Norwich avoids letdown in romp over Sabers
Boys’ Basketball
Norwich 72, Susquehanna Valley 48
NORWICH – Norwich made good use of its ability to shift to another gear, and did so almost on command in Thursday night’s victory over Susquehanna Valley at Norwich High School.
The unbeaten Purple Tornado (12-0) toppled Susquehanna Valley for the second time this season picking up the intensity whenever the Sabers built a smidgen of momentum. Norwich also fought off a potential letdown just two days removed from an emotional victory over Oneonta.
“I thought Brian (Collier, assistant coach) gave a great speech before the game,” said Norwich coach Tom Collier. Brian Collier’s oration centered around a team not buying into its own hype. “I think Brian’s speech had an effect on them.”
Michael Oralls posted a double-double for NHS scoring 16 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. Oralls even tossed in a three-pointer, his first of the season, to give Norwich a 49-25 lead early in the third. Mike Sutton had 15 points and five assists, Zan Stewart scored 13, and Jamison Luke came off the bench to score a season-high 11 points, while adding eight rebounds in his most productive game of the season. Storm Cook scored just six points, but dominated the glass with a season-high 16 rebounds.
Norwich used a 13-3 run midway through the opening quarter to take a 22-9 lead. Sutton had 11 in the first quarter and Oralls six. Sus Valley trimmed that margin back, and moved to within 23-18 in the first minute of the second quarter after a pair of Dave Matthews free throws.
Norwich quickly responded with eight straight points, and extended the margin to 44-23 at the break when Stewart canned a 25-foot three-pointer just before the halftime buzzer.
The solid bench production of Luke, Matt Craig, and Brendon Budd were singled out by Tom Collier in his post-game analysis. “Matt and Brendon are our eleventh and twelfth guys, but I thought they came in and did a great job for us,” Collier said. “That really is the strength of our team – our depth – and this really is a team from top to bottom.”
Norwich’s junior varsity team improved to 10-2 beating the Sabers, 64-32. Dallas Marango had 10 points and eight rebounds, Tre Bonham scored 10, and Alex Wehrli grabbed a team-high nine rebounds.
Norwich plays at Chenango Valley Saturday.
SV: Kyle Novobilski, 0; Jake Hawley, 2 1-1-6; Alex Grassi, 0; David Matthews, 5 4-4-14; B.Caroway, 0; Jake Lamantia, 0; Will Gorman, 1 0-0-2; Jason Fiorentino, 0 1-2-1; Cam Manchester, 1 0-1-2; Austin Haskell, 5 0-0-11; Shayne Rodriguez, 1 0-0-2; Caleb Reynolds, 3 0-0-6; Jared Waitkovics, 2 0-0-4. Totals: 20 6-8-48.
Norwich: Brendon Budd, 2 0-0-6; Michael Oralls, 5 5-6-16; Mike Sutton, 5 4-6-15; Chris Trevisani, 0; Carlos Ithier, 2 0-0-4; Colin Stewart, 0; Zan Stewart, 5 1-2-13; Matt Craig, 0; Matt Burke, 0; Storm Cook, 3 0-0-6; Mike D’Abbraccio, 0 1-2-1; Jamison Luke, 4 3-4-11. Totals: 26 14-20-72.
SVall 14 9 15 10–48
NHS 23 21 13 15–72
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (SV) Haskell, Hawley, (N) Budd 2, Oralls, Sutton, Stewart 2. JV: Norwich won 64-32. Officials: T. Davis, Linehan.
Sherburne-Earlville 67, Central Valley Academy 35
SHERBURNE – Sherburne-Earlville clinched its third straight Center State Conference Division One title powering past Central Valley Academy Thursday.
S-E received nine points from Elijah Morris in the first quarter, and 10 from Kevin Vibbard Jr. in the second to establish a 35-11 halftime lead. It was a far cry from the first meeting between these two clubs when the Marauders squeaked out a four-point victory.
“We just came out and established ourselves with some great defense,” said S-E coach Kevin Vibbard Sr. “We had four in double figures and another with eight points. We’re sharing the ball, making the extra pass, and continuing to play excellent defense.”
Vibbard Jr. scored a team-high 13, Morris had 11, while Austin Jasper and Cody Marango netted 10 apiece.
The Marauders (12-3) host Canastota next Friday.
CVA: Mark Bough, 0 1-2-1; Johnson, 0 2-2-2; Schutz, 0; Connor Day, 0; Matt Klaussner, 0 2-2-2; Will Murray, 1 0-0-2; Keagan Perez, 1 0-0-2; Mitchell Werenczuk, 1 0-0-2; Ryan Spoonbugh, 3 3-4-10; Tyler Miller, 0; James Baylor, 1 0-0-2; Jared Marquissee, 4 1-2-9; Jacob Sweeney, 1 0-0-3. Totals: 12 9-12-35.
S-E: Elijah Morris, 5 0-0-11; Adam Palmer, 0; Cody Marango, 4 2-4-10 ; Nicklas Stefansen, 1 0-0-2; Derek Capria, 3 2-2-8; Ben Khoury, 2 3-4-7; Austin Jasper, 4 2-3-10; Brady Elderkin, ;1 0-0-2 Keith Rose, 1 0-0-2; Kevin Vibbard Jr., 5 1-2-13; JP Osborne, 1 0-0-2 . Totals: 27 10-15-67.
CVa. 8 3 13 11–35
S-E 17 18 17 15–67
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (SE) Vibbard 2, Morris. C) Spoonbugh, Sweeney. JV: S-E won 74-70. Officials: Ciotoli, Woody.
Greene 63, Unadilla Valley 50
NEW BERLIN – Greene took advantage of its superior size jumping out to a 13-point halftime lead in a matchup of two of the top three teams in the Midstate Athletic Conference.
Justin Ekstrom did his best work for the Trojans in the second half scoring 11 of his game-high 18 points. Forward Brandon Davis added 16, and Zack Wentlent scored 13. “We just weren’t ready to match their intensity, size, quickness, and strength in the first half,” said UV coach Matt Osborne. “It almost looked like we were intimidated.”
UV closed the deficit to as little as seven points in the third quarter, but came no closer.
Nick White’s 18 points led the Storm (10-4), and Nate Shackleton bucketed 14.
“We just got nothing inside tonight, they beat us up on the boards, and we only shot 26 percent,” Osborne said.
Greene improved its league mark to 8-1. “The win gives us a better opportunity to clinch the second seed in the MAC playoffs,” said Greene coach Rick Smith. “We had way too many turnovers, but scored when we needed to.”
Greene: Zach Wentlent, 5 1-3-13; Luke Day, 0; Joe Miranda, 2 0-0-4; Luke Erickson, 1 2-4-4; Cameron Race, 0 4-4-64 ; Justin Ekstrom, 5 5-7-18; Josh Hurlburt, 1 0-0-2; Brandon Davis, 5 6-6-16 ; Colin Brooks, 1 0-0-2. Totals: 20 18-26-63 .
UV: Bryant Maynard, 1 0-2-2; David Schwab, 0; Dalton Miner, ; Steven Gillette, ; John Schermerhorn, ; Nick White, 6 6-10-18; Jared Hanslmaier, 0; David Dufresne, 4 2-2-11; Brett Hanslmaier, 0 5-8-5; Nate Shackleton, 4 3-4-14; Mason Alford, 0; Willie Lamont, 0; Chris Stone, ; Hank deGlee, 0. Totals: 15 16-26-50.
Gre. 13 16 12 22–63
UVAl 5 11 18 16–50
Fouled out: (UV) Maynard. Three-point goals: (UV) Dufresne Shackleton 3. (G) Ekstrom 3, Wentlent 2. JV: UV won.
Sidney 44, Bainbridge-Guilford 23
BAINBRIDGE – After a strong first half in which it was within three points of Sidney, B-G failed to produce a point in the third quarter in a loss to the Warriors Thursday.
“We thought they would come out in the third quarter and amp up the pressure,” said B-G coach Greg Warren. “We didn’t turn it over much, but we rushed things and didn’t execute. It was a tough quarter.”
Nick Meno scored 11 points to top Sidney, and Wyatt McKee added 10.
Lucas Butcher led B-G with nine points, and Mike Carlin grabbed a team-best 10 rebounds.
Sidney: Jordan Constable, 1 0-0-2, Nick Meno, 4 2-2-11, Brandon Bessett 1 0-0-2, Pat Vibbard, 4 0-0-9, Justin Barnes, 1 0-0-2, Wyatt McKee, 4 2-3-10, Bill Kozak, 1 0-0-3, Tanner Schunk, 0, Riley Howland, 2 1-1-5, Trey Larson, 0. Totals: 18 5-8-44
B-G: Dylan Moffitt, 0; Adam Bauerle, 0 1-2-1; Brian Tequin, 0; Bailey Green,0 ; Lucas Butcher, 4 0-0-9; Ryan Jones, 2 2-2-6; Kyle Hanvey, 0; Dakota Johnson, 0; Phil Ives, 0; Mike Carlin, 2 2-3-7. Totals: 8 5-7-23.
Sid 8 11 11 14–44
B-G 8 8 0 7–23
Three-point goals: (S) Kozak, Meno, Vibbard, (BG) Carlin, Butcher. JV: Sidney won 61-41.
Wrestling
Maine-Endwell 51 Oxford 18
OXFORD – Oxford’s Nik Hansen made a successful return to the mat in Thursday’s dual meet with Maine-Endwell.
Out the past week with an illness, Hansen defeated M-E’s highly regarded Zak Garrehy, 6-2, in the 160-pound matchup. Nate Hansen (113) won by decision, and Joe Jackson (170) earned a pin for the Blackhawks.
Results
182: Cordell Woolfolk, (ME), won by fft. 195: Matt Brozovic, (ME), pinned Erik Eldred, (O), 1:20. 220: Joshua Terboss, (ME), won by fft. . 285: Drew Torrance, (ME), won by fft. . 99: Cheyenne Sisenstein, (ME), pinned Cole Rice, (O), 5:04. 106: no match. 113: Nate Hansen, (O), dec. Keigan Brown, (ME), 7-2. 120: Austin Sullivan, (ME), dec. Ethan Monk, (O), 12-6. 126: Corey Marshman, (O), won by fft. . 132: Kobe Garrehy, (ME), pinned Trenton Piatt, (O), 1:48. 138: Brock Post, (ME), pinned Garett Sylstra, (O), 2:26. 145: no match. 152: Brady Wisniewski, (ME), won by fft.160: Nik Hansen, (O), dec. Zak Garrehy, (ME), 6-2. 170: Joe Jackson, (O), pinned Justin Gillmer, (ME), 2:28.
Norwich 72, Susquehanna Valley 48
NORWICH – Norwich made good use of its ability to shift to another gear, and did so almost on command in Thursday night’s victory over Susquehanna Valley at Norwich High School.
The unbeaten Purple Tornado (12-0) toppled Susquehanna Valley for the second time this season picking up the intensity whenever the Sabers built a smidgen of momentum. Norwich also fought off a potential letdown just two days removed from an emotional victory over Oneonta.
“I thought Brian (Collier, assistant coach) gave a great speech before the game,” said Norwich coach Tom Collier. Brian Collier’s oration centered around a team not buying into its own hype. “I think Brian’s speech had an effect on them.”
Michael Oralls posted a double-double for NHS scoring 16 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. Oralls even tossed in a three-pointer, his first of the season, to give Norwich a 49-25 lead early in the third. Mike Sutton had 15 points and five assists, Zan Stewart scored 13, and Jamison Luke came off the bench to score a season-high 11 points, while adding eight rebounds in his most productive game of the season. Storm Cook scored just six points, but dominated the glass with a season-high 16 rebounds.
Norwich used a 13-3 run midway through the opening quarter to take a 22-9 lead. Sutton had 11 in the first quarter and Oralls six. Sus Valley trimmed that margin back, and moved to within 23-18 in the first minute of the second quarter after a pair of Dave Matthews free throws.
Norwich quickly responded with eight straight points, and extended the margin to 44-23 at the break when Stewart canned a 25-foot three-pointer just before the halftime buzzer.
The solid bench production of Luke, Matt Craig, and Brendon Budd were singled out by Tom Collier in his post-game analysis. “Matt and Brendon are our eleventh and twelfth guys, but I thought they came in and did a great job for us,” Collier said. “That really is the strength of our team – our depth – and this really is a team from top to bottom.”
Norwich’s junior varsity team improved to 10-2 beating the Sabers, 64-32. Dallas Marango had 10 points and eight rebounds, Tre Bonham scored 10, and Alex Wehrli grabbed a team-high nine rebounds.
Norwich plays at Chenango Valley Saturday.
SV: Kyle Novobilski, 0; Jake Hawley, 2 1-1-6; Alex Grassi, 0; David Matthews, 5 4-4-14; B.Caroway, 0; Jake Lamantia, 0; Will Gorman, 1 0-0-2; Jason Fiorentino, 0 1-2-1; Cam Manchester, 1 0-1-2; Austin Haskell, 5 0-0-11; Shayne Rodriguez, 1 0-0-2; Caleb Reynolds, 3 0-0-6; Jared Waitkovics, 2 0-0-4. Totals: 20 6-8-48.
Norwich: Brendon Budd, 2 0-0-6; Michael Oralls, 5 5-6-16; Mike Sutton, 5 4-6-15; Chris Trevisani, 0; Carlos Ithier, 2 0-0-4; Colin Stewart, 0; Zan Stewart, 5 1-2-13; Matt Craig, 0; Matt Burke, 0; Storm Cook, 3 0-0-6; Mike D’Abbraccio, 0 1-2-1; Jamison Luke, 4 3-4-11. Totals: 26 14-20-72.
SVall 14 9 15 10–48
NHS 23 21 13 15–72
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (SV) Haskell, Hawley, (N) Budd 2, Oralls, Sutton, Stewart 2. JV: Norwich won 64-32. Officials: T. Davis, Linehan.
Sherburne-Earlville 67, Central Valley Academy 35
SHERBURNE – Sherburne-Earlville clinched its third straight Center State Conference Division One title powering past Central Valley Academy Thursday.
S-E received nine points from Elijah Morris in the first quarter, and 10 from Kevin Vibbard Jr. in the second to establish a 35-11 halftime lead. It was a far cry from the first meeting between these two clubs when the Marauders squeaked out a four-point victory.
“We just came out and established ourselves with some great defense,” said S-E coach Kevin Vibbard Sr. “We had four in double figures and another with eight points. We’re sharing the ball, making the extra pass, and continuing to play excellent defense.”
Vibbard Jr. scored a team-high 13, Morris had 11, while Austin Jasper and Cody Marango netted 10 apiece.
The Marauders (12-3) host Canastota next Friday.
CVA: Mark Bough, 0 1-2-1; Johnson, 0 2-2-2; Schutz, 0; Connor Day, 0; Matt Klaussner, 0 2-2-2; Will Murray, 1 0-0-2; Keagan Perez, 1 0-0-2; Mitchell Werenczuk, 1 0-0-2; Ryan Spoonbugh, 3 3-4-10; Tyler Miller, 0; James Baylor, 1 0-0-2; Jared Marquissee, 4 1-2-9; Jacob Sweeney, 1 0-0-3. Totals: 12 9-12-35.
S-E: Elijah Morris, 5 0-0-11; Adam Palmer, 0; Cody Marango, 4 2-4-10 ; Nicklas Stefansen, 1 0-0-2; Derek Capria, 3 2-2-8; Ben Khoury, 2 3-4-7; Austin Jasper, 4 2-3-10; Brady Elderkin, ;1 0-0-2 Keith Rose, 1 0-0-2; Kevin Vibbard Jr., 5 1-2-13; JP Osborne, 1 0-0-2 . Totals: 27 10-15-67.
CVa. 8 3 13 11–35
S-E 17 18 17 15–67
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (SE) Vibbard 2, Morris. C) Spoonbugh, Sweeney. JV: S-E won 74-70. Officials: Ciotoli, Woody.
Greene 63, Unadilla Valley 50
NEW BERLIN – Greene took advantage of its superior size jumping out to a 13-point halftime lead in a matchup of two of the top three teams in the Midstate Athletic Conference.
Justin Ekstrom did his best work for the Trojans in the second half scoring 11 of his game-high 18 points. Forward Brandon Davis added 16, and Zack Wentlent scored 13. “We just weren’t ready to match their intensity, size, quickness, and strength in the first half,” said UV coach Matt Osborne. “It almost looked like we were intimidated.”
UV closed the deficit to as little as seven points in the third quarter, but came no closer.
Nick White’s 18 points led the Storm (10-4), and Nate Shackleton bucketed 14.
“We just got nothing inside tonight, they beat us up on the boards, and we only shot 26 percent,” Osborne said.
Greene improved its league mark to 8-1. “The win gives us a better opportunity to clinch the second seed in the MAC playoffs,” said Greene coach Rick Smith. “We had way too many turnovers, but scored when we needed to.”
Greene: Zach Wentlent, 5 1-3-13; Luke Day, 0; Joe Miranda, 2 0-0-4; Luke Erickson, 1 2-4-4; Cameron Race, 0 4-4-64 ; Justin Ekstrom, 5 5-7-18; Josh Hurlburt, 1 0-0-2; Brandon Davis, 5 6-6-16 ; Colin Brooks, 1 0-0-2. Totals: 20 18-26-63 .
UV: Bryant Maynard, 1 0-2-2; David Schwab, 0; Dalton Miner, ; Steven Gillette, ; John Schermerhorn, ; Nick White, 6 6-10-18; Jared Hanslmaier, 0; David Dufresne, 4 2-2-11; Brett Hanslmaier, 0 5-8-5; Nate Shackleton, 4 3-4-14; Mason Alford, 0; Willie Lamont, 0; Chris Stone, ; Hank deGlee, 0. Totals: 15 16-26-50.
Gre. 13 16 12 22–63
UVAl 5 11 18 16–50
Fouled out: (UV) Maynard. Three-point goals: (UV) Dufresne Shackleton 3. (G) Ekstrom 3, Wentlent 2. JV: UV won.
Sidney 44, Bainbridge-Guilford 23
BAINBRIDGE – After a strong first half in which it was within three points of Sidney, B-G failed to produce a point in the third quarter in a loss to the Warriors Thursday.
“We thought they would come out in the third quarter and amp up the pressure,” said B-G coach Greg Warren. “We didn’t turn it over much, but we rushed things and didn’t execute. It was a tough quarter.”
Nick Meno scored 11 points to top Sidney, and Wyatt McKee added 10.
Lucas Butcher led B-G with nine points, and Mike Carlin grabbed a team-best 10 rebounds.
Sidney: Jordan Constable, 1 0-0-2, Nick Meno, 4 2-2-11, Brandon Bessett 1 0-0-2, Pat Vibbard, 4 0-0-9, Justin Barnes, 1 0-0-2, Wyatt McKee, 4 2-3-10, Bill Kozak, 1 0-0-3, Tanner Schunk, 0, Riley Howland, 2 1-1-5, Trey Larson, 0. Totals: 18 5-8-44
B-G: Dylan Moffitt, 0; Adam Bauerle, 0 1-2-1; Brian Tequin, 0; Bailey Green,0 ; Lucas Butcher, 4 0-0-9; Ryan Jones, 2 2-2-6; Kyle Hanvey, 0; Dakota Johnson, 0; Phil Ives, 0; Mike Carlin, 2 2-3-7. Totals: 8 5-7-23.
Sid 8 11 11 14–44
B-G 8 8 0 7–23
Three-point goals: (S) Kozak, Meno, Vibbard, (BG) Carlin, Butcher. JV: Sidney won 61-41.
Wrestling
Maine-Endwell 51 Oxford 18
OXFORD – Oxford’s Nik Hansen made a successful return to the mat in Thursday’s dual meet with Maine-Endwell.
Out the past week with an illness, Hansen defeated M-E’s highly regarded Zak Garrehy, 6-2, in the 160-pound matchup. Nate Hansen (113) won by decision, and Joe Jackson (170) earned a pin for the Blackhawks.
Results
182: Cordell Woolfolk, (ME), won by fft. 195: Matt Brozovic, (ME), pinned Erik Eldred, (O), 1:20. 220: Joshua Terboss, (ME), won by fft. . 285: Drew Torrance, (ME), won by fft. . 99: Cheyenne Sisenstein, (ME), pinned Cole Rice, (O), 5:04. 106: no match. 113: Nate Hansen, (O), dec. Keigan Brown, (ME), 7-2. 120: Austin Sullivan, (ME), dec. Ethan Monk, (O), 12-6. 126: Corey Marshman, (O), won by fft. . 132: Kobe Garrehy, (ME), pinned Trenton Piatt, (O), 1:48. 138: Brock Post, (ME), pinned Garett Sylstra, (O), 2:26. 145: no match. 152: Brady Wisniewski, (ME), won by fft.160: Nik Hansen, (O), dec. Zak Garrehy, (ME), 6-2. 170: Joe Jackson, (O), pinned Justin Gillmer, (ME), 2:28.
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