Boys’ Swimming

Holland Patent 91, Norwich 89
NORWICH – For the second straight time, Norwich’s victory hopes were pinned on a win in the final event.
Unlike last Friday against Windsor when they picked up the victory in the 400-meter free relay, the Tornado were upended by Section III Holland Patent, and fell two points shy of a tenth win this season.
“It was a great meet all the way down through,” said Norwich coach Kevin Diefenbacher. “You can go back over the lineup and say you wish you changed this or that, but you just have to set it up at the beginning, and let it run.”
Despite winning just five out of 12 events, Norwich pulled even after the 100-yard breaststroke at 83-83 with Nick Mooney leading a one-two finish. One event earlier, the Tornado’s Killian Benedict kept his team alive capturing the 100-yard backstroke.
“I really can’t be disappointed, we had 11 personal-best swims tonight,” Diefenbacher said. “They just had faster guys left at the end.”
Greg Todd (200-yard freestyle) and Dakota Armondi (diving) added victories for Norwich (9-4) who remain idle until the Section IV Class B meet Feb. 18 at Owego.
Results
200 medley relay: (N), 1:56.31, Curtis Woodard, Nick Mooney, Scott Cihocki, Grant Horton. 200 free: (N) Gregory Todd, 2:00.54. 200 IM: (H) Barrett Celecki, 2:17.28. 50 free: (H) Kyle Freeman, 23.98. Diving: (N) Dakota Armondi, 159.05. 100 fly: H) Kyle Freeman, 59.53. 100 free: (H) Jack Redman, 54.88. 500 free: (H) Celecki, 5:29.64. 200 free relay: (H), 1:41.46. 100 back: (N) KIllian Benedict, 1:08.73. 100 breaststroke: (N) N. Mooney, 1:12.28. 400 free relay: (H), 3:38.76.

Girls’ Basketball

Greene 64, Delhi 34
GREENE – Greene stopped a three-game skid with its best offensive game of the season Tuesday.
The Trojans had more assists than turnovers for the first time this season, and also pulled down 18 offensive rebounds. “When we weren’t getting points from great passing, the points came from great hustle,” said Greene coach Dave Gorton. “We shot it very well tonight, and we did that because we made the extra pass and found the open girl.”
Kaitlin Gorton led Greene with 20 points, Rebecca Smith had 14 points and 10 rebounds – eight boards off the offensive glass – and Jessica Brooks netted 10.
Greene (6-8) plays at Oxford Friday.
Delhi: Amber Brown, 3 1-2-7, Marisa Chytalo, 8 3-5-19, Emily Saleman, 1 0-2-2, Jackie Newkerk, 2 0-0-4 , Karissa Payne, 1 0-0-2, Emma Berry, 0, Joelle Favret, 0, Deonna Scarimbolo, 0. Totals: 15 4-9-34.
Greene: Sierra Stoppkotte, 0; Paige Castle, 3 0-0-6; Jessica Brooks, 4 2-2-10; Kaitlin Gorton, 8 0-0-20; Rebecca Smith, 6 2-2-14; Natalie Greene, 1 0-2-2; Katie Carey, 1 0-0-2; Tiffany Borst, 0; Rebecca Hanrahan, 2 1-2-5; Shannon Gregory, 2 1-1-5. Totals: 27 6-9-64.
Del. 11 6 11 6–34
Gre. 12 24 10 18–64
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (G) Gorton 4. JV: Delhi won. Officials: Szelkowski, King.

Oxford 53, Sidney 32
SIDNEY –Oxford went on a 10-2 run over the first two minutes of the second half to build a 32-19 lead, and cruise to its fifth straight win on Tuesday.
Julianne Heggie led a balanced Oxford scoring lineup with 15 points, Jacquelyn Heggie added 11, and Megan Golden scored nine. “In the third quarter, we just came out on fire,” said Oxford coach Chris Palmer, who said his team made its first five shots of the half. “We also created a couple of turnovers, and that was really the difference in the game.”
Oxford (8-6) hosts Greene on Friday.
Oxford: Emily Smith, 1 0-0-2; Sarah Renaud, 2 0-0-4; Megan Golden, 3 1-2-9; Bridget Rice, 1 0-0-2; Sam Barrows, 0; Jacquelyn Heggie, 5 1-2-11; Julianne Heggie, 6 3-4-15; Lacey Barry, 1 1-2-3; Brooke Noble, 3 1-4-7. Totals: 22 7-14-53.
Sidney: Hannah Wood, 0 1-2-1; Kelsey Decker, 4 1-4-11; Nicole Smith, 1 0-2-2; Brianna McClenon, 5 4-6-14; Shelby Bourn, 1 0-0-2; Melia Wakeman, 1 0-0-2; Mik. Wakeman, 0. Totals: 12 6-14-32.
Sidn 11 6 10 5–32
Oxf 12 10 17 14–53
Three-point goals: (O) Golden 2, (S) Decker 2. JV: Sidney won 41-29.

Boys’ Basketball

S-E 59, Ilion 39
SHERBURNE – Sherburne-Earlville moved one win from sweeping its league schedule with a getaway second half that produced a 20-point victory Tuesday.
Leading the Tigers by five at halftime, S-E held Ilion scoreless the first five minutes of the second half to move its advantage to 40-26. “Other than the second quarter (when they scored 18 points), we played some very good defense tonight,” said Marauders coach Kevin Vibbard, whose club advanced its record to 12-3 on the season. “We contested everything and clamped down on them. Our defense led to some good offense.”
Randy Briggs had all seven of his points in the third quarter, and Sam Caton added two buckets during a 13-6 stanza.
Austin Jasper led S-E (12-3) with 16 points, and Mick Khoury chipped in with a season-best 11. The Marauders play at Canastota Thursday.
Ilion: Dan North, 1 0-0-2; Brandon Harrigan, 0; Herschel Ivey, 5 0-0-13; Brandon Metz, 0; Kevwon Perez, 4 0-1-8 ; Patrick Bergin, 3 0 -0-6; Ryan Burger, 0; Tyler Brien, 3 0-0-6; Ryan Lachacz, 1 0-0-2 ; Robert Paddock, 0 2-2-2. Totals: 17 2-3-39.
S-E: Randy Briggs, 3 0-0-7; Carter Cole, 1 0-0-2; Jesse Yerton, 0 2-2-2; Sam Caton, 2 2-2-6; Paul Romanenko, 1 0-0-3; Cole Hodges, 3 1-2-7; Mick Khoury, 4 1-2-11; Austin Jasper, 6 4-6-16; Thomas Knickerbocker, 0; Matt Smith, 1 3-4-5; Matt Rajczi, 0; Chris Marquard, 0. Totals: 21 13-18-59 .
Ilion 8 18 6 7–39
S-E 14 17 13 15–59
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (SE) Briggs, Romanenko, Khoury 2, (I) Ivey. JV: S-E won 45-34. Officials: Reynolds, Carson.

Otselic Valley 46, BVM 45
SOUTH OTSELIC – In a non-league game against Blessed Virgin Mary of Camillus, OV senior Trevor Marston gave his club the lead hitting two free throws with 27 seconds left for a one-point victory Tuesday.
The Vikings shook off a second straight slow start in which they scored just 13 points in the first half to trail by seven. “We’ve just been out of sync offensively the last two games,” said OV coach Dave Loomis. “In the second half, we regrouped and focused as a team. We showed more patience, and we created more opportunities out of our defense with some steals and transition baskets.”
Gideon Schena had 16 points, seven rebounds, and six steals for OV, and Mike Larkin along with Jason Olin netted 10 points apiece. The Vikings host DeRuyter Friday.
OV: Alan Lewis, 0; Mike Larkin, 4 2-6-10; Brandon Huntley, 2 0-2-5; Trevor Marston, 1 2-4-5; Jason Olin, 2 5-5-10; Shawn LaFlair, 0; Gideon Schena, 7 2-3-16; Chuck Bishop, 0; Howard Straight, 0 0-2-0. Totals: 16 11-20-46.
Blessed Virgin Mary (of Camillus): James Payne, 7 4-5-19; Br. Lapka, 3 0-0-7; James Hewko, 1 0-0-2; Dom Peterson, 1 2-4-4; Mike Hewko, 3 0-2-6; Mark Massett, 3 0-0-7. Totals: 18 6-11-45.
OVall 8 5 20 13–45
BVM 10 10 14 11–46
Fouled out: (B) Peterson. Team fouls: (B) 18, (OV) 13. Three-point goals: (B) Payne, Lapka, Massett. (OV) Olin, Huntley, Marston. JV: BVM won.

G-MU 48, Laurens 30
COPES CORNERS – G-MU avenged an early-season loss to Laurens dominating the Leopards over the middle two periods Tuesday night.
Laurens jumped out to a 13-5 lead after a single quarter as the Raiders showed impatience on the offensive end. “We were looking to pass and score immediately. We were telling (the kids) that they didn’t have to take to take the first shot or shoot after the first pass,” said G-MU coach Bill Hartman. “In the second quarter, we started putting it together more.”
G-MU erased the eight-point deficit and grabbed a one-point lead at intermission. The eight minutes of the third quarter were perhaps the Raiders’ best of the season. The one-point advantage became 19 in a 19-1 third stanza. “We did just about everything right in the third quarter,” Hartman said. “We got after them more intensely and defended all of their shots.”
Plus, five players had at least three points in the quarter, and none more than five, Hartman said. Tim French led G-MU with 13 points, and Eddie Ray Cotton along with DeMario Reed scored 11 apiece.
Laurens: M. Barra, 2 1-2-5; Phoenix Howard, 1 0-0-2, Wenck, 1 0-0-3; Chris Bakhuizen, 0, Nack, 0; Thane Yeigl, 1 7-11-9, Mike VanDeusen, 3 0-0-7, David Fraser, 2 0-0-4 , Bryan Segina, 0; L. Barra, 0. Totals: 10 8-13-30 .
G-MU: DeMario Reed, 4 3-3-11; Galen Wind, 4 0-0-8; Greg Delaney, 1 2-2-5; Jason Barrows, 0; Eddie Ray Cotton, 5 1-1-11; Tim French, 4 3-4-13; Austin Burnside, 0; Ryan West, 0; Derek Musson, 0 0-2-0. Totals: 18 9-12-48.
Laur. 13 6 1 10–30
GMU 5 15 19 9–48
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (G) Delaney, French 2. (L) Wenck, VanDeusen). JV: Laurens won in OT.

Indoor Track and Field

Norwich sets records
ITHACA – Norwich’s varsity indoor track and field team set for new team records last weekend at the Hurley-Quinney Invitational at Cornell University.
Senior Patrick Taylor and sophomore Matt Murray had a hand in two of the new school marks. Taylor broke the long jump record placing second in 22-3 3/4, while Murray set a new standard in the 1,000 meters timing 2:34.14 to also place second. Taylor and Murray teamed with Nate Ashton and Cameron Prime to place third in the sprint medley relay clocking 3:44.54.
Sarah Spittler established a new girls record in the 600 meters finishing in 1:47.44.
Norwich’s boys placed tenth overall out of 44 teams entered scoring 22 points.