Evening Sun Report

Girls’ Basketball

S-E Tip-Off Tournament
Sherburne-Earlville 57, Unadilla Valley 48
Hamilton 36, Bainbridge-Guilford 28
Unadilla Valley 54, Hamilton 34
Sherburne-Earlville 67, Bainbridge-Guilford 26
SHERBURNE – Sherburne-Earlville pulled away from Unadilla Valley in the last three minutes to repeat as S-E Tip-off Tournament champions Saturday night.
Jordan Van Althuis hit two free throws to raise S-E’s lead to five points, and freshman Savannah Irwin made it a seven-point advantage with a steal and layup at the two-minute mark. Van Althuis had 18 points and six rebounds, Irwin scored 13, and fellow S-E freshman Lily Berg added 11 points.
UV seniors Jordan Anderson and Amanda Off scored 19 points apiece, and the duo accounted for 20 of their team’s 23 points in the second half. The Storm were without key contributor Taylor Davis throughout the second half. Davis was injured in the second quarter and didn’t return.
“I thought we played really well against an experienced team,” said S-E coach Karen Mulligan. “We’ve played each other a lot of times, so we knew what to expect.”
Mikayla Solloway added eight points, seven rebounds, and six assists to the victory, and was also named to the all-tournament team.
In the consolation game, Hamilton held B-G to just four points over the final 11:37 outscoring the Bobcats 18-4 during that stretch to rally for the victory. “We absolutely couldn’t score in the final quarter, and everything else was going in the wrong direction,” said B-G coach Bob Conway.
Morgan Bullis, B-G’s all-tournament pick, led her club with 14 points and 15 rebounds.
Sherburne-Earlville advanced to the finals on the strength of its pressure defense forcing 25 B-G turnovers in Friday’s 41-point victory.
Solloway, more often than not, finished at the end of fast breaks scoring 17 of her game-high 24 points before halftime. Berg netted 13, and Van Althuis added five assists. “We’re at our best when we’re pressuring and running the floor,” Mulligan said. “Mikayla and Jordan do a good job of feeding off each other.”
Unadilla Valley held Hamilton to one point in the second quarter to take an 11-point lead into halftime, and outscored the Emerald Knights by 13 in the third stanza to reach the finals. Anderson scored 10 of her 13 points in the third quarter, and Davis scored six points in the quarter finishing with a team-high 19.
Sherburne-Earlville 57, Unadilla Valley 48
UV: Emily Converse, 0; Corrine Izard, 2 1-2-5; Taylor Davis, 1 0-0-3; Olivia Lazarus, ; Jenn Elliott, 0; Amanda Off, 6 6-11-19; Hannah Lazarus, 0; Morgan Weidman, 1 0-0-2; Melinda Dixson, ; Jordan Anderson, 5 8-13-19; Bridget Converse, 0. Totals: 15 15-26-48.
S-E: Mikayla Solloway, 3 2-4-8; Jordan Van Althuis, 6 3-4-18; Savannah Irwin, 4 3-7-13; Katherine Robertson, 1 0-0-2; Kelsie Christian, 0 2-2-2; Lily Berg, 5 1-3-11; Mattie Dowdall, 1 0-0-3. Totals: 20 11-20-57.
UVa 15 10 17 6–48
S-E 14 20 10 13–57
Fouled out: (UV) Izard. Three-point goals: (SE) VanAlthuis, Dowdall, Irwin 2. (UV) Off, Davis, Anderson. JV:  S-E beat UV in championship game. Officials: Davis, Alton.
All-tournament team: S-E: Jordan VanAlthuis (MVP), Mikayla Solloway, UV: Jordan Anderson, Taylro Davis. BG: Morgan Bullis. Hamilton: Lauren Weeks.

Sherburne-Earlville 67, Bainbridge-Guilford 26
B-G: Abbey Smith, 2 1-2-7; Morgan Bullis, 3 0-4-6; Alexis Page, 0; Caitlan Vandermark, 0; Megan Ferrara, 1 0-0-2; Taylor Palmatier, 1 1-2-3; Cadi Barber, 0; Tori Rifanburg, 3 1-2-7; Betsy Holden, 0 1-2-1. Totals: 10 4-12-26.
S-E: Mikayla Solloway, 10 4-8-24; Jordan Van Althuis, 3 0-0-7; Savannah Irwin, 1 2-2-4; Katherine Robertson, 2 1-2-5; Kelsie Christian, 4 0-0-8; Lily Berg, 6 1-2-13; Mattie Dowdall, 2 1-2-6. Totals: 28 9-16-67.
B-G 11 4 6 5–26
S-E 14 20 18 15–67
Fouled out: None. Three-point goals: (BG) Smith 2, (SE) Van Althuis, Dowdall. Officials: Stepanovsky, Haynes.
Hamilton 36, Bainbridge-Guilford 28
Hamilton: Jess Welsh, 2 2-4-7; Lauren Weeks, 3 2-2-10; Hayden Nolan, 1 0-0-2; Sarah Foster, 4 0-0-8; Teanna Wilcox, 0; Bridget Blain, 0; Hayleigh Hanson, 2 1-2-5; Kendall Rusch, 2 0-0-4; Josephine Jimenez, 0. Totals: 14 5-8-36.
B-G: Abbey Smith, 0 2-2-2; Morgan Bullis, 6 2-2-14; Caitlan Vandermark, 2 0-0-4; Megan Ferrara, 1 0-0-2; Taylor Palmatier, 1 0-0-2; Cadi Barber, 0 1-4-1; Tori Rifanburg, 1 1-3-3; Betsy Holden, 0. Totals: 11 6-11-28 .
Ham. 8 8 7 13–36
B-G 11 5 8 4–28
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (H) Welsh, Weeks 2. JV: Poland 36, B-G 27.
Unadilla Valley 54, Hamilton 34
Hamilton: Jess Welsh, 5 0-1-10; Lauren Weeks, 4 0-1-11; Hayden Nolan, 0 2-4-2; Sarah Foster, 1 0-0-2; Teanna Wilcox, 1 0-0-2; Bridget Blain, 0; Hayleigh Hanson, 1 1-1-3; Kendall Rusch, 2 0-0-4; Josephine Jimenez, 0. Totals: 14 3-7-34.
UV: Emily Converse, 1 2-4-4; Corrine Izard, 0; Taylor Davis, 9 0-0-19; Olivia Lazarus, 0; Jenn Elliott, 0; Amanda Off, 3 2-4-8; Hannah Lazarus, 4 0-0-8; Morgan Weidman, 0 2-2-2; Melinda Dixson, 0; Jordan Anderson, 4 5-11-13; Bridget Converse, 0. Totals: 21 11-22-54.
Ham. 6 1 9 18–34
UVa. 7 11 22 14–54
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (UV) Davis, (H) L. Weeks 3.

Oneonta 46, Norwich 27
ONEONTA – Five-time defending Section IV champion Oneonta handed Norwich an opening-night defeat in a rematch of last year’s Class B championship game.
The ‘Jackets’ Mariah Ruff returned from a thumb injury to score 13 points, and Dani Nicosia added nine. Oneonta pulled away in the third quarter outscoring the Purple Tornado 17-4 to open a 42-17 advantage. “We did a pretty good job on Ruff, they just beat in transition and got a lot of offensive boards and kick-ins,” said Norwich coach Josh Bennett. “When we got them in the halfcourt and under control, they didn’t score.”
Norwich shot just 21 percent in its opening game of the season, and is currently playing four total freshmen and sophomores among the nine players on the roster, all of whom are playing their first year of varsity basketball. “We had some good looks that just didn’t go in,” Bennett said. “The gap from junior varsity to varsity in high school athletics is probably the biggest in girls’ basketball. I think we’ll be able to play with (Oneonta) in February (at the end of the season.).”
Breanna Cashman led NHS with nine points.
Norwich: Alexis Race, 0, Caitlyn Brown 0 0-0 0, Breanna Cashman, 3 2-3 9, Ashley Campbell 0 0-0 0, Jenni Borfitz 3 1-2 8, Cassie Sutton 2 0-0 4, Bonnie Halbert 0 0-0 0, Shelby Benjamin 0 4-6 4, Taylor Cook 1 0-0-2. Totals: 9 7-11 27.
Oneonta: Ceili Getman 0 0-0 0, Hayley Dower 2 0-0 6, Dani Nicosia 4 1-2 9, Minnie Webster 0 0-0 0, Kelsey Baker 1 2-5 4, Rachel Wessells 0 0-0 0, Mariah Ruff 5 2-2 13, Sierra Sangetti-Daniels 4 0-1 8, Natalie Vanderlaan-Meyering 1 1-2 3, Maria DiMartin 0 1-2 1, Erin Mushtare 0 0-2 0, Diandra Sangetti-Daniels 0 2-2 2, Meg Burns 0 0-0 0, Michelle Lee-St. Marthe 0 0-0 0. Totals: 17 9-18-46.
Norwich 4 9 4 10 -27
Oneonta 11 14 17 4 -46
Three-point field goals: (N) Cashman, Borfitz; (O) Dower 2, Ruff. JV:: Oneonta won 55-32.

Unatego 60, Oxford 19
OTEGO - Unatego placed four players in double figures scoring Friday night led by Casey Manzanero’s game-high 16 in a victory over winless Oxford (0-3) Friday night.
The Spartans led 33-9 at halftime on the strength of good ball movement and shot selection. “We did a nice job executing against their zone and making the extra pass on a consistent basis,” said Unatego coach Greg Bonczkowski. “We talk about it in practice: When you make the extra pass, more often than not the shot goes in.”
Marissa Woodard scored 14, while Robin Foster and Cassidy Newman tickled twine for 11 apiece.
Bridget Rice’s nine points topped Oxford.
Oxford: Megan Golden, 3 0-2-8; Sarah Renaud, 1 0-0-2; Teresa Ivarson, 0; Samantha Barrows, 0; Bridget Rice, 3 3-4-9; Kim Mead, 0; Courtney Mannix, 0. Totals: 7 3-6-19.
Unatego: Robin Foster, 5 1-2-11; Kayla Talbot, 1 0-0-2; Casey Manzanero, 5 6-7-16; Courtney Bullis, 1 0-0-2; Sarah Mannina, 1 0-0-2; Kayla Komenda, 1 0-0-2; Cassidy Newman, 5 1-2-11; Marissa Woodard, 7 0-0-14. Totals: 26 8-11-60.
Oxf. 2 7 5 5–19
Unat. 17 16 7 20–60
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (O) Golden 2. JV: Unatego won. Officials: Krista Porter, Jim Innes.

Boys’ Basketball

Chenango Valley 71, Greene 38
Greene 64, Windsor 40
CHENANGO FORKS – Coming off an impressive win over Windsor on Friday night, Greene was outgunned by Chenango Valley in the Chenango Forks tourney final as the Warriors blew away the Trojans from the outset.
Tournament MVP Chris Ruffo scored 29 points for the Warriors, and Zach Collins added 11. CV led 46-20 after two quarters, and rolled the rest of the way. “We could not keep up with them and they just had more energy than us,” said Greene coach Rick Smith. “It’s a huge disappointment after the way we played against Windsor.”
Zach Wentlent scored 12 points to lead Greene in the loss.
Friday, Dan Treadwell scored a varsity-best 22 points, and Wentlent had 14 in a 24-point victory over the Black Knights. Greene stretched its lead to 24 after three periods outscoring Windsor 22-6 in the third. “We controlled the boards and we continued to attack the basket offensively,” Smith said. “ Andy Walker, Colin Brooks, and Brandon Davis really controlled the boards at boths ends of the floor.”
Greene 64, Windsor 40
Greene:  Dan Treadwell, 9 3-3-22; Zach Wentlent, 6 1-1-14; Joe Beckwith, 0; Cole Browning, 0; Cameron Race, 0; Justin Ekstrom, 3 0-0-8; Lane Whittaker, 1 0-0-2; Brandon Davis, 3 0-0-6; Andy Walker, 2 0-0-4; Colin Brooks, 4 0-0-8. Totals: 28 4-4-64
Windsor: Mike Niggli, 1 0-0-2; Josh Cady, 3 2-2-10; Andrew King, 1 0-0-2; Evan Booket, 2 0-0-4; Steven Laryea, 1 2-2-4; Jake Conroy, 2 2-2-6; Nate Wright, 6 0-0-12. Totals: 16 6-6-40
Greene 21 11 22 10–64
Winds. 11 13 6 10–40
Fouled out: None. Three-point goals: (G) Treadwell, Ekstrom 2, Wentlent, (W) Cady 2. Officials: Berg, Killian
Chenango Valley 71, Greene 38
Greene: Joe Beckwith 0 0-0 0, Colin Brooks 1 0-0 2, Cole Browning 0 2-4 2, Brandon Davis 2 2-2 6, Justin Ekstrom 3 1-2 8, Cameron Race 0 0-0 0, Dan Treadwell 3 0-2 8, Andy Walker 0 0-0 0, Zach Wentlent 4 3-4 12, Lane Whitaker 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 8-14 38.
CV: Gavin Ashman 2 4-4 8, Brian Ball, 1 0-0 2, Shane Callan, 0 0-0 0, Zach Cole 0 0-0 0, Zach Collins, 3 5-7 11, Kasey Edwards, 1 0-0 2, John Ferranti, 1 0-0 2, Evan Grunder, 0 0-0 0, Luke Grunder 0 0-0 0, Robby Hess 0 0-0 0, Pat Norris, 3 0-0 9, Matt Personius, 3 0-0 6, Chris Ruffo, 10 6-7 29, Eric Silvani,c 0 0-0 0, David Trudeaux, 1 0-0 2. Totals 25 15-18 71.
Three-point goals: (CV) Ruffo 3, Norris 3, (G) Ekstrom, Treadwell 2, Wentlent.
Greene 9 11 11 7 — 38
CVa 21 25 17 8 — 71
All-Tournament Team: Windsor: Nate Wrighter. Chenango Forks: Andrew Ziegenfus. Greene: Dan Treadwell. Chenango Valley: Zach Collins.

Delhi 62, G-MU 25
DELHI – Delhi blanked G-MU over the first eight minutes, and rode a hot shooting night from behind the three-point arc to a comfortable win Friday over the Raiders.
Brandon Simonds and Ben Denison each had 13 points for Delhi, while also combining for five three-pointers. “We struggled with pressure in our first game, but in this game we didn’t want to shoot for some reason,” said G-MU coach Rick Mohrein. “Not being aggressive on offense and them shooting well, it was not a good combination of factors.”
Tim French’s 10 points led G-MU, who host Richfield Springs Wednesday.
G-MU: Jason Barrows 2 0-0 4, David Laman 1 0-1 2, Jessie Theodore 0 0-2 0, Austin Burnside 1 0-0 2, Brandon Lindenthaler 1 0-1 2, Tim French 2 5-6 10, Nate Fuller 1 1-2 3, Rian West 1 0-0 2, Phil Shaffer 0 0-0 0. Totals: 9 6-12 25.
Delhi: Tom Liddle 3 0-0 7, Brandon Simonds, 5 1-3 13, Michael Staples, 3 0-0 6, Tyler Dugan 3 0-0 6, Ethan Jahn 1 0-0 2, Carson King 1 0-0 3, Mitch Reed 2 0-0 5, Ben Denison, 5 0-0 13, Brady Sackett, 2 0-0 6, Zack Fogle, 1 0-2 2, Brian Hannigan 1 0-0 2, Alex Specht 0 0-0 0. Totals: 25 2-7-62.
G-MU 0 4 7 14-25
Delhi 14 19 18 11-62
Three-point field goals: (G) French; (D) Denison 3, Simonds 2, Sackett 2, Liddle 1, King 1, Reed. JV: Delhi won.

Otselic Valley 71, Stockbridge Valley 33
SOUTH OTSELIC – Otselic Valley rebounded from a loss in its Central Counties League opener evening its league mark at 1-1 and improving to 3-1 overall with its most lopsided victory to date.
The Vikes put 40 points on the board in the first half on their way to a season-high offensive performance. “We had much better defensive intensity tonight, and we were able to create a lot of easy baskets in transition,” said OV’s longtime coach, Dave Loomis.
Ten Vikings players found the scoring column led by Trevor Marston’s 14 points, while Travis Sheldon netted a season-high 11. OV plays at McGraw Tuesday.
Stockbridge Valley: Stewart, 0 2-4-2; Oot, 1 2-3-4; Berger, 1 3-6-6; Bartlett, 0; Kinney, 0; Collins, 0; Slater, 1 0-0-2; Harrington, 7 3-4-17. Totals; 11 10-17-33.
OV: Darnell Marshall, 2 0-0-4; Travis Sheldon, 5 0-0-11; Brent Rasmussen, 3 0-2-6 ; Brandon Huntley, 2 0-0-4 ; Trevor Marston, 5 4-7-14; Matt Neal, 4 0-0-8; Gavin Plummer, 1 1-3-3; Tyler Armstrong, 1 2-4-4; Connor Smith, 4 0-0-8; Jason Olin, 4 1-1-9 ; Peter Robinson, 0; Howard Straight, 0. Totals: 29 8-17-71 .
SV 7 8 4 14–33
OV 17 23 18 13–71
Fouled out: (SV) Kinney. Team fouls: (SV) 17, (OV) 21. (OV) Sheldon. Officials; Griffin, Allen