Boys’ Basketball

Norwich 74, Windsor 42
NORWICH – Norwich flipped a switch offensively and defensively in the third quarter, and turned a close game into a blowout win Friday night at Jack Jones Gymnasium.
Norwich, tied with Windsor at 20-apiece in the second quarter, finished the first half on a 12-2 run led by a pair of three balls from Kyle Edwards. The two clubs traded threes early in the third before NHS truly took control.
Edwards canned two more threes, and Dennis Oralls bucketed 11 of his 17 points during the quarter as the Tornado closed the third on a 22-7 spurt.
“We started slow against Seton, and we’ve started slow almost every game,” said Norwich coach Tom Collier. “Our defensive intensity wasn’t good enough early on. To Windsor’s credit, they played really hard, and they played really hard the whole game.”
Providing a big lift for Norwich off the bench in the first half was senior Eric Walling, who is rounding into shape after battling ankle issues the first month of the season. Walling drained a big three ball during Norwich’s closing first-half run.
“The big thing in the second half is that we didn’t give them a cushion defensively, and we went back to our full-court pressure,” Collier said. “We have some huge games coming up, and Oneonta will be a massive test for us Monday. They’re all forwards and we’re all guards. It should be an interesting game because of the contrast in styles.”
Edwards had 20 points to lead NHS, and Seth Thomsen added 10. The Tornado bench totaled 25 points, the third time in four games in which the Tornado reserves totaled at least 20 points. “We’re not good enough to beat teams on talent alone,” Collier said. “But we are good enough to grind teams out with our depth.”
Norwich improved to 7-2 overall with the win.
Windsor: Logan Doolittle, 0; Adam Wilmot, 0; Josh Cady, 1 0-0-3; Brandon Howard, 6 0-3-15; Steve Laryea, 0; Nick DiNardo, 0; Ben Rivera, 2 1-2-5; Spencer Nagle, 0 0-2-0; Jake Conroy, 3 2-4-8; Troy Teed, 2 1-2-5; Nate Wrighter, 3 0-0-6. Totals: 17 4-13-42.
Norwich: Kyle Edwards, 6 3-3-20; Dennis Oralls, 6 3-4-17; Michael Sutton, 2 0-0-5; Danny Carson, 0; Nate Ashton, 1 0-0-2; Robbie Wheeler, 1 0-0-2; Grady Thompson, 0; Seth Thomsen, 5 0-0-10; Ian Weaver, 0; Eric Walling, 2 2-2-7; Storm Cook, 2 0-0-4; Grant Brightman, 0 2-4-2; Michael D’Abbraccio, 2 0-0-5. Totals: 27 10-13-74.
Wind. 14 8 12 8–42
NHS 16 16 27 15–74
Fouled out: none. Team fouls: (W) 14, (N) 14. Three-point goals: (N) Edwards 5, Oralls 2, Sutton, Walling, D’Abbraccio. (W) Howard 3, Cady. JV: Norwich won 72-50.

Morris 52, G-MU 34
COPES CORNERS – In a pivotal Tri-Valley League division showdown Friday night, Morris dominated the second half and fourth quarter in particular to hand the Raiders their second loss of the season.
Levi Decker and Mike Deluca had 19 and 18 points respectively for the Mustangs, who closed the game with a 18-5 fourth quarter.
“We really got handled in the second half,” said G-MU coach Bill Hartman in summing up the contest.
DeMario Reed had 14 points for G-MU (7-2), who trailed 18-17 at the halftime break.
Morris: Zach Doyle 0 1-2 1, Scott Maricle 0 0-0 0, Kyle Joyce 0 0-0 0, Justin Schaffer 2 0-0 4, Skylar Maricle 2 0-0 4, Mike Deluca 7 3-5 18, Levi Decker 8 0-1 19, Kerry Smith 3 0-0 6, Collin Hull 0 0-0 0, Brandon Shelly 0 0-0 0. Totals: 22 4-8-52.
G-MU: Demario Reed 5 3-5 14, Galen Wind 3 0-0 6, Greg Delaney 1 0-0 2, Jason Barrows 0 1-2 1, Eddie Ray Cotton 2 2-7 6, Tim French 1 3-5 5, Austin Burnside 0 0-0 0, Rian West 0 0-0 0, Derek Musson 0 0-0 0. Totals: 12 9-19-34.
Morris 8 10 16 18–52
G-MU 10 7 12 5 –34
Three-point field goals: (M) Decker 3, Deluca; (G) Reed. JV: Morris won.

Hancock 84, Unadilla Valley 69
HANCOCK – Hancock shots lights out in the first half, and especially the second quarter to cruise past UV Friday night.
The Wildcats closed the first half on a 14-0 run, and the 33 points in the second quarter led them to a 55-29 advantage. Warren Drake had eight of his 12 poiints during the second quarter, and Hancock connected on a trio of three balls. “Everyone in their lineup contributed, and we just turned the ball over way too many times against their press,” said UV coach Matt Osborne.
UV made a second-half charge closing the 26-point deficit to 12 at one point. Justin Hofer scored 16 points in the third quarter, and finished with a game-high 32 points.
UV plays at Afton Tuesday.
UV: Kurt Haycook, 1 2-2-4; Jack Wilcox, 1 1-2-3; Jesse Ranger, 0; Brandon Miles, 0; Justin Hofer, 11 10-14-32; Nate Mackey, 1 0-0-2; David Anderson, 4 3-4-11; Brett Smith, 4 0-0-9; Gunnar Sheldon, 0; Nate Shackelton, 4 0-0-8; Kevin Thomas, 0. Totals: 27 16-22-69.
Hancock: Tom Banicky, 6 9-14-21, Eli Holton-Chandler, 3 0-0-6, Tyler Phillips, 7 6-11-23, Ryan Smith , 6 2-2-14, Luke Worzel, 3 0-0-8, Zach Worobey, 0, Warren Drake, 5 2-6-12, Joe Petriella, 0. Totals: 29 19-33-84.
UVall 11 18 20 20–69
Hanc. 22 33 14 15–84
Fouled out: (UV) Wilcox, Shackelton. Three-point goals: (UV) Smith, (H) Phillips 3, Banicky 2, Worzel 2. JV: UV won.

Greene 62, Walton 61
GREENE – Greene improved to 5-0 in Midstate Athletic Conference play holding on to defeat Walton Friday evening.
Walton rallied from a five-point deficit in the final three minutes. Walton had the ball in the last seconds, but failed to get off a three-point shot attempt. Instead, Walton settled for Ben Conklin’s layup to come up one point short.
“We closed out really well on their shooters,” said Greene coach Rick Smith. “We had a five-point lead and I thought we would take off, but they pressured us and we turned it over a couple of times.”
Greene fell behind by double digits in the first half and rallied to close the halftime margin to four. Jeff Carlin hit two threes in the second and third quarters respectively as the Trojans snagged a two-point edge going into the fourth.
Ryan Borst added a big three ball in the final quarter to help extend Greene’s lead. Carlin finished with 20 pionts, and Sam Adams added 17. Adams was integral to the second-quarter comeback, while Carlin worked his offensive magic in the third scoring nine of the Trojans’ 20 points.
Greene hosts Hancock Tuesday.
Walton: Dan Jacquays, 5 0-0-10; Ben Conklin, 6 7-10-21; Brandon Scofield, 0; Collin Schick, 4 4-5-13; Rony LaRouge, 0; Davis, 1 0-0-3; Dalton Kaminsky, dnp; Justin DiJulio, 5 4-4-14. Totals: 21 15-20-61.
Greene: Dan Treadwell, 2 1-2-5; Zach Wentlent, 1 0-0-2; Joe Beckwith, 1 0-0-3; Sam Adams, 7 3-4-17; Jeff Carlin 8 0-0-20; Ryan Borst, 1 0-0-3; Jeremy Flohr, 3 1-2-7; Brandon Davis, 2 1-2-5. Totals: 25 6-10-62.
Walt. 20 12 14 15–61
Gre. 13 15 20 14–62
Fouled out: (G) B. Davis. Three-point goals: (G) Carlin 4, Borst, Beckwith. (W) Conklin 2, Schick, Davis. JV: Greene won. Officials: Ciotoli, Howard.

Girls’ Basketball

Norwich 52, Windsor 32
WINDSOR – Norwich’s defense buckled down in the second quarter, while the offense hit on all cylinders in the Tornado’s road victory over Windsor Friday evening.
Jennifer Borfitz scored 14 points for the balanced Tornado, who had all but one player on the roster score. Bryn Loomis added 11 points, and Miranda Costin came off the bench to score a season-high eight points.
Windsor took an 11-8 lead into the second quarter before NHS changed the momentum with a 23-7 edge in the second stanza.
Norwich: Miranda Costin, 4 0-0-8; Breanna Cashman, 3 1-2-7; Sydney Chaffee, 1 0-0-2; Jennifer Borfitz, 4 4-9-14; Cassie Sutton, 1 0-0-2; Bryn Loomis, 4 3-5-11; Hailey Dietrich, 0 2-2-2; Sophie Stewart, 3 0-0-6; Taylor Cook, 0 0-0-0. Totals: 19 12-18-52.
Windsor: Courtney Vaccaro, 1 0-0-2; Gina Suhadolnik, 1 0-0-3; Ashley Kamp, 1 2-2-4; Nikole Zollbrecht, 2 0-0-4; Melissa Kenyon, 0 0-1-0; Kelly Costello 3 0-4-6; Phoenix Honnick, 1 0-0-2; Karissa Sherriff, 3 0-0-7; Erika Corbin, 1 2-8-4. Totals: 13 4-15-32.
NHS 8 23 11 10–52
Wind. 11 7 4 10–32
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (N) Borfitz 2, (W) Suhadolnik, Sherriff. JV: Norwich won.

Harpursville 60, Oxford 36
OXFORD – Despite leading scorer Miranda Drummond scoring a season-low eight points and fouling out in the second half, Harpursville showed it still has plenty of offensive firepower.
Locked in a 16-16 game midway through the second quarter, Harpursville finished the first half on a 13-0 run, and extended the advantage in the second half to beat Oxford for the second time in two weeks.
Amanda Frayer and Savannah Murray scored 16 points apiece, and Kayleigh Livermore added 10 for the Hornets, who are unbeaten against MAC competition this season. “I thought our girls played with tremendous effort, and I was pleased with that,” said Oxford coach Chris Palmer, who had just six players available for the game. “We were just a little outgunned. I think Harpursvlle should be a sectional contender this year. They have good balance and a lot of shooters.”
Megan Golden scored 11 points for Oxford, and her two three-pointers in the first half helped the Blackhawks stay in the game early.
Harpursville: Savannah Murray, 7 1-3-16; Jade Niles, 0; Marci Ritter, 0; Amanda Frayer, 5 6-10-16; Medovich, 0 1-2-1; Emily McElwain, 2 0-0-5; Esperanza Gutierrez, 1 0-0-2; Kayleigh Livermore, 4 1-2-10; Tatiana Sosnowsky, 1 0-1-2; Miranda Drummond, 2 4-6-8. Totals: 22 13-24-60.
Oxford: Emily Smith, 2 2-4-6; Sarah Renaud, 0 2-2-2; Megan Golden, 4 0-0-11; Jacquelyn Heggie, 1 0-0-2; Julianne Heggie, 3 2-4-8; Brooke Noble, 3 1-3-7. Totals: 13 7-13-36.
Harp. 13 16 20 11–60
Oxf. 9 7 10 10–36
Fouled out: (H) Drummond, (O) Jul. Heggie. Three-pointers: (H) Murray, McElwain, Livermore. (O) Golden 3. JV: Harpursville won 37-17. Officials: Vinsevich, Legg.

Greene 37, Walton 31
GREENE – Coming off a nice performance in a loss to Chenango Valley earlier in the week, the Trojans regrouped from an 11-point first-half deficit to extend the momentum with a comeback win over Walton Saturday.
The Warriors led 12-3 at the outset, and scored the opening basket of the second quarter. Greene finished the quarter on a 14-2 run getting two put-back baskets from Rebecca Smith, and two driving layups from senior Jessica Brooks. “We got off to a rough start again, but we overcame that,” said Greene coach Dave Gorton. “The baskets by Smith and Brooks really changed the momentum of the game.”
Kaitlin Gorton hit a key three-pointer in the third quarter to extend the Greene lead to seven, and Natalie Greene completed two layups off Shannon Gregory passes to maintain the edge in the fourth.
Brooks had a team-high 12 points, and Smith, playing her best game of the season, scored 10 points and pulled down eight rebounds.
Walton: Mikaelan Cucciarre, 1 0-0-2, Molly Maguire, 3 0-0-7, Erin Butler, 3 0-0-8, Susan LeRouge, 0 1-2-1, Carolyn Butler, 3 1-2-7, Cortney Miller, 1 0-2-2, Hayley O'Connor, 2 0-0-4, Morgan Beardslee, 0. Totals: 13 2-6-31.
Greene: Sierra Stoppkotte, 0; Paige Castle, 1 2-2-4; Jessica Brooks, 4 3-4-12; Kaitlin Gorton, 1 2-6-5; Rebecca Smith, 5 0-3-10; Natalie Greene, 2 0-0-4; Rebecca Hanrahan, 1 0-0-2; Shannon Gregory, 0. Totals: 15 7-15-37.
Walt. 12 4 7 8–31
Gr. 3 14 11 9–37
Fouled out: (G) Smith, (W) Butler, Butler. Three-point goals: (G) Gorton, Brooks, (W) Maguire, E. Butler 2. JV: Greene won.

Morris 29, G-MU 28
MORRIS – Morris’ full-court pressure yielded a steal and go-ahead basket with 20 seconds left, and G-MU’s well executed play in the last seconds resulted in a close-range shot that was off the mark in Friday’s T-V League contest.
Alexis Forgit picked up the steal for the Mustangs, and took the ball in for the go-ahead basket. Forgit also had a free throw in the fourth for Mustangs to account for all of her team’s points in the last quarter.
Neither team led by more than four points, and that lead was established in the first quarter, said G-MU coach Jim Johnson. “Our bane all year has been putting the ball in the basket at times, and that hurt us again tonight,” Johnson said.
Johnson drew up an out-of-bounds play in the last seconds that his team had never practiced. The play was run to perfection, and nearly ended in the winning basket. “It was kind of neat to run a sneaky play and get the shot you want,” Johnson said. “It was probably the best shot you could get in that situation, and it just rolled off the rim.”
Kristen Barnes had nine points for G-MU, who host Laurens on Wednesday.
G-MU: Miranda Hill, 3 0-0-6; Sabrina Brooks, 2 0-0-5; Blake Stensland, 0 1-2-1; Kali Murphy, 0 0-2-0; Logan Eltz, 3 0-2-6; Kristen Barnes, 4 1-5-9; Lauren Hill, 0; Nichole Savarese, 0 1-2-1. Totals: 12 3-13-28.
Morris: Allison DiStefano, 0; Kelsea Webster, 4 2-3-10, Haley Wist, 4 0-0-8, Jenna Turner, 0, Tessa Hitchcock, 0, Alexis Forgit, 2 1-2-6, Monique Rutte, 0, Alexis Joy, 0, McKenna Hungerford, 2 1-3-5. Totals: 12 4-8-29.
GMU 8 8 6 6–28
Morr. 9 9 8 3–29
Fouled out: none. Team fouls: (G) 15, (M) 11. Three-point goals: (G) Brooks. (M) Forgit. JV: Morris won 38-32. Officials: Porter, Gray.

B-G 44, Deposit 15
DEPOSIT – B-G moved over the .500 mark (5-4) jumping out to a 16-1 lead in the first period at Deposit Thursday evening.
Randi Conway scored 15 points for the Bobcats, and Shania Vandermark added 10 points. The loss dropped Deposit’s mark to 0-7 on the season.
B-G: Shania Vandermark 5 0-0 10, Gia Cuomo 0 0-0 0, Randi Conway 6 2-4 15, Abbey Smith 4 0-1 8, Morgan Bullis 1 1-2 3, Alissa Rivera 3 0-0 6, Amber DeGroat 1 0-0 2, Caitlan Vandermark 0 0-0 0, Micah Hopkins 0 0-0 0. Totals: 20 3-7-44.
Deposit: Alicia Koch 0 0-0 0, Jenn Newman 1 3-6 5, Mckenzie Martin 1 2-4 4, Kim Newman 0 0-0 0, Ana Benedict 1 0-0 2, Justina Ellis 0 3-6 3, Victoria Schaub 0 0-0 0, Andrea Davis 0 0-1 0, Kayla Miller 0 1-2 1. Totals: 3 9-19-15.
B-G 16 8 12 8–44
Dep. 1 4 3 7 –15
Three-point goals: (BG) Conway .

(Photo: Brooke Noble of Oxford fights for a rebound during last Friday's game against Harpursville.)