Norwich buries Sus Valley with three-point barrage

Norwich 81, Susquehanna Valley 41
NORWICH – It was number 12 for 12 on Norwich’s senior recognition night.
Josh Borfitz, who wears the number 12, hit his club’s team-record 12th total three-pointer late in the third quarter. At that point, Norwich had the game well at hand as the Tornado shattered the team-record of three-pointers in a game finishing with 14 in picking up their eighth win this season.
“People might think that 14 three-pointers is unusual, but we run the same offense against zone defenses or man-to-man,” said Norwich coach Mark Abbott. “We practice the same thing every day, and those shots (three-pointers) are what we expect to get. Sometimes we make them, and sometimes we don’t. Tonight, we shot the three-pointers at a high percentage.”
Norwich scored all 21 of its points in the first quarter on three-pointers. It wasn’t until the 6:09 mark of the second period – after a Jon Foulds layup courtesy of Derek Hughes’ pass – that Norwich scored its first two-point bucket. At that point, Norwich led 29-15, and the lead grew to 43-23 at halftime with 10 three-pointers already in the books. Borfitz had four in the opening half, Foulds and Casey Edwards had two apiece, while Dennis Oralls and Richie Bonney also found the range from the behind the three-point arc. “That just doesn’t happen, and we might not ever see that again,” Abbott said of the start of game as the first 27 points came on nine three balls. “We knew they would play zone, and with their size, it would be difficult for them to match up with our quickness in man-to-man.
“They switched to man-to-man in the second half, and they couldnt’ do it. It allowed us to get into more gaps and seams. We were taking what the defense was giving us.”
Borfitz finished a game-high 21 points including five three balls, Foulds had a varsity-high 17 coming off the bench, and Richie Bonney scored 15 points. The 81 points was also a season-high for the Tornado, who remain in the STAC Central Division hunt, one game behind Maine-Endwell.
Notes: Before the contest, seniors Edwards, Bonney, Borfitz, Hughes, Andrew Austin, and Alex Williams were recognized along with their parents....Norwich’s JV team picked up a 62-58 win. Eric Walling scored 22 points and Grant Brightman added 16....Norwich shot 14-for-28 on three-point attempts, and just over 50 overall, 31-for-61. SV hit just 15-of-42 from the field....Hughes led Norwich with 10 assists to go with three steals, and Borfitz added four steals....Norwich forced 22 Sabers turnovers while committing just nine for the game.
SV: Spencer Hogan, 1 1-2-3; James McKeage, 1 0-0-3; Jordan Galusha, 1 0-0-2; Jon Kaminsky, 0; Nick Stento,0 ; Sam Green, 0; Tyler Testani, 0; Taylor Sullivan, 0; Lawrence Spencer, 2 1-2-5; Matt Cornwell, 7 6-14-21; Korey Cline, 0; Trenton Benton, 3 1-5-7. Totals: 15 9-23-41.
NHS: Casey Edwards, 5 0-0-13; Dennis Oralls, 1 0-0-3; Richie Bonney, 6 2-3-15; Frank Somich, 1 0-0-3; Josh Borfitz, 7 2-3-21; Seth Thomsen, 2 1-2-5; Jon Foulds, 7 0-0-17; Derek Hughes, 1 0-0-2; Andrew Austin, ; Josh Favaloro, 1 0-0-2; Zach Martinson, 0. Totals: 31 5-8-81.
SV 10 13 10 8–41
NHS 21 22 24 14–81
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (N) Borfitz 5, Foulds 3, Edwards 3, Bonney, Oralls, Somich, (SV) Cornwell, McKeage. JV: Norwich won 62-58, Officials: Killian, Dadamio.

Oxford 68, Deposit 26
DEPOSIT – Every player on the Oxford roster scored at least one bucket, the third straight game that has happened as Oxford moved over the .500 mark for the first time this season, and more importantly, remained unbeaten in division play.
“We played good defense from the start,” said Oxford coach Tim Davis. “We were a little turnover-happy early, but we rebounded well, and we shared the ball.”
Jeremy Nelson led with 18 points, and Cory Seiler had all 15 of his points in the opening half lifting the Blackhawks (6-5) to a 33-6 lead. Seiler also dished out 10 assists, and Booker Davis grabbed a team-high 11 rebounds.
Oxford hosts B-G Saturday.
Oxf: Devin Slater, 0 1-2-1; Jeremy Nelson, 9 0-1-18; Cory Seiler, 6 0-0-15; John Wonka, 2 3-4-7; Ralph Renaud, 3 0-0-6; Zach Barry, 3 0-0-6; Chris Covey, 1 0-0-2; Booker Davis, 2 3-4-7; Quincy Davis, 3 0-0-6. Totals: 29 7-11-68.
Deposit: Evan Thomas, 2 2-2-7; Ryan Vandermark, 0; Ben Thomas, 1 0-2-2; Colby Raymond, 0; Brett Merrill, 3 0-0-7; Nathan Mills, 2 1-2-6; Mike Zaroba, 0 4-4-4. Totals: 8 7-10-26 .
Oxf. 15 18 20 15–68
Dep. 4 2 9 11–26
Fouled out: (O) B. Davis. Three-pointers: (O) Seiler 3. (D) Merrill, Thomas, Mills. JV: Oxford won. Officials: Jim Miller, Doug Springer.

Unatego 61, Unadilla Valley 45
OTEGO – With UV forced to sit key starters in the second quarter due to foul trouble, the Spartans were able to expand their lead in Tuesday’s win over the Storm.
Unatego made seven free throws in the second quarter, and extended a three-point first-quarter lead to 34-20 at halftime. “They turned up the pressure in the second quarter, and we didn’t turn it over a lot, but we did rush and didn’t take very good shots,” said UV coach Matt Osborne. “We were fighting foul trouble the entire second half.”
Justin Hofer scored 14 for the Storm in a losing effort.
Will May had 16 points to lead Unatego.
UV: Austin Glidden, 4 0-0-8; Garrett Mackey, 0; Ian Tuttle, 0; Justin Hofer, 6 1-3-14; Ryan Harrington, 1 0-0-2; Tom Wallace, 2 2-3-7; Mike Schowe, 1 2-4-4; Jason Peck, 0; Greg Conroe, 1 0-0-2; Mason Talbot, 2 1-1-5; Mitchell MacDuff, 1 1-4-3. Totals: 18 7-15-45.
Unatego: Cody Komenda, 3 0-0-8, Cody Chambers, 2 0-0-4, Jeff Jones, 1 1-2-3, Charlie D'Angelo, , Will May, 4 6-9-16, Carter Carey, 5 1-1-12, Dillon Maxson, 1 1-1-3, Tom Feudi, 1 0-0-2, Lukas Decker, 0, Brian Maruszewski, 0, Dale Rifenbark, 4 4-7-12, Aaron Foster, 0 1-2-1. Totals: 21 14-22-61.
UVall 12 8 11 14–45
Unat. 15 19 20 7–61
Fouled out: (UV) Wallace. Three-point goals: (UV) Wallace, Hofer, (U) Komenda 2, May 2, Carey. JV: Unatego won. Officials: Ewing, O’Connor.

B-G 49, Afton 47
BAINBRIDGE – After a winless string of non-league games, B-G won its fourth straight game Tuesday – all in division play – to even its record on the season.
Freshman Austin Bauerle broke a 47-47 tie hitting two free throws with under 30 seconds to play. Earlier in the quarter, Justin Pepper connected for five points on his way to a 19-point-, 11-rebound night.
“The kids picked up the defense in the fourth quarter,” said B-G coach Ben Nelson, whose club gave up just four points to Afton over the last eight minutes. “Pepper really came through for us.”
Ryan Porter added 11 points for B-G (4-4), who visit Oxford Saturday.
Adam Davis’ 13 points paced the Crimson Knights.
Afton: Adam Davis, 5 3-6-13, Mike Muller, 4 1-4-10, Corey Mohrien, 4 2-4-10, Andy Sanford, 0, Dylan Wilson, 1 0-0-2, Jake Vernon, 0, Corey Westfall, 1 1-2-3, Adam Rupakus, 3 3-4-9. Totals: 18 10-20-47.
B-G: Jordan Smith, 0; Travis Colburn, 2 0-0-4; Steve Patten, 2 0-0-6; Ryan Gardner, 0; Ryan Porter, 3 5-6-11; Austin Bauerle, 3 3-4-9; Justin Pepper, 7 2-4-19. Totals: 17 10-14-49 .
Afton 10 17 16 4–47
B-G 14 13 13 9–49
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (A) Muller, (BG) Patten 2, Pepper 3. JV: B-G won 48-31. Officials: Stepanovsky, Sullivan.

Girls’ Basketball

Greene 41, Walton 22
WALTON – Greene avenged one of its three losses this season, and did so with a second-half defensive performance that head coach Dave Gorton described as “the best he has seen all year.”
Shooting 8-for-9 from the field in the third quarter, Greene (8-3) turned an 18-16 halftime deficit into a 34-20 lead. Anna Crumb made two three-pointers in the third and scored eight of her 10 points. Rachel Turner and Andrea Day also chipped in with buckets during the stanza.
The real key, however, was limiting the Warriors to just one second-half field goal and two free throws. “We just played fantastic in the second half,” Gorton said. “Playing for first-place against a team that beat you, and playing this well, that is impressive.”
Day also finished with 10 points for the Trojans, who play at Delhi Friday.
Greene: Abby Wentlent, 2 2-2-6; Anna Crumb, 4 0-0-10; Andrea Day, 5 0-0-10; Erin Smith, 0; Jessica Brooks, 1 0-0-2; Louise Holcomb, 0; Emily Breck, 0; Liz Wentlent, 3 1-2-7; Rachel Turner, 3 0-0-6. Totals: 18 3-4-41.
Walton: Morgan Benson, 0 0-2-0; Holly Reynolds, 2 0-0-6; Krista Jennings, 0 2-5-2; Bridgette Fletcher, ; Kendra Hoyt, 0 1-2-1; Hunter Browne, 0 0-2-0; Amy Conkling, 2 0-1-4; Shelby Jennings, 1 1-4-3; Devin Kaminsky, 3 0-3-6. Totals: 8 4-17-22.
Gre. 10 6 18 7–41
Walt 8 10 2 2–22
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (G) Crumb 2, (W) Reynolds 2. JV: Walton won. Officials: Rick Shaw, Burns.

G-MU 38, Worcester 25
COPES CORNERS – Worcester’s attempt to bottle up G-MU’s leading scorer Tanya Barnes backfired.
With Barnes held in check during the first half, the rest of the Raiders came to the forefront in establishing a 17-2 lead – none of those points from Barnes. “They stayed with the box-and-one, and it frustrated Tanya,” said G-MU coach Jim Johnson.
Brianne Lambert had 11 of her game-high 15 points in the opening half. Barnes found her scoring range, and her three-pointer in the fourth upped the lead to 15. Barnes finished with 10, and Courtney Hillman added eight steals. “Worcester did not give up, and we had to work the whole game,” Johnson said. “Our defense was outstanding.”
G-MU (5-1, 7-3) plays at Cherry Valley-Springfield on Friday.
Worcester: Nicole Sawyer, 1 4-6-6, Morgan Clark, 1 3-4-5, Karli Pochkar, 4 1-2-9, Sam Anderson, 0 2-2-2, Chloe Zaengle, 0, Kim Keever, 1 0-1-3, Heather Fiorentino, 0 0-2-0, Jen Salas, 0, Allen, 0. Totals: 7 10-17-25.
G-MU: Kirsten Gonzalez, 2 0-2-4; Miranda Hill, 2 0-2-4; Alexis Lanza, 0; Calli Hill, 0 1-4-1; Courtney Hillman, 1 2-7-4; Brianne Lambert, 7 1-1-15; Kristen Barnes, 0; Katie Bakhuizen, 0; Tanya Barnes, 3 3-8-10. Totals: 15 7-24-38.
Worc. 0 10 5 10–25
GMU 9 12 6 11–38
Fouled out: (G) C. Hill, (W) Fiorentino, Clark. Team fouls: (G) 21, (W) 24. Three-point goals: (W) Keever, (G) T. Barnes. JV: Worcester won 32-31. Officials: Backus, Culligan.

Otselic Valley 23, Cincinnatus 21
CINCINNATUS – Otselic Valley made it 2-for-2 on the season against Cincinnatus holding the Red Lions without a field goal in the last quarter.
Cincy hurt itself with 2-for-11 free throw shooting in the last quarter. JV call-up, Kaylenna Manwarren hit a three-pointer for the Vikings (2-7) to kick-start the last stanza, and Taylor Monroe unlocked a 21-21 tie game hitting 2-for-3 free throws after she was fouled attempting a three-point field goal.
Cincinnatus’ tying field goal attempt was rebounded by Kayla Thorp, who dribbled out the clock to seal the win.
OV faces Hamilton on Thursday.
OV: Taylor Monroe, 2 2-3-8; Angie Marshall, 1 0-2-2; Bethany Lewis, 1 0-0-2; Kayla Thorp, 1 0-0-2; Jessica Loomis, 0 1-2-1; Kaylenna Manwarren, 1 0-0-3; Nicole Olin, 2 0-2-5; Miranda Young, 0; Courtney Widger, 0. Totals: 8 3-9-23.
Cincy: Olto, 1 1-3-3; Rose Shevalier, 3 1-4-8; Kelly Clark, 2 0-2-4; Whitney Cobb, 1 2-6-4; Alicia Cass, 0; Antonisha Bowman, 0; Jenn Rice, 1 0-0-2; Jessica Wollenback, 0; Caitlin Schroeder, 0; Jordan Price, 0. Totals: 8 4-13-21.
OVal. 5 2 10 6–23
Cincy 6 6 7 2–21
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (OV) Monroe 2, Olin, Manwarren. (C) Shevalier.

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