: Trevor Johnson, 1 0-0-3; Corey Breck, 0 2-2-2; John Carlin, 2 1-1-5; Mike Porter, 6 0-0-16; Amell, 0; Chris Engler, 1 6-8-8; Dustin Turner, 2 1-3-5; Cameron Daniels, 1 0-0-3. Totals: 13 10-14-42.
Gr 12 3 17 10--42
La 17 6 17 5--45
Fouled out: None. Three-pointers: (G) Porter 4, Johnson, Daniels, (L) C. Reukauf
Corning East 58, Norwich 55
OWEGO – Two outstanding individual plays by Corning East guard Sean Rowe lifted the Vikings to a stunning victory over Norwich in the Section IV Class A playoffs Wednesday in Owego.
Rowe scored six points in about a 10-second span finishing with 24 points. His turnaround three-pointer from well behind the three-point arc – and after rubbing off three screens – tied the game. Rowe was fouled on the play and completed a three-point play putting East up 56-55. On the next possession, Rowe stole the Norwich pass and was fouled setting up two more made free throws.
Robert Martin’s three-point shot for Norwich at the buzzer went off the front of the rim. “To make a shot like Rowe did, going from the right wing to the left win...it just leaves you speechless,” said Norwich coach Mark Abbott. “We battled so hard to get back in the game and take the lead. We felt maybe we had it, and to see that type of shot go up, you feel good about it until it went in.”
Rowe and teammate Jon Cramer had seven points apiece in the first quarter putting their club up 24-13. In about a one-minute span, the Vikings scored 10 straight points to turn an 11-10 game into an 11-point margin. East racked up 38 points by halftime, the most any team scored against Norwich in the first half this season.
“We said at halftime that we cannot give up 38 points in a half and have a chance to win,” Abbott said. “We needed to tighten up defensively, and were able to do that.”
Wade Kornegay hit a trio of three balls in the second half, and Amos Parry had eight in the second half including two free throws with 1:01 left for the 55-52 lead.
Martin led Norwich (11-9) with 15 points, Kornegay added 13, and Parry had 10. Of those nine losses, Norwich was leading or tied in the fourth quarter of eight of them. “I would say eight of those nine losses, the game was on the fence,” Abbott said. “By the same token, we had about a half-dozen games that we won that could have gone either way. We played a lot of close games this year, and you win some and lose some. We never lost due to a lack of effort, and we never, ever quit. That’s what this team will be remembered for: It’s unselfishness and work ethic.”
Norwich: Tim Clark, 0; Shane Thompson, 2 0-0-4; Chris Mattingly, 0 1-2-1; Patrick Coates, 1 0-0-2; Keegan Edwards, 0; Nate Foote, 1 2-2-4; Robert Martin, 6 0-2-15; Vaughn Labor, 0; Tyler Saroka, 0; Wightman, 0; Wade Kornegay, 4 1-2-13; Amos Parry, 4 2-2-10; Craig Berg, 1 0-0-2. Totals: 21 6-10-55.
C. East: Andrew Matson, 1 1-2-4; Eric Garvey, 1 1-2-3; Tyler Mizerak, 1 0-0-2; Carter Bloor, 6 0-0-14; Simon Bailor, 1 0-0-2; Sean Rowe, 8 4-4-24; Jon Cramer, 2 5-7-9. Totals: 20 11-15-58.
NHS 13 15 14 13–55
Ceast 24 14 9 11–58
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (N) Kornegay 4, Martin 3, (CE) Rowe 4, Matson, Bloor 2. Officials: Innes, DuMond.
Oxford 55, B-G 42
OXFORD – Oxford was fully cognizant of the dangers of playing a team it had beaten twice already this season. The Bobcats hung around the higher-seeded Blackhawks, but were unable to post the Class C playoffs upset.
“We couldn’t take them for granted,” said Oxford coach Tim Davis. “They know what we do well and they defended it better. They also attacked our defense better.”
Oxford led by nine in the first half despite some sloppy play in transition. The Blackhawks (14-7) converted better on the offensive end in the second half to match B-G’s improved play. “We got our running game going and we just made better decisions with the basketball,” Davis said.
Scott Seiler led with 12 points, Alex Champlin had 11, and Ben Burdick scored 10 for Oxford.
Willie McGinnis paced B-G with 14 points and Ken Pixley netted 12.
B-G: Adam Sprague, 1 0-0-2; Ricky Margarum, 0; Craig Laing, 0; Brandon O’Brien 1 3-3-5; Greg Dicks, 0; Tim Feyerabend, 0; Ken Pixley, 5 2-2-12; Willie McGinnis, 7 0-2-14; Chris McGinnis, 4 1-2-9; Toby Shields,0 ; Dylan Whitaker, 0. Totals: 18 6-9-42 .
Oxford: Trevor Nelson, 2 0-0-4; Steve Locke, 3 2-2-9; Scott Seiler, 5 0-0-12; Wes Tynan, 1 0-0-2; Andrew Hubman, 0; Ben Burdick, 4 2-2-10; Kyle Smith, 1 0-0-2; Jeff Champlin, 1 0-0-2; Alex Champlin, 4 0-0-11; Trey Seifert, 1 0-0-2; Hugh Witchella, 0 1-4-1. Totals: 22 5-8-55.
B-G 7 7 15 13–42
Oxf. 14 9 16 16–55
Fouled out: None. Three-point goals: (O) Seiler 2, Locke, Champlin 3. Officials: Ehrie, Haynes.
Afton 62, G-MU 58
AFTON – Afton made up an 11-point halftime deficit in the third quarter, and the Crimson Knights were deadly from the foul line connecting on 20-of-22 attempts in the second half to defeat G-MU Wednesday.
Bryant Winans returned from a second-quarter injury to score 20 of his 22 points after halftime. He also added eight steals. Phil Sanford scored 13 of his 14 points after halftime, while Keith Lockwood posted a double-double netting 10 points and snaring 10 rebounds. “We haven’t played in a week and a half, and it showed,” said Afton coach Dick Winans, whose club was a stellar 30-for-35 from the foul line in the game. “We were penetrating the lane, and they (the officials) were calling everything.”
Drew Hartman scored 18 points and Dan Moreno bagged 10 for G-MU (11-9). “Who would imagine any high school team would shoot that well from the foul line? That is a rare day,” asked G-MU coach Bill Hartman. “Winans had a big second half, and our big issue tonight was foul trouble – that was huge.”
G-MU : Paul Wildfeir 3 0-0-6, Nate Talbot 0, Dan Moreno 4 1-2-10, Drew Hartman 7 0-0-18, Cody Hall 2 4-6-9, Luke Hall 3 1-2-7, Travis Andrews 0, Pat Mosomillo , Luke Acanfora 1 0-1-2, Peter Schmidt 3 0-0-6, K. Wildfier, 0; Nate Dubben 0. Totals: 23 6-11-58 .
Afton: Bryant Winans, 7 7-8-22; Phil Sanford, 2 9-10-14; Ethan Wharton, 0 5-6-5; Matt Davy, 1 2-3-4; Karl Rogler, 0; Jacob Snyder, 1 3-4-5; Conor Tarbell, 1 0-0-2; Keith Lockwood, 3 4-4-10. Totals: 15 30-35-62.
G-MU 22 11 4 21–58
Afton 15 7 16 24–62
Fouled out: (G) P. Wildfeir, Moreno, C. Hall. Three-point goals: (A) Winans, Sanford, (G) Hartman 4, Moreno, C. Hall. Officials: Cullen, Coneri.
Unadilla Valley 54, Edison 40
CHENANGO BRIDGE – A sectional semifinalist two years running, Unadilla Valley bolted from its opposition in the fourth quarter starting with a 10-0 run to ice its 15th win of the season.
Raffi Perry had bookend three balls, while Darin Garcia and Matt Potter added buckets to open a 42-30 lead. “I thought we looked sluggish in the first half, even though we led by seven,” said UV coach Matt Osborne. “We were able to put together a nice run in the fourth quarter to put the game out of reach.”
Perry finished with his second straight 19-point game to lead UV (15-6), who play Groton Saturday in the quarterfinals. Mason Wyman chipped in with 14 points.
Edison: Jon Schiefen, 2 2-2-8; Pat Schiefen, 0 1-2-1; Jon Coats, 5 0-2-10; Zach Renko, 3 2-4-8; Steve Sawyer, 2 0-0-5; Nick Gardner, 0 2-2-2; Kyle Salyga, 3 0-0-6. Totals: 15 7-12-40.
UV: Mason Wyman, 6 1-2-14; Ryan Johnson, 1 1-1-3; Raffi Perry, 7 2-2-19; Juston Parks, 1 0-0-2; Darrin Garcia, 3 0-3-6; Josh Rivenburgh, 1 0-2-2; Matt Potter, 4 0-0-8. Totals: 23 4-10-54.
Edi. 9 10 11 10–40
UVa. 15 11 6 22–54
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (UV) Perry 3, Wyman, (E) J. Schiefen 2, Sawyer. Officials: McPeek, Westfall.
Lansing 45, Greene 42
LANSING – Greene fell short in its upset bid of higher-seeded Lansing in the Section IV Class B playoffs Wednesday.
The Trojans made up an eight-point deficit in the fourth quarter scoring seven straight points to close to within one, and after a Lansing bucket, Trevor Johnson canned a three ball to tie the game at 42-42.
Ryan Shaff hit a jumper to give Lansing the lead, and Sam Burns made 1-of-2 foul shots for the final margin. Greene failed to convert on three offensive possessions in the final minute, the last a three ball by Mike Porter that was off the mark.
"The kids hustled and we were in this game the whole way," said Greene coach Jeff Paske. "Turnovers hurt us. If we limited them, we would have had an even better chance of winning tonight."
Porter scored 16 points to lead the Trojans.
Lansing: Chris Reukauf, 2 0-2-5; Trevor Wolf, 0 0-1-0; Keegan Barressi, 3 2-3-8; Shawn MIx, 0; Andy Reukauf, 0; Sam Burns, 3 1-2-7; Brian Milliman, 1 0-0-2; Ryan Shaff, 9 0-0-18. Totals: 19 6-16-45
Greene: Trevor Johnson, 1 0-0-3; Corey Breck, 0 2-2-2; John Carlin, 2 1-1-5; Mike Porter, 6 0-0-16; Amell, 0; Chris Engler, 1 6-8-8; Dustin Turner, 2 1-3-5; Cameron Daniels, 1 0-0-3. Totals: 13 10-14-42.
Gr 12 3 17 10--42
La 17 6 17 5--45
Fouled out: None. Three-pointers: (G) Porter 4, Johnson, Daniels, (L) C. Reukauf
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