Bobcats falls to Tioga in first round of Kazalski Tournament
BAINBRIDGE – The opening round of the Kazalski Girls Basketball Tournament, hosted by Bainbridge-Guilford, saw a late-night battle for a spot in the championship between the Bobcats and the Tioga Tigers. The Tigers closed out the contest on a 13-5 run to top B-G 46-38 to move into the title game against Deposit/Hancock on Friday.
Deposit/Hancock defeated familiar Midstate Athletic Conference foe Sidney in the earlier game 68-47 behind the stellar performance of Laycee Drake. Drake ended the night with 31 points and 11 rebounds.
In the night cap, Tioga started out the game on 10-0 run but the spurt was ended by B-G’s Celeste Baldwin’s 3-pointer with 3:55 left in the first quarter. Sara Cannistra added a bucket then Macie Leizear knocked down two shots from behind the arc to quickly close the lead down to just four points at the end of the opening stanza.
Using their momentum from the end of the first quarter, the Bobcats ended the half with a five point lead as they outscored the Tigers 15-7 in the eight minutes of play.
However, following the break, the offensive push from the first half for Bainbridge-Guilford stalled as they only scored 12 points in the final two quarter.
Tioga found a rhythm and totaled 25 points in the second half to take the win. The visitors did most of their damage at the free throw line, shooting 10 of the 18 foul shots taken in the half.
The Tigers went 10-for-18 at the line for the game while the Bobcats went to the free throw line just six time, making two.
The two teams ended the third quarter at 33-33 tie but Tioga took control of the fourth to win by eight points.
Leizear finished the game as game’s top scorer, ending with 19 – 12 of her points where from long range. Taylor Parsons chipped in eight in the loss.
The Tigers had two score in double figures as Eve Wood led the team with 15. Chloe Bellis, who had a huge presence in the fourth, ended with 13.
Bainbridge-Guilford will take on Sidney in the consolation game at 5:15 p.m. while Tioga will face Deposit/Hancock at 7 p.m.
Tioga 46, Bainbridge-Guilford 38
T 14 7 12 13 – 46
B-G 11 15 7 5 – 38
Tioga: Chloe Bellis 5 2-5 13, Bri Rossi 0, Eve Wood 5 3-4 15, Giovanna Rossi 3 2-5 8, Ari Manwaring 0, Julia Ballis 1 0-0 2, Liv Ayres 2 3-4 8. Totals: 16 10-18 46.
Bainbridge-Guilford: Sara Cannistra 2 0-0 4, Celeste Baldwin 2 0-0 6, Macie Leizear 7 1-4 19, Taylor Parsons 4 0-0 8, Jordyn Parsons 0 1-2 1, Abigail Wambacker 0. Totals: 15 2-6 38.
Fouled out: None. 3-point field goals: (T) C. Bellis 1, Wood 2; (B-G) Baldwin 2, Leizear 4.
Deposit/Hancock defeated familiar Midstate Athletic Conference foe Sidney in the earlier game 68-47 behind the stellar performance of Laycee Drake. Drake ended the night with 31 points and 11 rebounds.
In the night cap, Tioga started out the game on 10-0 run but the spurt was ended by B-G’s Celeste Baldwin’s 3-pointer with 3:55 left in the first quarter. Sara Cannistra added a bucket then Macie Leizear knocked down two shots from behind the arc to quickly close the lead down to just four points at the end of the opening stanza.
Using their momentum from the end of the first quarter, the Bobcats ended the half with a five point lead as they outscored the Tigers 15-7 in the eight minutes of play.
However, following the break, the offensive push from the first half for Bainbridge-Guilford stalled as they only scored 12 points in the final two quarter.
Tioga found a rhythm and totaled 25 points in the second half to take the win. The visitors did most of their damage at the free throw line, shooting 10 of the 18 foul shots taken in the half.
The Tigers went 10-for-18 at the line for the game while the Bobcats went to the free throw line just six time, making two.
The two teams ended the third quarter at 33-33 tie but Tioga took control of the fourth to win by eight points.
Leizear finished the game as game’s top scorer, ending with 19 – 12 of her points where from long range. Taylor Parsons chipped in eight in the loss.
The Tigers had two score in double figures as Eve Wood led the team with 15. Chloe Bellis, who had a huge presence in the fourth, ended with 13.
Bainbridge-Guilford will take on Sidney in the consolation game at 5:15 p.m. while Tioga will face Deposit/Hancock at 7 p.m.
Tioga 46, Bainbridge-Guilford 38
T 14 7 12 13 – 46
B-G 11 15 7 5 – 38
Tioga: Chloe Bellis 5 2-5 13, Bri Rossi 0, Eve Wood 5 3-4 15, Giovanna Rossi 3 2-5 8, Ari Manwaring 0, Julia Ballis 1 0-0 2, Liv Ayres 2 3-4 8. Totals: 16 10-18 46.
Bainbridge-Guilford: Sara Cannistra 2 0-0 4, Celeste Baldwin 2 0-0 6, Macie Leizear 7 1-4 19, Taylor Parsons 4 0-0 8, Jordyn Parsons 0 1-2 1, Abigail Wambacker 0. Totals: 15 2-6 38.
Fouled out: None. 3-point field goals: (T) C. Bellis 1, Wood 2; (B-G) Baldwin 2, Leizear 4.
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