Boys’ Basketball

Mt. Markham 72, Sherburne-Earlville 63 (2 OT)
SHERBURNE – Sherburne-Earlville’s upset bid of unbeaten Mt. Markham came up short in double overtime Tuesday night.
Josh Pugh, the Center State Conference’s most valuable player last season, stuck a three-pointer between two S-E defenders with 1.5 seconds left in regulation to force the initial overtime at 54-54.
“(Pugh) had 29 points when we played them last Saturday, so we knew we had to contain him,” said S-E coach Kevin Vibbard. “He’s a great player, and for the most part we did contain him. He hit a big three, and that’s what good players do.”
The Marauders rode the hot shooting of Sean Boise and Caleb Brown to lead 27-24 at halftime. Boise had 15 at the break and Brown 10.
The Marauders seemed to take command late in the fourth quarter when senior Brett Nelson scored six straight points for his team to make it 53-49. The Marauders made just 3-of-7 free throws in the fourth quarter to keep Mt. Markham in the game.
Brown scored a season-high 21 points to lead S-E (4-9), Boise added 18, and Cody Schraft 11. “We shot much better than we did the other night against them, and our kids should be proud of the way they played,” Vibbard said. “We had them, we just needed to make one more play.”
The Marauders visit Waterville Thursday.
MM: Josh Pugh, 6 3-6-17; Matt Casale, 7 2-2-21; Blair Bellamy, 2 4-4-8 ; Ricky Spicer, 4 0-0-8; Brad Neiderlander, 3 1-2-7; Tyler Curtin, 2 0-0-4;Tyler Mattox, 3 1-2-7; Totals: 27 11-16-72.
S-E: Brett Nelson, 3 2-7-8; Caleb Brown, 9 2-22-21; Ethan Johnson, 0; Branden McDaniel, 1 1-4-3; Sean Boise, 7 1-2-18; Phil Price, 0; Ryan Collins, 0 2-2-2; Cody Schraft, 4 0-0-11. Totals: 24 8-17-63 .
MM 14 10 19 11 6 12–72
S-E 11 16 17 10 6 3–63
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (MM) Pugh 2, Casale 5, (SE) Brown, Boise 3, Schraft 3. JV: S-E won 61-54. Officials: Ferrarese, O’Connor.

Unatego 57, Unadilla Valley 46
NEW BERLIN – Unadilla Valley was outscored a combined 37-21 in the first and third periods, and dropped its fifth straight game Tuesday night.
Dale Rifanburg scored six in the first period and Kyle Ray five to get the Spartans off to 21-13 lead. “We turned the ball over too much, and we did not shoot the ball well,” said UV coach Matt Osborne.
The Storm (4-9) committed 23 turnovers and shot 27 percent on 18-for-64 shooting.
Josh Thomsen led UV with 13 points and Jimmy Jachim added 10.
Unatego: Cody Komenda, 1 2-2-5; Jeff Jones, 0; Charlie D’Angelo, 2 2-2-6; Will May, 4 3-4-13; Carter Carey, 2 1-2-5; Chet Davis, 3 1-4-7; Kyle Ray, 6 3-6-15; Dale Rifanburg, 2 1-3-6; Tyler Clark, 0; Aaron Foster, 0. Totals: 20 13-23-57.
UV: Paul Smith, 1 4-4-6; Ryan Harrington, 2 0-2-4; Tom Wallace, 2 0-0-4; Jimmy Jachim, 4 2-3-10; Mike Schowe, 1 0-0-2; Mike Burchill, 0 0-2-0; Dan Keefe, 0; Josh Thomsen, 6 1-2-13; Dakota Davis, 2 3-4-7. Totals: 18 10-17-46.
Unat. 21 10 16 10–57
UVA. 13 13 8 12–46
Fouled out: (UV) Jachim. Three-point goals: (U)Komenda, May 2, Rifanburg. JV: Unatego won. Officials: Ploutz, Backus.

Greene 58, Walton 37
GREENE – The Trojans pulled off a mid-season stunner dealing state-ranked Walton its first MAC loss this season, and just its second loss overall.
The Warriors, whose only previous loss was to Class A Oneonta, came in as the number three ranked Class C school team. “This is one of the biggest wins we’ve had in a while,” said Greene coach Jeff Paske. “It’s something we’ll savor for 24 hours, then move on.”
Greene executed its offense almost without incident shooting 12-for-16 from the field in a get-away fourth quarter. “They tried to pressure us, and we only turned it over once in the fourth quarter,” Paske said. “We had a lot of easy layups.”
The Trojans put 41 points on the board in the second half, a stark contrast to the first half when the host team held a slim 17-15 advantage. “We had the lead, but we needed to execute and finish,” Paske said. “We continued to contest shots, and we did a good job controlling the boards and getting to loose balls.”
Dustin Turner scored eight in the pivotal fourth stanza to finish with 14 points, six rebounds, six blocked shots, and four steals. Booker Davis had 10 points on 5-of-6 shooting, and Scott Gorton handed out six assists to go with 11 points. Turner and Dan Carlin added defensive stopper roles to their games holding Walton’s Chad Gardepe and Steve Kaminsky to six total points. The duo brought a combined average of 25 points into Tuesday’s contest.
Greene (3-1, 9-4) is at Delhi Friday.
Walton: Robertny LeRouge, 1 1-1-4, Chad Gardepe, 1 0-0-3, Kyle Baxley 0, Josh Fisher 1 4-5-7, Phil Hanley, 0 4-4-4, Zack Russell, 1 0-0-2, Dale Morley, 1 0-0-2, Justin Knapp, 0 2-4-2, Jon Howard , Steve Kaminsky, 1 1-4-3, Dan Gehl, 4 2-4-10. Totals: 10 14-22-37.
Greene: Mark Day, 1 0-0-2; Evan Moxley, 2 0-0-4; Brendan Kinne, 2 0-0-4; Scott Gorton, 3 3-4-11; Brian Day, 0; Ethan Buhl, 0; Mike Hollings, 1 1-2-3; Mark McDermott, 0; Booker Davis, 5 0-0-10; Dustin Turner, 7 0-2-14; Dan Carlin, 4 0-1-8; Ryan Connelly, 1 0-0-2. Totals: 26 4-9-58.
Walt. 4 11 7 15–37
Gre. 13 4 16 25–58
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (W) LeRouge, Gardepe, fisher. (G) Gorton 2. JV: Greene won 53-45. Officials: Stepanovsky, Jensen.

Oxford 73, Hancock 30
OXFORD – Oxford shot better than 50 percent from the field, and rolled to a lopsided win over Hancock Tuesday.
Alex Champlin had 24 points on 11-for-17 shooting and 11 rebounds. Champlin scored 14 in the first quarter when the Blackhawks constructed a 25-7 lead. Junior Cory Seiler picked up the pace in the third quarter bucketing 14 points for the host club on his way to a 21-point night. Tom Gould added 11 points.
Oxford (10-3), winners of seven straight games, visit B-G Thursday.
Hancock: Darin Keesler, 3 0-0-6; Miles Martin, 0; Kent Jennings, 1 0-0-2; Schalis, 0 1-2-1; Cody Wellman, 1 1-2-3; Travis Drake, 0; Miller, 1 0-0-2; Evan Whitmore, 4 1-2-9; Kyle Houshultz, 3 1-3-7. Totals: 13 4-9-30.
Oxford: Brett Trask, 3 0-0-6; Chris Covey, 1 0-0-2; Cory Seiler, 9 3-4-21; Alex Champlin, 11 2-3-24; Zack Barry, 0; Ethan Paul, 2 0-1-4; Devin Slater, 0 1-4-1; Ralph Renaud, 2 0-0-4; Jeremy Nelson, 0; Tom Gould, 5 1-2-11. Totals: 33 7-14-73.
Han. 7 7 9 7–30
Oxf. 25 15 26 7–73
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: none. JV: Oxford won 63-34. Officials: Fletcher, Reynolds.