Strong second half carries NHS past CV
Evening Sun Report
Girls’ Basketball
Norwich 55, Chenango Valley 36
FENTON – For the fifth time this season, Norwich bounced back from a close loss.
The Tornado (9-5) dominated the second half led by senior Jennifer Borfitz in beating the Warriors for the second time this season on Friday.
CV’s Chelsea Henige hit a three at the halftime buzzer to give her team a three-point lead. From there, it was all NHS. “We made some defensive adjustments in the second half, and the girls implemented them perfectly,” said Norwich coach Josh Bennett. “Plus, we wore them down a bit in the second half.”
Borfitz was limited to free throws in the first half, but cashed in on all five of her field goals in the third scoring 12 of Norwich’s 17 points to flip the momentum in the Tornado’s favor. Borfitz finished with a game-high 20 points.
Megan Komendarek scored in every quarter for Norwich adding 10 points, and Shelby Benjamin added eight.
Norwich: Carin Kuhn, 2 0-0-4; Caitlyn Brown, 0; Breanna Cashman, 1 3-4-6; Alexis Race, 0; Jennifer Borfitz, 5 9-12-20; Kassidy Seary, 2 3-4-7; Makenzie Maynard, 0; Meghan Komendarek, 3 4-6-10; Ashley Murphy, 0; Savannah Williams, 0; Shelby Benjamin, 3 2-2-8; Courtney Scheer, 0. Totals: 16 21-28-55.
CV: Maggie Gross, 0 1-2-1; Dani Forbidussi, 3 0-0-7; Jennifer Kipp,2 0-0-4 ; Olivia Trumino, 1 1-2-3; Emily Hammond, 1 3-7-5; Chelsea Henige, 2 1-2-6; Hannah Elliott, 0 2-4-2; Ashleigh Weir, 3 2-2-8. Totals: 12 10-19-36.
Norwich 13 9 17 16–55
CVa. 13 12 6 5–36
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (CV) Henige, Forbidussi, (N) Borfitz, Cashman. JV: CV won 43-38. Officials: Ehrie, C. Miller.
Sherburne-Earlville 54, Central Valley Academy 49
ILION – Winners by 40 points over CVA earlier this season, S-E needed a three from Jordan van Althuis and two free throws from Stacia Beckwith in the last two minutes to secure the victory Friday.
The unbeaten Marauders (15-0) were without their top three-point shooters, Savannah Irwin and Mattie Dowdall, and that duo also serves as a big component in the Marauders’ pressbreaker. “We had some kids in different postions, and we turned it over more (against their press) than we normally would have,” said S-E coach Karen Mulligan. “Teams playing you a second time, they know you better and what to take away. We knew it would be a harder game tonight.”
Bridgette McDaniel scored a season-high 15 points to lead S-E, Lilly Berg had 14, and van Althuis 13. S-E plays at Canastota Friday.
S-E: Stacia Beckwith, 0 2-2-2; Mikayla Solloway, 2 1-5- 5; Jordan van Althuis, 4 3-5-13; Bridgette McDaniel, 6 3-4-15; Lexi Elderkin, 2 0-0-5; Sydney Palmer, 0; Lilly Berg, 5 4-7-14. Totals: 19 13-23-54
CVA: Nicole Doolen, 6 3-5-16; Rachael Phillips, 0 1-2-1; Makayla Donato, 1 0-0-2; Rebecca Shepard, 1 0-0-2; Nicole Wren, 3 0-0-6; Audrey Bunce, 1 0-0-2; Rachel Thorp, 3 0-0-8; Miranda Maldonado, 1 2-4-4; Nicole Schumacher, 0; Nicole Harrigan, 3 2-5-8; Johna Cusworth, 0. Totals: 19 8-16-49.
S-E 17 10 9 18–54
CVA 12 12 9 16–49
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (SE) Van Althuis, Elderkin. (C) Doolen, Thorp 2. JV: CVA won 48-32.
Sidney 47, Bainbridge-Guilford 42
BAINBRIDGE – After B-G pulled within two points heading to the fourth, Sidney was able to stretch the lead back to double digits getting putback baskets from Connor Decker, Bethany Karl, and Jenna McDonald in Friday’s road victory.
The Bobcats trailed by 10 in the first quarter, but rallied back to take a 25-24 lead midway through the third. Jolene Krom hit a three for Sidney to recapture the lead, and Kelsey Decker pumped in another trey at the end of the quarter to maintain the edge.
“I felt the end of the third quarter was a real turning point for Sidney,” said B-G coach Bob Conway. “We really had way too many turnovers in the game, and didn’t do a good job of boxing out on the defensive boards.”
Abbey Smith had 14 points for B-G (9-5) in the loss, and Morgan Bullis added 11. Both teams shot less than 50 percent from the foul line for the game.
B-G hosts Unadilla Valley tonight.
Sidney: Rileigh Genung, 1 1-4-3; Dawn Savino, 1 5-8-7; Bethany Karl, 2 0-0-4; Taylor Krom, 0 1-2-1; Kelsey Decker, 3 5-8-13; Jenna McDonald, 1 0-1-2; Jolene Krom, 4 0-2-9; Connor Decker, 4 0-2-8. Totals: 16 12-27-47.
B-G: Megan Ferrara, 1 0-0-2 ; Abbey Smith, 6 2-4-14; Marissa Thornton, 0; Morgan Bullis, 2 7-14-11; Becca Reyes, 1 0-2-2; Taylor Palmatier, 5 1-3-13; Cadi Barber, 0. Totals: 15 10-23-42.
Sidn 14 7 9 17–47
B-G 4 12 12 14–42
Fouled out: (BG) Ferrara. Three-point goals: (BG) Palmatier 2, (S) Decker, J. Krom. JV: Sidney won 43-33. Officials: Szelkowski, Lessler.
Unadilla Valley 43, Greene 32
NEW BERLIN – Unadilla Valley shook off early foul trouble to beat Greene at home Friday night.
Taylor Davis scored 15 points to lead three Storm players in double figures. UV was able to take a 20-12 lead into halftime, but nearly the entire starting lineup had at least two fouls. “Everyone was in foul trouble, but the kids off the bench came in and did the little things well to get us to the second half,” said UV coach Brandi Whitbeck. “It was a good team effort.”
Emily Converse added 11 points for UV (8-5 and Corrine Izard had 10.
Katie Carey’s 15 points topped Greene.
Greene: Tiffany Borst, 1 0-1-2; Kristie Haskell, 0 1-2-1; Laura Montelione, 0; Lindsey Brown, 0; Jessica David, 3 1-2-7 ; Sierra Stoppkotte, 0; Madeline Brink, 0; Margo McDermott, 1 4-6-6; Audrey Platta, 0 1-2-1; Katie Carey, 5 5-10-15. Totals: 10 12-23-32.
UV: Emily Converse, 2 7-10-11; Corrine Izard, 4 2-2-10 ; Taylor Davis, 5 5-7-15; Olivia Lazarus, 0; Shannon McIntyre, 0 1-6-1; Breanna Christian, 1 0-0-3; Hannah Lazarus, 0; Hunter Lakin, 0 3-4-3; Sierra Badger, 0; Brianne Ray, 0. Totals: 12 18-29-43.
Gre. 7 5 12 8–32
UVa 10 10 12 11–43
Fouled out: (G) McDermott. Three-point goals: (UV) Christian. JV: Greene won 28-24.
Afton 58, Oxford 22
AFTON – Ashley Rogalski and Payton Cutting teamed for 15 points in the opening quarter as Afton established a 21-4 lead over Oxford Friday night.
Rogalski had a team-high 19 points and Cutting scored 18. The Crimson Knights fueled their offense off of a three-quarter court trapping press that created 15 Oxford turnovers in the first half.
“Not only did (Afton) do a good job of creating turnovers, but they were able to score off of those turnovers,” said Oxford coach Chris Palmer. “It was their senior night, and they came out and played inspired basketball.”
Oxford: Michele Mead, 0; Sara Hodge, 1 0-0-2; Vanessa Bishop, 0; Bridget Rice, 1 3-6-5; Patti Simpson, 0 0-2-0; Sarah Pratt, 1 1-2-3; Taylor Ament, ; Sierra Brown, 2 0-0-4; Rachel Seiler, 1 0-0-2; Vada Mack, 2 2-2-6. Totals: 8 6-12-22.
Afton: Shakari Cross, 1 0-0-2; Paige Polizzi, 2 2-3-8; Sierra Palmatier, 0 1-2-1; Keegan Winans, 0; Bailey Sherman, 4 0-0-8; Payton Cutting, 8 2-3-18; Tanya Hatton, 1 0-0-2; Renee Bartholomew, 0; Brittany Palmatier, 0; Branson, 0; Ashley Rogalski, 6 5-6-19; Alex Alford, 0. Totals: 22 10-14-58.
Oxf. 4 8 3 7–22
Aft. 21 12 16 9–58
Fouled out: (O) Simpson. Three-point goals: (A) Polizzi 2, Rogalski 2. JV: no game.
Otselic Valley 52, Stockbridge Valley 40
SOUTH OTSELIC – Otselic Valley reached its highest point total of the season Friday, beat the Indians for the second time in a week’s time.
Leanne Haitian hit three threes and led OV with 15 points, Courtney Pittsley scored 13, and JV newcomer Amber Meigs added eight.
OV led by seven in the first quarter, and extended the margin over the final 24 minutes. Stockbridge was hurt by 9-for-26 free throw shooting for the game.
SV: C Marshall, 2 3-4-8; H. Harring. 0 1-6-1; J. Sanford, 1 0-0-2; O. Marshall, 9 4-12-22; A. Cox, 2 1-2-5; K. March, 1 0-2-2. Totals: 15 9-26-40.
OV: Amber Meigs, 3 2-7-8; Leanne Haitian, 6 1-2-15; Latasia Thomas, 0; Jillian Waltz, 1 2-2-4; Maddie Davies, 1 0-0-2; Crystal Hayner, 1 0-0-3; Emily Comfort, 3 1-2-7; Fran Cortez, 0; Amber Thornton, 0; Courtney Pittsley, 4 4-5-13. Totals: 19 10-18-52.
SVall 8 9 13 10–40
OVall 15 10 13 14–52
Three-point goals: (OV) Haitian 2, Hayner, Pittsley. (SV) C. Marshall.
Girls’ Basketball
Norwich 55, Chenango Valley 36
FENTON – For the fifth time this season, Norwich bounced back from a close loss.
The Tornado (9-5) dominated the second half led by senior Jennifer Borfitz in beating the Warriors for the second time this season on Friday.
CV’s Chelsea Henige hit a three at the halftime buzzer to give her team a three-point lead. From there, it was all NHS. “We made some defensive adjustments in the second half, and the girls implemented them perfectly,” said Norwich coach Josh Bennett. “Plus, we wore them down a bit in the second half.”
Borfitz was limited to free throws in the first half, but cashed in on all five of her field goals in the third scoring 12 of Norwich’s 17 points to flip the momentum in the Tornado’s favor. Borfitz finished with a game-high 20 points.
Megan Komendarek scored in every quarter for Norwich adding 10 points, and Shelby Benjamin added eight.
Norwich: Carin Kuhn, 2 0-0-4; Caitlyn Brown, 0; Breanna Cashman, 1 3-4-6; Alexis Race, 0; Jennifer Borfitz, 5 9-12-20; Kassidy Seary, 2 3-4-7; Makenzie Maynard, 0; Meghan Komendarek, 3 4-6-10; Ashley Murphy, 0; Savannah Williams, 0; Shelby Benjamin, 3 2-2-8; Courtney Scheer, 0. Totals: 16 21-28-55.
CV: Maggie Gross, 0 1-2-1; Dani Forbidussi, 3 0-0-7; Jennifer Kipp,2 0-0-4 ; Olivia Trumino, 1 1-2-3; Emily Hammond, 1 3-7-5; Chelsea Henige, 2 1-2-6; Hannah Elliott, 0 2-4-2; Ashleigh Weir, 3 2-2-8. Totals: 12 10-19-36.
Norwich 13 9 17 16–55
CVa. 13 12 6 5–36
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (CV) Henige, Forbidussi, (N) Borfitz, Cashman. JV: CV won 43-38. Officials: Ehrie, C. Miller.
Sherburne-Earlville 54, Central Valley Academy 49
ILION – Winners by 40 points over CVA earlier this season, S-E needed a three from Jordan van Althuis and two free throws from Stacia Beckwith in the last two minutes to secure the victory Friday.
The unbeaten Marauders (15-0) were without their top three-point shooters, Savannah Irwin and Mattie Dowdall, and that duo also serves as a big component in the Marauders’ pressbreaker. “We had some kids in different postions, and we turned it over more (against their press) than we normally would have,” said S-E coach Karen Mulligan. “Teams playing you a second time, they know you better and what to take away. We knew it would be a harder game tonight.”
Bridgette McDaniel scored a season-high 15 points to lead S-E, Lilly Berg had 14, and van Althuis 13. S-E plays at Canastota Friday.
S-E: Stacia Beckwith, 0 2-2-2; Mikayla Solloway, 2 1-5- 5; Jordan van Althuis, 4 3-5-13; Bridgette McDaniel, 6 3-4-15; Lexi Elderkin, 2 0-0-5; Sydney Palmer, 0; Lilly Berg, 5 4-7-14. Totals: 19 13-23-54
CVA: Nicole Doolen, 6 3-5-16; Rachael Phillips, 0 1-2-1; Makayla Donato, 1 0-0-2; Rebecca Shepard, 1 0-0-2; Nicole Wren, 3 0-0-6; Audrey Bunce, 1 0-0-2; Rachel Thorp, 3 0-0-8; Miranda Maldonado, 1 2-4-4; Nicole Schumacher, 0; Nicole Harrigan, 3 2-5-8; Johna Cusworth, 0. Totals: 19 8-16-49.
S-E 17 10 9 18–54
CVA 12 12 9 16–49
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (SE) Van Althuis, Elderkin. (C) Doolen, Thorp 2. JV: CVA won 48-32.
Sidney 47, Bainbridge-Guilford 42
BAINBRIDGE – After B-G pulled within two points heading to the fourth, Sidney was able to stretch the lead back to double digits getting putback baskets from Connor Decker, Bethany Karl, and Jenna McDonald in Friday’s road victory.
The Bobcats trailed by 10 in the first quarter, but rallied back to take a 25-24 lead midway through the third. Jolene Krom hit a three for Sidney to recapture the lead, and Kelsey Decker pumped in another trey at the end of the quarter to maintain the edge.
“I felt the end of the third quarter was a real turning point for Sidney,” said B-G coach Bob Conway. “We really had way too many turnovers in the game, and didn’t do a good job of boxing out on the defensive boards.”
Abbey Smith had 14 points for B-G (9-5) in the loss, and Morgan Bullis added 11. Both teams shot less than 50 percent from the foul line for the game.
B-G hosts Unadilla Valley tonight.
Sidney: Rileigh Genung, 1 1-4-3; Dawn Savino, 1 5-8-7; Bethany Karl, 2 0-0-4; Taylor Krom, 0 1-2-1; Kelsey Decker, 3 5-8-13; Jenna McDonald, 1 0-1-2; Jolene Krom, 4 0-2-9; Connor Decker, 4 0-2-8. Totals: 16 12-27-47.
B-G: Megan Ferrara, 1 0-0-2 ; Abbey Smith, 6 2-4-14; Marissa Thornton, 0; Morgan Bullis, 2 7-14-11; Becca Reyes, 1 0-2-2; Taylor Palmatier, 5 1-3-13; Cadi Barber, 0. Totals: 15 10-23-42.
Sidn 14 7 9 17–47
B-G 4 12 12 14–42
Fouled out: (BG) Ferrara. Three-point goals: (BG) Palmatier 2, (S) Decker, J. Krom. JV: Sidney won 43-33. Officials: Szelkowski, Lessler.
Unadilla Valley 43, Greene 32
NEW BERLIN – Unadilla Valley shook off early foul trouble to beat Greene at home Friday night.
Taylor Davis scored 15 points to lead three Storm players in double figures. UV was able to take a 20-12 lead into halftime, but nearly the entire starting lineup had at least two fouls. “Everyone was in foul trouble, but the kids off the bench came in and did the little things well to get us to the second half,” said UV coach Brandi Whitbeck. “It was a good team effort.”
Emily Converse added 11 points for UV (8-5 and Corrine Izard had 10.
Katie Carey’s 15 points topped Greene.
Greene: Tiffany Borst, 1 0-1-2; Kristie Haskell, 0 1-2-1; Laura Montelione, 0; Lindsey Brown, 0; Jessica David, 3 1-2-7 ; Sierra Stoppkotte, 0; Madeline Brink, 0; Margo McDermott, 1 4-6-6; Audrey Platta, 0 1-2-1; Katie Carey, 5 5-10-15. Totals: 10 12-23-32.
UV: Emily Converse, 2 7-10-11; Corrine Izard, 4 2-2-10 ; Taylor Davis, 5 5-7-15; Olivia Lazarus, 0; Shannon McIntyre, 0 1-6-1; Breanna Christian, 1 0-0-3; Hannah Lazarus, 0; Hunter Lakin, 0 3-4-3; Sierra Badger, 0; Brianne Ray, 0. Totals: 12 18-29-43.
Gre. 7 5 12 8–32
UVa 10 10 12 11–43
Fouled out: (G) McDermott. Three-point goals: (UV) Christian. JV: Greene won 28-24.
Afton 58, Oxford 22
AFTON – Ashley Rogalski and Payton Cutting teamed for 15 points in the opening quarter as Afton established a 21-4 lead over Oxford Friday night.
Rogalski had a team-high 19 points and Cutting scored 18. The Crimson Knights fueled their offense off of a three-quarter court trapping press that created 15 Oxford turnovers in the first half.
“Not only did (Afton) do a good job of creating turnovers, but they were able to score off of those turnovers,” said Oxford coach Chris Palmer. “It was their senior night, and they came out and played inspired basketball.”
Oxford: Michele Mead, 0; Sara Hodge, 1 0-0-2; Vanessa Bishop, 0; Bridget Rice, 1 3-6-5; Patti Simpson, 0 0-2-0; Sarah Pratt, 1 1-2-3; Taylor Ament, ; Sierra Brown, 2 0-0-4; Rachel Seiler, 1 0-0-2; Vada Mack, 2 2-2-6. Totals: 8 6-12-22.
Afton: Shakari Cross, 1 0-0-2; Paige Polizzi, 2 2-3-8; Sierra Palmatier, 0 1-2-1; Keegan Winans, 0; Bailey Sherman, 4 0-0-8; Payton Cutting, 8 2-3-18; Tanya Hatton, 1 0-0-2; Renee Bartholomew, 0; Brittany Palmatier, 0; Branson, 0; Ashley Rogalski, 6 5-6-19; Alex Alford, 0. Totals: 22 10-14-58.
Oxf. 4 8 3 7–22
Aft. 21 12 16 9–58
Fouled out: (O) Simpson. Three-point goals: (A) Polizzi 2, Rogalski 2. JV: no game.
Otselic Valley 52, Stockbridge Valley 40
SOUTH OTSELIC – Otselic Valley reached its highest point total of the season Friday, beat the Indians for the second time in a week’s time.
Leanne Haitian hit three threes and led OV with 15 points, Courtney Pittsley scored 13, and JV newcomer Amber Meigs added eight.
OV led by seven in the first quarter, and extended the margin over the final 24 minutes. Stockbridge was hurt by 9-for-26 free throw shooting for the game.
SV: C Marshall, 2 3-4-8; H. Harring. 0 1-6-1; J. Sanford, 1 0-0-2; O. Marshall, 9 4-12-22; A. Cox, 2 1-2-5; K. March, 1 0-2-2. Totals: 15 9-26-40.
OV: Amber Meigs, 3 2-7-8; Leanne Haitian, 6 1-2-15; Latasia Thomas, 0; Jillian Waltz, 1 2-2-4; Maddie Davies, 1 0-0-2; Crystal Hayner, 1 0-0-3; Emily Comfort, 3 1-2-7; Fran Cortez, 0; Amber Thornton, 0; Courtney Pittsley, 4 4-5-13. Totals: 19 10-18-52.
SVall 8 9 13 10–40
OVall 15 10 13 14–52
Three-point goals: (OV) Haitian 2, Hayner, Pittsley. (SV) C. Marshall.
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