Unadilla Valley boys rout Newfield to advance to Class C championship game
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CORTLAND – Newfield’s 7-0 run to close out the second quarter didn’t sit well with Unadilla Valley, who bludgeoned ninth-seeded Trojans in an 18-4 third quarter en route to a 65-42 victory in a Section Four Class C boys’ basketball semifinal Thursday night at SUNY-Cortland.
Fourth-seeded and defending Class C champion Unadilla Valley (18-5) advances to Saturday’s championship game against third-seeded Lansing (16-5) at 3 p.m. at SUNY Cortland. Lansing is seeking its first sectional title since 1977 after downing second-seeded Moravia, 50-45, in the nightcap of the Class C doubleheader.
Do-everything senior Andrew Jackson scored 32 points, six rebounds, six assists and two steals for the Storm.
“He’s just an outstanding player,” Unadilla Valley coach Matt Osborne said.
Jackson’s three-point play with 1:09 before halftime gave Unadilla Valley a 35-17 lead, but a 3-pointer by Jalen Hardison and back-to-back UV turnovers that resulted in consecutive DaeJahd Leckey layups over the final 52 seconds trimmed it to 35-24 at intermission, giving Newfield (13-8) renewed hope.
It didn’t last long.
Jackson and Grey opened the third quarter with buckets at the block. After Newfield’s Joshua Wood made a pair of free throws, Unadilla Valley scored eight straight, started by Jackson’s pull-up jumper after a blocked shot by Rifanburg on the other end. Grey followed with a 3-pointer from the left wing and a free throw on consecutive trips before Caleb Parker capped the run with a coast-to-coast sprint that culminated with a layup and 47-26 lead with 1:43 left in the quarter.
By the time the quarter ended, the Storm enjoyed a 53-28 lead.
“Our defense is our strong point and we clamped down on ‘D’ in the third quarter and limited them to one (or no) shots,” coach Osborne said.
Jackson’s backdoor layup off a Wyatt Grey assist with 3:26 left in the fourth quarter gave the Storm its biggest lead, 63-33. About a minute later, both teams cleared their respective benches.
Jackson scored 12 points in the opening quarter, even while doing his best in getting his teammates involved in the offense early. He drained a pair of three –pointers and had a pair of assists in the 20-11 opening-quarter getaway.
Jackson’s unselfishness has its merits…at times, according to his coach.
“We have four kids who can score so we try to spread the wealth,” coach Osborne said. “He’s been trusting his teammates a lot more in recent games but, sometimes, he just needs to take the game over.”
Unlike the first quarter, when they drained four three-pointers, Unadilla Valley found success inside in the second. Levi Rifanburg and Parker scored six and four points, respectively, while both Jackson and Timmy Postma added buckets inside the paint.
“We had a size advantage over (Newfield), so we wanted to get the ball inside,” coach Osborne said. “We shot it well from the outside (in the first quarter), which opened some things up inside in the second quarter.”
Grey finished with 12 points, three rebounds and three assists and Rifanburg added 10 points with six rebounds and a blocked shot for Unadilla Valley.
Cameron Osborne also added 5 rebounds for the Storm, who won its first sectional title last season with a 58-48 win over Tioga before falling in the state quarterfinals.
Newfield was paced by Leckey’s 12 points and Wood’s 11.
Unadilla Valley 65, Newfield 42
Newfield 11 13 4 14 – 42
UV 20 15 18 12 – 65
Newfield: Jacob Humble 0; Anthony Pawlewicz 0; Alexander Schoeble 1 0-0-3; Teagan Moynihan 0; DaeJahd Leckey 5 0-0-12; Jalen Hardison 2 2-2-8; Austin Diaz 0; Kyle LaBarge 1 0-0-3; Arthur Hardison 0; LaRon Boykin 2 1-2-5; Kade Pawlewicz 0; Joshua Wood 3 5-6-11; Hunter Colburn 0. TOTALS: 14 8-10-42.
Unadilla Valley: Andrew Jackson 11 8-9-32; Tom Gillette 0; Danny Anderson 0; Brock Davis 0; Dylan Nichols 0; Caleb Parker 2 2-2-6; Spencer Meade 0; Levi Rifanburg 5 0-0-10; Blaine Rifanburg 0 0-2-0; Isaiah Carkuff 0; Wyatt Grey 4 1-2-12; Cameron Osborne 1 1-2-3; Devon Fairchild 0; Tim Postma 1 0-0-2; McCoy Davis 0. TOTALS: 24 12-17-65.
3-point goals: (N) Wood 3, Leckey 2, Schwoeble 1, LaBarge 1; (UV) Grey 3, Jackson 2.
Fourth-seeded and defending Class C champion Unadilla Valley (18-5) advances to Saturday’s championship game against third-seeded Lansing (16-5) at 3 p.m. at SUNY Cortland. Lansing is seeking its first sectional title since 1977 after downing second-seeded Moravia, 50-45, in the nightcap of the Class C doubleheader.
Do-everything senior Andrew Jackson scored 32 points, six rebounds, six assists and two steals for the Storm.
“He’s just an outstanding player,” Unadilla Valley coach Matt Osborne said.
Jackson’s three-point play with 1:09 before halftime gave Unadilla Valley a 35-17 lead, but a 3-pointer by Jalen Hardison and back-to-back UV turnovers that resulted in consecutive DaeJahd Leckey layups over the final 52 seconds trimmed it to 35-24 at intermission, giving Newfield (13-8) renewed hope.
It didn’t last long.
Jackson and Grey opened the third quarter with buckets at the block. After Newfield’s Joshua Wood made a pair of free throws, Unadilla Valley scored eight straight, started by Jackson’s pull-up jumper after a blocked shot by Rifanburg on the other end. Grey followed with a 3-pointer from the left wing and a free throw on consecutive trips before Caleb Parker capped the run with a coast-to-coast sprint that culminated with a layup and 47-26 lead with 1:43 left in the quarter.
By the time the quarter ended, the Storm enjoyed a 53-28 lead.
“Our defense is our strong point and we clamped down on ‘D’ in the third quarter and limited them to one (or no) shots,” coach Osborne said.
Jackson’s backdoor layup off a Wyatt Grey assist with 3:26 left in the fourth quarter gave the Storm its biggest lead, 63-33. About a minute later, both teams cleared their respective benches.
Jackson scored 12 points in the opening quarter, even while doing his best in getting his teammates involved in the offense early. He drained a pair of three –pointers and had a pair of assists in the 20-11 opening-quarter getaway.
Jackson’s unselfishness has its merits…at times, according to his coach.
“We have four kids who can score so we try to spread the wealth,” coach Osborne said. “He’s been trusting his teammates a lot more in recent games but, sometimes, he just needs to take the game over.”
Unlike the first quarter, when they drained four three-pointers, Unadilla Valley found success inside in the second. Levi Rifanburg and Parker scored six and four points, respectively, while both Jackson and Timmy Postma added buckets inside the paint.
“We had a size advantage over (Newfield), so we wanted to get the ball inside,” coach Osborne said. “We shot it well from the outside (in the first quarter), which opened some things up inside in the second quarter.”
Grey finished with 12 points, three rebounds and three assists and Rifanburg added 10 points with six rebounds and a blocked shot for Unadilla Valley.
Cameron Osborne also added 5 rebounds for the Storm, who won its first sectional title last season with a 58-48 win over Tioga before falling in the state quarterfinals.
Newfield was paced by Leckey’s 12 points and Wood’s 11.
Unadilla Valley 65, Newfield 42
Newfield 11 13 4 14 – 42
UV 20 15 18 12 – 65
Newfield: Jacob Humble 0; Anthony Pawlewicz 0; Alexander Schoeble 1 0-0-3; Teagan Moynihan 0; DaeJahd Leckey 5 0-0-12; Jalen Hardison 2 2-2-8; Austin Diaz 0; Kyle LaBarge 1 0-0-3; Arthur Hardison 0; LaRon Boykin 2 1-2-5; Kade Pawlewicz 0; Joshua Wood 3 5-6-11; Hunter Colburn 0. TOTALS: 14 8-10-42.
Unadilla Valley: Andrew Jackson 11 8-9-32; Tom Gillette 0; Danny Anderson 0; Brock Davis 0; Dylan Nichols 0; Caleb Parker 2 2-2-6; Spencer Meade 0; Levi Rifanburg 5 0-0-10; Blaine Rifanburg 0 0-2-0; Isaiah Carkuff 0; Wyatt Grey 4 1-2-12; Cameron Osborne 1 1-2-3; Devon Fairchild 0; Tim Postma 1 0-0-2; McCoy Davis 0. TOTALS: 24 12-17-65.
3-point goals: (N) Wood 3, Leckey 2, Schwoeble 1, LaBarge 1; (UV) Grey 3, Jackson 2.
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