Tireless defense lifts G-MU past OV
Boys’ Basketball
G-MU 36, Otselic Valley 28
SOUTH OTSELIC – G-MU’s defense is indeed tireless.
The Raiders, playing on back-to-back nights, again held the opposition under 30 points, and the 28 points was 11 less than the Vikings’ previous low.
“They opened the game real well, and seemed to hit every shot,” said OV coach Dave Loomis. “We just couldn’t do anything on offense in the first half. We had trouble just getting shots, and our low production (on offense) was because of them.”
DeMario Reed scored eight in the first quarter and Eddie Ray Cotton had seven as the Raiders took a 17-4 lead after eight minutes.
OV closed a 16-point halftime deficit to four points behind 10 points from Gideon Schena as it adjusted to G-MU’s tough man-to-man defense. “We just couldn’t get any closer,” Loomis said of his team’s comeback. “G-MU is a real good team. Their players are quick and defend well.”
Reed led G-MU (11-6) with 15 points, and Cotton wound up with 11.
Schena paced the Vikings scoring 13 points.
OV plays at Cincinnatus Friday evening in a key Central Counties League division game. If the Vikes earn the win, they will force a three-way tie for first place with Cincy and McGraw.
G-MU: DeMario Reed, 7 1-3-15; Galen Wind, 0; Greg Delaney, 0; Jason Barrows, 1 0-0-3; Eddie Ray Cotton, 4 2-3-11; Tim French, 3 1-2-7; Austin Burnside, 0; Derek Musson, 0 0-2-0. Totals: 15 4-10-36.
OV: Alan Lewis, 1 0-0-2 ; Mike Larkin, 2 0-0-4; Brandon Huntley, 2 0-0-5; Trevor Marston, 0 2-4-2 ; Jason Olin, 1 0-0-2 ; Gideon Schena, 6 1-3-13; Chuck Bishop, 0. Totals: 12 3-7-28.
G-MU 17 8 4 7–36
OVa. 4 5 14 5–28
Fouled out: none. Team fouls: (G) 9, (OV) 12. Three-point goals: (G) Barrows, Cotton. (OV) Huntley. JV: OV won. Officials: Carson, Greene.
Girls’ Basketball
Greene 39, Sidney 31
SIDNEY – Greene won the rubber match of its three-game set with Sidney putting the game away in the final seconds with dead-on foul shooting.
After Sidney closed to with 33-29, the Trojans’ Kaitlin Gorton was 4-for-4 from the foul line over the last 30 seconds, and Shannon Gregory made both of her charity tosses. For the quarter, Greene made 8-of-10 from the foul line. “Our foul shooting really carried us in the fourth quarter because we only made one field goal,” said Greene coach Dave Gorton.
The Trojans’ defense stifled Sidney early on, and the offensive balance produced three six-point scorers as Greene took a 22-8 lead into the intermission.
Sidney forged its comeback in the third quarter cutting Greene’s lead from 14 to six points. “We just played poorly at both ends of the court,” Gorton said of the third quarter. “We had some fast-break opportunities where we didn’t even get a shot, and we didn’t get back defensively.”
Kaitlin Gorton scored 16 points to pace Greene (7-9), who play at Walton Friday.
Greene: Tiffany Borst, 1 0-0-2; Sierra Stoppkotte, 0; Paige Castle, 0; Jessica Brooks, 3 0-0-6; Kaitlin Gorton, 5 4-4-16; Rebecca Smith, 2 3-4-7; Natalie Greene, 1 0-0-2; Katie Carey, 0 ; Rebecca Hanrahan, 1 1-2-3; Shannon Gregory, 0 3-4-3. Totals: 13 11-14-39.
Sidney: Mikayla Wakeman, 0; Meridith Delello, 3 2-4-8 ; Hannah Wood, 0 1-2-1; Kelsey Decker, 3 0-2-7 ; Nicole Smith, 0; Brianna McClenon, 3 2-4-8; Shelby Bourn, 1 0-0-3; Melia Wakeman, 2 0-0-4. Totals: 12 5-12-31.
Gre. 12 10 6 11–39
Sidn. 2 6 14 9–31
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (G) Gorton 2, (S) Decker, Bourn. JV: Sidney won. Officials: Cicciarelli, Dadamio.
Late Tuesday
Girls’ Basketball
Unadilla Valley 50, Delhi 33
DELHI – Unadilla Valley extended its winning streak to three games earning its 11th victory of the season Tuesday night at Delhi.
Amanda Off led the Storm (11-4) with 18 points and 10 rebounds. Off scored 14 of those points in the opening two quarters when UV built a 29-8 advantage. Jordan Anderson chipped in with 15 points.
UV will host Sidney on Friday night.
UV: Corrine Izard, 1 0-0-2; Taylor Davis, 2 0-0-4; Amanda Off, 8 2-2-18; Jenn Elliott, 1 0-0-3; Morgan Weidman, 1 0-0-2; Jordan Anderson, 5 3-5-15; Gabby Miner, 0; Bridget Converse, 0; Brittany Fairchild, 2 2-2-6; Mikayla Fowler, 0. Totals: 20 7-10-50.
Delhi: Amber Brown , 5 2-3-14, Marisa Chytalo, 4 1-2-9, Emily Saleman, 1 0-0-2, Jackie Newkerk, 0, Karissa Payne, 2 0-0-4, Colleen Byam, 0; Emma Berry, 0, Joelle Favret, 1 0-0-2, Deonna Scarimbolo, 1 0-0-2. Totals: 14 3-5-33.
UV 14 15 12 9–50
Del. 4 4 17 8–33
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (D) Brown 2, (UV) Anderson 2, Elliott. JV: UV won. Officials: Langford, Dumond.
Boys’ Basketball
G-MU 64, Franklin 25
FRANKLIN – G-MU’s Galen Wind scored a varsity-high 16 points to lead three G-MU players in double figures in Tuesday night’s victory at Franklin.
The Raiders overwhelmed Franklin at the start building a 19-5 lead after one period of play. Tim French added 15 points and DeMario Reed scored 12 in the victory. “Everyone played liberally, and that is obviously a good thing,” said G-MU coach Bill Hartman. “It gave some kids some experience as we look forard toward next year.”
G-MU: Demario Reed, 4 2-7-12, Galen Wind, 7 1-2-16; Greg Delaney 2 2-2 6; Jason Barrows 0 1-2 1; Eddie Ray Cotton 3 3-4 9; Tim French 6 3-5 15; Rian West 0 0-0 0; Austin Burnside 1 1-2 4; Derek Musson 0 1-2 1. Totals: 23 14-26-64.
Franklin: Derek Beers 2 0-0 -5; Robert Cantwell 0 0-0 0; Garrett Martin 0 0-0 0; Alex Brownell 6 2-4-15; Cameron Evans 1 0-0 2; Dylan Costello 0 0-0 0; Zach McNeilly 0 0-0 0; Josh Cawley 0 1-2 1; Dan Brown 0 2-4 2. Totals: 9 5-10-25.
G-MU 19 10 21 14-64
Fra. 5 8 7 5-25
Three-point goals: (G) Reed 2, Wind, Burnside; (F) Beers, Brownell. JV: Franklin won.
Sidney 63, Greene 45
SIDNEY – Sidney knocked Greene out of a top-four playoff spot in the Midstate Athletic Conference with an 18-point win over the Trojans Tuesday evening.
Damian Zimmer scored 13 points for Sidney (10-5), who earned the number two seed in the MAC tourney, and will host Oxford next week.
Joe Matzel and Billy Kozak had matching 12-point games in the win. The Warriors established control of the game in the first period, and built a 16-point lead by halftime. “We lost by 18, but it was worse than that,” said Greene coach Rick Smith. “I thought we were ready to play, and we were not. Sidney was much more confident and aggressive than we were.”
Joe Beckwith scored 12 points and Jeff Carlin 11 for Greene, who moved down to the sixth seed in the league, and will host Unadilla Valley Thursday night.
Greene: Dan Treadwell 2 0-1 4; Zach Wentlent 2 3-4 7, Joe Beckwith 4 0-0 12, Sam Adams 0 1-2 1, Jeff Carlin 5 0-0 11, Ryan Borst 1 0-0 2, Akeem Daniels 1 2-4 4, Mike Washburn 0 0-0 0, Jeremy Flohr 0 2-2 2, Brandon Davis 1 0-0 2, Andy Walker 0 0-0 0. Totals: 16 8-13-45.
Sidney: DaShon Boyles 0 0-0 0; George Sheley 0 0-0 0; Hunter Sowersby 0 0-0 0; Jesse Snowden 2 0-2 4; Damian Zimmer 6 0-1 13;, Jon Wingate 0 0-0 0; Mike Ward 3 3-3 9; Bill Kozak 5 0-0 12; Brandon Walters 3 0-0 7;, Mike Cruz 1 2-2 4; Trey Crawford 0 0-0 0; Austin McCarroll 1 0-0 2; Joe Matzel 5 2-2 12. Totals: 26 7-10-63.
Gre. 9 10 7 19 -45
Sidn.21 14 20 8 -63
Three-point goals: (G) Beckwith 4, Carlin) (S) Kozak 2, Walters, Zimmer. JV: Greene won.
G-MU 36, Otselic Valley 28
SOUTH OTSELIC – G-MU’s defense is indeed tireless.
The Raiders, playing on back-to-back nights, again held the opposition under 30 points, and the 28 points was 11 less than the Vikings’ previous low.
“They opened the game real well, and seemed to hit every shot,” said OV coach Dave Loomis. “We just couldn’t do anything on offense in the first half. We had trouble just getting shots, and our low production (on offense) was because of them.”
DeMario Reed scored eight in the first quarter and Eddie Ray Cotton had seven as the Raiders took a 17-4 lead after eight minutes.
OV closed a 16-point halftime deficit to four points behind 10 points from Gideon Schena as it adjusted to G-MU’s tough man-to-man defense. “We just couldn’t get any closer,” Loomis said of his team’s comeback. “G-MU is a real good team. Their players are quick and defend well.”
Reed led G-MU (11-6) with 15 points, and Cotton wound up with 11.
Schena paced the Vikings scoring 13 points.
OV plays at Cincinnatus Friday evening in a key Central Counties League division game. If the Vikes earn the win, they will force a three-way tie for first place with Cincy and McGraw.
G-MU: DeMario Reed, 7 1-3-15; Galen Wind, 0; Greg Delaney, 0; Jason Barrows, 1 0-0-3; Eddie Ray Cotton, 4 2-3-11; Tim French, 3 1-2-7; Austin Burnside, 0; Derek Musson, 0 0-2-0. Totals: 15 4-10-36.
OV: Alan Lewis, 1 0-0-2 ; Mike Larkin, 2 0-0-4; Brandon Huntley, 2 0-0-5; Trevor Marston, 0 2-4-2 ; Jason Olin, 1 0-0-2 ; Gideon Schena, 6 1-3-13; Chuck Bishop, 0. Totals: 12 3-7-28.
G-MU 17 8 4 7–36
OVa. 4 5 14 5–28
Fouled out: none. Team fouls: (G) 9, (OV) 12. Three-point goals: (G) Barrows, Cotton. (OV) Huntley. JV: OV won. Officials: Carson, Greene.
Girls’ Basketball
Greene 39, Sidney 31
SIDNEY – Greene won the rubber match of its three-game set with Sidney putting the game away in the final seconds with dead-on foul shooting.
After Sidney closed to with 33-29, the Trojans’ Kaitlin Gorton was 4-for-4 from the foul line over the last 30 seconds, and Shannon Gregory made both of her charity tosses. For the quarter, Greene made 8-of-10 from the foul line. “Our foul shooting really carried us in the fourth quarter because we only made one field goal,” said Greene coach Dave Gorton.
The Trojans’ defense stifled Sidney early on, and the offensive balance produced three six-point scorers as Greene took a 22-8 lead into the intermission.
Sidney forged its comeback in the third quarter cutting Greene’s lead from 14 to six points. “We just played poorly at both ends of the court,” Gorton said of the third quarter. “We had some fast-break opportunities where we didn’t even get a shot, and we didn’t get back defensively.”
Kaitlin Gorton scored 16 points to pace Greene (7-9), who play at Walton Friday.
Greene: Tiffany Borst, 1 0-0-2; Sierra Stoppkotte, 0; Paige Castle, 0; Jessica Brooks, 3 0-0-6; Kaitlin Gorton, 5 4-4-16; Rebecca Smith, 2 3-4-7; Natalie Greene, 1 0-0-2; Katie Carey, 0 ; Rebecca Hanrahan, 1 1-2-3; Shannon Gregory, 0 3-4-3. Totals: 13 11-14-39.
Sidney: Mikayla Wakeman, 0; Meridith Delello, 3 2-4-8 ; Hannah Wood, 0 1-2-1; Kelsey Decker, 3 0-2-7 ; Nicole Smith, 0; Brianna McClenon, 3 2-4-8; Shelby Bourn, 1 0-0-3; Melia Wakeman, 2 0-0-4. Totals: 12 5-12-31.
Gre. 12 10 6 11–39
Sidn. 2 6 14 9–31
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (G) Gorton 2, (S) Decker, Bourn. JV: Sidney won. Officials: Cicciarelli, Dadamio.
Late Tuesday
Girls’ Basketball
Unadilla Valley 50, Delhi 33
DELHI – Unadilla Valley extended its winning streak to three games earning its 11th victory of the season Tuesday night at Delhi.
Amanda Off led the Storm (11-4) with 18 points and 10 rebounds. Off scored 14 of those points in the opening two quarters when UV built a 29-8 advantage. Jordan Anderson chipped in with 15 points.
UV will host Sidney on Friday night.
UV: Corrine Izard, 1 0-0-2; Taylor Davis, 2 0-0-4; Amanda Off, 8 2-2-18; Jenn Elliott, 1 0-0-3; Morgan Weidman, 1 0-0-2; Jordan Anderson, 5 3-5-15; Gabby Miner, 0; Bridget Converse, 0; Brittany Fairchild, 2 2-2-6; Mikayla Fowler, 0. Totals: 20 7-10-50.
Delhi: Amber Brown , 5 2-3-14, Marisa Chytalo, 4 1-2-9, Emily Saleman, 1 0-0-2, Jackie Newkerk, 0, Karissa Payne, 2 0-0-4, Colleen Byam, 0; Emma Berry, 0, Joelle Favret, 1 0-0-2, Deonna Scarimbolo, 1 0-0-2. Totals: 14 3-5-33.
UV 14 15 12 9–50
Del. 4 4 17 8–33
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (D) Brown 2, (UV) Anderson 2, Elliott. JV: UV won. Officials: Langford, Dumond.
Boys’ Basketball
G-MU 64, Franklin 25
FRANKLIN – G-MU’s Galen Wind scored a varsity-high 16 points to lead three G-MU players in double figures in Tuesday night’s victory at Franklin.
The Raiders overwhelmed Franklin at the start building a 19-5 lead after one period of play. Tim French added 15 points and DeMario Reed scored 12 in the victory. “Everyone played liberally, and that is obviously a good thing,” said G-MU coach Bill Hartman. “It gave some kids some experience as we look forard toward next year.”
G-MU: Demario Reed, 4 2-7-12, Galen Wind, 7 1-2-16; Greg Delaney 2 2-2 6; Jason Barrows 0 1-2 1; Eddie Ray Cotton 3 3-4 9; Tim French 6 3-5 15; Rian West 0 0-0 0; Austin Burnside 1 1-2 4; Derek Musson 0 1-2 1. Totals: 23 14-26-64.
Franklin: Derek Beers 2 0-0 -5; Robert Cantwell 0 0-0 0; Garrett Martin 0 0-0 0; Alex Brownell 6 2-4-15; Cameron Evans 1 0-0 2; Dylan Costello 0 0-0 0; Zach McNeilly 0 0-0 0; Josh Cawley 0 1-2 1; Dan Brown 0 2-4 2. Totals: 9 5-10-25.
G-MU 19 10 21 14-64
Fra. 5 8 7 5-25
Three-point goals: (G) Reed 2, Wind, Burnside; (F) Beers, Brownell. JV: Franklin won.
Sidney 63, Greene 45
SIDNEY – Sidney knocked Greene out of a top-four playoff spot in the Midstate Athletic Conference with an 18-point win over the Trojans Tuesday evening.
Damian Zimmer scored 13 points for Sidney (10-5), who earned the number two seed in the MAC tourney, and will host Oxford next week.
Joe Matzel and Billy Kozak had matching 12-point games in the win. The Warriors established control of the game in the first period, and built a 16-point lead by halftime. “We lost by 18, but it was worse than that,” said Greene coach Rick Smith. “I thought we were ready to play, and we were not. Sidney was much more confident and aggressive than we were.”
Joe Beckwith scored 12 points and Jeff Carlin 11 for Greene, who moved down to the sixth seed in the league, and will host Unadilla Valley Thursday night.
Greene: Dan Treadwell 2 0-1 4; Zach Wentlent 2 3-4 7, Joe Beckwith 4 0-0 12, Sam Adams 0 1-2 1, Jeff Carlin 5 0-0 11, Ryan Borst 1 0-0 2, Akeem Daniels 1 2-4 4, Mike Washburn 0 0-0 0, Jeremy Flohr 0 2-2 2, Brandon Davis 1 0-0 2, Andy Walker 0 0-0 0. Totals: 16 8-13-45.
Sidney: DaShon Boyles 0 0-0 0; George Sheley 0 0-0 0; Hunter Sowersby 0 0-0 0; Jesse Snowden 2 0-2 4; Damian Zimmer 6 0-1 13;, Jon Wingate 0 0-0 0; Mike Ward 3 3-3 9; Bill Kozak 5 0-0 12; Brandon Walters 3 0-0 7;, Mike Cruz 1 2-2 4; Trey Crawford 0 0-0 0; Austin McCarroll 1 0-0 2; Joe Matzel 5 2-2 12. Totals: 26 7-10-63.
Gre. 9 10 7 19 -45
Sidn.21 14 20 8 -63
Three-point goals: (G) Beckwith 4, Carlin) (S) Kozak 2, Walters, Zimmer. JV: Greene won.
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