Norwich climbs back to .500 mark
Girls’ Basketball
Norwich 44, Greene 38
GREENE – Norwich climbed back to the .500 mark sealing Tuesday’s non-league win over Greene by hitting 5-of-6 free throws in the game’s waning moments.
Tornado junior Molly DeMellier scored a career-high 21 points, and was 4-for-4 from the foul line in the last quarter. Bryn Loomis added the other free throw for Norwich (8-8) finishing with nine points.
“We talked before the game about DeMellier being their outside threat, and not leaving her on defense,” said Greene coach Dave Gorton. “We left her a few times, and she killed us.”
The Trojans’ Andrea Day was DeMellier’s equal at the other end of the floor, and she also finished with a career-high 21 points. Liz Wentlent chipped in with 13 for the Trojans. Gorton was thankful for the opportunity to play a larger school as his team prepares for the postseason.
“Norwich is a good team, and we knew they would be,” the Greene coach said. “That’s why we wanted to play them. This will help us get ready for sectionals. When we fell behind in this game, we battled back and were able to cut their lead down to two points in the fourth quarter.”
Greene hosts Delhi on Friday.
Norwich: Gabby Testani, 0; Elisha Eddy, 1 0-0-2; Katie Orioli, 1 0-0-2; Sarah Bonnell, 2 0-0-4; Hailey Dietrich, 3 0-0-6 ; Molly DeMellier, 7 4-4-21; Bryn Loomis, 3 3-4-9; Sophie Stewart, 0; Cassie Sutton, 0; Tatyana Ithier, 0 0-1-0. Totals: 17 7-9-44.
Greene: Abby Wentlent, 0; Andrea Day, 9 0-1-21; Erin Smith, 0; Jessica Brooks, 1 0-0-2; Liz Wentlent, 5 2-2-13; Alex Philippone, 1 0-0-2; Rachel Turner, 0. Totals: 16 2-3-38.
NHS 13 12 7 12–44
Gre. 14 9 7 8–38
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (N) DeMellier 3, (O) Day 3, L. Wentlent. JV: Norwich won. Officials: Wahila, Mirabito.
Sherburne-Earlville 35, Canastota 28
CANASTOTA – Sherburne-Earlville produced a team-record for wins in a season the last two years, but didn’t achieve what it accomplished Tuesday night.
The Marauders captured their first Center State Conference division title beating second-place Canastota on the road.
“We’ve been so close the last two years, I was so proud of the girls to finally do it,” said S-E coach Karen Mulligan.
In a game where points came at a premium, S-E senior Kristi Vibbard supplied quick and prolific offense early in the fourth quarter to push her club in front for good. Vibbard had eight straight points for the Marauders (15-3) hitting two three-pointers, then converting a steal into a layup. Vibbard finished with 15 points to lead her team in scoring, and Bridget Irwin tacked on 10.
Defensively, S-E held Canastota’s top scorers – Alicia Hibbard and Shea Foster – to 17 combined points. In the first meeting this season, Hibbard and Foster racked up 30 total points. “Defensively, we wanted to contain Hibbard and Foster, and Bridget, Kate (Adams), and Liz (Farrow) did a good job on them,” Mulligan said.
S-E is idle until the start of the Section III, Class C playoffs.
S-E: Briana Vibbard, 0 0-2-0; Kristi Irwin, 0; Caitlynn Adams, 3 1-8-8; Bridget Irwin, 4 2-3-10; Courtney Jasper, 0; Nicole Carpenter, 0; Kristi Vibbard, 5 1-2-15; Liz Farrow, 1 0-2-2. Totals: 13 4-17-35 .
Canastota: Alexis Havens, 1 0-0-3; Ashley Delaney, 0; Lindsay McGinley, 4 0-0-8; Holly Marsh, 0; Emily Harpe, 0; Alicia Hibbard, 4 1-3-9; Shea Foster, 3 2-7-8. Totals: 12 3-10-28.
S-E 9 8 5 13 –35
Can. 6 8 9 5–28
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (SE) Vibbard 4, Adams, (C) Havens. JV: S-E won 35-14 (11-7 overall).
Oxford 54, Deposit 29
OXFORD – Oxford jumped out to a 17-5 lead in the first quarter, and moved one win from clinching a tie for the MAC Division II title.
Haley Witchella had five points in the first quarter and Jackie Heggie added five for the Blackhawks. “It was good to finally play again coming off that tough loss (to Harpursville),” said Oxford coach Chris Palmer. “We didn’t make a lot of mistakes tonight, and performed up to our capabilities.”
Witchella led Oxford with 15 points, Alyshia Crawford finished with 12 points, five rebounds, and five assists, and Heggie scored 11 points.
The Blackhawks play at Bainbridge-Guilford Friday.
Deposit: Chelsea Russell, 3 3-4-9; Kristen Matthews, 1 1-2-3; Melissa Martin, 3 0-0-6; Molly Blanda, 0; Siera Smith, 0; Jackie Niznansky, 0; Darsey Raymond, 1 0-0-2; Tiffany Raymond, 1 2-3-5; M. Martin, 1 0-0-2; Hannah Fryer, 1 0-0-2; Melissa Niehaus, 0; Kaitlyn Stanton, 0. Totals: 11 6-9-29 .
Oxford: Alyshia Crawford, 6 0-0-12; Allie Nelson, 0; Ginny Burdick, 2 0-0-4; Kelli Whitehill, 0; Jackie Heggie, 5 1-1-11; Julie Heggie, 3 0-0-6; Kayla Golden, 2 0-0-4; Kim Shackelton, 1 0-0-2; Haley Witchella, 6 3-3-15. Totals: 25 4-4-54 .
Dep. 5 7 9 8–29
Oxf. 17 12 12 13–54
Fouled out: (O) Whitehill. Three-point goals: (D) T. Raymond. JV: Oxford won 37-34. Officials: Reynolds, Collier.
Unatego 41, Unadilla Valley 33
NEW BERLIN – Unatego outscored UV 17-8 in the last quarter to turn back the Storm on Tuesday.
Freshman Sarah Mannina scored eight of her nine points in the last quarter, most of those points coming on drives to the basket. Fellow freshman, Casey Manzanero, led the Spartans scoring 15 points. “They were driving and kicking out for shots in the fourth quarter, and they were making shots they weren’t making in the first half,” said UV coach Brandi Backus of Unatego.
Jordan Andersen scored 11 points to lead UV, and Amber Potter grabbed 10 rebounds. UV plays at Walton Friday with the varsity contest starting at 5:30 p.m.
Unatego: Stephanie Havens, 2 1-3-7, Kajee Quick, , Kayla Wong, 0; Shelby Puffer, 1 2-5-5, Amanda Peloso,0 , Sarah Mannina, 3 3-7-9; Casey Manzanero, 5 5-7-16, Katrina Clark, 1 0-0-2, Kaitlyn Woods, 0 2-2-2 . Totals: 12 13-24-41.
UV: Terra Manwarren, 0; Abby Grace, 0 1-2-1; Amanda Off, 2 0-0-4; Maggie Avolio, 1 0-0-2; Lindsay Avolio, 0; Charlee Weidman, 4 0-0-8; Jordan Andersen, 3 4-7-11; Amber Potter, 3 0-0-6; Brittany Fairchild, 0 1-2-1. Totals: 13 6-11-33 .
Unat. 5 6 13 17–36
UVa. 4 9 12 8–33
Fouled out: (UV) L. Avolio. Three-point goals: (UV) Andersen. (U) Havens 2, Puffer, Manzanero. JV: Unatego won. Officials: Vroman, Neske.
New York Mills 58, Otselic Valley 19
SOUTH OTSELIC – Erica Pendrack scored 21 points for Center State Conference Division III leader NY Mills in Tuesday’s victory at Otselic Valley.
“We came out ready to play and did pretty well against their zone in the first quarter,” said OV coach Danielle Graham. “They switched to man defense in the second quarter, and we didn’t do so hot against that.”
Bianca Kelly scored nine points for OV, who finish the season with a 2-16 mark.
NYM: Erica Pendrack, 9 0-0-21; Andrea Surpienant, 4 3-4-11; Bizacqua, 2 2-4-6; Pettigrew, 1 0-0-2; Jennings, 4 0-4-8; Katie Pritelli, 1 2-2-4; Wilkinson, 2 0-0-4; Herphum, 0; Dziekan, 1 0-0-2. Totals: 24 7-14-58.
OV: Taylor Monroe, 1 1-3-3; Angie Marshall, 0 2-4-2; Bethany Lewis, 1 0-0-2; Kayla Thorp, 1 0-4-2 ; Bianca Kelly, 4 1-2-9; Jessica Loomis, 0 1-3-1; Courtney Widger, 0. Totals: 7 5-16-19.
NYM 15 13 16 14–58
OVa. 8 1 6 4–19
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (N) Pendrack. JV: NY Mills won.
Boys’ Basketball
G-MU 36, Milford 33
COPES CORNERS – G-MU’s offense clicked in the fourth quarter thanks to the ball distribution of point guard Kevin Davis, and the inside scoring of Jon Scofield. Scofield had six points in the fourth quarter, and the Raiders nearly doubled their three-quarter total with a strong final stanza.
“Davis was the single most important reason we scored 16 points in the last quarter,” said G-MU coach Bill Hartman. “He has demonstrated a good understanding of controlling the ball and managing the ofense. It was gratifying to see him play with such poise and confidence.”
Greg Talbot also came off the bench in the middle two quarters to spell forwards Scofield and Alex Schmidt, both of whom had to sit significant minutes with foul trouble. “Talbot did an admirable job filling in at the post, and he held his own,” Hartman said.
G-MU (6-10) wraps up its season Friday when it hosts Laurens.
Milford: Tyler Hogan, 0, Jeremey Rutledge, 0, Myles Erway, 0, Cameron Dutcher, 1 0-0-3, Brandon Bostwick, 1 1-2-3, Ryan Strong, 3 1-2-8, Caleb Radulewicz, 0 6-11-6, Gideon Powers, 1 0-0-2, Andrew Yerdon, 3 2-4-8, Dalton, 1 1-2-3, Totals: 10 11-21-33.
G-MU: DeMario Reed, 0; Kevin Davis, 0; Greg Talbot, 2 1-2-5; Eddie Ray Cotton, 2 1-1-6; Chris Steckline, 0; Ian Edwards, 2 2-4-6; Alex Schmidt, 2 0-0-4; Andrew Delmar, 2 0-2-4; Jon Scofield, 5 1-6-11. Totals: 15 5-15-36 .
MIlf. 9 11 6 7–33
GMU 4 10 6 16–36
Fouled out: (M) Powers. Three-point goals: (M) Dutcher, Strong, (G) Cotton. JV: Milford won. Officials: Kafchinsky, VanDuesen.
Brookfield 47, Otselic Valley 42
BROOKFIELD – Brookfield avenged an early-season loss to Otselic Valley building a 13-point lead in the third quarter, and holding off OV’s fourth-quarter comeback.
“Brookfield has been playing much better, and we’ve had trouble scoring all season,” said OV coach Dave Loomis. “We dug ourselves a hole in the third quarter and made a nice run to make it a game. We cut it back to three, but couldn’t get over the hump.”
Dusty Davis led OV (12-6) with 16 points. A game box score will appear later this week.
Norwich 44, Greene 38
GREENE – Norwich climbed back to the .500 mark sealing Tuesday’s non-league win over Greene by hitting 5-of-6 free throws in the game’s waning moments.
Tornado junior Molly DeMellier scored a career-high 21 points, and was 4-for-4 from the foul line in the last quarter. Bryn Loomis added the other free throw for Norwich (8-8) finishing with nine points.
“We talked before the game about DeMellier being their outside threat, and not leaving her on defense,” said Greene coach Dave Gorton. “We left her a few times, and she killed us.”
The Trojans’ Andrea Day was DeMellier’s equal at the other end of the floor, and she also finished with a career-high 21 points. Liz Wentlent chipped in with 13 for the Trojans. Gorton was thankful for the opportunity to play a larger school as his team prepares for the postseason.
“Norwich is a good team, and we knew they would be,” the Greene coach said. “That’s why we wanted to play them. This will help us get ready for sectionals. When we fell behind in this game, we battled back and were able to cut their lead down to two points in the fourth quarter.”
Greene hosts Delhi on Friday.
Norwich: Gabby Testani, 0; Elisha Eddy, 1 0-0-2; Katie Orioli, 1 0-0-2; Sarah Bonnell, 2 0-0-4; Hailey Dietrich, 3 0-0-6 ; Molly DeMellier, 7 4-4-21; Bryn Loomis, 3 3-4-9; Sophie Stewart, 0; Cassie Sutton, 0; Tatyana Ithier, 0 0-1-0. Totals: 17 7-9-44.
Greene: Abby Wentlent, 0; Andrea Day, 9 0-1-21; Erin Smith, 0; Jessica Brooks, 1 0-0-2; Liz Wentlent, 5 2-2-13; Alex Philippone, 1 0-0-2; Rachel Turner, 0. Totals: 16 2-3-38.
NHS 13 12 7 12–44
Gre. 14 9 7 8–38
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (N) DeMellier 3, (O) Day 3, L. Wentlent. JV: Norwich won. Officials: Wahila, Mirabito.
Sherburne-Earlville 35, Canastota 28
CANASTOTA – Sherburne-Earlville produced a team-record for wins in a season the last two years, but didn’t achieve what it accomplished Tuesday night.
The Marauders captured their first Center State Conference division title beating second-place Canastota on the road.
“We’ve been so close the last two years, I was so proud of the girls to finally do it,” said S-E coach Karen Mulligan.
In a game where points came at a premium, S-E senior Kristi Vibbard supplied quick and prolific offense early in the fourth quarter to push her club in front for good. Vibbard had eight straight points for the Marauders (15-3) hitting two three-pointers, then converting a steal into a layup. Vibbard finished with 15 points to lead her team in scoring, and Bridget Irwin tacked on 10.
Defensively, S-E held Canastota’s top scorers – Alicia Hibbard and Shea Foster – to 17 combined points. In the first meeting this season, Hibbard and Foster racked up 30 total points. “Defensively, we wanted to contain Hibbard and Foster, and Bridget, Kate (Adams), and Liz (Farrow) did a good job on them,” Mulligan said.
S-E is idle until the start of the Section III, Class C playoffs.
S-E: Briana Vibbard, 0 0-2-0; Kristi Irwin, 0; Caitlynn Adams, 3 1-8-8; Bridget Irwin, 4 2-3-10; Courtney Jasper, 0; Nicole Carpenter, 0; Kristi Vibbard, 5 1-2-15; Liz Farrow, 1 0-2-2. Totals: 13 4-17-35 .
Canastota: Alexis Havens, 1 0-0-3; Ashley Delaney, 0; Lindsay McGinley, 4 0-0-8; Holly Marsh, 0; Emily Harpe, 0; Alicia Hibbard, 4 1-3-9; Shea Foster, 3 2-7-8. Totals: 12 3-10-28.
S-E 9 8 5 13 –35
Can. 6 8 9 5–28
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (SE) Vibbard 4, Adams, (C) Havens. JV: S-E won 35-14 (11-7 overall).
Oxford 54, Deposit 29
OXFORD – Oxford jumped out to a 17-5 lead in the first quarter, and moved one win from clinching a tie for the MAC Division II title.
Haley Witchella had five points in the first quarter and Jackie Heggie added five for the Blackhawks. “It was good to finally play again coming off that tough loss (to Harpursville),” said Oxford coach Chris Palmer. “We didn’t make a lot of mistakes tonight, and performed up to our capabilities.”
Witchella led Oxford with 15 points, Alyshia Crawford finished with 12 points, five rebounds, and five assists, and Heggie scored 11 points.
The Blackhawks play at Bainbridge-Guilford Friday.
Deposit: Chelsea Russell, 3 3-4-9; Kristen Matthews, 1 1-2-3; Melissa Martin, 3 0-0-6; Molly Blanda, 0; Siera Smith, 0; Jackie Niznansky, 0; Darsey Raymond, 1 0-0-2; Tiffany Raymond, 1 2-3-5; M. Martin, 1 0-0-2; Hannah Fryer, 1 0-0-2; Melissa Niehaus, 0; Kaitlyn Stanton, 0. Totals: 11 6-9-29 .
Oxford: Alyshia Crawford, 6 0-0-12; Allie Nelson, 0; Ginny Burdick, 2 0-0-4; Kelli Whitehill, 0; Jackie Heggie, 5 1-1-11; Julie Heggie, 3 0-0-6; Kayla Golden, 2 0-0-4; Kim Shackelton, 1 0-0-2; Haley Witchella, 6 3-3-15. Totals: 25 4-4-54 .
Dep. 5 7 9 8–29
Oxf. 17 12 12 13–54
Fouled out: (O) Whitehill. Three-point goals: (D) T. Raymond. JV: Oxford won 37-34. Officials: Reynolds, Collier.
Unatego 41, Unadilla Valley 33
NEW BERLIN – Unatego outscored UV 17-8 in the last quarter to turn back the Storm on Tuesday.
Freshman Sarah Mannina scored eight of her nine points in the last quarter, most of those points coming on drives to the basket. Fellow freshman, Casey Manzanero, led the Spartans scoring 15 points. “They were driving and kicking out for shots in the fourth quarter, and they were making shots they weren’t making in the first half,” said UV coach Brandi Backus of Unatego.
Jordan Andersen scored 11 points to lead UV, and Amber Potter grabbed 10 rebounds. UV plays at Walton Friday with the varsity contest starting at 5:30 p.m.
Unatego: Stephanie Havens, 2 1-3-7, Kajee Quick, , Kayla Wong, 0; Shelby Puffer, 1 2-5-5, Amanda Peloso,0 , Sarah Mannina, 3 3-7-9; Casey Manzanero, 5 5-7-16, Katrina Clark, 1 0-0-2, Kaitlyn Woods, 0 2-2-2 . Totals: 12 13-24-41.
UV: Terra Manwarren, 0; Abby Grace, 0 1-2-1; Amanda Off, 2 0-0-4; Maggie Avolio, 1 0-0-2; Lindsay Avolio, 0; Charlee Weidman, 4 0-0-8; Jordan Andersen, 3 4-7-11; Amber Potter, 3 0-0-6; Brittany Fairchild, 0 1-2-1. Totals: 13 6-11-33 .
Unat. 5 6 13 17–36
UVa. 4 9 12 8–33
Fouled out: (UV) L. Avolio. Three-point goals: (UV) Andersen. (U) Havens 2, Puffer, Manzanero. JV: Unatego won. Officials: Vroman, Neske.
New York Mills 58, Otselic Valley 19
SOUTH OTSELIC – Erica Pendrack scored 21 points for Center State Conference Division III leader NY Mills in Tuesday’s victory at Otselic Valley.
“We came out ready to play and did pretty well against their zone in the first quarter,” said OV coach Danielle Graham. “They switched to man defense in the second quarter, and we didn’t do so hot against that.”
Bianca Kelly scored nine points for OV, who finish the season with a 2-16 mark.
NYM: Erica Pendrack, 9 0-0-21; Andrea Surpienant, 4 3-4-11; Bizacqua, 2 2-4-6; Pettigrew, 1 0-0-2; Jennings, 4 0-4-8; Katie Pritelli, 1 2-2-4; Wilkinson, 2 0-0-4; Herphum, 0; Dziekan, 1 0-0-2. Totals: 24 7-14-58.
OV: Taylor Monroe, 1 1-3-3; Angie Marshall, 0 2-4-2; Bethany Lewis, 1 0-0-2; Kayla Thorp, 1 0-4-2 ; Bianca Kelly, 4 1-2-9; Jessica Loomis, 0 1-3-1; Courtney Widger, 0. Totals: 7 5-16-19.
NYM 15 13 16 14–58
OVa. 8 1 6 4–19
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (N) Pendrack. JV: NY Mills won.
Boys’ Basketball
G-MU 36, Milford 33
COPES CORNERS – G-MU’s offense clicked in the fourth quarter thanks to the ball distribution of point guard Kevin Davis, and the inside scoring of Jon Scofield. Scofield had six points in the fourth quarter, and the Raiders nearly doubled their three-quarter total with a strong final stanza.
“Davis was the single most important reason we scored 16 points in the last quarter,” said G-MU coach Bill Hartman. “He has demonstrated a good understanding of controlling the ball and managing the ofense. It was gratifying to see him play with such poise and confidence.”
Greg Talbot also came off the bench in the middle two quarters to spell forwards Scofield and Alex Schmidt, both of whom had to sit significant minutes with foul trouble. “Talbot did an admirable job filling in at the post, and he held his own,” Hartman said.
G-MU (6-10) wraps up its season Friday when it hosts Laurens.
Milford: Tyler Hogan, 0, Jeremey Rutledge, 0, Myles Erway, 0, Cameron Dutcher, 1 0-0-3, Brandon Bostwick, 1 1-2-3, Ryan Strong, 3 1-2-8, Caleb Radulewicz, 0 6-11-6, Gideon Powers, 1 0-0-2, Andrew Yerdon, 3 2-4-8, Dalton, 1 1-2-3, Totals: 10 11-21-33.
G-MU: DeMario Reed, 0; Kevin Davis, 0; Greg Talbot, 2 1-2-5; Eddie Ray Cotton, 2 1-1-6; Chris Steckline, 0; Ian Edwards, 2 2-4-6; Alex Schmidt, 2 0-0-4; Andrew Delmar, 2 0-2-4; Jon Scofield, 5 1-6-11. Totals: 15 5-15-36 .
MIlf. 9 11 6 7–33
GMU 4 10 6 16–36
Fouled out: (M) Powers. Three-point goals: (M) Dutcher, Strong, (G) Cotton. JV: Milford won. Officials: Kafchinsky, VanDuesen.
Brookfield 47, Otselic Valley 42
BROOKFIELD – Brookfield avenged an early-season loss to Otselic Valley building a 13-point lead in the third quarter, and holding off OV’s fourth-quarter comeback.
“Brookfield has been playing much better, and we’ve had trouble scoring all season,” said OV coach Dave Loomis. “We dug ourselves a hole in the third quarter and made a nice run to make it a game. We cut it back to three, but couldn’t get over the hump.”
Dusty Davis led OV (12-6) with 16 points. A game box score will appear later this week.
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