Girls’ Basketball

Norwich 55, Seton Catholic Central 33
NORWICH – Norwich’s bench sparked a dominant second quarter, and veterans Breanna Cashman along with Jennifer Borfitz led the way in a 22-point victory over visiting Seton Catholic Central Tuesday night.
The Saints clung to a two-point lead until NHS reserve Savannah Williams drove for a layup with 1.3 seconds left in the first quarter to knot the game at 12-12.
Williams duplicated that driving layup to start the second stanza kicking off an 11-2 spurt that included a bucket by reserve Kassidy Seary, and a three-point play by fellow reserve Makenzie Maynard. Filling in the gap was Cashman, who had all 14 of her points in the first half as Norwich stretched its lead to 35-20 at the break.
“We had some foul trouble in the first half, and we really had kids step up and give us big minutes,” said Norwich coach Josh Bennett. “ One of the the things we’ve talked about with all our kids is you never know when your number is going to be called. We have so many kids that on any given night can give us big sparks.”
Norwich also broke the Saints’ pressure with ease, and the unimpeded drives to the basket for layups almost looked like stealing.
Borfitz scored eight of her points in the second half as she and Cashman matched team-high honors with 14 points. Cashman also had eight blocked shots in the victory.
Norwich’s junior varsity team won for the ninth time this season beating the Saints, 59-48. Bridget Murphy led NHS with 20 points, Cara Evans bucketed 12, and Caroline Stewart netted 10.
SCC: Jamie Farrell, 0 1-2-1; Lexus Levy, 3 1-4-8; Christy O’Neil, 0; Rachel Gallagher, 0; Emily Gibson, 1 0-0-2; Lauren Miller, 4 4-6-12; Faith Kenville, 0; B. McGovern-Lind, 0; Hanna Strawn, 1 2-2-5; Olivia Kresin, 0 1-2-1; Ava McCann, 2 0-0-4. Totals: 11 9-16-33
Norwich: Carin Kuhn, 2 1-2-5; Caitlyn Brown, 1 0-0-2; Breanna Cashman, 5 4-5-14; Alexis Race, 0; Jennifer Borfitz, 5 4-6-14; Kassidy Seary, 2 0-0-4; Makenzie Maynard, 1 2-3-4; Meghan Komendarek, 1 0-0-2; Ashley Murphy, 0; Savannah Williams, 3 0-1-6; Shelby Benjamin, 2 0-0-4; Courtney Scheer, 0 0-2-0. Totals: 22 11-19-55.
SCC 12 8 8 5–33
NHS 12 23 10 10–55
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (S) Levy, Strawn. JV: Norwich won 59-48. Officials: Reynolds, Collier.

Bainbridge-Guilford 54, Walton 21
BAINBRIDGE – Bainbridge-Guilford improved to 5-1 in MAC division play routing Walton Tuesday.
Morgan Bullis scored 14 for the Bobcats (7-4 overall), who played all 14 kids, and had eight kids score at least two baskets. Abbey Smith led with seven assists, and B-G had 19 total assists on 27 baskets.
“Our shooters are looking better, and they shot with more confidence tonight,” said B-G coach Bob Conway.
Walton: Taylor Vernoy, 0 0-3-0 ; Rylee Wood, 0; Janine Velardi, 1 2-2-4; Chenoa Mackin, ; Lacey Speidell, 1 0-0-3; Megan McNamara, 3 0-0-7; Destyni Twyman, ; Haley O’Connor, 2 1-2-5; Christine McKee, 1 0--0-2; Morgan Beardslee, 0. Totals: 8 3-7-21.
B-G: Taylor Lamont, 0 0-2-0; Megan Ferrara, 4 0-0-8; Abbey Smith, 3 0-0-6 ; Marissa Thornton, 0 ; Morgan Bullis, 7 0-1-14; Alexis Page, 2 0-0-4 ; Taylor Palmatier, 2 0-0-4; Becca Reyes, 3 0-0-6; Cadi Barber, 2 0-0-4; Marina Hsu, 1 0-0-2; Casey Davis, 0; Betsy Holden, 3 0-0-6; Darcy McElligott, 0. Totals: 27 0-3-54.
Walt 6 6 5 4–21
B-G 18 14 16 6–54
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (W) Speidell, McNamara. JV: B-G won 33-14.

Worcester 41, G-MU 37
COPES CORNERS – Worcester’s furious fourth-quarter rally gave it a comeback win over G-MU Tuesday night.
The Wolverines started the fourth on a 12-0 run, and after G-MU regained the lead, finished with the final five points. Worcester’s Cierra Ralph went 5-for-6 from the foul line in the last quarter, and Jessica Peters hit back-to-back baskets, one of those a three-pointer.
“They caught fire in the fourth quarter, and we didn’t make the plays we needed to,” said G-MU coach Jim Johnson.
Mackenzie Talbot, Tayler Nichols, and Jenna Bakhuizen all scored 10 points for G-MU, who play at Schenevus Friday.
Worcester: Cierra Ralph, 2 5-10-9; Gabby Travis, 4 0-0-8; Madison Wright, 2 1-2-5; Jamie Thompson, 0; Jessica Thompson, 2 3-5-7; Monica Ridgway, 0 1-2-1; Jessica Peters, 4 2-4-11. Totals: 14 12-23-41.
G-MU: Mackenzie Talbot, 2 6-7-10; Maggie Clune, 1 0-0-2; Katie Schules, 0; Tayler Nichols, 3 3-6-10; Meghan Meers, 2 1-2-5; Jenna Bakhuizen, 5 0-0-10; Christina Hawkins, 0; Kelsey Ross, 0. Totals: 13 10-15-37.
Worc. 6 11 4 20–41
GMu 10 6 16 5–37
Fouled out: (G) Talbot. Team fouls; (G) 17, (W) 13. Three-point goals: (G) Nichols, (W) Peters. JV: Worcester won.

Hancock 40, Greene 28
GREENE – Hancock recovered from a 16-8 deficit in the second quarter taking the lead with an 11-0 run in Tuesday’s win at Greene.
Megan Hunter had 17 points to lead the Wildcats, who held a combined 30-14 advantage in the second and fourth quarters. “We shot it poorly, and we turned it over way too much,” said Greene coach Dave Gorton. “It was tough. We just made made bad decisions with the basketball.”
Jessica David scored 14 points for Greene, who visit Unatego Thursday.
Hancock: Alexis Houghton, 1 0-0-2; Brooke Sherburne, 4 0-2-8; Lea Newman, 2 0-0-4; Caitlyn Smith, 0; Megan Hunter, 6 4-6-17; Jessica Worzel, 1 1-4-3; Caitlyn Wormuth, 1 4-7-6; Kylie Gilberston, 0. Totals: 15 9-19-40.
Greene: Tiffany Borst, 0; Kristy Haskell, 2 0-1-4; Laura Montelione, 0; Lindsey Brown, 0; Jessica David, 5 4-4-14; Sierra Stoppkotte, 0; Madeline Brink, 0; Margo McDermott, 1 0-0-2; Audrey Platta, 0; Katie Carey, 4 0-2-8. Totals: 12 4-7-28.
Han. 4 15 6 15–40
Gre. 8 8 6 6–28
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (H) Hunter. JV:  Greene won 30-20. Officials: Carson, Malia.

Deposit 39, Oxford 30
DEPOSIT – Deposit’s fast start was too much for Oxford to overcome in Tuesday’s clash.
The Lumberjacks hit five threes in the game, three from Kylie Papagelos, and Haley Linkroum added two three balls on her way to a game-high 17 points. “We got as close as six points in the fourth quarter, but we never could quite bring it all the way back,” said Oxford coach Chris Palmer. “They moved the ball well in the first quarter to put us on our heels.”
Rachel Seiler led Oxford with 16 points, and Bridget Rice pulled down 12 rebounds.
Deposit: Kassi Cook, 0; Catherine Bush, 1 1-4-3; Kylie Papagelos, 5 0-1-13; Brooke Murphy, 0; Bridget Smith, 0; Haley Linkroum, 7 1-8-17; Patty Remington, 0; Janai Cornwell, 0 4-6-4; Shelby Petterson, 1 0-0-2. Totals: 14 6-19-39.
Oxford: Michele Mead, 1 0-0-2; Hodge, 0; Vanessa Bishop, 0; Bridget Rice, 2 0-0-4; Patti Simpson, 0 0-2-0; Sarah Pratt, 0 2-2-2; Sierra Brown, 2 2-3-6; Rachel Seiler, 6 3-3-16. Totals: 11 7-10-30.
Dep 14 6 11 8–39
Oxf 7 4 7 12–30
Three-point goals: (D) Linkroum 2, Papagelo 3. (O) Seiler. JV: Deposit won. Officials: Fletcher, Greene.

Unadilla Valley 61, Afton 36
AFTON – Unadilla Valley senior Taylor Davis had a career night in Tuesday’s victory at Afton.
Davis had 13 points in the opening quarter to spark a 26-4 start, and finished 30 points. Corinne Izard added 10 points for the Storm.
Payton Cutting scored 15 of her 17 points in the second half to top Afton’s scorers.
UV: Emily Converse, 2 0-0-4; Corrine Izard, 4 2-2-10; Taylor Davis, 13 0-0-30; Olivia Lazarus, 0; Shannon McIntyre, 1 0-0-3; Breanna Christian, 2 0-0-5; Taylor Strong, 0; Sierra Badger, 1 0-0-2; Brianne Ray, 2 0-2-4. Totals: 26 3-8-61 .
Afton: Shakari Coss,1 0-2-2 ; Paige Polizzi, 0 2-4-2; Sierra Palmatier, 1 0-0-2; Keegan Winans, 1 1 -2-4; Bailey Sherman, 0 1-2-1; Payton Cutting, 8 1-1-17; Tanya Hatton, 1 0-2-2; Renee Bartholomew, 0; Brittany Palmatier, 0; Ashley Rogalski, 2 0-0-4; Alex Alford, 1 0-0-2. Totals: 15 5-13-36.
UV 26 6 15 14–61
Aft 4 8 17 7–36
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (A) K. Winans. (UV) Davis 4, Christian.

Boys’ Basketball

McGraw 57, Otselic Valley 46
SOUTH OTSELIC - McGraw stormed out of the gate in the second half outscoring the Vikings 26-7 in Tuesday’s road victory.
Collin Pickert scored 18 points for McGraw to offset a career-high scoring night from Otselic Valley junior Angel Marshall. Marshall had seven of the Vikings’ 11 three-pointers on his way to a 26-point game.
“I don’t know if it’s the sermons I am giving at halftime, but the last few games we haven’t played well in the third quarter,” said OV coach Dave Loomis. “Somehow, we have to right that.”
The Vikings (4-6) host Brookfield Friday.
McGraw: Ryan White, 0; David Augur, 0; Collin Pickert, 6 2-3-18; Luke Thornton, 1 0-1-2; Jon Morse, 6 0-0-12; Chris Sweeney, 3 1-2-9; Brad Hill, 1 5-6-7; Mike Smith, 4 1-4-9 . Totals: 21 9-16-57.
OV:  Darnell Marshall, 0; Angel Marshall, 9 1-2-26 ; Connor Smith, 0; Austin Reynolds, 3 0-0-9; Tyler Armstrong, 1 2-2-4; Matt Neal, 3 0-0-7; John Liuzzo, 0; Ben Brown, ; Peter Robinson, 0. Totals: 16 3-4-46.
Mc. 15 9 26 7–57
OV 14 14 7 11–46
Fouled out: (OV) Reynolds. Team fouls: (OV) 14, (M) 10. Three-poinnt goals: (OV) A. Marshall 7, Reynolds 3, Neal. (M) Pickert 4, Sweeney 2. Officials: Griffin, Paul. JV: McGraw won.

Unadilla Valley 66, Afton 52
AFTON – Unadilla Valley’s offense came to life in the second half as the Storm pulled away for the victory at Afton Tuesday.
Nate Shackleton scored 12 in the second half, Brett Hanslmaier had 10, and Nick White seven points in a 43-point effort over the final two quarters. All three finished with 16 points in the win. White added 10 rebounds and five steals.
Darian Heath hit six threes for Afton to wind up with 20 points.
UV: Bryant Maynard, 2 0-1-4; David Schwab, 0; Dalton Miner, 0;Jared Hanslmaier, 0 2-2-2; Nick White, 6 4-9-16; David Dufresne, 4 4-4-12; Brett Hanslmaier, 7 2-3-16; Nate Shackleton, 5 6-6-16; Mason Alford, 0; Hank deGlee, 1 0-0-2. Totals: 25 16-25-66.
Afton: Darian Heath, 7 0-0-20; Caleb Stevens, 1 0-0-2; Joe Shearer, 2 0-0-5; Matt Olin, 1 0-0-2; Kyle Hinman, 5 2-4-12; Tyler Burns, 0; Caleb Stulie, 2 2-2-7. Totals: 19 6-8-52.
UV 17 6 20 23–66
Afton 9 13 17 13–52
Fouled out: (A) Heath, Olin. Three-point goals: (A) Heath 6, Shearer, Stulie.

Wrestling

Johnson City 53, Norwich 24
JOHNSON CITY – Norwich gave up four forfeits in the first five matches in a dual meet loss to Johnson City Tuesday night.
Injuries and illness kept Norwich from fielding a complete lineup, said head coach Terry Hagenbuch. “It was a little of everything that kept guys out,” he said. “It’s tough to come back against a team like Johnson City when you’re down 30-0 out of the gate.”
Dalen Geislinger (106) returned to his winning ways after seeing tough competition at the Eastern States Classic last weekend. Geislinger pinned Tim Reed in 1:57. “Dalen is still young, and this is what he needed to get back on track,” Hagenbuch said.
Norwich hosts Oxford Thursday.
Results
160: Zach Colgan (JC) pinned Colton Langille, 3:54. 170: no match. 182: Nick Bidwell (JC) won by fft. 195: Reggie Wiliams (JC) won by fft. 220: Josh Dember (JC) won by fft. 285: Nikola Cejic (JC) won by fft. 99: Ty Rifanburg (N) won by fft. 106: Dalen Geislinger (N) pinned Tim Reed, 1:57. 113: Tyler Brezinski (JC) pinned Chris Brown, 1:36.120: Isaiah Colgan (JC) pinned Cole Rifanburg, 1:19. 126: Corey McCormack (JC) tech fall over Carter Hubbard, 4:43. 132: Nolan Rigal (JC) pinned Trey Muserallo, 2:56. 138: Tristan Rifanburg (N) pinned Jared Guidelli, 1:18. 145: no match. 152: Frank Garcia (N) pinned T.J. Williams, 1:42.

Greene 57, Unadilla Valley 24
NEW BERLIN – Greene’s powerful lineup, particularly in the middleweights, led to a dual meet win over Unadilla Valley.
Tyler Dickman (145), Braxton Howell (152), Tyler Unkle (160), and Jeff Westergaard (170) all won by pin. Jeff Pornbeck (220) moved up a weight class to knock off UV’s Alex Avolio, 9-5.
The Storm received three forfeit wins, and Caleb Simons (120) pinned Keenan Bailey in 2:42. In a featured exhibition bout, Greene’s Christian Dietrich (195) pinned Grey Bennis in 4:30.
Results
99: Levi Meagley (G) won by fft. 106: no match. 113: Ben Avolio (UV) won by fft. 120: Caleb Simons (UV) pinned Keenan Bailey, 2:42. 126: Brendan Wheeler (G) won by fft. 132: Nate Banks (G) pinned Austin Lewis, 3:53. 138: Ryan Castle (G) won by fft. 145: Tyler Dickman (G) pinned Abby Avolio, 2:48. 152: Braxton Howell (G) pinned C.J. Hayes, 4:54. 160: Tyler Unkle (G) pinned Nia Borden, 1:33. 170: Jeff Westergaard (G) pinned Jared White, 2:47. 182: Dalton Brower (G) won by fft. 195: Kurtis Wilson (UV) won by fft. 220: Jeff Pornbeck (G) dec. Alex Avolio, 9-5. 285: Richie Conklin (UV) won by fft.
Exhibition: Ben Avolio (UV) pinned Kyle Button, 1:56; Christian Dietrich (G) pinned Grey Bennis, 4:30.

Bowling

Sherburne-Earlville 5 Central Valley Academy 0
EARLVILLE - Sherbrne-Earlville’s bowling teams remained unbeaten in the Center State Conference with shutout wins over Central Valley Academy, Tuesday at Hi-Skor Lanes.
Mandi LaClair, who recently broke in a new ball, clearly enjoyed the feel of her new weapon on the lanes rolling a season-high 679 series highlighted by a 247 game. The S-E lineup mixed and matched with the JV keglers, and Ruth Davis along with Savanna Winton both rolled over their season averages, said head coach Danielle Goedel.
William Philhower led a consistent S-E boys lineup tossing a 606 triple, and Jonny Sulton added a 595. “Some of the boys were upset with their scores, but I thought it was a good, solid team effort,” said S-E coach Don Philhower.
Honor scores
Girls
S-E (2,412): Mandi LaClair, 247, 218, 214-679.
CVA (1,871): Felicia Leavitt, 174.
JV: S-E won 5-0
Boys
S-E (2,914): William Philhower, 209, 214, 606; Jordan Mullen, 202; Doug Urben, 225; Jonny Sulton, 238
CVA (2,193): No honor scores.

Indoor Track and Field

Norwich records fall
ITHACA – At Cornell University last week, three new records were established by the Norwich indoor track and field team.
Matt Murray won the 1,000 meters in 2:32.97 to break his own mark, and Murray was second in the 300 meters timing 36.06.
Brooke Bonney was second in the shot put (36-10 1/4), and competing in the weight throw for the first time, set a new school standard with a toss of 23 feet, 2 inches. David Bernstein added the third school record breaking the weight throw mark with a toss of 29 feet, 4 inches.