Boys’ Basketball
Oneida 56, Oxford 40
NORWICH – Oneida played from the front most of the way, a stark contrast from its loss to Norwich Saturday.
The Indians held Oxford to one basket in the second quarter, and extended a six-point halftime lead to 18 in the third stanza to capture the consolation game of the Tom Schwan Memorial/Mang Insurance consolation game Tuesday.
Jim Figueroa came off the bench to score eight points in the third quarter, and a 10-2 run late in the stanza extended a 10-point advantage to a comfortable margin. “With loose balls, offensive rebounds, and back-door cuts, we seemed to be a step behind them,” said Oxford coach Tim Davis. “They’re a solid club, and they move well without the ball.”
All-tournament selection Ryan Kramer had 12 points for Oneida and Figueroa 10 to lead a balanced scoring effort.
The Blackhawks led 11-10 after one period, and scored the first basket of the second quarter, a Wes Tynan jumper, with 7:18 left in the half upping the margin to three. Oneida finished the quarter on a 9-0 run. “It was a big turnaround in the second quarter,” Davis said. “I thought we played a really good first quarter, and we controlled tempo.”
Scott Seiler and Ben Burdick scored 13 points apiece to lead the Blackhawks (0-2).
Following the game Norwich received its first-place team trophy, and Tornado players Robert Martin, Amos Parry, and Nate Foote were selected to the all-tournament squad with Foote earning MVP honors. Seiler was Oxford’s all-tournament pick, and Oneida’s Kramer and Alex Hornyak rounded out the select squad.
Oneida: Patrick Froass, 0; Matt Kramer, 3 0-0-6; Blake Cavanagh, 1 0-0-3; Ryan Kramer, 3 5-8-12; Bryant Clark, 2 3-5-7; Jim Figueroa, 5 0-0-10; Alex Hornyak, 4 0-2-8; Brent Neal, 0; Tyler Gallagher, 2 2-2-6; Dale Ano, 2 0-0-4. Totals: 22 10-17-56.
Oxford: Trevor Nelson, 3 0-0-6; Scott Seiler, 4 4-5-13; Wes Tynan, 2 0-0-4; Andrew Hubman, 0 0-0-0; Ben Burdick, 6 1-2-13; Kyle Smith, 0 0-0-0; Jeff Champlin, 0; Alex Champlin, 2 0-0-4; Trey Seifert, 0; Hugh Witchella, 0. Totals: 17 5-7-40.
Score by quarters
Onda. 10 9 23 15–56
Oxf. 11 2 10 17–40
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (Ox) Seiler, (On.) R. Kramer, Cavanagh. JV: Oneida won, 49-47. Officials: Haynes, Stepanovsky.
Oneonta 72, Greene 58
GREENE – Oneonta was right at home on the Greene court racing to a 16-2 lead in the first quarter en route to its third win of the season.
Lance Ratchford made 5-of-6 three-point attempts and led the Yellowjackets with 19 points. Andrew Tenace added 17 points and 12 rebounds, and Oneonta shot nearly 60 percent from the field for the game.
“We settled down after their fast start and we didn’t give up,” said Greene coach Jeff Paske. “I was happy with our effort, we just weren’t able to chip into their lead.”
Mike Porter had 15 points and Corey Breck 12 in a losing effort. Greene hosts Harpursville Friday night in its tip-off tournament.
On.: Van Deusen, 0; Lance Ratchford, 7 0-0-19; D.J. Basile, 0; Zach harlem, 0; Brendan Harder, 3 0-0-6; Brandon Southard, 1 1-2-3; Dan O’Brien, 7 1-2-15; Alex Mirabito, 2 0-2-4; Andrew Tenace, 7 2-2-17; Devlin Vanderhoof, 4 0-0-8. Totals: 31 4-8-72.
Greene: Trevor Johnson, 0; Corey Breck, 4 2-2-12; John Carlin, 2 0-0-4; Mike Porter, 6 2-3-15; Amell, 2 2-2-6; Chris Engler, 4 1-3-9; Anthony McDaniels, 0 1-2-1; Ben Williams, 1 0-0-3; Dustin Turner, 4 0-0-8; Cameron Daniels, 0. Totals: 23 8-12-58.
Score by quarters
Oneta. 27 12 15 18–72
Gre. 13 12 14 19–58
