Boys’ Basketball

Johnson City 63, Norwich 59
JOHNSON CITY – Norwich’s “hack-a-Shaq” ploy in the fourth quarter almost worked.
Fouling the Wildcats’ players at every turn in the final quarter, Norwich parlayed the Wildcats’ endless stream of missed free throws into a furious comeback that left it just a few points shy.
Seth Thomsen scored 12 in the last quarter, Eric Walling had eight, and Dennis Oralls six to nearly erase JC’s 26-point lead late in the third and 21-point advantage to start the fourth. Walling had a look a three ball in the final minute that would have tied the game, but was off the mark, said Norwich coach Tom Collier.
“It was an unbelievable fourth quarter,” Collier said. “Everyone on the bench was jumping up and down, and we had guys diving all over the court. All 11 guys we played contributed.”
That comeback was not enough to offset nearly three quarters of Johnson City dominance. Isaiah Washington scored nine in the opening quarter, and Ryan Clark had 12 of his 20 points in the second half lifting Johnson City to a 16-point lead at the half and 50-29 edge heading to the fourth.
“Our effort in the first half was okay, but it needs to be exemplary,” Collier said. “We found out how hard we can play in the second half, but we just didn’t play hard enough in the first half.”
Thomsen scored 17 to lead Norwich, Oralls had 13, and Walling, in his most significant minutes of the season, scored 13 points off the bench. The loss was the second straight for NHS, who drop into second place in the STAC Central division behind co-leaders JC and Susquehanna Valley. “Mathematically, I don’t know if we can win the division,” Collier said. “It’s disappointing to lose two games in a row, but our goal remains the same: To win the Class B title.”
Norwich plays at Elmira tonight in a non-division game.
Norwich: Kyle Edwards, 2 1-3-5; Danny Carson, 1 1-4-3; Dennis Oralls, 3 6-6-13; Michael Sutton, 1 2-4-4; Nate Ashton, 0; Grady Thompson, 0; Seth Thomsen, 7 2-3-17; Ian Weaver, 1 0-0-2; Eric Walling, 5 0-2-13; Storm Cook, 0; Grant Brightman, 1 0-4-2. Totals: 21 12-26-59.
JC: Pellicciotti, 0; Cody Arvanitakis, 4 2-6-13; Grant Vicks, 5 4-12-15 Mazvck, 0; Isaiah Washington, 4 1-11-9; Marshall, 1 0-2-2; Ryan Clark, 9 1-5-20; Cutting, 0 4-6-4. Totals: 23 12-42-63.
NHS 6 8 15 30–59
JCity 17 13 20 13–63
Fouled out: (N) Edwards, Carson, Thompson. Three-point goals: (N) Oralls, Walling 3, Thomsen 1. (JC) Arvanitakis 3, Clark, Vicks.

Greene 70, Unadilla Valley 60
NEW BERLIN – UV coach Matt Osborne pointed to the middle two quarters as the difference in his club’s loss to Greene Friday evening.
Dan Treadwell scored 10 points in the second quarter for the Trojans, who erased a seven-point UV lead after one quarter to take a 33-28 lead at halftime.
Dan Carlin canned two three balls in the third for the Trojans, who widened the gap to 15.
“We just didn’t play well in the second and third quarters,” Osborne said. “We focused on Adams (Sam) because he’s their big guy, but Carlin and Treadwell stepped up and made shots. Greene also picked up its defensive intensity, and forced us into a lot of turnovers and bad shots.”
Carlin led four Greene players in double figures scored 15 points. Treadwell was next with 14, Ryan Borst chimed in with 12, and Adams bucketed 10.
Justin Hofer led UV with 16 points, and Jesse Ranger added 10.
Greene: Dan Treadwell, 3 7-8-14; Zach Wentlent, 4 4-6-12; Joe Beckwith, 1 0-0-3; Sam Adams, 3 4-4-10 ; Jeff Carlin 5 3-5-15; Ryan Borst, 3 6-8-12; Akeem Daniels, 1 0-0-2; Jeremy Flohr, 1 0-0-2; Brandon Davis, 0. Totals: 21 24-31-70.
UV: Kurt Haycook, 1 3-4-5; Jack Wilcox, 2 5-8-9; Jesse Ranger, 3 2-4-10; Brandon Miles, 3 2-2-8; Justin Hofer, 7 2-2-16; Brett Smith, 4 1-2-11; Nate Shackelton, 0 1-2-1. Totals: 20 16-24-60.
Gree. 10 23 20 17–70
UVal 17 11 10 22–60
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (G) Carlin 2, Beckwith, Treadwell, (UV) Ranger 2, Smith 2. JV: Greene won.

McGraw 66, Otselic Valley 54
MCGRAW – McGraw constructed a huge bulge in the first half against the visiting Vikings Friday night, and rode that lead to a second straight win over Otselic Valley this season.
McGraw tossed in 26 points in the first quarter, and held a 46-19 lead at intermission. “We got way behind, and we just couldn’t do anything at all,” said OV coach Dave Loomis, who said his team trailed by as many as 30 points. “We got it back to 11 in the fourth quarter with about four minutes left, but couldn’t get over the hump. We made a game of it, I just wish we didn’t get so far behind.”
Gideon Schena had 19 points for the Vikes in the loss, while Mike Larkin and Trevor Marston netted 10 apiece.
McGraw: Chambers, 4 0-0-8; Cowen, 2 0-0-4; Dylan Beaumont, 4 0-0-10; Smith, 1 0-0-2; Matt Kenyon, 4 1-2-9; Hakes, 1 1-4-3; Chance Wibble, 3 5-6-14; Bean, 0; Morse, 1 0-0-2; Hill, 7 1-3-15; Pickert, 1 0-0-2. Totals: 27 7-11-66.
OV: Alan Lewis, 0; Mike Larkin, 5 0-0-10; Brandon Huntley, 4 2-2-11; Trevor Marston, 3 4-4-10 ; Jason Olin, 1 2-2-4; Shawn LaFlair, 0; Gideon Schena, 6 7-11-19; Howard Straight, 0. Totals: 19 15-19-54.
OV 12 7 19 16–66
Mc 26 20 11 9–54
Team fouls: (M) 13, (OV) 9. Wibble 3, Beaumont 2, (OV) Huntley. Officials; Rose, Contry.

Morris 42, G-MU 37 (OT)
MORRIS – Morris claimed a defensive battle over the Raiders Friday night outlasting its Tri-Valley League foe in overtime.
Mike DeLuca opened the overtime period with a three ball, and the Mustangs never looked back in outscoring G-MU 9-4 in the extra period. “We had a good game plan and we executed it,” said G-MU assistant coach Rick Mohrein. “We had our chances, we just didn’t convert. There was great effort from both sides, and I know our guys left everything they had on the floor.”
Levi Decker scored 22 points for Morris, and DeLuca backed up Decker with 12.
DeMario Reed paced G-MU with 14 points, and Tim French added 11.
G-MU: DeMario Reed, 6 2-2-14; Galen Wind, 1 0-0-2; Greg Delaney, 1 0-0-2; Jason Barrows, ; Eddie Ray Cotton, 4 0-1-8; Tim French, 5 1-3-11; Austin Burnside, 0; Ryan West, ; Derek Musson, 0. Totals: 17 3-6-37.
Morris: Zach Doyle, 0 0-1-0, Scott Maricle, 1 2-4-4, Kyle Joyce, , Justin Schaffer, 1 0-0-2, Skylar Maricle, 0, Mike Deluca, 5 1-6-12, Levi Decker, 6 8-8-22, Kerry Smith, 1 0-0-2. Totals: 14 11-19-42.
G-MU 6 11 4 12 4–37
Morr 8 5 10 10 9–42
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (M) Decker 2, Deluca. JV: Morris won.

Bainbridge-Guilford 41, Sidney 35
BAINBRIDGE – Bainbridge-Guilford moved itself into position for one of the Midstate Athletic Conference’s top-four playoff spots defeating Sidney for the first time in at least a decade.
Ryan Porter had 15 points, 10 rebounds, and two blocked shots for the Bobcats. Guard Brooks Harmon also had a double-double scoring 13 points and pulling down 10 rebounds. “We played very good defense throughout the game, and some really good offense in the first half,” said B-G coach Greg Warren. “We got a little flat and tight on offense about midway through the third quarter, but we continued to play good defense.”
The Bobcats (8-5) won the rebounding battle, and perhaps rekindled interest in this local rivalry that has been decidedly in the Warriors’ favor for many years. “I haven’t seen that many people in our gym since I’ve been here,” Warren said. “It was standing-room-only.”
Sidney: DaShon Boyles, 0; Hunter Sowersby, 1 0-0-2; Damian Zimmer, 2 1-1-5; Jon Wingate, 0; Mike Ward, 2 0-0-4; Bill Kozak, 3 0-1-8; Brandon Walters, 3 0-0-6; Mike Cruz, 3 0-0-6 ; Joe Matzel, 2 0-0-4. Totals: 16 1-2-35.
B-G: Ryan Porter, 4 6-12-15; Austin Bauerle, 4 0-0-9; Brooks Harmon, 5 2-3-13; Corbin Palmer, 1 1-2-4; Lucas Butcher, 0; Ray Frederick, 0; Tim Walts, 0; Ben Miritsch, 0. Totals: 14 9-17-41.
Sidn. 11 4 9 11–35
B-G 10 14 12 5–41
Three-point goals: (BG) Porter, Bauerle, Harmon, Palmer. (S) Kozak 2. JV: Sidney won 64-28.

Girls’ Basketball

Norwich 53, Johnson City 39
NORWICH – On senior recognition night, Norwich turned back an improved Johnson City club connecting for 10 free throws in the final period – and 23 for the game – in Friday’s STAC Central Division win.
Bryn Loomis scored 16 points to lead three NHS players in double figures. Jenni Borfitz and Hailey Dietrich each added 12. Norwich gained control of the contest in the middle two periods, that after the Wildcats got off to a surprising start, and led 13-12 after one period.
“Johnson City was improved, and we needed to do the little things better,” said Norwich coach Josh Bennett. “We need to close out on shooters better on defense and rebound. We’ll get there, and we’ll be ready for Owego (next week).”
Down by a point at the first turn, Norwich whipped off a 16-3 run in the second stanza that prompted a pair of Wildcats timeouts. Borfitz and Dietrich had five points apiece in during the run, and Loomis scored four.
Norwich had just five field goals in the second half, but was able to extend its 28-18 lead. In the final quarter, Borfitz was 5-for-6 from the free throw line, and Loomis made three out of four.
The five seniors NHS recognized – all of whom started the game – were Miranda Costin, Loomis, Dietrich, Sophie Stewart, and Shannon McGrath. McGrath, who has missed the last two seasons due to injury, suited up for the first time in her career, and received the ceremonial opening tip from Dietrich in a prearranged gesture of sportsmanship by Bennett and JC head coach, Jeff Smith.
JC: Alexis Chilson, 3 0-0-8; Christina Carpentieri, 1 3-6-5; Jen Torres, 2 4-4-9; Kaila Champen, 0; Lucille Dellos, 1 0-0-2; Torry Miller, 2 2-2-6; Nicole Rising, 1 2-4-5; Chelsea Kuzel, 0; Kara Sisenstein,0 ; Emily Egan, 2 0-0-4. Totals: 12 11-16-39.
Norwich: Miranda Costin, 0 0-0-0; Breanna Cashman, 0 0-0-0; Sydney Chaffee, 0 0-0-0; Jennifer Borfitz, 3 5-6-12; Cassie Sutton, 2 0-0-4; Shannon McGrath, 0 0-0-0 Bryn Loomis, 3 9-12-16; Hailey Dietrich, 3 6-11-12; Sophie Stewart, 3 3-4-9; Taylor Cook, 0 0-0-0. Totals: 14 23-33-53.
JCity 13 5 10 11–39
NHS 12 16 11 14–53
Three-point goals: (N) Borfitz, Loomis, (JC) Chilson 2, Torres, Rising. JV: Norwich won.

Unadilla Valley 56, Greene 26
NEW BERLIN – Unadilla Valley defeated Greene for the first time since the 2003-2004 season closing out Friday’s contest with a dominant second half.
Staked to a 21-12 halftime lead, the Storm (8-3) outscored the Trojans 35-15 over the final two periods. “I don’t know if it was good defense on our part tonight or that they couldn’t hit anything,” said UV coach Brandi Backus.
Taylor Davis was nearly a one-person offensive show for the Storm in the first half scoring 16 of her team’s points. An early run in the second half moved the game out of reach. “We were pressing in the third quarter, and that really turned it up for us,” Backus said. “We had a bunch of steals in a row.”
Davis scored a season-high 24 points to lead UV, and Jordan Anderson added 12. UV plays at Bainbridge-Guilford Tuesday.
Greene: Tiffany Borst, 0; Sierra Stoppkotte, 0 3-4-3; Paige Castle, 0; Jessica Brooks, 1 1-6-3; Kaitlin Gorton, 1 1-2-4; Rebecca Smith, 2 4-6-8; Natalie Greene, 1 0-0-2; Katie Carey, 2 0-0-4; Rebecca Hanrahan, 0; Shannon Gregory, 1 0-0-2. Totals: 8 9-18-26.
UV: Corrine Izard, 1 0-0-2; Taylor Davis, 10 2-2-24; Amanda Off, 4 0-0-8; Jenn Elliott, 0; Morgan Weidman, 0; Jordan Anderson, 4 4-7-12; Gabby Miner, 0; Bridget Converse, 1 0-0-2; Brittany Fairchild, 2 0-0-5; Mikayla Fowler, 1 1-2-3. Totals: 23 7-11-56.
Gree. 4 7 10 5–35
UVal 12 9 19 16–65
Fouled out: none. Three-pont goals: (UV) Davis 2, Fairchild. (G) Gorton. JV: UV won.

Sherburne-Earlville 64, Mount Markham 35
WEST WINFIELD – Sherburne-Earlville sophomore, Mikayla Solloway had a career night Friday at Mount Markham scoring 30 points in a lopsided win over the Mustangs.
Solloway’s previous high game was 10 points, and she passed that in the opening quarter tossing in 14 points to stake her club to a 24-14 lead. She added eight more in the second stanza as the S-E advantage grew to 21 points. “I always thought this (type of game) was there for her, and I wasn’t sure if she would do this as a sophomore,” said S-E head coach Karen Mulligan. “Cassie (Beaver) did a nice job finding her with our high-low passes, and Mikayla did a good job running the floor and finishing on the break.”
Beaver added 14 points to the S-E coach, and point guard Briana Vibbard dished out eight assists. S-E (11-4) hosts Ilion on Wednesday.
S-E: Sierra Morris, 3 0-0-6; Briana Vibbard, 1 1-2-3; Jordan VanAlthuis, 2 1-2-7; Mikayla Solloway, 12 6-9-30; Karly Wagner, 1 0-0-2; Katherine Robertson, 0; Kelsie Christian, 0; Sarah Cole, 1 0-1-2; Cassie Beaver, 6 2-2-14. Totals: 26 10-16-64.
MM: Stacy Collins, 1 0-0-2; Brittany Wells, 3 1-2-7; Haley Rosene, 0; Jenna Waite, 2 1-2-5; Brianne Scanlon, 4 0-0-8; Megan Peterson, 1 0-0-2; Anna Douglas, 0; Angela Bartlett, 2 1-2-6; Emily Bartlett, 0; Morgan Westbrook, 1 0-0-2; Kelsey Cowen, 1 0-0-3. Totals: 15 3-6-35.
S-E 24 17 11 12–64
MM 14 6 10 5–35
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (SE) Van Althuis 2, (M) Bartlett, Cowen. JV: S-E won 43-32.

Otselic Valley 33, DeRuyter 23
DERUYTER – OV head coach Ron Graham said it’s tough to beat a team three times in a season, and his Vikings found out how tough that is after playing to an 18-18 tie with DeRuyter through two quarters.
Hope Reynolds and Amber Monroe scored six points apiece in the second half as the Vikings pulled away for their seventh win this season. On defense, the Vikes limited DeRuyter to just two second-half field goals.
“We may have gone in there with some overconfidence, and that is a mental thing that is hard to overcome,” Graham said. “In the second half, we really woke up.”
Reynolds scored 12 points to lead OV (7-9), who play Stockbridge Valley on Feb. 8.
OV: Niki Olin, 1 1-2-3; Hope Reynolds, 4 1-4-12; Kayla Thorp, 1 0-0-2; , Amber Monroe, 3 0-0-6; Keeshia Delee, 0; Kayleena Manwarren, 1 0-0-2; Ashley Pitts, 0 0-2-2; Courtney Pittsley, 1 0-0-2; Leanne Hitian, 2 0-0-6; Elise Peterson, 0; Maddie Davies, 0. Totals: 13 2-8-33.
DeRuyter: Danielle Darrow, 0; Danielle Campbell, 1 0-0-2; Courtney Randall, 2 0-0-5; Sammy Gordon, 1 0-0-3; Bethany Prince, 0 2-2-2; Jessica Cox, 3 1-2-7; Christian Jimenez, 2 0-0-4. Totals: 9 3-4-23.
OVall 7 11 7 8–33
DeR 6 12 1 4–23
Three-point goals: (OV) Reynolds 3, Hitian 2. (D) Randall, Gordon.

Boys’ Swimming

Norwich 94, Windsor 91
NORWICH – Needing a victory in the meet-closing 400-yard freestyle relay and either a second- or third-place finish, the Tornado did just that in rallying past Windsor, Friday at Norwich High School.
The quartet of Gregory Todd, Scott Cihocki, Curtis Woodard, and Joe Stagliano did its part winning the final race to guarantee at least a tie match. Securing the win were Dan Zieno, Ricky Finnegan, Matt Hortan and Killian Benedict who took home the third. “I knew we had the first place, so I put together the best guys I had left, and they were able to take it home for us,” said Norwich coach Kevin Diefenbacher.
The Tornado enjoyed seven personal-best swims on a night where the lead changed hands multiple times Finishing first, second, and fifth in the penultimate race, the 100-yard breaststroke, allowed Norwich to pull out the victory. Nick Mooney won the breaststroke, one of five victories for NHS. Todd was also victorious in the 200- and 500-yard freestyles, while Woodard notched a win in the 200-yard individual medley.
Norwich (9-3) hosts Holland Patent Tuesday at 5 p.m. In a non-league matchup. Before the start of the meet, Norwich will honor its senior swimmers.
Results
200-yard medley relay: Windsor (Austin Wilmot, James Williams, Brendon Smith, Robert Swanda) 1:55.44; 200 freestyle: Greg Todd (N) 2:00.93; 200 individual medley: Curtis Woodard (N) 2:20.07; 50 freestyle: Brendon Smith (W) 24.62; Diving: Spencer Snow (W) 162.50; 100 butterfly: Brendon Smith (W) 1:00.72; 100 freestyle: Robert Swanda (W) 55.08; 500 freestyle: Greg Todd (N) 5:32.00; 200 free relay: Windsor (Brendon Smith, James Williams, Robert Swanda, Matt Itek)1:42.42; 100 backstroke: Austin Wilmot (W) 1:05.85; 100 breaststroke: Nick Mooney (N) 1:12.32; 400 freestyle relay: Norwich (Greg Todd, Scott Cihocki, Curtis Woodard, Joe Stagliano) 3:36.38.

Volleyball

Canastota 3, Sherburne-Earlville 0
SHERBURNE – Center State Conference unbeaten Canastota swept all three gams from S-E Friday night, 25-7, 25-14, 25-22.
Sam McCarthy had 24 assists for the Raiders, while Jessie Boswell and Grace Campbell picked up five kills apiece.
“Canastota is such a great team,” said S-E coach Lora Valentine. “It took a while, but we started picking up a lot of hits and blocking well.”
Dana Stapleton had four kills and seven digs for the Marauders (4-9), and Destinie Holmquist added three aces, three assists, and five digs.

Bowling

Greene, Norwich split
GREENE – Norwich’s girls rolled one of their better matches of the season in a 5-0 win over Greene, while the Tornado boys had their lowest overall pinfall in a 4-1 defeat to the Trojans.
Zenna Copeland had a 458 series for NHS, who eclipsed the 2,000 mark with 2,052 pins.
On the boys’ side, no bowler from either squad had a 500-plus series, and only one person finished with a 200-plus game, Matt Schadewald of Greene (210).
Varsity honor scores
Boys
NHS (2,297): none.
Greene (2,352): Matt Schadewald (210).
Girls
NHS (2,052): none.
Greene (1,822): none.