Norwich doesn’t ‘bat an eye’ in road win over JC
Boys’ Basketball
Norwich 61, Johnson City 52
JOHNSON CITY – Zan Stewart and Jamison Luke had big nights for the Purple Tornado, who won at Johnson City Tuesday for the first time in five years.
Stewart posted a second straight double-double finishing with 20 points and 10 rebounds to go with six assists. Luke had 18 points including 8-for-8 foul shooting, and he blocked four shots.
“Zan is the best player in our league, and he handled their pressure really well tonight,” said Norwich coach Tom Collier. “Jamo played great tonight; he was a force in the paint.”
Norwich started quickly leading by as many as 16 in the first half before the Wildcats trimmed to the lead in half by halftime, 34-26. The trio of Stewart, Luke, and Mike Oralls had 29 of Norwich’s points.
Johnson City closed the deficit to two points in the third, but that was as close as it would come. Carlos Ithier led the Norwich response with a three-pointer as Norwich rattled off six straight points to push the lead back to eight.
“They made a nice run at us, and our team didn’t bat an eye,” Collier said. “Johnson City is one of the best teas in our league, and they have a bunch of kids up from an undefeated JV team. It was a hard environment to play in, and this was a good step for us.”
Norwich had the margin up to double digits for most of the fourth quarter. Tre Bonham and Colin Stewart contributed big threes in the final quarter - their only buckets of the game.
Norwich (7-2) plays at Chenango Forks Friday.
Norwich: Jake Walsh, 0; Chris Trevisani, 1 0-0-2; Michael Oralls, 5 0-2-10; Carlos Ithier, 2 0-0-5; Colin Stewart, 1 0-0-3; Zan Stewart, 6 7-9-20; Tre Bonham, 1 0-1-3; Jordan Vinal, 0; Jamison Luke, 5 8-8-18. Totals: 21 15-20-61.
JCity: L. Thompson, 1 0-0-2; Hector Lopez, 0; Jake Thompson, 0; Patrick Garey, 3 2-2-9; Kenneth Johns, 5 4-5-16; Dominic Nadz, 1 1-6-3; Nick Chilson, 3 0-2-8; Gavin Dyman, 2 3-4-7; Brandon Holliday, 3 1-1-7. Totals: 18 11-20-52.
Nor. 16 18 13 14–61
JC 8 18 11 15–52
Fouled out: none. Team fouls: (JC) 15, (N) 15. Three-point goals: (N) Z. Stewart , C. Stewart, Bonham, Ithier. (JC) Johns 2, Garey, Chilson 2. JV: Johnson City won 70-40.
Bainbridge-Guilford 60, Hancock 33
HANCOCK – Bainbridge-Guilford picked up its first win since Dec. 18 controlling the final three periods at Hancock Tuesday.
Ryan Jones was the lone B-G player in double figures scoring a game-high 16 points. Five other Bobcats had at least six.
“We were rushing things a little bit in the first quarter,” said B-G coach Greg Warren, whose club trailed by three after one. “We slowed it down on offense, and we also turned it up on defense full court and in the half court. We played good team defense the last three quarters, and that was the key to our success.”
B-G (3-6) plays at South Kortright today.
B-G: Trevor Halaquist, 2 1-2-6; Adam Bauerle, 3 1-1-7; Bailey Green, 4 0-0-8; Sean Jones, 2 1-2-6; Dylan Moffitt, 0 2-2-2; Ryan Jones, 6 3-4-16; Kyle Hanvey 2 0-0-4; Zach Smith, 3 1-2-7; Alex DeGroat, 2 0-0-4. Totals: 24 9-13-60.
Hancock: Hall, 1 0-0-2; Ryan Tooley, 4 3-5-11; Louis Hall, 2 1-2-5; Ethan Jacobs, 1 0-0-2; Ryan Slatcher, 4 0-0-9; Schaeffer, 0; Nick DuPuis, 0; Nick Petriella, 2 0-0-4, Totals: 14 4-7-33.
B-G 13 12 14 21–60
Hanc 16 2 8 7–33
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (H) Slatcher, (BG) Halaquist, S. Jones. R. Jones. JV: Hancock won.
Sidney 48, Unadilla Valley 47
SIDNEY – Sidney’s Nick Meno hit two free throws with under 10 seconds to play to seal his team’s victory over Unadilla Valley Tuesday.
The Storm trailed 15-3 in the first quarter and still trailed by double digits through most of the third quarter. Down 46-44, UV picked up a steal near midcourt and had a layup attempt that was off the mark. Two subsequent offensive rebounds and missed layups led to a loose ball scramble. Meno was fouled retrieving the loose ball before icing the game from the line.
“If we make one of those three layups, it could have changed everything,” said UV coach Matt Osborne. “I was very happy the way we battled back and didn’t give in, but we didn’t come out strong in the first half and dug ourselves a big hole.”
Ryan Postma scored 13 to lead UV, and Hank deGlee added 10 points and 10 rebounds. UV hosts Hancock Thursday.
UV: Ryan Postma, 5 0-0-13; Jon Schermerhorn, 1 0-0-3; Ethan Grey, 3 0-0-7; Tyler Simmons, 0; Brett Hanslmaier, 3 1-1-7; Dylan Thomsen, 1 0-0-3 ; Sam Tuttle, 2 0-0-4; Hank deGlee, 5 0-3-10. Totals: 20 1-4-47.
Sidney: Kyle Smith, 0 2-2-2; Nick Meno, 4 7-8-18; Trevor Dutton, 0; Alex Hoskins, 2 3-7-7; Wyatt McKee, 3 1-2-7; Tom Hoskins, ; Zach Green, 2 2-2-6; Trey Larsen, 3 0-0-8. Totals: 14 15-21-48.
UVall 10 12 11 14–47
Sidn 18 17 7 6–48
Fouled out: (UV) Hanslmaier. Three-point goals: (UV) Postma 3, Thomse, Schermerhorn, Grey. (S) Meno 3, Larsen 2. JV: Sidney won.
McGraw 70, Otselic Valley 51
MCGRAW – McGraw avenged a 20-point loss to OV from early this season beating the Vikings by 19 on Tuesday night.
Brett Copes scored 25 points for McGraw, who led 44-25 at halftime. McGraw, who has just two losses this season, scored just 33 points in its first game against the Vikes.
“They’re a good team that has gotten its act together since we first played them,” said OV coach Dave Loomis. “We just didn’t the job defensively tonight. We also weren’t sharp on offense, but we gave them too many easy chances in the first half.”
OV’s Matt Neal scored a season-high 20 points in the loss. “We’ve been waiting for that from Matt,” Loomis said.
OV (5-6) plays at Brookfield Friday.
OV: Jordan Baerga, 0; Angel Marshall, 3 0-0-7 ; Connor Smith, 1 0-0-2; Austin Reynolds, 3 1-8-7; Matt Neal, 9 2-2-20; Coleman O’Hara, 0; Hunter Mills, 0; Chris O’Hara, 1 0-0-2; Jason Olin, 5 1-3-13. Totals: 22 4-13-51.
McGraw: Colin Pickert, 5 4-8-16; Drew Smith, 2 1-2-5; Cowen, 3 0-0-6 ; Brett Copes, 12 1-2-25; Dittmann, 3 0-3-6; Legg, 1 0-0-2; Shorts, 1 0-0-2; Sherwood, 0; David Smith, ; Augur, 3 0-0-7. Totals: 30 6-15-70.
OVall 13 12 13 13–51
MCg. 21 23 8 18–70
Fouled out: none. Team fouls: (OV) 14, (M) 14. Three-point goals: (OV) Marshall, Olin 2. (M) Pickert 2, Augur, Copes. JV: McGraw won.
Girls’ Basketball
Walton 39, Oxford 13
OXFORD – Walton started the game on an 8-0 run, and after the Blackhawks cut the margin to bucket, rolled the rest of the way in Tuesday’s win.
The Warriors received 15 points from Kim Huntress, and on defense, held Oxford to a single free throw in the second half.
“They outplayed us in the second half and really shut us down,” said Oxford coach Chris Palmer. “It was a really good effort, but we’re banged up right now.”
Oxford plays at Harpursville Thursday.
Walton: Kim Huntress, 5 3-6-15; Kelsey Smith, 1 0-0-3; Taylor Vernon, 1 0-0-3; Rylee Wood, ; Janine Velardi, 2 0-1-4; Lacey Speidell, 1 0-0-3; Destyni Twyman, 1 0-2-2; Kate Maguire, 2 1-2-5; Olivia Harby, 2 0-0-4; Christine McKee, 0. Totals: 15 4-10-39 .
Oxford: Sara Hodge, 0 0-2-0 ; Katelyn Diamond, 1 0-0-2; Jessica Houghtaling, 1 0-0-2; Leah Karn, 0; Sarah Pratt, 0; Rachel Seiler, 1 3-4-5; Vada Mack, 2 0-2-4. Totals: 5 3-8-13.
Walt 8 11 5 15–39
Oxf 4 8 0 1–13
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (W) Huntress 2, Smith, Vernon, Spiedell. JV: Oxford won 20-7.
Bainbridge-Guilford 55, Hancock 37
HANCOCK – Morgan Bullis scored 16 points and pulled down nine rebounds as B-G improved to 8-2 Tuesday night in a victory at Hancock.
Megan Palmatier added 11 points for the Bobcats, and Abi Selfridge came off the bench to pull down a team-high 10 boards.
B-G led by 12 at the first turn, and had every player on the roster in the lineup see court time in the first half. “We were moving the ball well on offense and were getting good shots,” said B-G coach Bob Conway.
B-G hosts Deposit Thursday.
B-G: Shayla Baldwin, 0; Megan Ferrara, 0; Abigail Selfridge, 3 1-2-7; Marissa Thornton, 1 0-0-2; Casey Davis, 1 0-0-2; Morgan Bullis, 4 8-12-16; Cadi Barber, 1 1-2-3 ; Darcy McElligott, 0; Rebecca Reyes, 2 1-1-6; Megan Palmatier, 5 1-2-11; Taylor Palmatier, 4 0-0-8. Totals: 21 12-19-55.
Hancock: Alexis Houghton, 2 1-2-5; Natasha Picozzi, 1 0-0-2; Jazzy Miller, 0; Megan Hunter, 4 3-8-12; Caitlyn Smith, 1 1-2-3; Ashley Drake, 0 3-4-3; Lizzy Simpson, 1 1-23; Jessica Worzel, 3 1-4-7; Andrea Wadeson, 1 0-3-2. Totals: 13 10-25-37.
B-G 19 14 14 8–55
Han 7 11 9 10–37
Fouled out: (H) Wadeson. Three-point goals: (H) Hunter, (BG) Reyes. JV: Hancock won 41-39.
Norwich 61, Johnson City 52
JOHNSON CITY – Zan Stewart and Jamison Luke had big nights for the Purple Tornado, who won at Johnson City Tuesday for the first time in five years.
Stewart posted a second straight double-double finishing with 20 points and 10 rebounds to go with six assists. Luke had 18 points including 8-for-8 foul shooting, and he blocked four shots.
“Zan is the best player in our league, and he handled their pressure really well tonight,” said Norwich coach Tom Collier. “Jamo played great tonight; he was a force in the paint.”
Norwich started quickly leading by as many as 16 in the first half before the Wildcats trimmed to the lead in half by halftime, 34-26. The trio of Stewart, Luke, and Mike Oralls had 29 of Norwich’s points.
Johnson City closed the deficit to two points in the third, but that was as close as it would come. Carlos Ithier led the Norwich response with a three-pointer as Norwich rattled off six straight points to push the lead back to eight.
“They made a nice run at us, and our team didn’t bat an eye,” Collier said. “Johnson City is one of the best teas in our league, and they have a bunch of kids up from an undefeated JV team. It was a hard environment to play in, and this was a good step for us.”
Norwich had the margin up to double digits for most of the fourth quarter. Tre Bonham and Colin Stewart contributed big threes in the final quarter - their only buckets of the game.
Norwich (7-2) plays at Chenango Forks Friday.
Norwich: Jake Walsh, 0; Chris Trevisani, 1 0-0-2; Michael Oralls, 5 0-2-10; Carlos Ithier, 2 0-0-5; Colin Stewart, 1 0-0-3; Zan Stewart, 6 7-9-20; Tre Bonham, 1 0-1-3; Jordan Vinal, 0; Jamison Luke, 5 8-8-18. Totals: 21 15-20-61.
JCity: L. Thompson, 1 0-0-2; Hector Lopez, 0; Jake Thompson, 0; Patrick Garey, 3 2-2-9; Kenneth Johns, 5 4-5-16; Dominic Nadz, 1 1-6-3; Nick Chilson, 3 0-2-8; Gavin Dyman, 2 3-4-7; Brandon Holliday, 3 1-1-7. Totals: 18 11-20-52.
Nor. 16 18 13 14–61
JC 8 18 11 15–52
Fouled out: none. Team fouls: (JC) 15, (N) 15. Three-point goals: (N) Z. Stewart , C. Stewart, Bonham, Ithier. (JC) Johns 2, Garey, Chilson 2. JV: Johnson City won 70-40.
Bainbridge-Guilford 60, Hancock 33
HANCOCK – Bainbridge-Guilford picked up its first win since Dec. 18 controlling the final three periods at Hancock Tuesday.
Ryan Jones was the lone B-G player in double figures scoring a game-high 16 points. Five other Bobcats had at least six.
“We were rushing things a little bit in the first quarter,” said B-G coach Greg Warren, whose club trailed by three after one. “We slowed it down on offense, and we also turned it up on defense full court and in the half court. We played good team defense the last three quarters, and that was the key to our success.”
B-G (3-6) plays at South Kortright today.
B-G: Trevor Halaquist, 2 1-2-6; Adam Bauerle, 3 1-1-7; Bailey Green, 4 0-0-8; Sean Jones, 2 1-2-6; Dylan Moffitt, 0 2-2-2; Ryan Jones, 6 3-4-16; Kyle Hanvey 2 0-0-4; Zach Smith, 3 1-2-7; Alex DeGroat, 2 0-0-4. Totals: 24 9-13-60.
Hancock: Hall, 1 0-0-2; Ryan Tooley, 4 3-5-11; Louis Hall, 2 1-2-5; Ethan Jacobs, 1 0-0-2; Ryan Slatcher, 4 0-0-9; Schaeffer, 0; Nick DuPuis, 0; Nick Petriella, 2 0-0-4, Totals: 14 4-7-33.
B-G 13 12 14 21–60
Hanc 16 2 8 7–33
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (H) Slatcher, (BG) Halaquist, S. Jones. R. Jones. JV: Hancock won.
Sidney 48, Unadilla Valley 47
SIDNEY – Sidney’s Nick Meno hit two free throws with under 10 seconds to play to seal his team’s victory over Unadilla Valley Tuesday.
The Storm trailed 15-3 in the first quarter and still trailed by double digits through most of the third quarter. Down 46-44, UV picked up a steal near midcourt and had a layup attempt that was off the mark. Two subsequent offensive rebounds and missed layups led to a loose ball scramble. Meno was fouled retrieving the loose ball before icing the game from the line.
“If we make one of those three layups, it could have changed everything,” said UV coach Matt Osborne. “I was very happy the way we battled back and didn’t give in, but we didn’t come out strong in the first half and dug ourselves a big hole.”
Ryan Postma scored 13 to lead UV, and Hank deGlee added 10 points and 10 rebounds. UV hosts Hancock Thursday.
UV: Ryan Postma, 5 0-0-13; Jon Schermerhorn, 1 0-0-3; Ethan Grey, 3 0-0-7; Tyler Simmons, 0; Brett Hanslmaier, 3 1-1-7; Dylan Thomsen, 1 0-0-3 ; Sam Tuttle, 2 0-0-4; Hank deGlee, 5 0-3-10. Totals: 20 1-4-47.
Sidney: Kyle Smith, 0 2-2-2; Nick Meno, 4 7-8-18; Trevor Dutton, 0; Alex Hoskins, 2 3-7-7; Wyatt McKee, 3 1-2-7; Tom Hoskins, ; Zach Green, 2 2-2-6; Trey Larsen, 3 0-0-8. Totals: 14 15-21-48.
UVall 10 12 11 14–47
Sidn 18 17 7 6–48
Fouled out: (UV) Hanslmaier. Three-point goals: (UV) Postma 3, Thomse, Schermerhorn, Grey. (S) Meno 3, Larsen 2. JV: Sidney won.
McGraw 70, Otselic Valley 51
MCGRAW – McGraw avenged a 20-point loss to OV from early this season beating the Vikings by 19 on Tuesday night.
Brett Copes scored 25 points for McGraw, who led 44-25 at halftime. McGraw, who has just two losses this season, scored just 33 points in its first game against the Vikes.
“They’re a good team that has gotten its act together since we first played them,” said OV coach Dave Loomis. “We just didn’t the job defensively tonight. We also weren’t sharp on offense, but we gave them too many easy chances in the first half.”
OV’s Matt Neal scored a season-high 20 points in the loss. “We’ve been waiting for that from Matt,” Loomis said.
OV (5-6) plays at Brookfield Friday.
OV: Jordan Baerga, 0; Angel Marshall, 3 0-0-7 ; Connor Smith, 1 0-0-2; Austin Reynolds, 3 1-8-7; Matt Neal, 9 2-2-20; Coleman O’Hara, 0; Hunter Mills, 0; Chris O’Hara, 1 0-0-2; Jason Olin, 5 1-3-13. Totals: 22 4-13-51.
McGraw: Colin Pickert, 5 4-8-16; Drew Smith, 2 1-2-5; Cowen, 3 0-0-6 ; Brett Copes, 12 1-2-25; Dittmann, 3 0-3-6; Legg, 1 0-0-2; Shorts, 1 0-0-2; Sherwood, 0; David Smith, ; Augur, 3 0-0-7. Totals: 30 6-15-70.
OVall 13 12 13 13–51
MCg. 21 23 8 18–70
Fouled out: none. Team fouls: (OV) 14, (M) 14. Three-point goals: (OV) Marshall, Olin 2. (M) Pickert 2, Augur, Copes. JV: McGraw won.
Girls’ Basketball
Walton 39, Oxford 13
OXFORD – Walton started the game on an 8-0 run, and after the Blackhawks cut the margin to bucket, rolled the rest of the way in Tuesday’s win.
The Warriors received 15 points from Kim Huntress, and on defense, held Oxford to a single free throw in the second half.
“They outplayed us in the second half and really shut us down,” said Oxford coach Chris Palmer. “It was a really good effort, but we’re banged up right now.”
Oxford plays at Harpursville Thursday.
Walton: Kim Huntress, 5 3-6-15; Kelsey Smith, 1 0-0-3; Taylor Vernon, 1 0-0-3; Rylee Wood, ; Janine Velardi, 2 0-1-4; Lacey Speidell, 1 0-0-3; Destyni Twyman, 1 0-2-2; Kate Maguire, 2 1-2-5; Olivia Harby, 2 0-0-4; Christine McKee, 0. Totals: 15 4-10-39 .
Oxford: Sara Hodge, 0 0-2-0 ; Katelyn Diamond, 1 0-0-2; Jessica Houghtaling, 1 0-0-2; Leah Karn, 0; Sarah Pratt, 0; Rachel Seiler, 1 3-4-5; Vada Mack, 2 0-2-4. Totals: 5 3-8-13.
Walt 8 11 5 15–39
Oxf 4 8 0 1–13
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (W) Huntress 2, Smith, Vernon, Spiedell. JV: Oxford won 20-7.
Bainbridge-Guilford 55, Hancock 37
HANCOCK – Morgan Bullis scored 16 points and pulled down nine rebounds as B-G improved to 8-2 Tuesday night in a victory at Hancock.
Megan Palmatier added 11 points for the Bobcats, and Abi Selfridge came off the bench to pull down a team-high 10 boards.
B-G led by 12 at the first turn, and had every player on the roster in the lineup see court time in the first half. “We were moving the ball well on offense and were getting good shots,” said B-G coach Bob Conway.
B-G hosts Deposit Thursday.
B-G: Shayla Baldwin, 0; Megan Ferrara, 0; Abigail Selfridge, 3 1-2-7; Marissa Thornton, 1 0-0-2; Casey Davis, 1 0-0-2; Morgan Bullis, 4 8-12-16; Cadi Barber, 1 1-2-3 ; Darcy McElligott, 0; Rebecca Reyes, 2 1-1-6; Megan Palmatier, 5 1-2-11; Taylor Palmatier, 4 0-0-8. Totals: 21 12-19-55.
Hancock: Alexis Houghton, 2 1-2-5; Natasha Picozzi, 1 0-0-2; Jazzy Miller, 0; Megan Hunter, 4 3-8-12; Caitlyn Smith, 1 1-2-3; Ashley Drake, 0 3-4-3; Lizzy Simpson, 1 1-23; Jessica Worzel, 3 1-4-7; Andrea Wadeson, 1 0-3-2. Totals: 13 10-25-37.
B-G 19 14 14 8–55
Han 7 11 9 10–37
Fouled out: (H) Wadeson. Three-point goals: (H) Hunter, (BG) Reyes. JV: Hancock won 41-39.
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