Boys’ Basketball

Oxford 43, Cincinnatus 41 (OT)
OXFORD – Oxford battled back from a six-point deficit early in the fourth quarter to force overtime, and hit four three throws in the extra period to hold off Cincinnatus Tuesday.
Harry Oliver scored on a layup off a pass from Kevin Davis with 1:20 left in regulation giving Oxford its first lead in the fourth quarter, 36-35.
Less than 20 seconds later, Cincy’s Josh Enders answered hitting a runner in the lane to swing the lead back in the Lions’ favor.
Oliver tied the game at the charity stripe when he was fouled on a layup attempt with 35 seconds left. Oliver hit one of two freebies, and Cincinnatus missed an open shot at the buzzer for the win.
Oliver canned two free throws 27 seconds into overtime, and Jon Heggie’s baseline jump with 1:33 left helped Oxford maintain a two-point lead.
After Cody Beckwith knotted the game for the Lions with 1:15 left, Oliver and Davis made single free throws down the stretch to give Oxford the win.
Davis had 16 points, 16 rebounds, and five steals, Oliver scored 14 points, and Angelo Gonzalez added eight rebounds.
Oxford struggled on the offensive end most of the night, but stayed in the game with a scrappy style of defense that forced 28 Cincinnatus turnovers. “Once we get everyone healthy, the pressure type of defense is probably going to be our style of play,” said Oxford coach Tim Davis.
Cincy: Casey Feehan, 5 0-0-10; Caleb Eaton, 0; Josh Enders, 2 0-0-6; Dalton Sudbrink, 2 0-0-4; Cody Beckwith, 8 0-0-16; Justin Heath, 0; Collin McKee, 2 1-2-5; Kyle Loomis, 0 0-2-0. Totals: 19 1-4-41.
Oxford: Kyle Crawford, 1 2-3-4; Damon Maricle, 1 0-0-3; Daniel Lawton, 0; Trenton Lyons, 1 0-0-2; Francisco Quintana, 0; Jon Heggie, 1 2-3-4; Kevin Davis, 6 3-6-16; Harry Oliver, 5 4-7-14; Angelo Gonzalez, 0; David Gregory, 0. Totals: 15 11-19-43.
Cin. 5 9 15 8 4–41
Oxf. 4 17 4 12 6–43
Fouled out: (C) Sudbrink. Three-point goals: (O) Davis, Maricle, (C) Enders 2. JV: Cincinnatus won. Officials: Bennett, Mastrogiovanni.

Morris 59, G-MU 39
MORRIS – Morris’ fast-breaking style paid off in a 17-3 second quarter as the Mustangs opened up a 16-point halftime lead in Tuesday’s victory over G-MU.
“We did a nice job in the first quarter playing with intensity at both ends of the floor,” said G-MU coach Greg Bonczkowski. “There were some long rebounds, and they got out in transition in the second quarter and scored some easy buckets. We need to do a better job of getting back on defense.”
G-MU closed to within 12 points two times in the third quarter, but came no closer. Nate O’Hara led the Raiders (0-2) with 12 points, and freshman Mickenson Clune had nine points and 13 rebounds.
“I like the progress we’ve made in a short amount of time,” Bonczkowski said. “We need to keep improving and playing well for all four quarters.”
G-MU hosts Laurens Friday.
G-MU: Hunter Lockwood, 3 0-1-8; Devon Fitch, 1 0-0-2; Nate Winans, 0; Matt Lyons, 0; Matt Ward, 0; Matt Delaney, 1 0-0-3; Colin Wind, ; Nathan Fuller, 2 1-4-5; Mickenson Clune, 4 1-2-9; Nate O'Hara, 4 0-0-12; Bryan Letson, 0. Totals: 15 2-7-39.
Morris: Ryan Morlock, 2 0-0-5; Cole Leboffe, 0; Mike Murphy, 11 0-3-22; Frazer Bourgeois, 1 0-0-2; Cam Hill, 7 1-1-15; Aiden Staib, 7 0-0-15; Robert Child, 0; Connor Bjorvand, 0. Totals; 28 1-4-59.
G-MU 13 3 13 10–39
Morr 15 17 18 9–59
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (G) Lockwood 2, Delaney, O’Hara 4. (M) Morlock, Staib. JV: Morris won. Officials: DuMond, Willsey.

Girls’ Basketball

G-MU 34, Morris 28
COPES CORNERS – G-MU won for the second time this season placing three players in double figures Tuesday night against visiting Morris.
Meghan Meers scored 12 to lead the Raiders, while Kelsey Ross and Tayler Nichols had 10 apiece.
G-MU took control of the game in the third quarter when Meers had six points and Ross scored five. Ross had a big steal late in the game when the Raiders led by just four points, and Nichols hit four free throws in the final minute to salt away the win.
G-MU scored just 10 points in the first half and found itself down eight points, that despite many good looks at the basket.
“We had the same shots in the second half that we had in the first half, they just went in,” said G-MU coach Jim Johnson.
The Raiders play at Laurens Friday.
Morris: Meghan Barringer, 2 0-0-4; Kaylyn Oliver, 1 1-2-3; Morgan Flint, 2 0-0-4; Bridget Colburn, 0; Liana Garry, 0; Allison DiStefano, 2 0-2-4; Jen Colburn, 0; Alicia Randall, 0; Alexis Richards, 5 1-2-11; Olivia Leboffe, 1 0-0-2; Morgan Ernst, 0. Totals: 13 2-6-28.
G-MU: Maggie Clune, 0; Katie Schultes, 0 0-2-0; Tayler Nichols, 3 4-5-10; Meghan Meers, 4 4-8-12; Jenna Bakhuizen, 1 0-0-2; Christina Hawkins, 0; Kelsey Ross, 4 1-2-10; Jillian Butts, 0. Totals:12 9-17-34.
Morr 6 12 3 7–28
GMU 2 8 15 9-34
Fouled out: (M) DiStefano. team foils; (M) 14, (G) 7. Three-point goals: (G) Ross. JV: G-MU won. Officials: Rockefeller, Broe.