Boys’ Basketball

Unadilla Valley Tournament
Oneonta 85, Unadilla Valley 77 (finals)
S-E 63, Oxford 52 (consolation finals)
NEW BERLIN – Unadilla Valley was unable to match Oneonta’s prolific offense falling to the Yellowjackets in UV Holiday Tournament championship game Saturday night.
Tournament MVP Jordan Gutierrez had 33 points in the title win over the Storm, and reserve George Foti had five three balls and a season-high 21 points.
Gutierrez scored 62 points in the two-day tournament, and Oneonta’s offense eclipsed 50 points in the second half in each of its wins. Still, it took a strong closing finish by Oneonta to close out an upstart UV club that has just two losses this season – both to much larger schools.
“I told the team that I was proud of the way we battled, and we need to have that level of intensity in our league games so we can continue to improve,” said UV coach Matt Osborne.
Gutierrez and Foti offset the monster night from UV sophomore David Dufresne, who scored 32 points before fouling out in the final 20 seconds. Trailing Oneonta throughout the fourth quarter, Dufresne’s three closed the score to within 76-74. Albert Odero hit two free throws, and Gutierrez hit a three so deep and so far beyond the three-point arc, it nearly eminated from Otsego County. Oneonta closed on 9-3 run, and UV struggled from the line making one out of six free throws in the last 45 seconds.
S-E rebounded from a 79-65 loss to Oneonta in Friday’s opening game with a win over intracounty rival Oxford in the consolation game. Kevin Vibbard Jr. had a team-high 16 points for S-E, and Ben Khoury added a season-best 15 points.
Oxford sophomore Kevin Davis fashioned a career night in the loss scoring 25 points and pulling down 16 rebounds. He was named to the all-tournament team.
Friday, Oneonta scored 56 points in the second half to defeat the Marauders. Gutierrez scored 29 and Paul Bischoff netted 24. Austin Jasper bucketed 20 for S-E and Vibbard had a season-high 19 points. Vibbard was subsequently named an all-tournament pick.
UV went to its full-court press to run away from Oxford, 63-40, in Friday’s second game. The Storm outscored the Blackhawks 45-9 over the middle two periods to open a 36-point lead. Dufresne had 16 and Nate Shackleton 14 in the victory.
Matt Moore’s 14 points paced Oxford.
Finals
Oneonta 85, Unadilla Valley 77
Oneonta: Paul Bischoff 1 7-8 9, George Foti 5 6-6 21, Jordan Gutierrez 13 2-4 33, Willy Harrison 0 0-0 0, Albert Odero 7 5-8 19, Ben Southern 0 0-0 0, Skylar Thompson 1 0-0 3, Mike Wolstenholme 0 0-0 0. Totals 27 20-26-85.
UV: Mason Alford 3 1-2 7, David Dufresne 13 2-3 32, Brett Hanslmaier 0 0-2 0, Bryant Maynard 5 0-2 10, Nate Shackleton 4 2-2 12, Nick White 4 8-10 16. Totals 29 13-21-77.
Fouled out: (UV) Dufresne. Three-point goals: (O) George Foti 5, Jordan Gutierrez 5, Skylar Thompson, (UV) David Dufresne 4, Nate Shackleton 2.
Consolation Finals
Sherburne-Earlville 63, Oxford 52
S-E: Cody Marango, 5 0-0-10; Julienne Alsheimer, 0; Derek Capria, 2 2-2-6; Ben Khoury, 6 3-3-15; Austin Jasper, 2 2-4-6; Brady Elderkin, 0; Keith Rose, 4 0-0-8; Kevin Vibbard Jr., 6 2-4-16; JP Osborne, 1 0-0-2. Totals: 26 9-14-63.
Oxford: Matt Moore, 1 6-8-8; Cam Heggie, 2 1-2-6; Jeff Lawton, 1 1-1-3; Greg Brewer, 0; Lane Barry, 2 2-3-7; Kevin Davis, 6 11-14-25; Francisco Quintana, 1 1-2-3. Totals: 13 22-30-52.
S-E 15 23 10 15–63
Oxf. 11 11 14 16–52
Three-point goals: (O) Heggie, Barry, Davis 2, (S-E) Vibbard 2.
Friday Games
Oneonta 79, Sherburne-Earlville 65
Oneonta: Jordan Gutierrez 10 5-6 29, Albert Odero 2 1-2 5, Paul Bischoff 7 7-8 24, George Foti 1 0-0 2, Mike Wolstenholme 1 0-0 2, Ben Southern 1 0-0 3, Skylar Thompson 3 4-5 12, Trevor Wolf-Gould 1 0-0 2. Totals: 26 17-21 79.
S-E: Cody Marango 3 0-0 6, Derrick Capria 2 2-2 6, Ben Khoury 3 2-3 8, Austin Jasper 6 8-13 20, Keith Rose 2 0-0 4, Kevin Vibbard 7 1-3 19, JP Osborne 1 0-0 2. Totals: 24 13-21 65.
One. 14 8 31 26–79
S-E 11 17 21 16–65
Three-point goals: (O) Gutierrez 4, Bischoff 3, Thompson 2, Southern); (SE) Vibbard 4). JV: Oneonta won.
UV 63, Oxford 40
Oxford: Matt Moore 6 0-0 14, Cameron Heggie 4 0-0-11, Jeff Lawton 0 1-2 1, Greg Brewer 0 0-0 0, Lane Barry 1 0-0 2, Kevin Davis 3 4-9 11, Adam Camiel 0 0-0 0, Francisco Quintana 0 1-2 1. Totals: 14 6-15-40.
UV: Bryant Maynard 1 0-0 2, David Schwab 0 0-0 0, Dalton Miner 1 1-2 3, Steven Gillette 0 0-0 0, Jon Schermerhorn 1 0-0 2, Nick White 4 0-0 8, David Dufresne 8 0-0 16, Brett Hanslmaier 3 0-0 6, Nate Shackleton 6 0-0 14, Mason Alford 1 0-0 2, Willie Lamont 1 0-0 2, Chris Stone 0 0-0 0, Hank deGlee 4 0-3 8. Totals: 30 1-5-63.
Oxfd 11 7 2 20–40
UV 8 25 20 10–63
Three-point goals: (O) Heggie 3, Moore 2, Davis. (UV) Shackleton 2 JV: UV won.

DeRuyter 68, Otselic Valley 66 (OT)
SOUTH OTSELIC – DeRuyter overcame 11-for-31 foul shooting to outlast Otselic Valley in overtime Friday night.
The lead changed hands several times throughout the night with neither team asserting control. OV did not fare much better from the charity stripe hitting just 40 percent of its 25 attempts. “We also missed a number os shots in close that we needed to make,” said OV coach Dave Loomis. “We had our chances, they just didn’t go down tonight.”
The Vikings canned a season-best 10 three-pointers led by Angel Marshall. Marshall drained six treys on his way to a season-high 22 points. Austin Reynolds added 18, and Matt Neal scored 14. OV plays at Madison Jan. 7.
DeR: Thomas 4 2-4-11; Wheeler, 4 1-5-9; Booth, 2 2-7-6; Glissen, 6 2-9-14; Fish, 1 0-0-2; Phelps, 9 4-6-24; Merkle, 1 0-0-2. Totals: 27 11-31-68.
OV:  Darnell Marshall, 0; Angel Marshall, 7 2-2-22; Connor Smith, 1 1-4-4; Austin Reynolds, 6 3-8-18; Tyler Armstrong, 3 2-5-8; Matt Neal, 6 2-6-14; John Liuzzo, 0; Ben Brown, ; Peter Robinson, 0. Totals: 23 10-25-66 .
DER 18 17 14 11 8–68
OV 16 20 15 9 6–66
Fouled out: (OV) Connor Smith, T. Armstrong. Team fouls: (D) 20, (OV) 23. Three-point goals: Thomas, Phelps 2. (OV) A. Marshall 6, Smith, Reynolds. 3. JV: OV won. Officials: Carey, Mattingly.

Downsville Tournament
Roscoe 49, G-MU 43
Downsville 48, G-MU 36
DOWNSVILLE – G-MU nearly erased a 27-point halftime deficit losing to Roscoe Saturday in the consolation game of the Downsville Tournament.
The Raiders hit all five of their threes in the fourth – four from Nate O’Hara – scoring 25 points in the last quarter. “We were moving the ball and (our players) were moving without the ball in the fourth quarter,” said G-MU coach Matt Johnson. “Our offense was stagnant in the first half, and we were relying on a couple of people to make shots instead of moving the ball.”
O’Hara had 14 of his 16 points in the final quarter including four three-pointers, and Christopher Cole added 13 markers.
After a strong opening quarter, the Raiders’ offense went into a funk the final three quarters in Friday’s loss to Downsville. “We had some turnovers in the second and third quarters, and that led to some easy baskets for them,” Johnson said.
O’Hara paced G-MU with 13 points. The Raiders host Milford Jan. 7.
G-MU: Christopher Cole, 1 0-2-2; Devon Fitch, 0; Nathan Winans, 2 0-0-5; Matthew Ward, 0; Nate Whitehill, 1 0-0-2; Austin Burnside, 2 0-0-5; Jesse Theodore, 2 0-0-4; Nathan Fuller, 2 1-6-5; Nathaniel O’Hara, 5 1-2-13. Totals: 15 2-10-36.
Downsville: Zach Doig, 1 5-9-8; Billy Smith, 5 2-3-12; Justin Baxter, 5 5-6-16; Anthony Shields, 2 0-2-4; David Doig, 3 2-2-8. Totals: 16 14-22-48.
G-MU 15 9 3 9–36
Do. 13 18 12 5–48
Three-point goals: (D) Z. Doig, J. Baxter. JV: Downsville won.
G-MU: Christopher Cole, 6 1-2-13; Devon Fitch, 0; Nathan Winans, 2 0-0-5; Matthew Ward, 0; Austin Burnside, 1 0-0-2; Jesse Theodore, 1 0-0-2; Nathan Fuller, 2 1-2-5; Nathaniel O’Hara, 4 4-5-16. Totals: 16 6-9-43 .
Roscoe: Rob Taurino, 9 1-4-22; Brad Drener, 4 4-7-12; Jacob Butler, 3 0-0-6; Will Brosius, 0 1-2-1; Cullin Tallman, 2 0-0-5; Ryan Wood, 0 1-2-1; Robert Drener, 1 0-0-2. Totals: 19 7-15-49.
G-MU 5 4 9 25–43
Rosc. 25 11 6 7–49
Three-point goals: (G) O’Hara 4, Winans. (R) Taurino 3, Tallman. JV: G-MU beat Margaretville.

Girls’ Basketball

Unadilla Valley Holiday Tournament
Sherburne-Earlville 68, Chenango Forks 51
Sherburne-Earlville 62, Susquehanna Valley 54
Susquehanna Valley 55, Unadilla Valley 20
Chenango Forks 60, Unadilla Valley 54
NEW BERLIN – Sherburne-Earlville passed its toughest tests of the season beating a pair of Southern Tier Athletic Conference schools for the Unadilla Valley tourney title.
Coming off a hard-fought win over Susquehanna Valley Friday night, the unbeaten Marauders shook a pesky Forks club in the second half. Leading by four at the break, S-E whipped off a 12-2 spurt in the first three minutes of the third, and extended a four-point lead to 13 heading to the fourth. Lilly Berg scored 12 in the third quarter on her way to a team-high 16 points. Savannah Irwin had all 12 of her points in the second half, Jordan van Althuis also had an even dozen, and Mattie Dowdall scored 11 – all in the first half.
“We knew Chenango Forks would keep coming at us,” said S-E coach Karen Mulligan. “We did a good job of pushing the ball in the second half.”
Friday, the Marauders overcame some foul trouble and a late run by Susquehanna Valley to advance to the title game. Irwin scored 21 points, van Althuis added 11, and Mikayla Solloway had 10 markers. “Every time Susquehanna Valley made a run, we responded,” Mulligan said. “It was good to have a close game and to overcome some adversity.”
Along with its perfect 8-0 record, S-E is a recent entry into the state rankings. Mulligan isn’t completely surprised by the strong start. “I knew we had the pieces in place, and we’ve been fortunate to not have a lot of kids have off nights,” the S-E coach. “This is a very unselfish team.”
Unadilla Valley was unable to slow the Blue Devils’ Alex Yoest in Friday’s defeat. Yoest scored 19 of her game-high 27 points in the second half, and made five free throws in the fourth to help close the Storm out. Taylor Davis scored 20 for UV and Corrine Izard 16 in the loss.
In Saturday’s consolation game, UV was held to its lowest point total in several years in a blowout defeat to Sus Valley. Erin Nolan’s 13 points paced a balanced SV lineup.
Sherburne-Earlville 68, Chenango Forks 51
Chenango Forks: Taylor Gibbore, 6 1-2-16; Sara Clark, 0; Alex Yoest, 4 5-6-14; Haley Benscoter, 0 2-2-2; Alyssa Bubniak, 1 0-0-2; Lyndsey Stone, 2 0-0-4; Tara Grospin, 0; Kayla Williams, 0; Hanna Layton, 6 0-1-13; Alaijah Cheeseman, 0 0-2-0. Totals: 19 8-13-51 .
S-E: Stacia Beckwith, 1 1-2-3; Mikayla Solloway, 3 1-2-7; Jordan van Althuis, 4 3-4-12; Bridgette McDaniel, 2 0-0-4; Savannah Irwin, 4 3-4-12; Sydney Palmer, 1 1-1-3; Lilly Berg, 6 4-5-16; Mattie Dowdall, 4 0-0-11. Totals: 25 13-18-68.
CFks10 13 12 16–51
S-E13 14 21 20–68
Three-point goals: (CF) Gibbore 3, Yoest, Layton. (SE) Dowdall 3, van Althuis, Irwin.
SV 55, Unadilla Valley 20
UV: Emily Converse, 0 1-4-1; Corrine Izard, 2 1-6-5; Taylor Davis, 2 0-0-4; Olivia Lazarus, 1 1-1-3; Shannon McIntyre, 2 0-2-4; Breanna Christian, 0; Hunter Lakin, 1 1-1-3; Taylor Strong, 0; Sierra Badger, 0 0-1-0; Brianne Ray, 0 0-1-0. Totals: 8 4-16-20.
SV: Rose Green, 4 0-0-9; Jordyn Williams, 1 0-0-2; Shayna Lee, 4 0-0-10; Morgan Finch, 1 0-0-2; Maddie Blackman, 2 2-4-6; Caitlyn Knapp, 1 3-6-5; Lindsay Gregory, 0; Caitlin Mizerak, 0; Tori Diffendorf, 0; Erin Nolan, 6 1-2-13; Courtney Knapp, 3 1-1-8. Totals: 22 7-13-55.
SVall 15 15 10 15–55
UVall 7 4 4 5–20
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (SV) Green, Lee 2, Co. Knapp.
S-E 62, Sus Valley 54
SV: Rose Green, 0; Jordyn Williams, 2 0-0-5; Shayna Lee, 3 2-2-10; Morgan Finch, 2 6-8-10; Maddie Blackman, 2 4-6-8; Holly Manchester, ; Caitlyn Knapp, 5 1-4-11; Lindsay Gregory, ; Caitlin Mizerak, ; Tori Diffendorf, 1 0-0-2; Erin Nolan, ; Courtney Knapp, 2 4-7-8. Totals: 17 17-27-54.
S-E: Stacia Beckwith, 0; Mikayla Solloway, 4 2-5-10; Jordan van Althuis, 4 2-6-11; Bridgette McDaniel, 1 2-4-4; Savannah Irwin, 7 2-7-21; Sydney Palmer, 0; Lilly Berg, 4 1-4-9; Mattie Dowdall, 3 1-2-7. Totals: 23 10-28-62.
SV 8 14 14 18–54
SE 21 13 13 15–62
Fouled out: (SV) Blackman, (SE) Berg. Three-point goals: (SE) Van Atlhuis, Irwin 5, (SV) Lee 2, Williams. JV: Sus Valley won.
Chenango Forks 60, Unadilla Valley 54
Chenango Forks: Taylor Gibbore, 7 0-0-16; Sara Clark, 1 0-0-2; Alex Yoest, 7 12-17-27; Haley Benscoter, 2 0-2-4; Alyssa Bubniak, 0; Lyndsey Stone, 1 1-2-3; Tara Grospin, 0; Kayla Williams, 0; Hanna Layton, 2 2-2-6; Alaijah Cheeseman, 1 0-0-2. Totals: 21 15-23-60 .
UV: Emily Converse, 1 2-3-4; Corrine Izard, 6 4-7-16; Taylor Davis, 9 2-4-20; Olivia Lazarus, ; Shannon McIntyre, 1 2-2-4; Breanna Christian, 0; Hunter Lakin, 1 2-6-4; Sierra Badger, 1 0-0-2; Brianne Ray, 2 0-0-4. Totals: 21 12-22-54.
CFks 15 12 14 19–60
UVal. 6 20 7 21–54
Fouled out: (UV) Converse, Izard, Christian. Three-point goals: (CF) Gibbord 2, Yoest. Officials: Weaver, Conroy

Kazalski Tournament
Bainbridge-Guilford 49, Whitney Point 47
Bainbridge-Guilford 39, Marathon 35
BAINBRIDGE – Bainbridge-Guilford squeezed out a pair of victories this weekend to claim the Kazalski Tournament title.
One night after edging Whitney Point, Abbey Smith hit a late free throw for the Bobcats to seal the victory over Marathon.
Tournament MVP, Morgan Bullis, had 16 points and 11 rebounds. “We’ve been waiting for (Morgan) to crank it up offensively,” said B-G coach Bob Conway of his leading scorer. “Both teams worked really hard defensively in the second half, and neither team could find a shooter to put the ball in the bucket.”
B-G received a big contribution from freshman Becca Reyes to advance to the title game. Reyes, playing her first varsity game, hit her fourth three of the game with a minute left to put her team up by two. Megan Ferrara added two free throws with under 30 seconds to play for what would be the winning margin. Whitney Point closed the gap to two points, and then rebounded a missed B-G free throw with 15 seconds left to give it a chance to tie or take the lead. The Golden Eagles failed to get off a quality shot as time expired. “We did a nice job of not giving them an easy, open look,” Conway said of the final moments.
Reyes had 16 points, Taylor Palmatier scored 10, and Bullis led with 12 rebounds. B-G plays at Chenango Valley Friday.
WP: Taylor Klink, 0; Brianna Sturdevant, 0; Alexis Benscoter, 0; Courtney Dunham, 0; Rachel Burchill, 1 0-2-3; Hannah Bieber, 7 2-4-16; Jessica Cafferty, 3 2-4-8; Amy Standish-Warpus, 2 2-2-6; Brittany Randall, 5 1-3-14. Totals: 18 7-15-47.
B-G: Taylor Lamont, ; Megan Ferrara, 3 2-5-8; Abbey Smith, 1 5-8-7; Marissa Thornton, 0; Morgan Bullis, 3 2-8-8; Alexis Page, ; McElligot, Becca Reyes, 6 0-1-16; Taylor Palmatier, 5 0-1-10; Cadi Barber, 0 0-2-0; Marina Hsu, ; Casey Davis, ; Betsy Holden, 0; Darcy McElligott, . Totals: 18 9-25-49.
WPt. 10 14 6 17–47
B-G 13 13 14 9–49
Fouled out: (WP) Cafferty. Three-point goals: (BG) Reyes 4. (WP) Randall 3, Burchill. JV: B-G won.
B-G 39, Marathon 35
Marathon: Cindy Courtney, 3 0-1-6; Logan Vincent, 0; Nicole Hammond, 1 0-0-2; Savannah Montoya, 1 0-2-3; Cassidy Marsh, 4 3-5-11; Erin Griep, 1 0-0-2; Courtney Belliflour, 0; Megan Contre, 2 4-6-8; Mariah Meriahew, 1 1-2-3. Totals: 13 8-16-35.
B-G: Megan Ferrara, 0; Abbey Smith, 2 3-4-8; Marissa Thornton, 1 0-0-2; Morgan Bullis, 7 2-2-16; Reyes. 1 0-1-3; Taylor Palmatier, 2 6-8-10; Cadi Barber, 0; Betsy Holden, 0. Totals: 13 11-15-39.
Mar. 9 11 8 7–35
B-G 14 8 11 6–39
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (BG) Reyes, Smith., (M) Montoya. JV: Marathon beat B-G in final, 32-25.

Norwich splits two in Pa. tournament
MILFORD, Pa. – At the Matamoros Tournament at Delaware Valley High School in Milford, Pennsylvania, Norwich split its out-of-state games falling to High Point, New Hampshire, 44-39, before beating Kittatinny, New Jersey, 44-34.
In the victory over Kitatinny, Breanna Cashman had 13 points and Jenni Borfitz scored 10. Cashman had a pair of buckets in the fourth quarter, the second a three-pointer as NHS pulled away for the win.
In the opening game Friday against High Point, Loree Tallamy scored eight of her 12 points in an 18-11 fourth quarter to lead her club past Norwich. Borfitz was the lone Norwich player in double figures scoring netting 10, while Shelby Benjamin added eight points.
Norwich: Shelby Benjamin 2 2-7 6, Jenni Borfitz 3 3-4 10, Brown 1 0-0 2, Breanna Cashman 6 0-0 13, Megan Komendarek 0 6-6 6, Carin Kuhn 2 1-1 5, Makenzie Maynard 0 0-0 0, Lexi Race 1 0-2 2, Kassidy Seary 0 0-0 0, Savannah Williams 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 12-20-44.
Kittatinny: Camile Avarella 0 0-0 0, Brooke Cottelli 2 1-2 5, Kat Leppert 2 0-0 4, Jen Makarevich 7 0-0 15, Jess Repasy 2 0-0 4, Melissa Schoch 3 0-0 6. Totals 16 1-2-34.
Norwich 13 12 6 13–44
Kittatinny 10 12 5 7–34
3-Point Goals: (N) Borfitz, Cashman, (K) Jen Makarevich.
High Point, N.H. 44, Norwich 39
Norwich: Shelby Benjamin 4 0-0 8, Jenni Borfitz 3 4-5 10, Brown 0 0-0 0, Breanna Cashman 3 0-2 7, Megan Komendarek 2 3-4 7, Carin Kuhn 2 0-0 4, Makenzie Maynard 1 0-0 3, Lexi Race 0 0-0 0, Courtney Scheer 0 0-0 0, Kassidy Seary 0 0-0 0, Savannah Williams 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 7-11-39.
HP: Janine Halaraty 5 0-0 12, April Peterson 4 1-3 9, Madelyn Smith 4 2-2 11, Lanae Tallamy 0 0-0 0, Loree Tallamy 3 6-6 12, Erin Woop 0 0-2 0. Totals 16 9-13-44.
Norw. 9 7 12 11–39
H.Pt. 9 10 7 18–44
3-Point Goals: (N) Breanna Cashman Makenzie Maynard, (HP) Janine Halaraty 2, Madelyn Smith.

Pete Hyde Tournament
Maine-Endwell 58, Greene 25
JOHNSON CITY – Greene ran into formidable opposition at the Pete Hyde Tournament this past weekend falling to perennial sectional title contender Maine-Endwell.
The Spartans had 12 players find the scoring column, and not one reached double figures. Julie Yacovoni led M-E with nine points in the victory.
Greene: Tiffany Borst 1 0-0 2, Madeline Brink 1 0-0 2, Lindsey Brown 1 0-0 2, Katie Carey 3 0-1 6, Jessica David 3 0-0 6, Kristy Haskell 1 1-2 3, Margo McDermott 0 0-0 0, Laura Montelione 1 0-0 2, Audrey Platta 1 0-0 2, Sierra Stoppkotte 0 0-0 0. Totals 12 1-3 25.
Maine-Endwell: Martine Bosch 2 0-0 4, Brianna Ciganek 2 0-0 4, Daniella Dean 2 2-2 6, Victoria Dean 2 1-2 6, Lauren DiFulvio 1 0-0 2, Michaela DiLorenzo 0 0-0 0, Kate Kerila 2 0-0 4, Lauren Lamoureux 1 0-1 2, Amy Makis 0 2-2 2, Jessica Shear 3 0-0 8, Carla Spera 2 1-2 7, Kyesha Talerico 1 2-6 4, Julie Yacovoni 3 3-3 9. Totals 21 11-18 -58.
Note
(Score by half)
Greene 14 11–25
M-End. 37 21–58