Norwich goes on the defense to snap three-game losing streak
Girls’ Basketball
Norwich 62, Susquehanna Valley 37
CONKLIN – Susquehanna Valley put Norwich on its heels at the outset taking an 8-0 lead. From that point on, Norwich assumed command.
Hannah Runyon hit two three-pointers in the first quarter as Norwich ascended to a 16-13 lead after one period. SV was held without a point in the second quarter, and Norwich was well on its way to snapping a three-game losing streak.
“The most important thing was to get a win tonight,” said Norwich coach Josh Bennett. “We called a timeout after they had the 8-0 lead. Honestly, we just played man-to-man, we got down in a defensive stance and worked hard.”
Molly DeMellier scored nine in each half finishing with a career-high 18 for NHS. Runyon topped all scorers with 19, and Sophie Stewart chipped in with 10 points for NHS (4-4).
The Tornado play Windsor on Friday night.
Norwich: Gabby Testani, 0 1-4-1; Katie Orioli, 0; Sarah Bonnell, 3 0-0-6; Hailey Dietrich, 1 2-3-4 ; Molly DeMellier, 8 0-0-18; Bryn Loomis, 1 0-0-2; Sophie Stewart, 5 0-1-10; Cassie Sutton, 0; Hannah Runyon, 7 2-4-19; Tatyana Ithier, 1 0-0-2. Totals: 26 5-12-62.
SV: Rebeka Drake, 0; Sarah Haskell, 1 3-4-5; Britt Blazicek, 1 0-0-2; Allison Haskell,1 0-0-2 ; Kelly Bunker, ; Cathy Dunne, 1 3-4-6; Kaylin Coe, 3 3-5-9; Kassandra Drake, 0; Brianna Callahan, 0; Jamie Drake, 5 0-0-13. Totals: 12 9-13-37.
NHS 16 12 16 18–62
SVa 13 0 12 12–37
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (N) Runyon 3, DeMellier 2, (SV) J. Drake 3, Dunne. JV: Sus Valley won. Officials: Berg, Westfall.
B-G 51, Afton 42
BAINBRIDGE – B-G outscored Afton 13-3 in the final quarter to pull out Wednesday’s win over the Crimson Knights.
Randi Conway had 13 points, five assists, and four steals for B-G (8-3). Chelsi Rosa scored 11, and Kim Brown 10. Shania Vandermark pulled down a season-best 20 rebounds.
“The defense tightened up in the fourth quarter, and Chelsi and Randi made baskets late in the game to give us the boost we needed,” said B-G coach Bob Conway.
Brittney Patten scored 15 points and Stephanie Parsons 11 for Afton.
Afton: Nicole Mulieri, 0 0-1-0, Jessica Winans, 3 0-0-6, Stephanie Sherman, 1 0-0-2; Payton Cutting, 2 0-2-4, Rebecca Baudendistal, 2 0-0-4, Brittney Patten, 7 1-2-15; Stephanie Parsons, 3 5-8-11. Totals: 18 6-13-42.
B-G: Randi Conway, 4 4-4-13; Corinne Riegel, 2 1-2-5 ; Chelsi Rosa, 4 2-4-11; Shania Vandermark, 2 0-3-4; Ashley Edwards, 1 0-0-2; Amber Bauerle, 3 0-1-6; Kim Brown, 4 2-4-10; Kayla Davis , 0. Totals: 20 9-18-51.
Aft. 11 12 16 3–42
B-G 8 19 11 13–51
Fouled out: (A) Winans, Parsons. Three-point goals: (BG) conway, Rosa. JV: B-G won 32-12. Officials: McPeek, Mirabito.
Oxford 61, Deposit 25
DEPOSIT – In its first game in sole possession of first place in MAC Division II play, the Blackhawks played like a division leader.
Haley Witchella had all 12 of her points in the first half, and Julie Heggie came off the bench to score a varsity-best 13.
“Our goal was to jump on them early and set the tone,” said Oxford coach Chris Palmer. “We didn’t want to let them stay in the game, and offensively and defensively, we did a good job with that.”
Alyshia Crawford and Kelli Whitehill split 18 points down the middle for Oxford (8-2), who host B-G on Saturday afternoon. As part of Saturday’s quartet of games – JV and varsity boys basketball included – the Blackhawks will accept donations with their annual Coaches Versus Cancer fundraiser.
Oxford: Alyshia Crawford, 4 0-0-9; Allie Nelson, 3 0-0-6; Ginny Burdick, 1 0-0-2; Kelli Whitehill, 4 1-2-9; Jackie Heggie, 2 0-0-4; Julie Heggie, 6 1-1-13; Kayla Golden, 2 0-0-4; Kim Shackelton, 1 0-0-2; Haley Witchella, 5 2-4-12. Totals: 28 4-7-61.
Deposit: Chelsea Russell, 5 2-8-13; Kristen Matthews, 0 1-2-1; Melissa Martin, 1 0-0-2; Molly Blanda, 0; Jackie Niznansky, 0 1-2-1; Darsey Raymond, 1 1-4-3 ; Tiffany Raymond, 2 1-2-5; Melissa Niehaus, 0; Kaitlyn Stanton, 0. Totals: 9 6-18-25.
Oxfd 19 18 12 12–61
Dep. 7 2 7 9–25
Fouled out: (O) Golden. Three-point goals: (O) Crawford, (D) Russell. JV: Deposit won 37-28. Officials: J. Miller, Flanagan.
Unatego 56, Unadilla Valley 46 (OT)
OTEGO – Plagued by poor foul shooting throughout regulation, the Spartans, who played catch-up much of the game, made 12-of-14 free throws in the extra period to fight off UV on Wednesday night.
The Storm’s Brittany Fairchild canned a shot from the right wing at the buzzer to force the extra period. Back-to-back buckets gave UV a 46-45 lead before the Spartans scored the game’s final 11 points – all on free throws.
UV’s Charlee Weidman and Amanda Off had 13 points apiece for the Storm, who led by seven at the end of the first quarter, and still led by a single bucket entering the fourth. “Every lapse we made, they capitalized,” said Unatego coach Greg Bonczkowski. “We were a little flat in the first half. We came in the third quarter, and got after it better.”
Casey Manzanero led Unatego (3-1, 7-3) with 18 points, 14 rebounds, and three steals. Stephanie Havens chipped in with 15 points, and Shelby Puffer had a double-double scoring 12 points, and raking in 10 boards.
UV: Abby Grace, 0 0-1-0; Amanda Off, 6 1-1-13; Maggie Avolio, 0; Lindsay Avolio, 2 0-0-4; Charlee Weidman, 6 1-2-13; Jordan Andersen, 3 2-6-8; Amber Potter, 2 0-3-4; Brittany Fairchild, 2 0-0-4. Totals: 21 4-13-46.
Unatego: Stephanie Havens, 4 6-8-15, Kayla Wong, 3 0-0-6; Shelby Puffer, 4 4-14-12, Amanda Peloso, , Sarah Mannina, 0 1-2-1, Casey Manzanero, 3 12-21-18, Katrina Clark, 2 0-0-4, Kaitlyn Woods, 1 0-2-2. Totals: 16 23-47-56.
UVa 14 8 12 8 4–46
Unat. 7 10 15 10 14–56
Fouled out: (UV) Off, L. Avolio, A. Potter. Three-point goals: (U) Havens. JV: Unatego won. Officials: Tim Jester, D. Baker.
Boys’ Basketball
Ilion 55, Sherburne-Earlville 48
SHERBURNE – Tommy Moore, who sat out the first half, came off the bench to score 12 points, and the Ilion defense limited S-E to 14 second-half points in Wednesday’s victory over the Marauders.
The Marauders trailed by 11 points at the end of the first quarter, but within a minute and a half, grabbed a one-point lead. Sean Boise hit three straight three-pointers early in the second, and had 15 points in a row for the Marauders at one point. Boise downed 18 in the second quarter alone and had 24 by halftime.
Ilion double-teamed Boise throughout the second half limiting him to just three more points, and S-E shot 4-for-26 from the field as a team over the final two stanzas. “We didn’t force many shots and only had 11 turnovers,” said S-E coach Kevin Vibbard of the second half. “We had good looks at the basket, we just didn’t make shots.”
Boise’s 27 points were a season-high, and his fifth straight 20-plus-point game.
The Marauders host Westmoreland Friday.
Ilion: Morris, 0; Dan Colburn, 2 2-2-7; Mike Sparrin, 2 1-2-6; Tommy Moore, 4 3-4-12; Kris Klosner, 3 0-0-6; Rich Carpenter, 3 2-2-10; Marquesian Mann, 1 0-0-2; Jabore Tapper, 6 0-0-12; Kewon Perez, 0; Dan Reese, 0. Totals: 21 8-10-55.
S-E: Randy Briggs, 1 2-4-4; Cameron Yerton, 1 0-0-3; Andrew Parks, 1 1-1-3; Paul Romanenko, 0 0-1-0; Doug Parks, 1 1-2-3; Sean Boise, 10 3-3-27; Ethan Johnson, 4 0-0-8; Matthew Piazzi, 0. Totals: 18 7-11-48.
Il. 21 8 10 16–55
S-E 11 23 2 12–48
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (SE) Boise 4, Yerton, (I) Colburn, Sparrin, Moore, Carpenter 2. JV: Ilion won 45-36. Officials: Reynolds, Bennett.
Madison 68, Otselic Valley 60
MADISON – Madison avenged a 30-point loss to the Vikings on Dec. 1, and scored the highest point total against the OV defense this season.
“Our defense was not there tonight,” said Vikings coach Dave Loomis. “They moved the ball well and shot it well to create some really good looks at the basket. Hats off to them. We beat them handily the first time, and tonight they came back and showed us how to play.”
Chris Neal had a season-high 18 points to lead three OV players in double figures scoring. Dusty Davis netted 13 and Karl Graham 12.
The loss for OV (8-3) snapped a seven-game winning streak. The Vikes face McGraw on Friday.
OV: Trevor Marston, 2 1-2-5; Brock Rounds, 1 0-0-2; Chris Neal, 7 4-5-18 ; Dusty Davis, 4 4-4-13; Karl Graham, 6 0-0-12; Matt Williams, 0 ; Jeff Pittsley, 5 0-2-10. Totals: 25 9-13-60.
Madison: Krutts, 6 1-4-14; Zebert, 0; Mitchell, 5 8-9-18; Powton, 0; Fuess, 0; Taylor, 1 1-2-3; Klein, 3 0-0-6; Ingalls, 5 3-4-14; Caraher, 5 3-4-13. Totals: 25 16-23-68.
OV 16 12 10 22–60
Mad. 20 5 26 17–68
Team fouls: (M) 11, (OV) 18. Three-pointers: (OV) D. Davis. (M) Krutts, Ingalls.
Norwich 62, Susquehanna Valley 37
CONKLIN – Susquehanna Valley put Norwich on its heels at the outset taking an 8-0 lead. From that point on, Norwich assumed command.
Hannah Runyon hit two three-pointers in the first quarter as Norwich ascended to a 16-13 lead after one period. SV was held without a point in the second quarter, and Norwich was well on its way to snapping a three-game losing streak.
“The most important thing was to get a win tonight,” said Norwich coach Josh Bennett. “We called a timeout after they had the 8-0 lead. Honestly, we just played man-to-man, we got down in a defensive stance and worked hard.”
Molly DeMellier scored nine in each half finishing with a career-high 18 for NHS. Runyon topped all scorers with 19, and Sophie Stewart chipped in with 10 points for NHS (4-4).
The Tornado play Windsor on Friday night.
Norwich: Gabby Testani, 0 1-4-1; Katie Orioli, 0; Sarah Bonnell, 3 0-0-6; Hailey Dietrich, 1 2-3-4 ; Molly DeMellier, 8 0-0-18; Bryn Loomis, 1 0-0-2; Sophie Stewart, 5 0-1-10; Cassie Sutton, 0; Hannah Runyon, 7 2-4-19; Tatyana Ithier, 1 0-0-2. Totals: 26 5-12-62.
SV: Rebeka Drake, 0; Sarah Haskell, 1 3-4-5; Britt Blazicek, 1 0-0-2; Allison Haskell,1 0-0-2 ; Kelly Bunker, ; Cathy Dunne, 1 3-4-6; Kaylin Coe, 3 3-5-9; Kassandra Drake, 0; Brianna Callahan, 0; Jamie Drake, 5 0-0-13. Totals: 12 9-13-37.
NHS 16 12 16 18–62
SVa 13 0 12 12–37
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (N) Runyon 3, DeMellier 2, (SV) J. Drake 3, Dunne. JV: Sus Valley won. Officials: Berg, Westfall.
B-G 51, Afton 42
BAINBRIDGE – B-G outscored Afton 13-3 in the final quarter to pull out Wednesday’s win over the Crimson Knights.
Randi Conway had 13 points, five assists, and four steals for B-G (8-3). Chelsi Rosa scored 11, and Kim Brown 10. Shania Vandermark pulled down a season-best 20 rebounds.
“The defense tightened up in the fourth quarter, and Chelsi and Randi made baskets late in the game to give us the boost we needed,” said B-G coach Bob Conway.
Brittney Patten scored 15 points and Stephanie Parsons 11 for Afton.
Afton: Nicole Mulieri, 0 0-1-0, Jessica Winans, 3 0-0-6, Stephanie Sherman, 1 0-0-2; Payton Cutting, 2 0-2-4, Rebecca Baudendistal, 2 0-0-4, Brittney Patten, 7 1-2-15; Stephanie Parsons, 3 5-8-11. Totals: 18 6-13-42.
B-G: Randi Conway, 4 4-4-13; Corinne Riegel, 2 1-2-5 ; Chelsi Rosa, 4 2-4-11; Shania Vandermark, 2 0-3-4; Ashley Edwards, 1 0-0-2; Amber Bauerle, 3 0-1-6; Kim Brown, 4 2-4-10; Kayla Davis , 0. Totals: 20 9-18-51.
Aft. 11 12 16 3–42
B-G 8 19 11 13–51
Fouled out: (A) Winans, Parsons. Three-point goals: (BG) conway, Rosa. JV: B-G won 32-12. Officials: McPeek, Mirabito.
Oxford 61, Deposit 25
DEPOSIT – In its first game in sole possession of first place in MAC Division II play, the Blackhawks played like a division leader.
Haley Witchella had all 12 of her points in the first half, and Julie Heggie came off the bench to score a varsity-best 13.
“Our goal was to jump on them early and set the tone,” said Oxford coach Chris Palmer. “We didn’t want to let them stay in the game, and offensively and defensively, we did a good job with that.”
Alyshia Crawford and Kelli Whitehill split 18 points down the middle for Oxford (8-2), who host B-G on Saturday afternoon. As part of Saturday’s quartet of games – JV and varsity boys basketball included – the Blackhawks will accept donations with their annual Coaches Versus Cancer fundraiser.
Oxford: Alyshia Crawford, 4 0-0-9; Allie Nelson, 3 0-0-6; Ginny Burdick, 1 0-0-2; Kelli Whitehill, 4 1-2-9; Jackie Heggie, 2 0-0-4; Julie Heggie, 6 1-1-13; Kayla Golden, 2 0-0-4; Kim Shackelton, 1 0-0-2; Haley Witchella, 5 2-4-12. Totals: 28 4-7-61.
Deposit: Chelsea Russell, 5 2-8-13; Kristen Matthews, 0 1-2-1; Melissa Martin, 1 0-0-2; Molly Blanda, 0; Jackie Niznansky, 0 1-2-1; Darsey Raymond, 1 1-4-3 ; Tiffany Raymond, 2 1-2-5; Melissa Niehaus, 0; Kaitlyn Stanton, 0. Totals: 9 6-18-25.
Oxfd 19 18 12 12–61
Dep. 7 2 7 9–25
Fouled out: (O) Golden. Three-point goals: (O) Crawford, (D) Russell. JV: Deposit won 37-28. Officials: J. Miller, Flanagan.
Unatego 56, Unadilla Valley 46 (OT)
OTEGO – Plagued by poor foul shooting throughout regulation, the Spartans, who played catch-up much of the game, made 12-of-14 free throws in the extra period to fight off UV on Wednesday night.
The Storm’s Brittany Fairchild canned a shot from the right wing at the buzzer to force the extra period. Back-to-back buckets gave UV a 46-45 lead before the Spartans scored the game’s final 11 points – all on free throws.
UV’s Charlee Weidman and Amanda Off had 13 points apiece for the Storm, who led by seven at the end of the first quarter, and still led by a single bucket entering the fourth. “Every lapse we made, they capitalized,” said Unatego coach Greg Bonczkowski. “We were a little flat in the first half. We came in the third quarter, and got after it better.”
Casey Manzanero led Unatego (3-1, 7-3) with 18 points, 14 rebounds, and three steals. Stephanie Havens chipped in with 15 points, and Shelby Puffer had a double-double scoring 12 points, and raking in 10 boards.
UV: Abby Grace, 0 0-1-0; Amanda Off, 6 1-1-13; Maggie Avolio, 0; Lindsay Avolio, 2 0-0-4; Charlee Weidman, 6 1-2-13; Jordan Andersen, 3 2-6-8; Amber Potter, 2 0-3-4; Brittany Fairchild, 2 0-0-4. Totals: 21 4-13-46.
Unatego: Stephanie Havens, 4 6-8-15, Kayla Wong, 3 0-0-6; Shelby Puffer, 4 4-14-12, Amanda Peloso, , Sarah Mannina, 0 1-2-1, Casey Manzanero, 3 12-21-18, Katrina Clark, 2 0-0-4, Kaitlyn Woods, 1 0-2-2. Totals: 16 23-47-56.
UVa 14 8 12 8 4–46
Unat. 7 10 15 10 14–56
Fouled out: (UV) Off, L. Avolio, A. Potter. Three-point goals: (U) Havens. JV: Unatego won. Officials: Tim Jester, D. Baker.
Boys’ Basketball
Ilion 55, Sherburne-Earlville 48
SHERBURNE – Tommy Moore, who sat out the first half, came off the bench to score 12 points, and the Ilion defense limited S-E to 14 second-half points in Wednesday’s victory over the Marauders.
The Marauders trailed by 11 points at the end of the first quarter, but within a minute and a half, grabbed a one-point lead. Sean Boise hit three straight three-pointers early in the second, and had 15 points in a row for the Marauders at one point. Boise downed 18 in the second quarter alone and had 24 by halftime.
Ilion double-teamed Boise throughout the second half limiting him to just three more points, and S-E shot 4-for-26 from the field as a team over the final two stanzas. “We didn’t force many shots and only had 11 turnovers,” said S-E coach Kevin Vibbard of the second half. “We had good looks at the basket, we just didn’t make shots.”
Boise’s 27 points were a season-high, and his fifth straight 20-plus-point game.
The Marauders host Westmoreland Friday.
Ilion: Morris, 0; Dan Colburn, 2 2-2-7; Mike Sparrin, 2 1-2-6; Tommy Moore, 4 3-4-12; Kris Klosner, 3 0-0-6; Rich Carpenter, 3 2-2-10; Marquesian Mann, 1 0-0-2; Jabore Tapper, 6 0-0-12; Kewon Perez, 0; Dan Reese, 0. Totals: 21 8-10-55.
S-E: Randy Briggs, 1 2-4-4; Cameron Yerton, 1 0-0-3; Andrew Parks, 1 1-1-3; Paul Romanenko, 0 0-1-0; Doug Parks, 1 1-2-3; Sean Boise, 10 3-3-27; Ethan Johnson, 4 0-0-8; Matthew Piazzi, 0. Totals: 18 7-11-48.
Il. 21 8 10 16–55
S-E 11 23 2 12–48
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (SE) Boise 4, Yerton, (I) Colburn, Sparrin, Moore, Carpenter 2. JV: Ilion won 45-36. Officials: Reynolds, Bennett.
Madison 68, Otselic Valley 60
MADISON – Madison avenged a 30-point loss to the Vikings on Dec. 1, and scored the highest point total against the OV defense this season.
“Our defense was not there tonight,” said Vikings coach Dave Loomis. “They moved the ball well and shot it well to create some really good looks at the basket. Hats off to them. We beat them handily the first time, and tonight they came back and showed us how to play.”
Chris Neal had a season-high 18 points to lead three OV players in double figures scoring. Dusty Davis netted 13 and Karl Graham 12.
The loss for OV (8-3) snapped a seven-game winning streak. The Vikes face McGraw on Friday.
OV: Trevor Marston, 2 1-2-5; Brock Rounds, 1 0-0-2; Chris Neal, 7 4-5-18 ; Dusty Davis, 4 4-4-13; Karl Graham, 6 0-0-12; Matt Williams, 0 ; Jeff Pittsley, 5 0-2-10. Totals: 25 9-13-60.
Madison: Krutts, 6 1-4-14; Zebert, 0; Mitchell, 5 8-9-18; Powton, 0; Fuess, 0; Taylor, 1 1-2-3; Klein, 3 0-0-6; Ingalls, 5 3-4-14; Caraher, 5 3-4-13. Totals: 25 16-23-68.
OV 16 12 10 22–60
Mad. 20 5 26 17–68
Team fouls: (M) 11, (OV) 18. Three-pointers: (OV) D. Davis. (M) Krutts, Ingalls.
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