Oneonta holds on against Norwich; Oxford dominating
Boys’ Basketball
Oneonta 47, Norwich 41
ONEONTA – Oneonta made defensive stops on Norwich’s final five possessions, and senior Dan O’Brien canned a big three-pointer with under 20 seconds remaining to put a dagger in the Tornado’s victory hopes Friday.
O’Brien had 19 points in the victory and Zach Harlem added 10. The Yellowjackets jumped out a 9-2 lead in the first three minutes of the game getting a pair of three balls from Harlem to establish early command.
Norwich, however, dictated tempo and was never out of reach rallying back to take a 14-13 lead at the first turn.
OHS limited NHS to just 15 points over the middle two quarters, and subsequently took a four-point lead into the last quarter. Leading by seven, a pair of Josh Borfitz three balls drew Norwich to 42-41 with just over 3:16 to play.
Down the stretch, Norwich missed two open shots, two layups, and the front end of a one-and-one foul shot. The only turnover among those last possessions led to O’Brien’s decisive three-pointer. “Our effort and intensity were tremendous, we just could not score down the stretch,” said Norwich coach Mark Abbott.
The Yellowjackets led by five at halftime, and had 10 blocked shots out of their 12 for the game over the first two periods. “With the exception of their blocked shots, it was basically a statistically even game,” Abbott said. “Even though they had just two blocked shots in the second half, instead of taking the ball up strong around the basket, we were kind of looking over our shoulder.”
Corey Dietrich led Norwich with nine points off the bench. Vaughn Labor grabbed nine rebounds and Patrick Coates had eight boards. Norwich shot just under 33 percent from the field; however, it limited the Yellowjackets to just 34 percent shooting.
Norwich: Timmy Clark 2 0-0 4, Chris Mattingly, 0 0-0 0, Jeff Handy 0 0-0 0, Patrick Coates, 1 0-0 3, Corey Dietrich, 4 1-4 9, Nate Foote 1 0-0 3, Josh Borfitz 2 0-0 6, Vaughn Labor 3 1-4 7, David Carson 1 1-1 3, Brian Wightman 0 0-0 0, Justin Ballin 2 0-0 4, Cory Law 0 0-0 0, Craig Berg 1 0-0 2. Totals: 17 3-9-41.
Oneonta: Alex VanDeusen, 2 0-0 6, Zach Harlem, 4 0-2 10, Brendan Harder 1 1-2 3, Dustin Haney 0 0-0 0, Monte Richardson, 1 1-2 3, Dan O'Brien 8 0-0 19, Alex Mirabito 1 4-4 6, Nate Eastman, 0 0-0 0. Totals: 17 6-10-47.
Norwich14 8 7 12 - 41
Oneonta13 14 6 14 -47
Three-point field goals: (N) Coates, Foote, Borfitz 2); (O) VanDeusen 2, Harlem 2, O'Brien 3. JV score: Norwich, 59-41(15-0 overall)
Oxford 72, Afton 37
OXFORD – Oxford left little room for doubt and no hope for Afton racing to a 40-9 halftime lead in a rout of the Crimson Knights Saturday evening.
It was Oxford’s sixth division win by at least 27 points this season, and extended its division lead to two games over Afton with four to play.
Scott Seiler’s 17 points paced the Blackhawks (13-2) and Alex Champlin netted 15. Four other Oxford players had at least seven points.
Bryant Winans scored 26 points for Afton, although most of those came when the outcome was no longer in doubt.
Afton: Bryant Winans, 10 2-3-26; Jacob Snyder, 0 0-2-0; Conor Tarbell, 2 0-0-4; Casey Mohrein, 1 3-6-5; Ethan Wharton, 0; Jacob Metch, 0; Corey Mohrein, 0 0-2-0; Matt McArthur, 1 0-0-2; Travis Jones, 0. Totals: 14 5-13-37.
Oxford: Cory Seiler, 2 2-2-7; Andrew Hubman, 1 0-0-2; Scott Seiler,7 0-0-17 ; Nate Sortino, 1 0-0-3; Tom Gould, 4 0-0-8; Alex Champlin, 7 0-0-15; Jeff Champlin, 4 1-1-9; Robert Amor, 3 1-1-7; Ethan Paul, 0; James Loughren, 1 2-2-4; Hugh Witchella, 0. Totals: 30 6-6-72.
Aft. 3 6 10 18–37
Oxf. 17 23 16 16–72
Three-point goals: (A) B. Winans 4, (O) S. Seiler 3, N. Sortino, C. Seiler, A. Champlin. JV: Afton won.
S-E 62, Sauquoit Valley 61 (OT)
SHERBURNE – The Marauders returned to the .500 mark for the first time in six weeks avenging a nine-point, early-season loss to the Indians with a fifth straight win.
Garrett Porack hit a jumper with 11 seconds left in regulation to force overtime, and Caleb Brown’s three-pointer in overtime broke a 59-59 tie to give S-E (8-8) the edge.
S-E took control of the game with a strong third quarter. Porack had seven straight points at one juncture, and the S-E lead was 44-37 entering the last stanza. “Sauquoit Valley is a veteran team fighting for a chance to win our division, and they came back strong in the last quarter,” said S-E coach Kevin Vibbard. “We’ve been in so many close games, it doesn’t seem to bother us. Most of our games have been close this month, and we’ve won most of them.”
Porack had 18 for S-E, Sean Boise contributed 14, and Brett Nelson added 12 points in the win. S-E plays at Westmoreland Tuesday.
SV: Todd Livingston, 4 2-2-10; Brian Gascall, 4 1-1-10; Nick Hannetty, 6 1-3-13; Cory Gibson, 5 2-2-15; Josh Randall, 3 1-2-9; Jared Montgomery, 0 2-2-2; Schultz 0; Pat Julian, 1 0-0-2. Totals: 23 9-12-61.
S-E: Brett Nelson, 6 0-1-12; Caleb Brown, 4 0-0-9; Ken Knickerbocker, 1 0-0-3; Sean Boise, 6 0-0-14; Bill Craine, 0; Garrett Porack, 8 1-2-18; Phil Price, 0; Dan Leet, 0; Ethan Sconzo, 2 1-2-6. Totals: 27 2-5-62 .
SVa 19 11 7 20 4–61
S-E 16 15 13 13 5–62
Fouled out: (SV) Gibson. Three-point goals: JV: SV won 56-44. Officials: Carey, Miller.
Unadilla Valley 50, Delhi 30
DELHI – Unadilla Valley defeated Delhi for the second time this season in yielding its second lowest defensive output of the season.
The Bulldogs had just 11 points by halftime, and never made a serious run in the second half.
Mason Wyman scored 15 for the Storm (10-5) and Raffi Perri added 11. Jay Lloyd tacked on nine points off the bench.
UV: Paul Smith, 3 0-0-6; Mason Wyman, 5 4-6-15; Raffi Perry, 4 2-4-11; Josh Wright, 0; Jay Lloyd, 4 1-4-9; Darin Garcia, 1 5-6-7; Matt Harrington, 1 0-0-2; Jake Curtis, 0; Jimmy Jachim, 0; Josh Thomsen, 0; William Sanders, 0. Totals: 18 12-20-50.
Delhi: Troy Tucker, 1 0-1-3; Sean O’Connell, 1 0-0-2; Ryan Taylor, 0; Trent Kathmann, 4 0-0-10; Luke Byrnes, 4 4-8-12; Jacob Cipperly, 0 1-2-1; Michael Morales, 1 0-0-2; Cesar Nunez, 0. Totals: 11 5-11-30.
UV 12 14 9 15–50
De. 7 4 11 8–30
Three-pointers: (UV) Wyman, Perry, (D) Kathmann 2, Tucker.
G-MU 55, Edmeston 47
COPES CORNERS – G-MU stopped a five-game losing streak getting a career-high 33 points from junior Chris Lanza Friday night.
Lanza, who had just three double figures scoring games this season – with a high of 18 points in early December – had seven three balls and 10 of his markers in the last quarter when Edmeston was making a run. “Edmeston ran a box-and-one on Cody (Hall), and Chris got great looks,” said G-MU coach Bill Hartman. “They challenged (Chris) to shoot, and undoubtably, he is the best shooter we have. Cody was patient, and other kids stepped up.”
The Raiders went 14-for-15 from the foul line, and the 55 points is the highest scoring night of the season for G-MU (4-11).
The Raiders host Laurens tonight.
Edmeston: Giordano, 0; Davoulis, 1 0-0-2; Baulch, 3 0-1-6; Anthony Wolcott, 6 2-3-15; Williams, 6 2-7-15; B. Vibbard, 0; Alex Stevens, 4 1-2-9. Totals: 20 5-13-47.
G-MU: Tyler Wildfeir, 6 0-0-12; Cody Hall, 0 6-6-6; Chris Lanza, 10 6-7-33; Tim Sloan, 0 2-2-2; Caleb Barnes, 1 0-0-2; Luke Acanfora, 0; Vic Foster, 0. Totals: 17 14-15-55.
Edm. 14 7 17 9–47
G-MU 11 17 13 14–55
Three-point goals: (E) Williams, Wolcott. (G) Lanza 7.
B-G 46, Harpursville 43
BAINBRIDGE – Despite finishing the last 24 seconds with just four players on the floor, the Bobcats held on to beat Harpursville Saturday for their fourth win.
Only seven B-G players suited, and the third foul out of the game for the host club left the team one player short.
Tim Feyerabend had 15 points and Travis Dickey added 10 in the victory.
Harpursville: John McLaughlin, 0 2-4-2; Kyle Fuller, 2 1-4-5; JP Anderson, 0; Ryan Dalpiaz, 0 3-8-3; Jeff Austin, 0; Steven Windsor, 0; Chad Baxter, 5 3-6-15; Ben Andrews, 0 1-4-1; Eric Windsor, 0; Andrew Mark, 3 2-6-8; Tyler Boudreau, 2 5-9-9. Totals: 12 17-41-43.
B-G: Steve Patten, 0, Greg Dicks, 1 2-2-4, Ben Roosa, 1 0-0-2; Travis Dickey, 5 0-2-10, Tim Feyerabend, 5 4-11-14, Ricky Marjorum, 2 3-4-8, Justin Pepper, 4 0-1-8. Totals: 18 9-20-46.
B-G 15 11 6 14–46
Harp. 6 13 9 15–43
Three-point goals: (H) Baxter 2, (B) Marjorum. JV: Harpursville won
Sidney 48, Greene 47
SIDNEY – The Warriors, who dropped a narrow final at Greene earlier this season, rallied in the fourth quarter to edge the Trojans Saturday.
Kody Westcott scored 19 points and Quinn Dorsey had 13 in the victory.
Ben Adams topped Greene with 14 points and Chris Engler tacked on 11.
Greene: Mark Day, 0; Alec Grabowski, 0; Josh Fischer, 3 1-1-7; Dan Carlin, 3 1-2-7; Scott Gorton, 0; Chris Engler, 2 7-7-11; Ben Adams, 6 1-2-14; Booker Davis, 0; Dustin Turner, 4 0-0-8. Totals: 18 10-12-47.
Sidney: Anthony Mister, 1 0-0-3; Michael Butcher, 0 2-4-2; Tyler Kane, 1 0-0-3; Aubrey Wood, 0; Dillon Umbra, 3 1-4-8; Kody Westcott, 7 4-6-19; Josh Douglas, 0; Quinn Dorsey, 6 1-2-13. Totals: 18 8-16-48.
Gre. 13 10 15 9–47
Sidn. 16 6 11 15–48
Three-pointers: (S) Westcott, Umbra, Kane, Mister, (G) Adams.
Oneonta 47, Norwich 41
ONEONTA – Oneonta made defensive stops on Norwich’s final five possessions, and senior Dan O’Brien canned a big three-pointer with under 20 seconds remaining to put a dagger in the Tornado’s victory hopes Friday.
O’Brien had 19 points in the victory and Zach Harlem added 10. The Yellowjackets jumped out a 9-2 lead in the first three minutes of the game getting a pair of three balls from Harlem to establish early command.
Norwich, however, dictated tempo and was never out of reach rallying back to take a 14-13 lead at the first turn.
OHS limited NHS to just 15 points over the middle two quarters, and subsequently took a four-point lead into the last quarter. Leading by seven, a pair of Josh Borfitz three balls drew Norwich to 42-41 with just over 3:16 to play.
Down the stretch, Norwich missed two open shots, two layups, and the front end of a one-and-one foul shot. The only turnover among those last possessions led to O’Brien’s decisive three-pointer. “Our effort and intensity were tremendous, we just could not score down the stretch,” said Norwich coach Mark Abbott.
The Yellowjackets led by five at halftime, and had 10 blocked shots out of their 12 for the game over the first two periods. “With the exception of their blocked shots, it was basically a statistically even game,” Abbott said. “Even though they had just two blocked shots in the second half, instead of taking the ball up strong around the basket, we were kind of looking over our shoulder.”
Corey Dietrich led Norwich with nine points off the bench. Vaughn Labor grabbed nine rebounds and Patrick Coates had eight boards. Norwich shot just under 33 percent from the field; however, it limited the Yellowjackets to just 34 percent shooting.
Norwich: Timmy Clark 2 0-0 4, Chris Mattingly, 0 0-0 0, Jeff Handy 0 0-0 0, Patrick Coates, 1 0-0 3, Corey Dietrich, 4 1-4 9, Nate Foote 1 0-0 3, Josh Borfitz 2 0-0 6, Vaughn Labor 3 1-4 7, David Carson 1 1-1 3, Brian Wightman 0 0-0 0, Justin Ballin 2 0-0 4, Cory Law 0 0-0 0, Craig Berg 1 0-0 2. Totals: 17 3-9-41.
Oneonta: Alex VanDeusen, 2 0-0 6, Zach Harlem, 4 0-2 10, Brendan Harder 1 1-2 3, Dustin Haney 0 0-0 0, Monte Richardson, 1 1-2 3, Dan O'Brien 8 0-0 19, Alex Mirabito 1 4-4 6, Nate Eastman, 0 0-0 0. Totals: 17 6-10-47.
Norwich14 8 7 12 - 41
Oneonta13 14 6 14 -47
Three-point field goals: (N) Coates, Foote, Borfitz 2); (O) VanDeusen 2, Harlem 2, O'Brien 3. JV score: Norwich, 59-41(15-0 overall)
Oxford 72, Afton 37
OXFORD – Oxford left little room for doubt and no hope for Afton racing to a 40-9 halftime lead in a rout of the Crimson Knights Saturday evening.
It was Oxford’s sixth division win by at least 27 points this season, and extended its division lead to two games over Afton with four to play.
Scott Seiler’s 17 points paced the Blackhawks (13-2) and Alex Champlin netted 15. Four other Oxford players had at least seven points.
Bryant Winans scored 26 points for Afton, although most of those came when the outcome was no longer in doubt.
Afton: Bryant Winans, 10 2-3-26; Jacob Snyder, 0 0-2-0; Conor Tarbell, 2 0-0-4; Casey Mohrein, 1 3-6-5; Ethan Wharton, 0; Jacob Metch, 0; Corey Mohrein, 0 0-2-0; Matt McArthur, 1 0-0-2; Travis Jones, 0. Totals: 14 5-13-37.
Oxford: Cory Seiler, 2 2-2-7; Andrew Hubman, 1 0-0-2; Scott Seiler,7 0-0-17 ; Nate Sortino, 1 0-0-3; Tom Gould, 4 0-0-8; Alex Champlin, 7 0-0-15; Jeff Champlin, 4 1-1-9; Robert Amor, 3 1-1-7; Ethan Paul, 0; James Loughren, 1 2-2-4; Hugh Witchella, 0. Totals: 30 6-6-72.
Aft. 3 6 10 18–37
Oxf. 17 23 16 16–72
Three-point goals: (A) B. Winans 4, (O) S. Seiler 3, N. Sortino, C. Seiler, A. Champlin. JV: Afton won.
S-E 62, Sauquoit Valley 61 (OT)
SHERBURNE – The Marauders returned to the .500 mark for the first time in six weeks avenging a nine-point, early-season loss to the Indians with a fifth straight win.
Garrett Porack hit a jumper with 11 seconds left in regulation to force overtime, and Caleb Brown’s three-pointer in overtime broke a 59-59 tie to give S-E (8-8) the edge.
S-E took control of the game with a strong third quarter. Porack had seven straight points at one juncture, and the S-E lead was 44-37 entering the last stanza. “Sauquoit Valley is a veteran team fighting for a chance to win our division, and they came back strong in the last quarter,” said S-E coach Kevin Vibbard. “We’ve been in so many close games, it doesn’t seem to bother us. Most of our games have been close this month, and we’ve won most of them.”
Porack had 18 for S-E, Sean Boise contributed 14, and Brett Nelson added 12 points in the win. S-E plays at Westmoreland Tuesday.
SV: Todd Livingston, 4 2-2-10; Brian Gascall, 4 1-1-10; Nick Hannetty, 6 1-3-13; Cory Gibson, 5 2-2-15; Josh Randall, 3 1-2-9; Jared Montgomery, 0 2-2-2; Schultz 0; Pat Julian, 1 0-0-2. Totals: 23 9-12-61.
S-E: Brett Nelson, 6 0-1-12; Caleb Brown, 4 0-0-9; Ken Knickerbocker, 1 0-0-3; Sean Boise, 6 0-0-14; Bill Craine, 0; Garrett Porack, 8 1-2-18; Phil Price, 0; Dan Leet, 0; Ethan Sconzo, 2 1-2-6. Totals: 27 2-5-62 .
SVa 19 11 7 20 4–61
S-E 16 15 13 13 5–62
Fouled out: (SV) Gibson. Three-point goals: JV: SV won 56-44. Officials: Carey, Miller.
Unadilla Valley 50, Delhi 30
DELHI – Unadilla Valley defeated Delhi for the second time this season in yielding its second lowest defensive output of the season.
The Bulldogs had just 11 points by halftime, and never made a serious run in the second half.
Mason Wyman scored 15 for the Storm (10-5) and Raffi Perri added 11. Jay Lloyd tacked on nine points off the bench.
UV: Paul Smith, 3 0-0-6; Mason Wyman, 5 4-6-15; Raffi Perry, 4 2-4-11; Josh Wright, 0; Jay Lloyd, 4 1-4-9; Darin Garcia, 1 5-6-7; Matt Harrington, 1 0-0-2; Jake Curtis, 0; Jimmy Jachim, 0; Josh Thomsen, 0; William Sanders, 0. Totals: 18 12-20-50.
Delhi: Troy Tucker, 1 0-1-3; Sean O’Connell, 1 0-0-2; Ryan Taylor, 0; Trent Kathmann, 4 0-0-10; Luke Byrnes, 4 4-8-12; Jacob Cipperly, 0 1-2-1; Michael Morales, 1 0-0-2; Cesar Nunez, 0. Totals: 11 5-11-30.
UV 12 14 9 15–50
De. 7 4 11 8–30
Three-pointers: (UV) Wyman, Perry, (D) Kathmann 2, Tucker.
G-MU 55, Edmeston 47
COPES CORNERS – G-MU stopped a five-game losing streak getting a career-high 33 points from junior Chris Lanza Friday night.
Lanza, who had just three double figures scoring games this season – with a high of 18 points in early December – had seven three balls and 10 of his markers in the last quarter when Edmeston was making a run. “Edmeston ran a box-and-one on Cody (Hall), and Chris got great looks,” said G-MU coach Bill Hartman. “They challenged (Chris) to shoot, and undoubtably, he is the best shooter we have. Cody was patient, and other kids stepped up.”
The Raiders went 14-for-15 from the foul line, and the 55 points is the highest scoring night of the season for G-MU (4-11).
The Raiders host Laurens tonight.
Edmeston: Giordano, 0; Davoulis, 1 0-0-2; Baulch, 3 0-1-6; Anthony Wolcott, 6 2-3-15; Williams, 6 2-7-15; B. Vibbard, 0; Alex Stevens, 4 1-2-9. Totals: 20 5-13-47.
G-MU: Tyler Wildfeir, 6 0-0-12; Cody Hall, 0 6-6-6; Chris Lanza, 10 6-7-33; Tim Sloan, 0 2-2-2; Caleb Barnes, 1 0-0-2; Luke Acanfora, 0; Vic Foster, 0. Totals: 17 14-15-55.
Edm. 14 7 17 9–47
G-MU 11 17 13 14–55
Three-point goals: (E) Williams, Wolcott. (G) Lanza 7.
B-G 46, Harpursville 43
BAINBRIDGE – Despite finishing the last 24 seconds with just four players on the floor, the Bobcats held on to beat Harpursville Saturday for their fourth win.
Only seven B-G players suited, and the third foul out of the game for the host club left the team one player short.
Tim Feyerabend had 15 points and Travis Dickey added 10 in the victory.
Harpursville: John McLaughlin, 0 2-4-2; Kyle Fuller, 2 1-4-5; JP Anderson, 0; Ryan Dalpiaz, 0 3-8-3; Jeff Austin, 0; Steven Windsor, 0; Chad Baxter, 5 3-6-15; Ben Andrews, 0 1-4-1; Eric Windsor, 0; Andrew Mark, 3 2-6-8; Tyler Boudreau, 2 5-9-9. Totals: 12 17-41-43.
B-G: Steve Patten, 0, Greg Dicks, 1 2-2-4, Ben Roosa, 1 0-0-2; Travis Dickey, 5 0-2-10, Tim Feyerabend, 5 4-11-14, Ricky Marjorum, 2 3-4-8, Justin Pepper, 4 0-1-8. Totals: 18 9-20-46.
B-G 15 11 6 14–46
Harp. 6 13 9 15–43
Three-point goals: (H) Baxter 2, (B) Marjorum. JV: Harpursville won
Sidney 48, Greene 47
SIDNEY – The Warriors, who dropped a narrow final at Greene earlier this season, rallied in the fourth quarter to edge the Trojans Saturday.
Kody Westcott scored 19 points and Quinn Dorsey had 13 in the victory.
Ben Adams topped Greene with 14 points and Chris Engler tacked on 11.
Greene: Mark Day, 0; Alec Grabowski, 0; Josh Fischer, 3 1-1-7; Dan Carlin, 3 1-2-7; Scott Gorton, 0; Chris Engler, 2 7-7-11; Ben Adams, 6 1-2-14; Booker Davis, 0; Dustin Turner, 4 0-0-8. Totals: 18 10-12-47.
Sidney: Anthony Mister, 1 0-0-3; Michael Butcher, 0 2-4-2; Tyler Kane, 1 0-0-3; Aubrey Wood, 0; Dillon Umbra, 3 1-4-8; Kody Westcott, 7 4-6-19; Josh Douglas, 0; Quinn Dorsey, 6 1-2-13. Totals: 18 8-16-48.
Gre. 13 10 15 9–47
Sidn. 16 6 11 15–48
Three-pointers: (S) Westcott, Umbra, Kane, Mister, (G) Adams.
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