Oneonta 46, Norwich 37
NORWICH – Norwich’s margin for error was slim, and Oneonta punished the Tornado for failing to capitalize on a golden opportunity.
After the Purple missed a layup that would have cut the Oneonta’s lead to three, the ‘Jackets strung 11 straight points together over the next four possessions to put the game on ice.
Brendan Harder led Oneonta with 14 points and numerous blocked shots, while third-year senior starter Dan O’Brien added 12 points.
Harder converted a three-point play immediately after the Tornado’s missed layup, and Alex VanDeusen hit back-to-back three balls – his only points of the game – to help extend a once 35-30 game into a 14-point comfortable margin with 2 1/2 minutes to play. “I thought we played a good game against a really good team,” said Norwich coach Mark Abbott. “Our effort was good, we just need to be more efficient offensively and do a better job putting points on the board. Our physical effort was fantastic, but every time we had a miscue, it came back to bite us. VanDeusen’s threes were killers.”
Norwich trailed from late in the first quarter throughout the rest of the game, and found themselves in a seven-point hole late in the third quarter – Oneonta’s largest lead outside of the final five minutes.
Norwich’s inside duo of Vaughn Labor and Craig Berg led the Purple with eight points apiece – the second straight contest in which a Tornado player did not reach double figures scoring. “The breaks aren’t going our way right now, we just need to work a little harder to get them to go our way,” Abbott added.
Norwich plays at Maine-Endwell Saturday at 2:30 p.m.
Oneonta: Alex VanDeusen, 2 0-0-6, Ben Ehrets, 0, Zach Harlem, 2 0-0-4, Brendan Harder, 5 4-5-14, Dustin Haney, 0, Mnte Richardson, 1 0-0-2, Dan O'Brien, 4 4-5-12, Alex Mirabito, 3 1-1-7, Nate Eastman, 0 1-2-1; Tony Burns, 0. Totals: 17 10-13-46.
Norwich: Tim Clark, 0; Chris Mattingly, 0; Jeff Handy, 0; Patrick Coates, 0 4-4-4; Corey Dietrich, 1 0-0-3; Nate Foote, 3 0-0-7; Josh Borfitz, 0; Vaughn Labor, 3 2-4-8; Tyler Saroka, 1 1-2-3; David Carson, 1 0-0-2; Brian Wightman, 0; Justin Ballin, 1 0-0-2; Cory Law, 0; Craig Berg, 4 0-0-8. Totals: 14 7-10-37 .
OHS 8 12 12 14–46
NHS 6 9 12 10–37
Fouled out: none. Three-pointers: (N) Foote, Dietrich, (O) VanDeusen 2, JV: Norwich won 54-23. Officials: Vinsevich, Fletcher.

Sidney 53, B-G 36
BAINBRIDGE – Sidney scored the last 11 points of the third quarter, and went on to defeat winless B-G (0-5) Tuesday.
Kody Westcott hit a three ball – his only basket of the game – to break a 28-28 tie and set off the third-quarter run. “We played pretty well up until the last four minutes of the third quarter,” said B-G coach Ben Nelson. “We missed some shots, and maybe got a little discouraged, but I am proud of our effort tonight.”
Quinn Dorsey hurt the Bobcats on the offensive glass and finished with a career-high 18 points.
Chris McGinnis scored 12 for B-G.
Sidney: JJ Mendes, 0; Anthony Mister, 3 2-2-8; Michael Butcher, 4 2-3-10; Tyler Kane, 1 0-0-2; Aubrey Wood, 1 0-1-2; Dylan Umbra, 3 0-0-6; Kody Westcott, 1 0-0-3; Parker Curley, 2 0-0-4; Josh Douglas, 0; Quinn Dorsey, 8 1-1-18; Tyler Mason, 0. Totals: 23 5-7-53.
B-G: Steve Patten, 0, Greg Dicks, 3 1-2-7, Ben Roosa, 0 1-2-1; Travis Dickey, 2 1-2-6, Tim Feyerabend, 1 1-2-3, Dylan Whitaker, 0 1-2-1; Ricky Marjorum, 0, Chris McGinnis, 3 6-8-12, Justin Pepper, 3 0-0-6. Totals: 12 11-18-36 .
Sidn. 15 6 18 14–53
B-G 4 17 7 8–36
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (B) dickey, (S) Dorsey, Westcott. JV: Sidney won 56-15. Officials: Bennett, O’Connor.

Oxford 49, Unatego 45
OTEGO – Oxford extended its perfect record to 3-0, but it didn’t come without a struggle, Wednesday at Unatego.
Jeff Champlin scored a layup off an inbounds pass with under 15 seconds to play to seal the victory. “They have some pretty athletic kids, and they played us tough tonight,” said Oxford coach Tim Davis.
Scott Seiler had eight in the first quarter for Oxford and finished with a team-high 16. Sophomore Cory Seiler added eight, and he filled in for injured starter John Witchella, who left the game in the first half after suffering an injury.
Oxford: Cory Seiler, 4 0-0-8; Andrew Hubman, 1 0-0-2; Scott Seiler, 7 0-0-16; John Witchella, 0; Tom Gould, 1 0-0-2; Alex Champlin, 2 0-0-5; Jeff Champlin, 3 1-2-7; Robert Amor, 2 0-1-4; Hugh Witchella, 2 1-6-5. Totals: 22 2-9-49.
Unatego: Erik Barber, 0, Kyle Falkenmeyer, 7 0-0-16, Jeff Fazio, 2 0-2-4, Will May, 2 0-0-5, Alex Hendrickson, 3 0-0-7, Chet Davis, 1 0-0-2, Kyle Ray, 4 1-1-9, Mike Simonds, 1 0-0-2 . Totals: 20 1-3-45.
Oxf. 11 18 10 10–49
Unat. 10 14 14 7–45
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (O) s. Seiler 2, A. Champlin. (U) Falkenmayer 2, May, Hendrickson. JV: Unatego won. Officials: Miller, Coleman.

Unadilla Valley 64, Harpursville 32
NEW BERLIN – Unadilla Valley’s early defensive pressure was too much for Harpursville as the Storm routed the Hornets Wednesdsay.
Raffi Perry got UV off to a quick start scoring eight points on his way to a team-high 18. Five other Storm players had at least six points, and the majority of the lineup played at least half of the game. “Some of the reserves did a good job running our offense and hitting open shots,” said UV coach Matt Osborne.
Darin Garcia led UV (2-1) with eight rebounds.
Harpursville: John McLaughlin, 1 0-0-2; Kyle Fuller, 2 0-0-4; JP Anderson, 0; Ryan Dalpiaz, 2 1-2-6; Jeff Austin, 0 1-2-1; Steven Windsor, 0; Chad Baxter, 4 1-2-12; Ben Andrews, 1 0-0-2; Eric Windsor, 0 0-2-0; Andrew Mark, 2 1-5-5. Totals: 12 3-16-32.
UV: Paul Smith, 4 0-1-8; Mason Wyman, 3 0-0-7; Raffi Perry, 6 5-6-18; Josh Wright, 2 0-0-5; Jay Lloyd, 0; Darin Garcia, 3 0-0-7; Matt Harrington, 3 1-3-7 ; Jake Curtis, 0; Jimmy Jachim, 2 0-0-4; Josh Thomsen, 2 2-3-6; William Sanders, 1 0-0-2. Totals: 26 8-14-64.
Harp. 3 7 9 13–32
UVall. 17 10 27 12–64
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (UV) Perry, Wyman, Wright, Garcia. (H) Baxter 3, Dalpiaz. JV: UV won. Officials: Innes, Cleminhaga.

Greene 67, Hancock 48
GREENE – Greene extended its winning streak to three games breaking away from the Wildcats with a strong third quarter.
The Trojans scored the first eight points of the third stanza and had eight in the quarter from junior Dustin Turner. Chris Engler and Scott Gorton nailed five points apiece to extend a seven-piont halftime lead to 19. “They played well in the first half hitting some shots after penetrating and kicking the ball out,” said Greene coach Jeff Paske. “We weren’t doing a good job helping and recovering, but were much better in the second half.”
Gorton was 6-for-11 on three balls and led with 20 points. Engler scored 14, Turner had 10 to go with four blocks, Dan Carlin dished out a team-best six assists, and Josh Fischer pulled down seven rebounds.
Greene (3-1) hosts Afton Tuesday.
Hancock: Myles Martin, 0; John Marino, 5 0-1-12; Logan Emerich, 2 0-0-6; Ben Reynolds, 0; Travis Drake, 6 0-0-14; Saad Majeed, 2 0-0-5; Zachary Miller, 0; Tom Malinski, 0; Bryant Sherburne, 0; Kyle Houschultz, 4 0-2-8; Kent Jennings, 0 3-4-3. Totals: 19 3-7-48.
Greene: Mark Day, 2 0-0-4; Alec Grabowski, 2 0-0-4; Josh Fischer, 3 1-1-8; Dan Carlin, 2 0-0-4; Scott Gorton, 7 0-0-20; Chris Engler, 6 2-7-14; Ben Adams, 1 1-2-3; Booker Davis, 0; Dustin Turner, 5 0-0-10. Totals: 28 4-10-67.
Hanc. 12 12 12 12–48
Gre. 15 16 24 12–67
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (G) Gorton 6, Fischer, (H) Emerich 2, Marino 2, Drake 2, Majeed. JV: Greene won 50-41. Officials: Linehan, Szelkowski.

Girls’ Basketball

Oneonta 47, Norwich 23
ONEONTA – Oneonta’s stingy defense held the Purple Tornado to 20 percent shooting in the Southern Tier Athletic Conference opener for Norwich Wednesday.
Meredith Ridgeway had 14 points and Madie Harlem scored 13 for Oneonta, who got off to a 12-0 start in the third quarter. “They have a pretty aggressive zone, which they extend on the shooters,” said Norwich coach Krista Porter. “It bothered our shooters and made them rush their shots.”
Harlem scored five in a 15-6 third quarter hitting one of her three three-pointers, and Ridgeway added a pair of baskets to open a 35-18 lead. “Oneonta does a good job handling pressure and their players let the game come to them,” Porter added.
Norwich plays Oxford Friday at 8:30 p.m. in the first round of the Norwich Pennysaver Tournament.
NHS: Tatiani Ithier, 2 0-0-4; M. Testani, 1 0-0-3; K. Collier, 0; C. Griffin, 0; Emily Tackabury, 2 1-2-5; B. Cox, 2 0-0-4; Chelsea Leibundgut, 0 2-2-2; Claire Sheldon, 0 0-2-0; Brooke Abbott, 0; Bianca Cox, 0; Adrienne Sharp, 2 1-2-5. Totals: 9 4-8-23
Oneonta: Andrea Aikens, 0, Bridgette Aikens, 0 0-1-0, Madie Harlem, 5 0-0-13, Rachel Sason, 1 2-4-4, Lesley Harlem, 1 0-0-2, Lauren Mahon, 0 3-4-3, Erin Wolstenholme, 1 0-0-3, Sienna Wisse, 2 0-0-4, Meredith Ridgway, 6 2-2-14, Michelle Seeger, 0 0-2-0, Kayla Fisher-Poling, 2 0-0-4. Totals: 18 7-13-47.
NHS 7 5 6 5–23
OHS 11 9 15 12–47
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: JV: Norwich won 44-42. Officials: Chilion, Sanford.

Edmeston 36, G-MU 22
COPES CORNERS – Edmeston contained the G-MU offense for three quarters to win a Tri-Valley League contest that was rescheduled from Tuesday’s postponement.
The Panthers’ Jackie Davis hit for 14 points, and Edmeston was 7-for-11 from the foul line in the fourth quarter to maintain the lead. “They played some good defense and mixed things up,” said G-MU coach Jim Johnson. “The second half we got a little sloppy, and they used their athleticism on us.”
Ashley Osborne scored eight points to top G-MU (2-3), who play at Morris Friday.
Edmeston: Ashley Mumbulo 0, Emily Slentz 2 2-3-6, Audry Belden 0, Stefanie Cornell , Samantha Martin 0 2-4-2, Juli Vibbard 0, Brittany Martin 0 0-2-0, Susanna Johnson 4 0-0-8, Emily Bliss , Suellyn Tophoven 0 0-2-0, Jackie Davis 4 6-12-14, Lauren Olsen 1 0-0-2. Totals: 13 10-23-36.
G-MU: Sam Moreno, 0; Cass Calamia, 3 2-2-8; Chelsea DeForest,0 ; Ashley Osborne, 2 3-8-8; Katie Jo Gardepe, 0; Tanya Barnes, 2 0-0-4; Kayla Armstrong, 1 0-0-2; Sierra French, 0 0-1-0; Marissa Finch, 0. Totals: 8 5-11-22 .
Edm. 13 2 10 11–36
G-MU 7 2 4 9–22
Fouled out: (G) Armstrong, team fouls: (G) 18, (E) 13; Three-pointers: (G) Osborne, JV: G-MU won 22-15. Officials: Culligan, Green.

Afton 47, Walton 34
WALTON – A two-week layoff affected Afton early, but the Crimson Knights were jelling nicely by game’s end in a victory at Walton.
Afton put 32 points on the board in the second half and won going away thanks to a dominant fourth. “We moved the ball better and shot it better in the second half,” said Afton coach John Simonds. “We also had a few more transition baskets that we weren’t able to convert early on.”
Melissa Oswald scored 12 of her 14 points in the second half, and sophomore guard Jessica Winans bucketed 10 of her 14 over the final two periods.
Afton (3-0) hosts Unatego Friday.
Afton: Stephanie Parsons, 1 3-6-6; Jessica Winans, 6 0-0-14; Abby Martin, 0 1-2-1; Heather Simonds 1 1-2-3; Ashley Winans 1 2-4-4; Hannah Westfall 2 1-3-5; Cheyenne Greenier, 0; Melissa Oswald, 7 0-0-14. Totals: 18 8-17-47.
Walton: Carlee Hoyt 5 2-5-12, Holley Reynolds 3 0-0-9, Krista Jennings, 2 0-5-4; Sarah Kuebler, 1 1-1-3 Devon Kaminsky 0 2-2-2, Illa Klopping 1 0-0-2; Shelby Jennings, 1 0-0-2; Morgan Benson 0, Amy Conkling 0. Totals: 13 5-13-34.
Afton 5 10 17 15–47
Walt 8 4 18 4–34
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (A) J. Winans 2, Parsons, (W) Reynolds 3. JV: Walton won 35-20. Officials: Weaver, Jester.

Harpursville 60, Unadilla Valley 45
NEW BERLIN – Harpursville built a 15-point halftime lead on its way to a win at Unadilla Valley Wednesday. Hannah Kimmel led the Hornets with 18 points.
Game statistics were not available at press time.

Volleyball

Westmoreland 3, S-E 1
SHERBURNE – Sherburne-Earlville dropped to 0-2 losing to Westmoreland Wednesday, 26-24, 24-26, 25-15, 25-18.
Jenna Dangler had 13 aces and Stephanie Senecal seven kills for the winning Bulldogs.
Shana Ralston had eight kills and five aces for the Marauders.
Statistical Leaders:
S-E: Caitlin Korver, 4 aces, 5 digs; Bree Neisinger, 2 aces, 2 kills, 2 digs; Shana Ralston, 5 aces, 8 kills; Nicole Butler, 4 assists.
Westmoreland: Stephanie Senecal, 8 aces, 7 kills, 3 assists, 2 blocks; Courtney Hibbard, 9 aces, 3 kills, 7 digs; Jenna Dangler, 13 aces; 2 digs.

Unatego 3, Oxford 1
OXFORD – Katie Falk finished with 10 kills and six aces leading Unatego to a 19-25, 25-11, 25-16, 25-15 victory Wednesday.
Marlena Frank had four aces, Erica LaTourette two aces, and Sierra Ruff two kills for the Blackhawks.
Oxford is at Delhi Friday.

Wrestling

Holland Patent 40, S-E 28
HOLLAND PATENT – Sherburne-Earlville suffered losses by pinfall over the last four matches in a road defeat to Holland Patent Wednesday.
The Marauders won six of the first nine matches and led by 12 heading into the final four matches. “Holland Patent has always had dominant lightweights, so to win six matches was a plus,” said S-E assistant coach Brian Hicks. “Our inexperience in the upper weights cost us; it’s just growing pains.”
Wheeler Brunschmid maintained a pristine record winning at 171, 10-8 over Matt Rees. Alex Sheddon (103), Greg DuVall (112), and Derek Murray (130) had pins for the Marauders.
Results
171: Wheeler Brunschmid (S) d. Matt Rees, 10-8; 189: Dan Frusella (H) pinned Brandon Crosby, :42; 215: Josh Campbell (H) d. Braden Thornton, 13-4. 103: Alex Sheddon (S) pinned Adam Stevens, 1:07; 112: Greg DuVall (S) pinned Ryan Kessler, 2:48. 119: Brian Stevens (H) pinned Steve Youngs, :24. 125: Daniel Hicks (S) dec. Dalton Devine, 14-2. 130: Derek Murray (S) pinned Ryan Erb, 4:31. 135: Dan Cleveland (S) dec. Rob Kessler, 7-2. 140: Rob Noonan (H) pinned Seamus Kehoe, 4:51. 145: Steve Falk (H) pinned Joe Knapp, 1:30, 152: Chris Berger (H) pinned Seth Mullenax, 1:03. 160: Tyler Mann (H) pinned Carl Cook, 5:20. EXH: 275: Chris Pike (S) pinned Chris Garrett. JV: HP won, 46-12.