Girls’ Basketball

Norwich 55, Chenango Forks 42
CHENANGO FORKS – Unlike its first meeting with Chenango Forks, Norwich was not able to run away from the Blue Devils.
Norwich used a strong third quarter to open up a 12-point lead, and improved its record to 10-2 on the season Thursday.
Shelby Benjamin scored 13 points for Norwich, six coming in the first half when the Blue Devils made a run at the Tornado to close the margin to 28-24 at the half. Bridget Murphy also came up big off the bench scoring seven of her nine points in the second quarter.
“They played much better offensively, and we weren’t able to turn them over nearly as much as the first time we played them,” said Norwich coach Josh Bennett of Forks. “That allowed them to get back and defend us in the halfcourt.”
Chenango Forks made a mini-run early in the fourth to close the Norwich lead to single digits. Benjamin and Meghan Komendarek each had five for Norwich in the fourth quarter to re-establish command.
“I was proud of my kids for executing in the tough spots when they made runs at us in the middle of the second quarter and the beginning of the fourth,” Bennett said.
Norwich: Caitlyn Brown, 2 0-0-5; Carin Kuhn 4 0-0-9; Kassidy Seary, 0; Makenzie Maynard, 2 3-4-7; Meghan Komendarek, 3 2-9-8; Bridget Murphy, 4 0-1-9; Savannah Williams, 1 2-2-4; Shelby Benjamin, 5 3-6-13; Courtney Scheer, 0. Totals: 21 10-22-10.
Chenango Forks:  Taylor Gibbore, 7 2-2-17; Clark, 0; Alex Yoest, 4 0-0-10; Haley Benscoter, 0; Lyndsey Stone, 0 0-2-0; Tori Transue, 5 2-2-12; Hanna Layton, 0 1-4-1. Totals:  16 5-10-42.
Nor. 14 14 14 13–55
CFks 12 12 6 12–42
Fouled out: Three-point goals: (N) Brown, Kuhn, B. Murphy. (CF) Gibbore 3, Yoest 2. JV: Norwich won 54-21.

Bainbridge-Guilford 57, Oxford 21
OXFORD – Bainbridge-Guilford put a stamp on its victory over Oxford with an impressive third quarter in Thursday’s matchup.
The Bobcats (11-2) outscored Oxford 25-5 in the period led by nine points from Becca Reyes, six from Morgan Bullis, and five from Megan Palmatier. “They really came out and dominated the third. They pressured us defensively and got out in transition,” said Oxford coach Chris Palmer. “I thought we played them tough in the first half, and we battled with them on the boards.”
B-G did have a decisive 54-19 rebounding advantage in the game.
Palmatier was the lone B-G player in double figures finishing with 13 points.
Vada Mack had nine for Oxford, who play at Unadilla Valley Wednesday.
B-G: Shayla Baldwin, 0; Megan Ferrara, 2 0-0-4; Abigail Selfridge, 3 2-4-8; Marissa Thornton, 1 1-2-3; Morgan Bullis, 4 0-3-8; Cadi Barber, 1 0-0-2; Casey Davis, 2 0-0-4; Darcy McElligott, 0; Rebecca Reyes, 2 5-5-9; Megan Palmatier, 4 5-8-13; Taylor Palmatier, 3 0-0-6. Totals: 22 13-22-57.
Oxford: Sara Hodge, 0; Jessica Houghtaling, 0; Leah Karn, 2 0-0-5; Patti Simpson, 1 3-4-5; Sarah Pratt, 1 0-0-2; Rachel Seiler, 0; Vada Mack, 4 1-4-9. Totals: 8 4-8-21.
B-G 8 12 25 12–57
Oxf. 4 3 5 9–21
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (O) Karn. JV: B-G won 39-10. Officials: Davis, Washburn.

Sherburne-Earlville 69, Canastota 38
CANASTOTA – Sherburne-Earlville’s one-two punch of Savannah Irwin and Lilly Berg combined for 45 points in Thursday night’s victory at Canastota.
The duo combined for 26 points in the first half lifting the Marauders to a 34-11 lead. “We threw out a zone press in the first half to change the tempo, and we picked up some steals to get the offense going,” said S-E coach Karen Mulligan.
Irwin hit five threes, and also delivered several strong drives to the basket on her way to a 24-point night. Berg was dominant on the boards, particularly on the offensive end, finishing with 21 points and 13 rebounds.
The Marauders (10-4) host Waterville Tuesday.
S-E:  Stacia Beckwith, 3 0-2-6; Miranda Wright, 1 0-0-2; Lexi Elderkin, 4 0-0-9; Savannah Irwin, 9 1-2-24; Emily Stanton, 3 1-1-7; Sydney Palmer, 0; Lilly Berg, 9 3-9-21. Totals: 29 5-14-69.
Canastota: Jasmine Hannan, 0; Michelle Sutton, 6 1-2-15; Jade Shimer, 0; April Dabrowski, 1 3-4-5; Kaitlin Scholnik 2 0-0-5; Alexis Weimer, 0; Allison Malbouf, 6 0-2-13. Totals: 15 4-8-38.
S-E 19 15 19 16–69
Can. 3 7 13 15–38
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (SE) Irwin 5, Elderkin. (C) Sutton 2, Malbouf, Scholnik. JV: S-E won 50-27.

Greene 55, Unatego 37
GREENE – Led by junior Katie Carey, Greene produced perhaps its best team performance of the season defeating a solid Unatego club Thursday.
Carey was the epitome of efficiency shooting 10-for-15 from the field and 7 of 9 from the free throw line. Oh, and four of those makes came on threes as she finished with a career-high 31 points. “She shot it well, and her teammates got the ball to her in good spots,” said Greene coach Dave Gorton. “She was on fire.”
Carey had 23 points by halftime as Greene led, 29-25. Carey didn’t even attempt a shot in the third quarter, and her scoring wasn’t needed as the Trojans blanked Unatego in the stanza, 8-0. Unatego failed to score the first 13 minutes of the second half, and by that time, the game’s outcome was no longer in doubt.
“We played an amazing game, and in the second half we were dominating,” Gorton said. “I was very excited for the girls and proud of how well they did things tonight. Unatego was holding teams in the 30s, so to score 55 was nice.”
Greene had 14 team assists on 21 baskets, Kristie Haskell added 10 points, and Nicole Flohr charted a team-high 13 rebounds. “She played outstanding defense and made good moves to the basket,” Gorton said of Flohr.
Greene (7-1, 10-2) hosts Windsor Monday.
Unatego: Cassidy Frazier, 0; Beth Carey, 0; Bailey Faulkner, 2 1-4-5 ; Jenna Bullis, 1 0-0-2; Megan Faulkner, 1 0-0-2; Samantha Pikaard, 2 0-0-5; Emily Slawson, 2 0-0-4; Cassidy Newman, 2 1-6-5; Hezel Haehnel, 1 3-6-5; Mariah Sullivan, 3 3-3-9. Totals: 14 8-19-37.
Greene: Kathleen Hanrahan, 0; Kristie Haskell, 4 2-3-10; Alyssa Sands, 2 0-0-4; Emily Montelione, 0; Maria Brown, 1 0-0-2; Nicole Flohr, 2 0-2-4; Madeline Brink, 1 0-0-2; Margo McDermott, 0; Audrey Platta, 1 0-0-2; Katie Carey, 10 7-9-31; Laura Montelione, 0. Totals: 21 9-14-55.
Unat. 9 16 0 12–37
Gre. 12 17 8 18–55
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (G) Carey 4, (U) Pikaard. JV: Unatego won. Officials: Linehan, Sullivan.

Unadilla Valley 43, Harpursville 33
HARPURSVILLE – Unadilla Valley junior Hannah Lazarus produced her second straight 20-point game as Unadilla Valley upended Harpursville on the road Thursday.
Lazarus kept her club on top in the first half, 21-20 scoring 12 of her points including 10 in the opening quarter. The Storm’s defense took matters into their own hands over the final two periods allowing just 13 points. “It was one of the best games we have played in two years,” said UV coach Brandi Whitbeck. “Hannah had another great game, and we played great defense. This is a huge win for these girls.”
UV put the game away in the fourth making six free throws.
UV: Sierra Badger, 2 2-3-6; Breanna Christian, 2 3-3-8; Hunter Lakin, 0 1-2-1; Shannon McIntyre, 2 1-2-5; Hannah Lazarus, 9 5-8-23; Shelby Meade, 0; Kaleigh Fairchild, 0; Gina DelSontro, 0. Totals: 15 12-18-43.
Harpursville: Emily Hunt, 1 0-2-2; Carissa Warren, 1 0-0-2; Shelby Medovich, 6 4-5-17; Mackenzie Havens, 0 1-2-1; Rachel Ballard, 2 0-0-4; Sarah Miller, 2 1-6-5; Payton Woloszyn, 1 0-0-2. Totals: 13 6-15-33.
UVall 13 8 12 10–43
Harp. 11 9 6 7–33
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (H) Medovich. (UV) Christian. Officials: Moyer, Miller.

Boys’ Basketball

Walton 66, Bainbridge-Guilford 46
WALTON – Walton buried six three-pointers in the second half, three in each of the last two quarters to pull away from the Bobcats on Wednesday night.
The Warriors came out of halftime with just a one-point lead. Jared Beach canned two threes in the third for his only points of the game, and Robert Merrill had eight points to create a 15-point lead entering the fourth. Blake Hitt had five threes in the game, three in the second half, to lead Walton with 17 points.
“Walton was red-hot in the third, and we couldn’t buy a basket,” said B-G coach Greg Warren. “We had some good looks, but the ball wasn’t falling.”
Zach Smith scored 12 for B-G and Bailey Green added 11 in the loss. The Bobcats play at Oxford tonight.
B-G: Trevor Halaquist, 0; Adam Bauerle, 4 1-2-9; Bailey Green, 4 1-1-11; Sean Jones, 0; Dylan Moffitt, 0; Ryan Jones, 2 1-2-6; Kyle Hanvey 2 1-2-5; Zach Smith, 4 2-2-12; Alex DeGroat, 0. Totals: 17 7-11-46 .
Walton: Jared Beach, 2 0-0-6; Blake Hitt, 5 2-2-17; C. Rutherford, 1 0-0-3; Alex Sorochinsky, 0 1-2-1; Jordan Somers, 0; Tyler Rubera, 2 3-5-7; Joe Pomeroy, 0; Michael Lindsay, 4 2-5-10; Robert Merrill, 5 0-0-10; Alex Tweedie, 5 0-0-10; Gavin Griffin, 1 0-0-2. Totals: 25 8-14-66.
B-G 8 17 8 13–46
Walt 18 8 22 18–66
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (W) Beach 2, Hitt 5, Rutherford. (BG) Green 2, Smith 2, Jones. Officials: Carey, Bennett

Wrestling

Norwich 45, Sidney 18
NORWICH – Norwich senior Frankie Garcia, picked up career win number 201 earning a forfeit victory against a sparse Sidney lineup Thursday night.
Garcia joined teammate Tristan Rifanburg in the 200-win club earlier this week, the first time in Norwich wrestling history in which two 200-win wrestlers were on the same team.
As for the matchup with the Warriors, only six matches were contested on the mat with the Tornado winning four of those. Carter Hubbard (132) won by pin in 21 seconds, Dustin Marvin (126) made it two straight victories this week with a decision; Zach Mills (113) won by pin in 1:01, and Dalen Geislinger (120) bumped up a weight class to win by fall in 3:26.
“We looked better than we did the other night, and that’s the important part,” said Norwich coach Terry Hagenbuch. “Going into the Section IV Duals, we got some guys some rest, and got some new guys coming into the lineup some more mat time. We hope we’re headed in the right direction.”
The Section IV Duals are this weekend with Norwich earning a first-round bye. The Tornado face the winner of Greene and Vestal Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at Chenango Forks High School. Semifinals and finals are slated for 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. respectively.
Wednesday, Jan. 28, Norwich will honor seniors Garcia, Rifanburg, and Trey Muserallo before its home meet against Chenango Forks.
Results
132: Carter Hubbard (N) pinned Dylan Scott, :21. 138: Cole Rifanburg (N) won by fft. 145: Tristan Rifanburg (N) won by fft. 152: Frank Garcia (N) won by fft. 160: Dylan Gifford (S) pinned Trey Muserallo, 5:15. 170: no match. 182: Nick Jump (S) pinned Eli Kwasnik, :27. 195: no match. 220: no match. 285: Austin Dean (S) won by fft. 99: Eli Rodriguez (N) won by fft. 106: no match. 113: Zach Mills (N) pinned Corbin Valentine, 1:01. 120: Dalen Geislinger (N) pinned Jordan Byrnes, 3:26. 126: Dustin Marvin (N) dec. Reed Scott, 5-2.

B-G/A/H 36 Deposit-Hancock 27
 BAINBRIDGE – Tied with Deposit-Hancock entering the last two bouts, B-G/A/H remained unbeaten this season winning those final two in Thursday's dual meet.
Ben Bivar (132) unlocked a 27-all tie with a pin of Austin Rumola in 2:32. Shane Hoover (138) followed that up with a 4-3 decision victory over Trevor Stiles.
The Bears compete in the Section IV Dual Meet Tournament this weekend and have a first-round bye.

Bowling

Norwich boys, girls win
NORWICH – At Family Recreation Center Thursday, Norwich swept all five points from Owego, while the Tornado girls scored a 4-1 victory.
Dylan Gladstone’s 258 game led him to a Norwich high series of 634.
Alyssa Welch topped the Tornado girls rolling a 185 game.
Honor scores
Boys
NHS (2,844): Dylan Gladstone, 258, 634; Corey Huggins, 234; Brendon Budd, 226; Matt Gladstone, 209.
Owego (2,548): Tim Taft, 2238, 614, Jake Konze, 221.
JV: Owego 4, Norwich 1.
Girls
NHS (2,119): Alyssa Welch, 185; Jacasa Currie, 422.
Owego (2,011): Liz Trotman, 181, 490.
JV: Norwich won.