Big second half keys G-MU's win over Vikings
Boys’ Basketball
G-MU 54, Otselic Valley 35
COPES CORNERS – G-MU surged in the third period to take control of its game with Otselic Valley Friday night and earn its 13th win of the season.
Trailing the Vikings by a point entering the last quarter, G-MU inverted its zone moving three people across the top. OV failed to produce much consistency on offense, and the Raiders had five players score in a 20-8 period. Demario Reed scored seven points in the third quarter, and Chris Steckline had seven points off the bench in the second half as G-MU cruised.
“I hope this contributes to our confidence as we move into praictice before sectionals,” said G-MU coach Bill Hartman. “The kids passed it well and we had better movement offensively in the second half. Life is always easier when you’re able to do that.”
Eddie Ray Cotton scored 12 points to lead G-MU, and Reed added 11.
Jeff Pittsley scored 13 points to pace the Vikings.
OV: Nate Stark, 3 0-1-6, Alan Lewis, 0 0-0-0, Mike Larkin, 0 0-0 0, Dusty Davis, 2 2-2 6, Trevor Marston, 1 0-0-2, Karl Graham, 0 0-0 0, Shawn LaFlair 0 0-0 0, Jason Olin 0 0-0 0, Doug Day, 0 0-0 0, Dylan Comfort, 2 0-0-6, Charles Bishop, 1 0-0 2, Jeff Pittsley, 5 1-2-13. Totals: 14 3-5-35.
G-MU: Demario Reed, 4 2-4-11, Kevin Davis, 0 0-0-0, Jon Scofield, 3 2-5-8, Eddie Ray Cotton, 6 0-0-12, Ian Edwards, 3 0-0-7, Chris Steckline, 2 2-3-7, Andrew Delmar, 2 2-2-6, Tim French, 0 0-0-0, Nate Beach, 0 0-0-0, Jon Davis, 0 0-0-0, Nick Sebeck, 1 0-0-2, Galen Wind, 0 1-2-1. Totals: 21 9-16-54.
OVall 12 9 8 6 –35
G-MU 8 12 20 14–54
Three-point field goals: (OV) Comfort 2, Pittsley 2; (G) Reed, Edwards, Steckline.
S-E 57, Mohawk 42
MOHAWK – Playing on the road, Sherburne-Earlville, led by Randy Briggs, could not have started its contest Friday with Mohawk any better.
Briggs scored 14 points in the opening period as the Marauders raced to a 21-2 advantage. “We played outstanding defense in the first quarter,” said S-E coach Kevin Vibbard. “Murphy (Carson), their point guard, they run a lot of screen-and-roll with him. We did a great job keeping him from getting to the basket.”
Briggs was also the primary defender on Murphy in the opening quarter. S-E scored most of its early baskets in transition, and dominated the defensive boards to iimprove to 7-1 in Center State Conference play (10-5 overall).
Cameron Yerton added 13 points for S-E, who hosts Mohawk tonight.
S-E: Randy Briggs, 7 1-2-17; Cameron Yerton, 4 2-2-13; Cody Williams, 0; Paul Romanenko, 0; Branden McDaniel, 6 0-0-13 ; Cole Hodges, 0; Ethan Johnson, 1 1-2-3; Sam Caton, 3 0-0-6; Matt Piazzi, 2 1-1-5. Totals: 23 5-7-57.
Mohawk: Hunter Watkins, 1 1-2-4; Greg Laubenstein, 0; Paul Joyce, 0; Joe Smith, 2 1-2-5; Mike Santillo, 1 0-0-3; Corbin Woodruff, 4 3-6-11; Carson Murphy, 5 5-9-15; Kianan, McCarthy, 0; Ram Nichols, 2 0-0-4. Totals: 15 10-19-42.
S-E 21 9 20 7–57
Moh. 2 11 16 13–42
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (SE) Yerton 3, Briggs 2, McDaniel. (M) Watkins, Santillo, JV: S-E won 53-25. Officials: Gaiser, Waters.
Girls’ Basketball
Sherburne-Earlville 79, Madison 28
MADISON – Sherburne-Earlville produced its highest point total of the season as its three leading scorers – Caitlynn Adams, Bridget Irwin, and Cassie Beaver – combined for 56 total points.
Adams had 21 points and three steals, irwin finished with 19 points, seven steals, five assists, and three blocks, and Beaver had 16 points and seven rebounds. The Marauders had nine three-pointers making 9 of 17 attempts.
S-E holds a one-game lead in Center State Conference play, and can clinch its second straight Division Two title Thursday night at Waterville.
Madison: Nicki Tubbs, 2 2-2-6; Heather Greenwood, 1 0-0-2; Alex Stone, 0; Megan Rockhill, 2 1-2-5; Shelby Johnson, 3 0-0-6; Cassie Stone, 0; Jenny Pisiak, 0; Shayne Biedermann, 2 1-2-5; Courtney Wagner, 2 0-0-4. Totals: 12 4-6-28.
S-E: Sierra Morris, 1 0-5-2; Briana Vibbard, 1 0-0-2; Jordan Van Althuis, 3 0-0-8; Caitlynn Adams, 8 1-2-21; Karly Wagner, 3 1-2-7; Bridget Irwin, 8 0-0-19; Katherine Robertson, 2 0-0-4; Cassie Beaver, 8 0-0-16. Totals: 34 2-9-79.
Mad. 5 5 10 8 –28
S-E 24 17 17 21 –79
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (SE) Van Althuis 2, Adams 4, Irwin 3. JV: S-E won.
Oxford 53, Unadilla Valley 39
OXFORD – Oxford upended Unadilla Valley Saturday afternoon in a make-up game from earlier this season. A game report will be published in the Tuesday edition of The Evening Sun.
Boys’ Bowling
Class B sectionals
At the Class B sectionals Saturday, Norwich slipped in its final game to sixth place, just 54 pins out of third place.
Norwich’s Kevin Rooney and Darrel Humphrey paced the Tornado as each finished with a 608 series. Rooney, whose season average of 209.12 was 11th in Section IV, earned a trip to the Section IV State Qualifier on Feb. 19.
Team scores: 1. Waverly , 3,276; 2. Maine-Endwell, 3,051; 3. Johnson City 2,886; 4. Elmira Free Academy 2,842; 5. Chenango Valley 2,834; 6. Norwich 2,832; 7. Susquehanna Valley 2,831; 8. Windsor 2,745; 9. Oneonta 2,730; 10. Owego 2,538.
Individual Scoring
Norwich (2,832): Ben Barnes, 157-196-158-511; Arden Hamstra, 159-219-188-566; Darrel Humphrey, 217-222-169-608; Joe Bazarnik, 184-173-182-539; Kevin Rooney, 196-209-203-608.
Girls’ Bowling
Mohawk 3, Sherburne-Earlville 2
Kiamesha Philhower had a team-high 483 for the Marauders who dropped a one-point final to Mohawk this past weekend.
Varsity honor scores
S-E (2,063): Kiamesha Philhower, 182, 483; Mandi LaClair, 201.
Mohawk (2,110): Brittany Macrina, 573; Danielle Kryshchuk, 531.
G-MU 54, Otselic Valley 35
COPES CORNERS – G-MU surged in the third period to take control of its game with Otselic Valley Friday night and earn its 13th win of the season.
Trailing the Vikings by a point entering the last quarter, G-MU inverted its zone moving three people across the top. OV failed to produce much consistency on offense, and the Raiders had five players score in a 20-8 period. Demario Reed scored seven points in the third quarter, and Chris Steckline had seven points off the bench in the second half as G-MU cruised.
“I hope this contributes to our confidence as we move into praictice before sectionals,” said G-MU coach Bill Hartman. “The kids passed it well and we had better movement offensively in the second half. Life is always easier when you’re able to do that.”
Eddie Ray Cotton scored 12 points to lead G-MU, and Reed added 11.
Jeff Pittsley scored 13 points to pace the Vikings.
OV: Nate Stark, 3 0-1-6, Alan Lewis, 0 0-0-0, Mike Larkin, 0 0-0 0, Dusty Davis, 2 2-2 6, Trevor Marston, 1 0-0-2, Karl Graham, 0 0-0 0, Shawn LaFlair 0 0-0 0, Jason Olin 0 0-0 0, Doug Day, 0 0-0 0, Dylan Comfort, 2 0-0-6, Charles Bishop, 1 0-0 2, Jeff Pittsley, 5 1-2-13. Totals: 14 3-5-35.
G-MU: Demario Reed, 4 2-4-11, Kevin Davis, 0 0-0-0, Jon Scofield, 3 2-5-8, Eddie Ray Cotton, 6 0-0-12, Ian Edwards, 3 0-0-7, Chris Steckline, 2 2-3-7, Andrew Delmar, 2 2-2-6, Tim French, 0 0-0-0, Nate Beach, 0 0-0-0, Jon Davis, 0 0-0-0, Nick Sebeck, 1 0-0-2, Galen Wind, 0 1-2-1. Totals: 21 9-16-54.
OVall 12 9 8 6 –35
G-MU 8 12 20 14–54
Three-point field goals: (OV) Comfort 2, Pittsley 2; (G) Reed, Edwards, Steckline.
S-E 57, Mohawk 42
MOHAWK – Playing on the road, Sherburne-Earlville, led by Randy Briggs, could not have started its contest Friday with Mohawk any better.
Briggs scored 14 points in the opening period as the Marauders raced to a 21-2 advantage. “We played outstanding defense in the first quarter,” said S-E coach Kevin Vibbard. “Murphy (Carson), their point guard, they run a lot of screen-and-roll with him. We did a great job keeping him from getting to the basket.”
Briggs was also the primary defender on Murphy in the opening quarter. S-E scored most of its early baskets in transition, and dominated the defensive boards to iimprove to 7-1 in Center State Conference play (10-5 overall).
Cameron Yerton added 13 points for S-E, who hosts Mohawk tonight.
S-E: Randy Briggs, 7 1-2-17; Cameron Yerton, 4 2-2-13; Cody Williams, 0; Paul Romanenko, 0; Branden McDaniel, 6 0-0-13 ; Cole Hodges, 0; Ethan Johnson, 1 1-2-3; Sam Caton, 3 0-0-6; Matt Piazzi, 2 1-1-5. Totals: 23 5-7-57.
Mohawk: Hunter Watkins, 1 1-2-4; Greg Laubenstein, 0; Paul Joyce, 0; Joe Smith, 2 1-2-5; Mike Santillo, 1 0-0-3; Corbin Woodruff, 4 3-6-11; Carson Murphy, 5 5-9-15; Kianan, McCarthy, 0; Ram Nichols, 2 0-0-4. Totals: 15 10-19-42.
S-E 21 9 20 7–57
Moh. 2 11 16 13–42
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (SE) Yerton 3, Briggs 2, McDaniel. (M) Watkins, Santillo, JV: S-E won 53-25. Officials: Gaiser, Waters.
Girls’ Basketball
Sherburne-Earlville 79, Madison 28
MADISON – Sherburne-Earlville produced its highest point total of the season as its three leading scorers – Caitlynn Adams, Bridget Irwin, and Cassie Beaver – combined for 56 total points.
Adams had 21 points and three steals, irwin finished with 19 points, seven steals, five assists, and three blocks, and Beaver had 16 points and seven rebounds. The Marauders had nine three-pointers making 9 of 17 attempts.
S-E holds a one-game lead in Center State Conference play, and can clinch its second straight Division Two title Thursday night at Waterville.
Madison: Nicki Tubbs, 2 2-2-6; Heather Greenwood, 1 0-0-2; Alex Stone, 0; Megan Rockhill, 2 1-2-5; Shelby Johnson, 3 0-0-6; Cassie Stone, 0; Jenny Pisiak, 0; Shayne Biedermann, 2 1-2-5; Courtney Wagner, 2 0-0-4. Totals: 12 4-6-28.
S-E: Sierra Morris, 1 0-5-2; Briana Vibbard, 1 0-0-2; Jordan Van Althuis, 3 0-0-8; Caitlynn Adams, 8 1-2-21; Karly Wagner, 3 1-2-7; Bridget Irwin, 8 0-0-19; Katherine Robertson, 2 0-0-4; Cassie Beaver, 8 0-0-16. Totals: 34 2-9-79.
Mad. 5 5 10 8 –28
S-E 24 17 17 21 –79
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (SE) Van Althuis 2, Adams 4, Irwin 3. JV: S-E won.
Oxford 53, Unadilla Valley 39
OXFORD – Oxford upended Unadilla Valley Saturday afternoon in a make-up game from earlier this season. A game report will be published in the Tuesday edition of The Evening Sun.
Boys’ Bowling
Class B sectionals
At the Class B sectionals Saturday, Norwich slipped in its final game to sixth place, just 54 pins out of third place.
Norwich’s Kevin Rooney and Darrel Humphrey paced the Tornado as each finished with a 608 series. Rooney, whose season average of 209.12 was 11th in Section IV, earned a trip to the Section IV State Qualifier on Feb. 19.
Team scores: 1. Waverly , 3,276; 2. Maine-Endwell, 3,051; 3. Johnson City 2,886; 4. Elmira Free Academy 2,842; 5. Chenango Valley 2,834; 6. Norwich 2,832; 7. Susquehanna Valley 2,831; 8. Windsor 2,745; 9. Oneonta 2,730; 10. Owego 2,538.
Individual Scoring
Norwich (2,832): Ben Barnes, 157-196-158-511; Arden Hamstra, 159-219-188-566; Darrel Humphrey, 217-222-169-608; Joe Bazarnik, 184-173-182-539; Kevin Rooney, 196-209-203-608.
Girls’ Bowling
Mohawk 3, Sherburne-Earlville 2
Kiamesha Philhower had a team-high 483 for the Marauders who dropped a one-point final to Mohawk this past weekend.
Varsity honor scores
S-E (2,063): Kiamesha Philhower, 182, 483; Mandi LaClair, 201.
Mohawk (2,110): Brittany Macrina, 573; Danielle Kryshchuk, 531.
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