Storm’s pressure leads to second-half comeback win over Blackhawks
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Greene tops Bobcats in regular season finale
NEW BERLIN – Trailing Oxford by 13 at the half, Unadilla Valley’s head coach Matt Osborne knew he needed to something different to get his team back into the game. Switching to a full-court press on defense was the answer as the Storm limited the Blackhawks to 21 second-half points to come away with the 57-51 Midstate Athletic Conference and senior night win.
Oxford was paced by Jason Davis and Jacob Murrer in the opening half as the two combined for 27 of the Blackhawks’ 30 points.
Using the full-court press in the second half, Unadilla Valley was able to get some easy baskets in transition, leading to their eventual take over of the game.
Oxford clung to their six point lead entering the fourth quarter but the Storm’s Andrew Jackson scored a crucial 12 points in the final eight minutes of play, allowing UV to take the late-game lead and hold on for the final minutes.
Jackson finished the game with 25 to lead all scorers. He also pulled in eight rebounds.
Levi Rifanburg of the Storm scored eight of his 18 points in the first stanza to keep UV within three points of Oxford. He grabbed seven boards off the glass.
Oxford’s Davis poured in a team-high 20 points and recorded a double-double with 10 rebounds. Jacob Murrer scored 18 points, a season-best for the Blackhawks shooting guard. Their teammate C.J. Smith pulled down a game-high 14 rebounds.
Playing in their final regular season home game Thursday night, Oxford will host Bainbridge for a 7:15 p.m. game time. Blackhawks’ head coach Tim Davis will honor his seniors prior to the start of the game.
Storm’s head coach Matt Osborne recognized his six seniors – Andrew Jackson, Levi Rifanburg, Wyatt Grey, Tom Gillette, Spencer Meade and McCoy Davis – before Wednesday’s game.
Unadilla Valley (13-5, 8-1) waits for their seed in the Midstate Athletic Conference to determine their opponent for Tuesday night’s opening round game.
Unadilla Valley 57, Oxford 51
Oxford 16 14 9 12 – 51
Unadilla Valley 13 4 16 26 – 57
Oxford: Jacob Murrer 6 3-3 18, Josh Christian 0 0-0 0, Jason Davis 6 6-6 20, Nick Cirello 1 0-0 3, Matt Roach 0 0-0 0, CJ Smith 4 1-2 9, Brad Beckwith 0 1-2 1. TOTALS: 17 11-13 51.
Unadilla Valley: Andrew Jackson 10 1-2 25, Caleb Parker 3 0-0 7, Dylan Nichols 0 2-2 2, Levi Rifanburg 7 4-4 18, Wyatt Grey 2 0-1 5, Cameron Osborne 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 22 7-9 57.
Fouled out: None. 3-point goals: (O) Murrer 3, Davis 2, Cirello 1; (UV) Jackson 4, Parker 1, Grey 1. JV: Unadilla Valley won.
Greene 51, Bainbridge-Guilford 33
BAINBRIDGE – A slow start by both the visiting Greene Trojans and the Bobcats of Bainbridge-Guilford saw a first quarter score of 7-3. However, it was Greene who found their rhythm first as they scored 13 second-quarter points. Allowing the B-G to score just five points in the same stanza, the Trojans began to pull away for the 51-33 win on the road Wednesday.
In the second quarter, it was the Nate show for Greene as Nate Barry, Nate Parker and Nate Erickson combined for all 13 points. The Trojans took a 15 point lead into the locker room at halftime.
Coming out of the break, Greene began sharing the ball throughout the team as they saw seven different players score a basket to add 21 points to the scoreboard. Bainbridge-Guilford was once again held to single digits, scoring eight points.
It wasn’t until the fourth quarter when the Bobcats started to flow, scoring 17 to close out the game as a team. During their late game run, Devon Scherhaufer drained two of his made four 3-pointers to pace the Bobcats. Scherhaufer led B-G in the scoring column with 12 points – all coming from behind the arc.
Teammate Haiden Burns scored all seven of his points contributed in the second half of the game and Garrett Ives tallied four points in the fourth quarter.
Barry finished the game with 13 to lead all scorers in the contest and teammate Erickson ended in double figures as well with 10. Both recorded all of their points in the first three quarters and did not play in the fourth.
Greene hosts Windsor Thursday and travels to Chenango Valley Saturday for back-to-back non-league games to close out the regular season. Both games are scheduled for 7:15 p.m. starts.
Bainbridge-Guilford travels to Oxford for their regular season finale Thursday evening as well. The tip-off for the Bobcats and Blackhawks is scheduled for 7:15 p.m.
NEW BERLIN – Trailing Oxford by 13 at the half, Unadilla Valley’s head coach Matt Osborne knew he needed to something different to get his team back into the game. Switching to a full-court press on defense was the answer as the Storm limited the Blackhawks to 21 second-half points to come away with the 57-51 Midstate Athletic Conference and senior night win.
Oxford was paced by Jason Davis and Jacob Murrer in the opening half as the two combined for 27 of the Blackhawks’ 30 points.
Using the full-court press in the second half, Unadilla Valley was able to get some easy baskets in transition, leading to their eventual take over of the game.
Oxford clung to their six point lead entering the fourth quarter but the Storm’s Andrew Jackson scored a crucial 12 points in the final eight minutes of play, allowing UV to take the late-game lead and hold on for the final minutes.
Jackson finished the game with 25 to lead all scorers. He also pulled in eight rebounds.
Levi Rifanburg of the Storm scored eight of his 18 points in the first stanza to keep UV within three points of Oxford. He grabbed seven boards off the glass.
Oxford’s Davis poured in a team-high 20 points and recorded a double-double with 10 rebounds. Jacob Murrer scored 18 points, a season-best for the Blackhawks shooting guard. Their teammate C.J. Smith pulled down a game-high 14 rebounds.
Playing in their final regular season home game Thursday night, Oxford will host Bainbridge for a 7:15 p.m. game time. Blackhawks’ head coach Tim Davis will honor his seniors prior to the start of the game.
Storm’s head coach Matt Osborne recognized his six seniors – Andrew Jackson, Levi Rifanburg, Wyatt Grey, Tom Gillette, Spencer Meade and McCoy Davis – before Wednesday’s game.
Unadilla Valley (13-5, 8-1) waits for their seed in the Midstate Athletic Conference to determine their opponent for Tuesday night’s opening round game.
Unadilla Valley 57, Oxford 51
Oxford 16 14 9 12 – 51
Unadilla Valley 13 4 16 26 – 57
Oxford: Jacob Murrer 6 3-3 18, Josh Christian 0 0-0 0, Jason Davis 6 6-6 20, Nick Cirello 1 0-0 3, Matt Roach 0 0-0 0, CJ Smith 4 1-2 9, Brad Beckwith 0 1-2 1. TOTALS: 17 11-13 51.
Unadilla Valley: Andrew Jackson 10 1-2 25, Caleb Parker 3 0-0 7, Dylan Nichols 0 2-2 2, Levi Rifanburg 7 4-4 18, Wyatt Grey 2 0-1 5, Cameron Osborne 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 22 7-9 57.
Fouled out: None. 3-point goals: (O) Murrer 3, Davis 2, Cirello 1; (UV) Jackson 4, Parker 1, Grey 1. JV: Unadilla Valley won.
Greene 51, Bainbridge-Guilford 33
BAINBRIDGE – A slow start by both the visiting Greene Trojans and the Bobcats of Bainbridge-Guilford saw a first quarter score of 7-3. However, it was Greene who found their rhythm first as they scored 13 second-quarter points. Allowing the B-G to score just five points in the same stanza, the Trojans began to pull away for the 51-33 win on the road Wednesday.
In the second quarter, it was the Nate show for Greene as Nate Barry, Nate Parker and Nate Erickson combined for all 13 points. The Trojans took a 15 point lead into the locker room at halftime.
Coming out of the break, Greene began sharing the ball throughout the team as they saw seven different players score a basket to add 21 points to the scoreboard. Bainbridge-Guilford was once again held to single digits, scoring eight points.
It wasn’t until the fourth quarter when the Bobcats started to flow, scoring 17 to close out the game as a team. During their late game run, Devon Scherhaufer drained two of his made four 3-pointers to pace the Bobcats. Scherhaufer led B-G in the scoring column with 12 points – all coming from behind the arc.
Teammate Haiden Burns scored all seven of his points contributed in the second half of the game and Garrett Ives tallied four points in the fourth quarter.
Barry finished the game with 13 to lead all scorers in the contest and teammate Erickson ended in double figures as well with 10. Both recorded all of their points in the first three quarters and did not play in the fourth.
Greene hosts Windsor Thursday and travels to Chenango Valley Saturday for back-to-back non-league games to close out the regular season. Both games are scheduled for 7:15 p.m. starts.
Bainbridge-Guilford travels to Oxford for their regular season finale Thursday evening as well. The tip-off for the Bobcats and Blackhawks is scheduled for 7:15 p.m.
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