Bobcats demolish S-E for Tip-off tournament title

SHERBURNE – The Sherburne-Earlville varsity girls basketball team held their annual tip-off tournament this past weekend – to which they reached the finals only to fall victim to the Bobcats of Bainbridge-Guilford who handily defeated the lady Marauders 76-35.
Reaching the finals for S-E they successfully extended their winning streak to three games, as as Miranda Wright scored a team and game-high 18 points in the win over Unadilla Valley. Sherburne-Earlville proved to be the dominant force when matched with the Storm, as S-E managed to amass a 24-11 halftime lead. This lead helped propel the Marauders to the finals as they defeated UV by a score of 59-29.
Advancing to the finals S-E's fantastic three game win streak came to a halt when the lady Bobcats of Bainbridge-Guilford demolished the lady Marauders on their home court.
With an opening period lead in the finals 25-5, B-G simply ran away with the win – taking the halftime lead of 44-16.
Impressively for Bainbridge-Guilford, the team managed to play so soundly that three girls tied for the lead in scoring at 17 points a piece – Abigail Selfridge, Kori Thornton, and Megan Palmatier.
On the Sherburne-Earlville side, only five girls would score in the game, as Lexi Elderkin and Miranda Wright grabbed 10 points a piece for the team lead.
B-G would show some mercy on the Marauders following the halftime break – posting third and fourth period scores of 16 points a piece – as the Bobcats emerged the 2016 S-E Tip off tournament champions by a score of 76-35.
Up next for Bainbridge-Guilford, they will head to Chenango Forks on Monday, Dec. 12, at 7:15 p.m.
Sherburne-Earlville will now need to recover after that huge loss, and will get some much needed time to regroup as they will not see live action until Friday, Dec. 16, when they host Cazenovia at 7 p.m.
Unadilla Valley will follow suit of B-G, as following the weekend tournament they will host a home game on Monday, Dec. 12, when Edmeston comes to play at 7:15 p.m.

Championship game:

S-E: 5 11 6 13– 35
B-G: 25 19 16 16– 76

Bainbridge-Guilford: Erica Selfridge 1 0-0 11, Abbi Miller 1 0-0 2, Abigail Selfridge 8 1-1 17, Jillian Cannistra 2 0-0 10, Dani Johnson 1 0-0 2, Kori Thornton 0 2-2 17, Megan Palmatier 7 3-4 17. Totals: 20 6-7 76.
Sherburne-Earlville: McKenzie Holmes 2 0-0 4, Miranda Wright 4 2-4 10, Lexi Elderkin 1 2-2 10, Kaitlyn Furner 0 0-0 3, Emily Stanton 3 2-2 8. Totals: 10 6-8 35.
Three pointers: S-E: Elderkin (2), Furner (1). B-G: Thornton (5), E. Selridge (3), Cannistra (2).

First round game:

UV: 4 7 12 6– 29
S-E: 11 13 18 17– 59

Unadilla Valley: Julia Oglesby 5 0-0 10, Macie Franklin 0 1-2 1, Shelby Meade 4 2-6 8, Skyler Bard 1 0-0 2, Meegan White 1 0-0 2, Brook Brown 1 2-2 4. Totals: 12 5-10 29.
Sherburne-Earlville: McKenzie Holmes 3 0-0 6, Miranda Wright 7 4-6 18, Lexi Elderkin 0 0-0 3, Kaitlyn Furner 2 2-2 6, Tessa Cole 0 1-2 7, Emily Stanton 4 1-2 9, Shay Franklin 2 0-0 4, Sophia Khoury 3 0-0 6. Totals: 21 8-12 59.

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