NEW BERLIN – After a close start to the contest, Unadilla Valley pulled away from Harpursville in the third quarter of Wednesday’s Midstate Athletic Conference senior night match up. The Storm used a 22-3 run in the stanza to extend their lead to 27-points in the 64-52 win.
The Harpursville Hornets did fight back, going on a 22-point rally in the final eight minutes of play, but UV was able to fend off the comeback attempt and come away with the senior night victory.
Prior to the start of the game, head coach Matt Osborne held a special recognition for his four seniors on the 2019-2020 roster – Danny Anderson, Caleb Parker, Dylan Nichols and Garrett Proskine.
Anderson and Parker each scored in the opening minutes while teammate Cameron Osborne tallied eight in the first, aiding in the 15-14 lead for the Storm.
Unadilla Valley then went into the locker room out in front by eight after Parker came alive in the second, scoring eight of his game-high 20 points.
Five different UV players registered points in the big third quarter in front of the home crowd as they pulled ahead 57-30 with one quarter left.
The Hornets tried to the turn the tables on the Storm with their 22-7 run in the final eight minutes but the lead built by Unadilla Valley in the second and third quarters was enough for the home team to hold on for the league win.
Osborne, who scored 13 first-half points, finished with 15 and 10 rebounds for another double-double in the season. Brock Davis added 12 points in the win and Timmy Postma contributed six points.
Harpursville was led by Luke Merrill’s 15 points in the loss. Merrill scored 10 in the fourth, trying to pull his team back into the game in the late minutes.
The Hornet’s Matt Lyon also had a big fourth, tallying seven of his 13 points in the stanza.
Unadilla Valley heads to Oxford on Tuesday for a 7:15 p.m.