Norwich takes step toward section finals
Evening Sun Report
Girls’ Basketball
Norwich 58, Dryden 29
NORWICH – Norwich moved a step closer to reaching its third Section IV final in four seasons.
Jennifer Borfitz scored 18 points for the Purple Tornado (12-6) Wednesday night, who host Waverly in the Class B semifinals Saturday.
Norwich led by just four at the first turn, but started the second stanza on a 12-3 run to move the lead into double digits. Borfitz had seven points during the spurt, and the Tornado defense swarmed in the halfcourt rarely allowing the Purple Lions good looks at the basket. "As soon as we did a little bit better job defending their high-low play, we did a great job of defending (as a team)," said Norwich coach Josh Bennett.
Norwich struggled to make open shots until the third quarter when it scored the first 16 points to open a 45-14 margin. Borfitz hit a spot-up three at the end of the run, and junior Carin Kuhn scored seven of her nine points in the quarter, the last three on a trey from the top of the key.
"I thought we played well on offense in the first half, we just didn't make many shots," Bennett said. "We finally made a couple of jumpshots in the third quarter, and got on a run."
Dryden: Ashley Palmer, 0; Kate Holland, 3 0-4-6; Vanessa Scott, 4 1-2-10; Kalee Waldon, 0; Erin Daley, 1 3-4-5; Maggie Cole, 0; Emily DeLucia, 1 0-0-2; Vicky Leyburn, 1 0-0-3; Amy Gardner, 0; Lily Lynch, 1 1-2-3; Keri Daley, 0. Totals: 11 5-12-29.
Norwich: Carin Kuhn, 4 0-0-9; Caitlyn Brown, 1 0-0-2; Breanna Cashman, 3 1-4-7; Alexis Race, 0; Jennifer Borfitz, 5 5-6-18; Kassidy Seary, 1 4-4-6; Makenzie Maynard, 0; Meghan Komendarek, 1 0-0-2; Ashley Murphy, 0; Savannah Williams, 2 2-2-6; Shelby Benjamin, 2 4-4-8; Courtney Scheer, 0. Totals: 19 16-20-58.
Dryd. 8 6 6 9–29
Norw. 12 17 19 10–58
Fouled out: None. Three-point goals: (N) Borfitz 3, Kuhn. (D) Scott, Leyburn. Officials: F. Blair, T. Linehan.
Bainbridge-Guilford 34, Greene 19
BAINBRIDGE – Bainbridge-Guilford won a battle of struggling offenses in a Class C playoff victory over Greene Wednesday night.
The Bobcats extended their lead to 18 points in the third quarter outscoring Greene 14-2. Freshman Becca Reyes hit two threes and scored all eight of her points, while Taylor Palmatier scored five.
"We didn't seem to have a ton of energy on offense. It was kind of a slow-motion game," said B-G coach Bob Conway.
On the defensive side, the Bobcats held the Trojans to two points in the first and third quarters. "We played pretty solid man-to-man defense, and they just struggled," Conway said.
Palmatier scored nine points to lead B-G, who play at Elmira Notre Dame Saturday.
Katie Carey had eight points for Greene (9-10).
Greene: Tiffany Borst, 2 0-0-4; Kristie Haskell, 0; Laura Montelione, 0; Lindsey Brown, 0; Jessica David, 1 1-3-3; Sierra Stoppkotte, 0; Madeline Brink, 0; Margo McDermott, 0 2-2-2; Audrey Platta, 1 0-0-2; Katie Carey, 4 0-3-8. Totals: 8 3-8-19.
B-G: Megan Ferrara, 3 0-0-6; Abbey Smith, 2 0-0-5; Marissa Thornton, 0 ; Morgan Bullis, 2 2-4-6; Alissa Rivera, 0 0-2-0; Darcy McElligott, 0; Alexis Page, 0; Becca Reyes, 3 0-0-8; Megan Palmatier, 0 0-4-0; Taylor Palmatier, 3 3-3-9; Cadi Barber, 0; Casey Davis, 0.Totals: 13 5-13-34.
Gre. 2 8 2 7–19
B-G 7 9 14 4–34
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (BG) Reyes 2, Smith.
Newfield 56, Unadilla Valley 49
NEWFIELD – For the second straight season, Unadilla Valley was eliminated in the first round of the Section IV playoffs.
Newfield had three players score in double figures, and Mariah Crawford's nine fourth-quarter points helped stem the Storm's late comeback effort.
UV trailed by double digits entering the last quarter, but closed to within two buckets. Taylor Davis and Corrine Izard had six points apiece in the fourth, and sophomore Hannah Lazarus dropped in two buckets.
Emily Converse carried the UV offense early in the game, and finished with a team-high 13 points. Davis scored 12, and Lazarus had 10.
UV: Emily Converse, 5 3-4-13; Corrine Izard, 4 0-0-8; Taylor Davis, 6 0-1-12; Shannon McIntyre, 0; Breanna Christian, 3 0-0-6; Hannah Lazarus, 5 0-2-10; Hunter Lakin, 0; Sierra Badger, 0. Totals: 23 3-7-49.
Newfield: Mariah Crawford, 5 2-2-14; Mariyan Byrd, 3 4-81-0; Sierra Henry, 6 1-2-13; Ashley Tyskewicz, 2 0-1-4; Anastasia Monihan, 1 0-0-2; Angelina Ferrara, 2 3-4-7; Kayla Goodwin, 2 0-0-6. Totals: 21 10-17-56.
UVa 13 11 8 17–49
Nwf. 14 13 17 12–56
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (N) Crawford 2, Goodwin 2. Officials: Ryan, Burlon.
Girls’ Basketball
Norwich 58, Dryden 29
NORWICH – Norwich moved a step closer to reaching its third Section IV final in four seasons.
Jennifer Borfitz scored 18 points for the Purple Tornado (12-6) Wednesday night, who host Waverly in the Class B semifinals Saturday.
Norwich led by just four at the first turn, but started the second stanza on a 12-3 run to move the lead into double digits. Borfitz had seven points during the spurt, and the Tornado defense swarmed in the halfcourt rarely allowing the Purple Lions good looks at the basket. "As soon as we did a little bit better job defending their high-low play, we did a great job of defending (as a team)," said Norwich coach Josh Bennett.
Norwich struggled to make open shots until the third quarter when it scored the first 16 points to open a 45-14 margin. Borfitz hit a spot-up three at the end of the run, and junior Carin Kuhn scored seven of her nine points in the quarter, the last three on a trey from the top of the key.
"I thought we played well on offense in the first half, we just didn't make many shots," Bennett said. "We finally made a couple of jumpshots in the third quarter, and got on a run."
Dryden: Ashley Palmer, 0; Kate Holland, 3 0-4-6; Vanessa Scott, 4 1-2-10; Kalee Waldon, 0; Erin Daley, 1 3-4-5; Maggie Cole, 0; Emily DeLucia, 1 0-0-2; Vicky Leyburn, 1 0-0-3; Amy Gardner, 0; Lily Lynch, 1 1-2-3; Keri Daley, 0. Totals: 11 5-12-29.
Norwich: Carin Kuhn, 4 0-0-9; Caitlyn Brown, 1 0-0-2; Breanna Cashman, 3 1-4-7; Alexis Race, 0; Jennifer Borfitz, 5 5-6-18; Kassidy Seary, 1 4-4-6; Makenzie Maynard, 0; Meghan Komendarek, 1 0-0-2; Ashley Murphy, 0; Savannah Williams, 2 2-2-6; Shelby Benjamin, 2 4-4-8; Courtney Scheer, 0. Totals: 19 16-20-58.
Dryd. 8 6 6 9–29
Norw. 12 17 19 10–58
Fouled out: None. Three-point goals: (N) Borfitz 3, Kuhn. (D) Scott, Leyburn. Officials: F. Blair, T. Linehan.
Bainbridge-Guilford 34, Greene 19
BAINBRIDGE – Bainbridge-Guilford won a battle of struggling offenses in a Class C playoff victory over Greene Wednesday night.
The Bobcats extended their lead to 18 points in the third quarter outscoring Greene 14-2. Freshman Becca Reyes hit two threes and scored all eight of her points, while Taylor Palmatier scored five.
"We didn't seem to have a ton of energy on offense. It was kind of a slow-motion game," said B-G coach Bob Conway.
On the defensive side, the Bobcats held the Trojans to two points in the first and third quarters. "We played pretty solid man-to-man defense, and they just struggled," Conway said.
Palmatier scored nine points to lead B-G, who play at Elmira Notre Dame Saturday.
Katie Carey had eight points for Greene (9-10).
Greene: Tiffany Borst, 2 0-0-4; Kristie Haskell, 0; Laura Montelione, 0; Lindsey Brown, 0; Jessica David, 1 1-3-3; Sierra Stoppkotte, 0; Madeline Brink, 0; Margo McDermott, 0 2-2-2; Audrey Platta, 1 0-0-2; Katie Carey, 4 0-3-8. Totals: 8 3-8-19.
B-G: Megan Ferrara, 3 0-0-6; Abbey Smith, 2 0-0-5; Marissa Thornton, 0 ; Morgan Bullis, 2 2-4-6; Alissa Rivera, 0 0-2-0; Darcy McElligott, 0; Alexis Page, 0; Becca Reyes, 3 0-0-8; Megan Palmatier, 0 0-4-0; Taylor Palmatier, 3 3-3-9; Cadi Barber, 0; Casey Davis, 0.Totals: 13 5-13-34.
Gre. 2 8 2 7–19
B-G 7 9 14 4–34
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (BG) Reyes 2, Smith.
Newfield 56, Unadilla Valley 49
NEWFIELD – For the second straight season, Unadilla Valley was eliminated in the first round of the Section IV playoffs.
Newfield had three players score in double figures, and Mariah Crawford's nine fourth-quarter points helped stem the Storm's late comeback effort.
UV trailed by double digits entering the last quarter, but closed to within two buckets. Taylor Davis and Corrine Izard had six points apiece in the fourth, and sophomore Hannah Lazarus dropped in two buckets.
Emily Converse carried the UV offense early in the game, and finished with a team-high 13 points. Davis scored 12, and Lazarus had 10.
UV: Emily Converse, 5 3-4-13; Corrine Izard, 4 0-0-8; Taylor Davis, 6 0-1-12; Shannon McIntyre, 0; Breanna Christian, 3 0-0-6; Hannah Lazarus, 5 0-2-10; Hunter Lakin, 0; Sierra Badger, 0. Totals: 23 3-7-49.
Newfield: Mariah Crawford, 5 2-2-14; Mariyan Byrd, 3 4-81-0; Sierra Henry, 6 1-2-13; Ashley Tyskewicz, 2 0-1-4; Anastasia Monihan, 1 0-0-2; Angelina Ferrara, 2 3-4-7; Kayla Goodwin, 2 0-0-6. Totals: 21 10-17-56.
UVa 13 11 8 17–49
Nwf. 14 13 17 12–56
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (N) Crawford 2, Goodwin 2. Officials: Ryan, Burlon.
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