Boys’ Basketball

Norwich 60, Owego 35
BINGHAMTON – Norwich cruised into the region one finals in the Mirabito Stop DWI Holiday Classic Sunday afternoon rolling past Owego for the second time in five days.
Colin Stewart was Norwich’s top scorer bucketing a season-high 13 points, and that included 3-for-3 shooting on three-point attempts. Senior Zan Stewart added 11 points, and was the best player on the floor, said head coach Tom Collier.
“We got up 18 or 20 early in the second quarter, and then they made a little run at us,” Collier said. “Colin made a big three for us to stop their momentum.”
Norwich was especially dominant in the first and third quarters when its starting unit saw its most minutes on the floor. During those to quarters, NHS held a 33-5 advantage. To Owego’s credit, it outscored Norwich in the final quarter, although the game’s outcome was no longer in doubt. “Coming off that win on Tuesday (89-18), we knew Owego was a better team than that, and we knew they wouldn’t shoot 14 percent in this game,” Collier said. “Owego may have been outmanned tonight, but they played hard and competed the whole game against us.”
Collier singled out a defining play in the fourth quarter as his team’s play of the game. With about five minutes left in the game and Norwich’s ahead by 25 points, junior forward Jamison Luke had the ball stolen from him near midcourt. As Owego’s Brandon Hathaway gathered the loose ball, Luke made a full-out dive for the ball, and he got two hands on the ball to force a jump ball.
“That play epitomized what we preach to the team,” Collier said. “We’re up 25 points and a two-point layup for them wouldn’t have mattered because we had the game well in hand. But Jamison sacrificed his own body so that they could not score two points. He refused to be beaten; to give that basket up. Our whole bench erupted, and it really energized our team.”
Norwich plays Kennedy Catholic Tuesday at 9:15 p.m. at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena.
Owego: Adam Blackwell, 0; Robert Shank, 0 1-4-1; Brandon Hathaway, 4 1-2-12; Lucas Angelone, 0; Ethan Ripic, 4 2-2-11; Kyle Pryor, 1 0-0-3; Ethan Pryor, 0; Chris Riley, 2 0-0-5; Brian Simpson, 0; Ethan Mead, 0; Simon Davis, 0; Duncan Spicer, 1 1-5-3. Totals: 12 5-13-35.
Norwich: Jake Walsh, 1 2-4-4; Chris Trevisani, 0; Michael Oralls, 2 2-2-6; Matt Parrella, 1 0-0-2; Carlos Ithier, 2 2-4-7; Colin Stewart, 4 2-2-13; Zan Stewart, 3 5-10-11; Tre Bonham, 1 0-0-2; Jordan Vinal, 3 3-4-9; Jamison Luke, 3 0-0-6. Totals: 20 16-26-60.
Owe. 3 16 2 14–35
Nor. 18 17 15 10–60
Fouled out: (N) Bonham. Three-point goals: (N) C. Stewart 3 Ithier. (O) Hathaway 3, Ripic, K. Pryor, C. Riley.

DeRuyter Tournament
New York Mills 59, Otselic Valley 43
Otselic Valley 60, DeRuyter 45
DERUYTER – Defending Class D state champion New York Mills raced to a 17-3 lead in the opening quarter on its way to a DeRuyter Tournament finals victory over Otselic Valley Saturday.
“We came out cold and were tentative with our shooting, and that’s something you can’t do against a team the caliber of New York Mills,” said OV coach Dave Loomis.
Terry Nichols, a key contributor on last year’s state title team, had a game-high 29 points for New York Mills.
Angel Marshall scored 12 points for OV – all on three-pointers – and Matt Neal bucketed 10.
OV advanced to the finals beating the host Rockets by 15 on Friday.
OV established a 12-point halftime lead with a big second quarter. Neal had 15 points in the victory, Jason Olin scored 14, and Marshall netted 10. “Both teams struggled offensively, but we played hard, and we were able to hold the lead down the stretch,” Loomis said.
The Vikings play Tyburn Academy Jan. 3.
OV: Jordan Baerga, 0 0-2-0; Angel Marshall, 5 1-4-12; Connor Smith, 2 3-7-9 ; Austin Reynolds, 2 1-5-6; Matt Neal, 5 5-8-15; Coleman O’Hara, 1 0-0-2; Hunter Mills, 0; Chris O’Hara, 0 0-1-0; Jason Olin, 4 4-4-14.Totals: 20 14-32-60.
DeRuyter: Thomas, 6 0-0-14; Booth, 2 0-0-4; Wheeler, 1 1-2-3; Cuddleback, 1 2-5-4; Phelps, 5 0-2-12; Mode, 0; Furbugh, 2 2-4-6; Glissen, 0 2-4-2. Totals: 17 7-17-45
OV 14 22 13 11–60
De 14 10 10 11–45
Fouled out: (D) Booth, Wheeler, (OV) Reynolds. Team fouls: (D) 25, (OV) 19. (D) Phelps 2, Thomas 2. (OV) Olin 2, C. Smith 2, Reynolds, Marshall.
New York Mills 59, Otselic Valley 43
OV: Jordan Baerga, 1 0-0-3; Angel Marshall, 4 0-0-12; Connor Smith, 1 0-0-2; Austin Reynolds, 2 0-0-5; Matt Neal, 4 2-2-10; Coleman O’Hara, 1 1-2-3; Hunter Mills, 1 0-0-2; Chris O’Hara, 1 0-0-2; Jason Olin, 2 0-0-4. Totals: 17 3-4-43.
NY Mills: Terry Nichols, 10 6-6-29; Supranot, 1 1-2-3; Sondillo, 0 3-4-3; Cameron, 1 2-2-5; Kemizi, 2 0-2-4; Griffin, 3 3-4-9; Card, 0 1-2-1; Casterelli, 2 0-0-4. Totals: 16 -22-59
NYM 17 12 14 16–59
OV 3 15 14 11–43
Three-point goals: (NYM) Nichols 3, Cameron. (OV) Marshall 4, Baerga Reynolds.

Girls’ Basketball

More Than a Game Foundation Tournament
Norwich 60, Skaneateles 55
SYRACUSE – Norwich preserved its unbeaten record with a furious fourth-quarter rally Saturday afternoon against Section III’s Skaneateles.
The Tornado (6-0) struggled offensively in the first, and trailed 24-9 at one point before finishing the first half on an 8-1 run to close the deficit to eight.
“We shot the ball about as bad as we possibly could in the first half,” said Norwich coach Josh Bennett. “We committed ourselves to getting to the rim, getting easy baskets, and then working back to the arc. In the fourth, we finally made a couple of jump shots, and they really struggled to guard us.”
Norwich trailed 40-34 after three quarters, but made a big offensive push in the fourth behind Savannah Williams, Makenzie Maynard, Shelby Benjamin, and Carin Kuhn. All four players had at least five points in the final quarter with Williams and Maynard scoring six apiece, while Kuhn and Benjamin split five points down the middle. Kuhn bagged a key three-pointer, and Maynard was 4-for-4 from the foul line.
“I was very proud of our guts tonight,” Bennett said. “There were a lot of situations where each team went on runs, and our girls never once panicked. I think the amount of games that this team has played together at this point is a huge advantage for us as a team. There are very few situations that we have not been in as a group.”
Benjamin led Norwich with 15 points, Williams scored a season-high 14, while Maynard added 11 and Meghan Komendarek scored nine. Norwich plays at Baldwinsville Jan. 3.
Norwich: Caitlyn Brown, 0; Carin Kuhn 3 0-1-7; Kassidy Seary, 0 2-2-2; Makenzie Maynard, 2 7-9-11; Meghan Komendarek, 4 1-2-9; Bridget Murphy, 1 0-0-2; Savannah Williams, 4 4-5-14; Shelby Benjamin, 6 3-5-15; Courtney Scheer, 0. Totals: 20 17-24-60.
Skaneateles: Dobrovsky, 1 1-4-3; Elizabeth Lane, 5 5-8-16; Breanna Sisson, 4 1-2-11; Shannon Foehl, 3 3-5-11; Herr, 1 0-0-2; Kelsey Kratz, 4 4-5-12; Aktinson, 0. Totals: 18 14-24-55.
Skan. 14 11 15 15–55
Nor. 7 10 17 26–60
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (N) Kuhn, Williams 2. (S) Lane, Sisson 2, Forhl 2. JV: Norwich won.

Unadilla Valley 59 Hancock 47
NEW BERLIN – Unadilla Valley moved into the finals of its own tournament dominating the fourth quarter in a win over Hancock Saturday night.
Clinging to a two-point lead after three, Breanna Christian keyed the Storm’s getaway hitting both of her three-pointers. Sierra Badger and Hannah Lazarus added key baskets and free throws.
Lazarus and Shannon McIntyre led UV with 12 apiece, and Christian added 10.
“It was a great team win, and because of our foul trouble, everyone had to step up,” said UV coach Brandi Whitbeck. “Shelby Meade kept us in it during the second quarter, we had three kids in double figures, and almost everyone scored.”
Meade, just an eighth-grader, had six points off the bench in the second quarter as did McIntyre.
Hancock: Alexis Houghton, 1 3-4-5; Natasha Picozzi, 0; Megan Hunter, 5 1-4-12; Caitlyn Smith, 1 3-4-5; Ashley Drake, 2 5-6-10; Lizzy Simpson, 0 1-6-1; Jessica Worzel, 3 3-10-10; Andrea Wadeson, 2 0-3-47. Totals: 14 16-37-47.
UV: Sierra Badger, 2 1-2-5; Breanna Christian, 3 2-4-10; Hunter Lakin, 1 0-0-2; Shannon McIntyre, 5 1-4-12; Hannah Lazarus, 3 6-10-12; Kaleigh Fairchild, 2 3-4-7; Shelby Meade, 1 5-9-7; Emily Anderson, 0; Gina DelSontro, 1 2-6-4. Totals: 17 22-43-59.
Hanc. 13 12 17 5–47
UVall 13 12 19 15–59
Fouled out: (H) Drake, Wadeson. Three-point goals: (H) Hunter, Drake, Worzel. (UV) McIntyre, Christian 2. Officials: Hyzer, Jester

Kazalski Tournament
Bainbridge-Guilford 48, Windsor 37
WINDSOR – Bainbridge-Guilford outscored Windsor 23-4 in a pivotal third-quarter surge to advance to the finals of its own tournament in Saturday’s first-round game.
The Bobcats extended their halftime lead to 39-17 after taking just a three-point lead into halftime.
Morgan Bullis scored 11 points in the win, and Megan Palmatier added 10. Bullis had all 11 of her points during the decisive third quarter. “We played well in the first half, but we didn’t shoot it well,” said B-G coach Bob Conway. “We talked at halftime about getting Morgan more involved in the offense. We did that, and we attacked the rim.”
B-G plays Whitney Point in the finals tonight at 7:30 p.m.
B-G: Abigail Selfridge, 1 2-2-4; Marissa Thornton, 3 0-0-6; Casey Davis, 0 0-2-0; Morgan Bullis, 2 7-8-11; Cadi Barber, 2 0-0-4; Darcy McElligott, 3 0-0-6; Rebecca Reyes, 1 0-0-3; Megan Palmatier, 5 0-1-10; Taylor Palmatier, 2 0-0-4. Totals: 19 9-13-48.
Windsor: Haile Balachick, 4 5-13-13; Hastings, 0 4-6-4; Mohammed, 1 1-5-3; White, 1 0-2-3; Moran, 0; Brittany Kay, 3 0-2-6; Sisson, 3 2-4-8; Wickizer, 0. Totals: 12 12-32-37.
Win 3 10 4 20–37
B-G 10 6 23 9–48
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (B) Reyes, (W) White.