Boys’ Basketball

Norwich 61, Chenango Valley 47
FENTON - In a battle of state-ranked unbeatens, Norwich won a rematch of last year’s Section IV Class B final dominating the second half to pull away for the win.
Grant Brightman scored a career-high 15 points off the bench, and Kyle Edwards scored 12 to go with seven rebounds. Michael Sutton added 10 assists, and the Tornado finished with 18 assists and a season-low eight turnovers.
“It was really good for us to go into a hostile environment against a good team and get the win,” said Norwich coach Tom Collier. “But we’re not going to make more of the win that that. We came into the game well prepared, and our kids were confident. It showed on the court tonight.”
Norwich stretched a two-point halftime lead to 45-34 at the end of the third, and a Brightman basket with under two minutes to play had Norwich up by 20.
Edwards was equally effective on the defensive side of the ball checking CV’s high-scoring forward, Zack Collins. Collins was limited to 11 points on three three-pointers. “Collins is one of the best players in our league taking the ball to the rim, and to hold him without a two-point field goal, that was just a tremendous defensive effort by Kyle,” Collier said. “We had great defense from our entire team tonight, but it all started with Kyle.”
Norwich used all 11 men on its roster, and eight different players had at least two baskets. “Our game plan all season is to pressure teams, and wear them down,” Collier said. “We were able to do that tonight.”
Norwich is idle until next Tuesday when it plays at Windsor.
Norwich: Kyle Edwards, 5 0-0-12; Danny Carson, 2 0-0-6; Mike Oralls, 3 0-0-6; Michael Sutton, 4 0-0-8; Kingsley Thomas, 0 0-0-0; Zan Stewart, 2 0-0-5; Matt Burke, 0; Storm Cook, 2 1-1-5; Michael D’Abbraccio, 0; Grant Brightman, 5 5-7-15; Cody Barnes, 2 0-0-4. Totals:  25 6-8-61.
CV: Gavin Ashman, 2 0-0-4, Brian Ball, 0, Shane Callan, 0, Zach Cole, , Zach Collins, 3 2-4-11, Kasey Edwards, 0 , John Ferranti, 0, Evan Grunder, 0, Luke Grunder 0, Robby Hess, 0, Pat Norris, 3 0-0-8, Matt Personius, 1 0-2-3, Chris Ruffo, 7 4-6-21, Eric Silvanic, , David Trudeaux, 0 . Totals: 16 6-12-47.
NHS 11 13 20 17–61
CVa. 9 13 12 13–47
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (N) Edwards 2, Carson, Stewart. (CV) Collins 3, Ruffo 3, Personious, Norris 2. JV: Chenango Valley won.

Richfield Springs 65, G-MU 33
COPES CORNERS – For the second straight game, G-MU struggled out of the box trailing 26-2 after one period in Wednesday’s loss to Richfield Springs.
Brandon Smith scored 14 points for Richfield Springs to lead three players in double figures. “We keep digging ourselves big holes,” said G-MU coach Rick Mohrein. “We’re slow starters for some reason, and we need to work through those tough beginnings. When you’re playing from behind the whole game, it changes your philosophy of the game.”
Tim French scored 12 points for G-MU, who play at Milford Friday.
Richfield Springs: Keegan Wheelock-Tanner, 3 1-2-7; Luke Van Riper, 5 2-2-12; Joe Kelly, 3 0-0-6; T. Worobey, 2 0-2-6; Siver, 0; Young, 0 1-2-1; Singh, 0; Holland, 2 0-0-6; Huila, 4 2-2-10; Swartout, 1 1-2-3; Brandon Smith, 6 2-4-14. Totals: 26 9-16-65.
G-MU: Jason Barrows, 3 0-0-6; David Laman, 1 0-0-2; Jesse Theodore, 1 0-0-3; Austin Burnside, 2 0-0-4; Brandon Lindenthaler, 1 0-0-2; Tim French, 4 2-2-12; Nate Fuller, 2 0-0-4; Rian West, 0; Nate Whitehill, 0. Totals: 14 2-2-33.
RS 26 11 20 8–65
GMU 2 13 13 5–33
Fouled out: (G) Fuller. Three-point goals: (RS) Worobey 2, Holland 2. (G) French 2, Theodore. JV: Richfield Springs won. Officials: Eichler, Brady.

Milford 59, Unadilla Valley 47
MILFORD – Payton Griffiths led a third-quarter surge for Milford as it built its lead to as many as 19 points in a non-league win over Unadilla Valley Wednesday.
Griffiths hit three of his team’s six three-pointers in the third quarter extending the lead to 49-34 at the end of the third. Griffiths finished with 29 points.
“We switched from zone to man, and when he wasn’t shooting threes, he was driving and kicking out,” said UV coach Matt Osborne of Griffiths. “He’s really good at pulling up and shooting off the dribble, and he had good range. He was a tough cover.”
David Dufresne led UV with 15 points and Justin Hofer added 11. UV hosts Delhi on Friday.
UV: Bryant Maynard, 3 1-1-7; Nate Mackey, 1 2-4-4; Kurt Haycook, 1 0-0-2; Dalton Miner, 0; Justin Hofer, 4 2-2-11; Nick White, 1 0-0-2; Jared Hanslmaier, 0; David Dufresne, 6 1-1-15; Kyle King, 0; Nate Shackleton, 3 0-0-6; Mason Alford, 0; Hank DeGlee, 0. Totals: 19 6-8-47.
Milford: Elliott, 1 0-0-2; Payton Griffiths, 12 1-3-29; Kevin Musser, 0; Steven Banks, 0 0-2-0; Will Ward, 3 0-1-9; Eli Colley, 2 2-2-6; Paul Van Waner, 3 0-0-7; Brian Atwell, 9; Max Laing, 1 1-5-3; Parker Fish, 0; Eli Rutledge, 1 1-2-3. Totals: 24 5-15-59.
UV 11 11 12 13–47
Milt. 11 15 23 10–59
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (M) Griffiths 4, Ward 3, Van Warner. (UV) Dufresne 3, Hofer. JV: UV won.

Girls’ Basketball

Greene 37, Sidney 33
GREENE – Greene finished the game on an 11-4 run to even its record at 2-2 on the season Wednesday.
Greene senior Kaitlin Gorton hit a three to tie the game at 29-29, and freshman Katie Carey had the go-ahead basket moments later. Rebecca Smith added a basket in the final minute, and finished with 15 points and 13 rebounds. “It was probably one of the better rebounding games we’ve had since I’ve been here,” said Greene coach Dave Gorton. “We just didn’t convert our offensive rebounds. If you saw the way we rebounded and the number of times we went to the foul line (30), you would have thought we were ahead by more.”
Kaitlin Gorton added 10 points and Carey finished with 12 boards. Greene totaled 23 offensive rebounds in the contest, 17 of those in the first half.
Sidney: Rileigh Gennung, 2 0-0-4; Dawn Savino, 0 2-3-2; Bethany Karl, 0; Hannah Wood, 1 0-0-2; Taylor Krom, 0; Kelsey Decker, 4 5-6-15; Nicole Smith, 0; Brianne McClennon, 4 2-3-10. Totals: 11 9-12-33.
Greene: Tiffany Borst, 1 0-3-2; Sierra Stoppkotte, 0 1-2-1; Paige Castle, 1 0-1-2; Jessica David, 0 0-2-0; Kaitlin Gorton, 3 3-10-10; Rebecca Smith, 6 3-8-15; Shawn Ayers, 0; Katie Carey, 2 3-4-7. Totals: 13 10-30-37.
Sidn. 10 3 8 12–33
Gre. 9 7 9 12–37
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (G) Gorton, (S) Decker 2. JV: Sidney won. Officials: Reynolds, Wahila.

Hancock 48, Oxford 30
OXFORD – Hancock finished the first half on a 12-2 run, and held Oxford scoreless in the third period to gain its second victory over the Blackhawks this season.
Oxford started the second quarter on an 8-0 run to lead 15-8 halfway through the stanza. The Blackhawks scored just one more basket until the start of the fourth quarter.
“They put on a little three-quarter court press, and we had some trouble with that,” said Oxford coach Chris Palmer. “We had, unofficially, 23 turnovers, and I bet they converted those turnovers into at least 20 points.”
Caitlyn Smith scored 14 points to lead Hancock. Megan Golden topped Oxford with 15.
Hancock: Ashley Banicky, 4 1-2-9; Brook Sherburne, 1 0-0-2 ; Kayla Barringer, 4 0-2-8 ; Caitlyn Smith, 7 0-0-14; Lea Newman, 2 0-0-4; Ashley Drake, 2 0-0-4; Liz Brown, 0; Jessica Worzel, 2 2-5-6; Kalei Norton, 0; Caitlyn Wormuth, 1 1-2-3. Totals: 22 4-11-48.
Oxford: Megan Golden, 5 1-2-15; Sarah Renaud, 0; Teresa Ivarson, 1 0-0-2; Samantha Barrows, 0; Bridget Rice, 1 0-0-2; Michele Mead, 1 0-1-2; Rachel Seiler, 4 1-2-9. Totals: 12 2-5-30.
Han. 8 12 9 19–48
Oxfd. 7 10 0 13–30
Fouled out: (O) Seiler. Three-point goals: (O) Golden 4. JV: Hancock 33, Oxford 15. Officials: Killian, Allen.

G-MU 21, Richfield Springs 15
RICHFIELD SPRINGS – With points coming at a premium Wednesday night, G-MU turned to its defense to capture a third straight victory.
Nichole Savarese led G-MU – and all scorers – netting eight points.
“We didn’t make many shots tonight, but we were able to hold them down defensively,” said G-MU coach Jim Johnson.
The Raiders (3-1) host Milford Friday.
Richfield Springs: Jerikah Hext, 0 2-7-2, Kaity Richvalsky, 1 2-2-4, Shannon Vigh 0 0-0 0, Morgan Sylvester, 0 0-2-0, Vanessa Dykstra 0 0-0 0, Vanessa Miller, 2 0-0-4, Ashley Fuller, 1 1-2-3, Petra Peritin, 1 0-0-2, Jamie Madaras, 0 0-2-0, Meagan Lamphere, 0. Totals: 5 5-15-15.
G-MU: Mackenzie Talbot, 1 0-2-2; Victoria Hutzley, 0 2-2-2; Jenn Mason, 0 0-1-0; Tayler Nichols, 0 1-2-1; Meghan Meers, 0; Jenna Bakhuizen, 0; Victoria Hawkins, 0; Whitney Gilbert, 2 0-0-4; Lauren Hill, 1 2-6-4; Nichole Savarese, 4 0-1-8. Totals: 8 5-14-21.
G-MU 4 6 5 6–21
RSprgs 4 1 5 5–15
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: none.

Wrestling

Susquehanna Valley 51, Norwich 36
CONKLIN – Norwich, still missing a couple of wrestlers from its lineup, showed vast improvement over its previous dual meet dropping a final to Susquehanna Valley Tuesday night.
The Sabers, coming off a team title at the Chenango Valley Duals last weekend, gained the edge over NHS with a complete lineup in which they accepted four forfeits.
“We had a few more horses in the race, but we’re still missing some kids that might have made a difference,” said Norwich coach Joe Downey.
The Tornado lightweights picked up four straight wins from 99 to 120 pounds with three pins and one forfeit. Cole Rifanburg, Carter Hubbard, and Trey Muserallo all won by pin at 106, 113, and 120 pounds respectively to close the meet score to 39-36 with two matches remaining.
“Cole’s kid was stalling on the bottom, but to Cole’s credit, he stuck with it and got the pin,” Downey said. “Trey has had that one mistake in matches that has cost him. Last night, he didn’t make any mistakes and was able to get the pin with two seconds left. When we get our full lineup, that type of result can make a difference between a win and a loss.”
Norwich is idle until next Monday when it wrestles at Sherburne-Earlville.
Results
138: Tristan Rifanburg (N) pinned Simon Friedman, :48. 145:  Josh Myers (N) won by fft. 152: Nick Blakeslee (SV) won by fft. 160: Jared Haskell (SV) won by fft. 170: Alex Kane (SV) won by fft. 182: Austin Tingley (SV) pinned Jeremy Hamilton, 4:10. 195: Tristan Roche (SV) pinned Dylan Richer, 2:54. 220: Trevor Garrehy (SV) won by fft. 285: Teddy Storti (SV) dec. Matt Lippa. 99: Ty Rifanburg (N) won by fft. 106: Cole Rifanburg (N) pinned Colin Way, 4:41. Carter Hubbard (N) pinned Josh Devine, 4:00. 120: Trey Muserallo (N) pinned Derrick Richards, 5:58. 126: Ian Lupole (SV) won by fft. 132: Chris Surace (SV) pinned Jordan Lockwood, 5:21.

Oxford 58, Delhi 21
OXFORD – Against undermanned Delhi Tuesday, the Blackhawks won their second dual meet of the season picking up four forfeit victories.
Unbeaten Oxford junior, Joe Nelson, handed Delhi eighth-grader Mike Bryden his first loss this season pinning Bryden in 1:56. Jeremiah Winter (126), Austin Crandall (138), Nik Hansen (152), and Bryan Simpson (170) all won by pinfall to pad the Blackhawks’ advantage.
Results
106: Mike Scarimbolo, (D), fft. 113: Joe Nelson, (OX), pinned Mike Bryden, (D), 1:56. 120: Humberto Bonilla, (D), won by fft. 126: Jeremiah Winter, (OX), pinned Patrick Brown, (D), 1:42. 132: Cody Reynolds, (OX), pinned Andrew Adamo, (D), 4:57. 138: Austin Crandall, (OX), won by fft.. 145: Jody Smith, (OX), dec. Russell Cobane, (D), 9-1. 152: Nik Hansen, (OX), pinned Justin Mattice, (D), 1:54. 160: William Hilgers, (D), pinned Cole Pierce, (OX), 1:29. 170: Bryan Simpson, (OX), pinned Bradley Davis, (D), 1:35. 182: Kyle Clark, (D), dec. Caleb Cutting, (OX), 6-0. 195: Erik Eldred, (OX) won by fft. 220: Garyn Huntley, (OX), won by fft. 285: Kordell Huntley, (OX), won by fft. . 99: no match.

Sherburne-Earlville 54, Morrisville-Eaton 18
MORRSVILLE – Sherburne-Earlville showed balance in its lineup in Tuesday’s dual meet victory at Morrisville-Eaton.
The Marauders won all but four matches to improve their dual record to 5-2. “It was a good match for us,” said S-E assistant coach Brian Hicks. “Our upper weights have been our strength, but we were able to get some wins from our younger guys at lightweight and middleweight.”
The victory comes on the heels of a 4-1 dual mark to place second at the Valley Duals last weekend hosted by Ilion. Kevin Dunshee and Garrett DuVall went unbeaten in their five matches, while Hunter Owen, Jack Buell, and Dalton Sopchak suffered just one loss.
S-E hosts Norwich on Monday.
Results
182: Dalton Sopchak (SE) pinned Noah Fry, 1:23; 195: Cody Marshall (SE) pinned Connor Cleveland, :57. 220: Garrett DuVall (SE) won by fft. 285: Wyatt Morris (ME) pinned Tom Cleveland, 3:03. 99: no match. 106: Seth Newman (ME) pinned Jordan Zimmerman, 4:00. 113: Hunter Owen (SE) pinned tyler Ayers, 4:24. 120: Zack Burke (ME) dec. Michael Trask, 11-8. 126: Kevin Dunshee (SE) pinned Patrick Ashcraft, 5:11. 132: no match. 138: Brian Meade (SE) pinned Alejandro Fuentes, 2:19. 145: Josh Farrar (ME) dec. Ryan Wilcox, 8-2. 152: Brady Sopchak (SE) pinned Andrew Bikowski, 5:59. 160: Jon Snow (SE) pinned Harold Tarkett, 5:58. 170: Jack Buell (SE) pinned Brett Lewis, 2:22.