Girls’ Basketball
B-G 41, Oxford 35
OXFORD – B-G showed the mettle of a champion scoring the game’s last 11 points over the final 3:27 of play to secure the Bobcats’ ninth division title under head coach Bob Conway Tuesday.
Jennifer Patten tied the game with two free throws after a steal, and Mariah Schaeffer’s two free throws with 1:45 to play put her club up 37-35. Nicole Conway added a spot-up 15-foot shot on the baseline to pad the advantage.
Oxford rallied from a 13-1 lead in the first quarter briefly taking the lead in the second quarter, moving in front in the third, and extending that margin to as many as five points in the fourth.
Marcie Day converted a three-point play for B-G (15-2), while Schaeffer added a three ball to help spur the turnaround. “We got out of synch a little bit in the second and third quarters with foul trouble,” Conway said. “We played with more urgency at the end of the game and picked up our intensity.”
Julie Davis scored 12 points for Oxford and Alysa Law had 11. Davis scored eight of her points in the last quarter. “We’ve been in a couple games like this where we weren’t able to finish,” said Oxford coach Brad Aldrich. “B-G’s defense stepped it up in the fourth quarter.”
Schaeffer led the Bobcats with 12 points and Patten ended with 11.
B-G: Sam Spalholz, 1 2-2-4; Mariah Schaeffer, 4 3-4-12; Jen Patten, 2 7-8-11; Liz Holbert, 1 0-0-2; Brittany Fahringer, 0; Nicole Conway, 2 1-2-5; Marcie Day, 3 1-1-7. Totals: 13 14-17-41.
Oxford: Alysa Law, 4 3-3-11; C. Baker, 0; Chantel Crandall, 1 0-0-2; Erin Law, 1 0-0-2; Hollyann Branham, 3 0-0-6; Felicia Tynan, 0 1-2-1; J. Davis, 5 2-2-12; Amanda Nightengale, 0 1-2-1. Totals: 14 7-9-35.
Score by quarters
B-G 13 4 6 18–41
Oxf. 3 11 11 10–35
Fouled out: (O) Nightengale. Three-point goals: (BG) Schaeffer. JV: Oxford won. Officials: Jensen, Berg.
Norwich 43, Owego 38
OWEGO – Norwich reached double figures wins for the third straight season defeating Owego in a much tougher battle than the previous meeting at Norwich last month.
Brittany Cargill sunk one free throw with 20 seconds left, and Kyra Collier made a pair of freebies with under 10 seconds to play to seal Norwich’s win. “Owego has improved a lot – they are a dangerous team,” said Norwich coach Bob Branham. “We switched from zone to man-to-man defense in the full-court and halfcourt, and it was more effective. We’re also showing better consistency offensively in each quarter.”
Alicia Testani led Norwich (10-8) with 11 points and Melinda Moore added 10. Norwich plays a non-league game at Chenango Valley Monday.
NHS: Brittany Cargill, 1 1-2-4; Alicia Testani, 2 5-11-11; Krissie Collier, 1 0-0-2 ; Emily Tackabury, 1 0-0-2; Melinda Moore, 3 2-2-10; Kyra Collier, 2 2-2-6; Chelsea Leibundgut, ; Clare Sheldon, ; Brooke Abbott, 1 0-0-3; Kala Haltner, 2 0-0-5; Michelle Testani, . Totals: 13 10-18-43.
Owego: Olivia Young, 1 2-2-4; Allana Cerretai, 0 0-2-0; Missy Riley, 1 3-4-5 ; Kyla Knapp, 5 3-5-13; Jennifer Iler, 4 0-1-9; Hannah Souto, 0; Aubrey Gatto, 0; Alicia Marhefka, 2 3-4-7; Erica Mallery, 0. Totals: 13 11-18-38
NHS 11 9 10 11–43
Ow 12 11 6 9–38
Fouled out: (N) Haltner. Three-piont goals: (N) Cargill, Testani 2, Moore 2, Abbott, Haltner. (O) Iler. JV: Norwich won 35-32.
Greene 56, Delhi 34
DELHI – Greene halted a two-game losing slide controlling the inside with its rebounding, and generating offense out of a full-court press to defeat Delhi Tuesday.
Barb Borst hit two three balls in an 18-8 third quarter, and combined with Liz Wentlent and Jessica Smith, scored 16 of their team’s 18 points. In that period alone, the Trojans (10-7) opened a 20-point bulge over the Bulldogs. “We pretty much were in control the whole game,” said Trojans coach Bill Case. “We had a lot of second-shot opportunities, and Lizzy Buhl controlled the middle for us.”
Smith had 14, Borst 12, and Wentlent 10 points to lead Greene, who play at Sidney Friday.
Greene: Barb Borst, 4 2-2-12; Holly Davis, 1 0-0-2; Candice Browning, 2 0-0-4; Erin Smith, 1 0-0-2; Monica Puglisi, 1 0-0-2; Megan McDermott, 1 0-0-2; Lizzy Buhl, 3 2-3-8; Liz Wentlent, 5 0-0-10; Jessica Smith, 6 1-2-14. Totals: 24 5-7-56.
Delhi: Eva Rae Andrews, 0, Ashley Ticknor, 1 0-0-2, Meghan Taylor, 4 4-4-12, Jaime Mills, 3 0-0-6, Josie Elwell, 0, Christin Salerno, 0, Megan Cantwell, 0, Kristan Morley, 0, Katie Darling, 0, Liz Viafore, 1 2-4-4, Jean Viafore, 4 2-4-10. Totals: 13 8-12-34.
Gre. 14 16 18 8–56
Del. 8 12 8 6–34
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals:
Harpursville 62, Unadilla Valley 40
NEW BERLIN – Unadilla Valley again tried different defensive tactics against Harpursville standout Lindsay Kimmel, but the Hornets senior proved unstoppable.
Kimmel had 13 points in each of the second and third quarters finishing with a game-high 36 points Tuesday. During the third quarter, Harpursville extended a 10-point halftime lead to 20. “We played her tough in the first half – I didn’t think she had as many points as she did,” said UV coach Daryl Decker.
Harpursville: Gasca, 1 0-0-2; Katie Greene, 2 2-2-6; Angela Eberly, 1 0-0-2; Alycia Kimmel, 0; Hannah Kimmel, 5 0-2-10; Lindsay Kimmel, 15 2-2-36; Hogan, 0; Melissa O’Donnell, 0; Leslie Dauphinais, 2 2-2-6; Wickham, 0. Totals: 26 6-8-62.
UV: Jenna Rudnitsky, 2 0-0-4; Caree Acre, 0 ; Rachel Dye, 0; Jess Lorence, 1 0-0-2; Katelyn Ross, 2 3-3-7; Theresa Lazarus, 1 2-2-5; Cierra Izard, 1 0-0-2; Sarah Talbot, 0; K. Elliott, 1 0-0-3; L. Clapperton, 0 1-2-1; Thomas, 0 Katrina Benson, 2 0-2-4; Sally Hartwick, 1 0-0-2; Brittni Fancher, 2 0-4-4; Hannah Johnson, 3 0-0-6. Totals: 16 6-13-40.
Harp. 12 15 21 14–62
UVa. 10 7 11 12–40
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (H) L. Kimmel 4, (UV) Elliott, Lazarus. JV: UV won. Officlals: T. Green, T. Tenace.
Otselic Valley 52, Cincinnatus 37
SOUTH OTSELIC – Kylie Martin and Kim Lewis proved a deadly one-two punch in the first half leading the Vikings to a win Tuesday against Cincinnatus.
The duo had 33 of the Vikings’ 35 first-half points as they built a 16-point lead. Lewis had all 16 of her points in the opening two quarters, while Martin went on to lead her club with 23.
“We got a lot of transition buckets,” said OV coach Kevin Springer of an 18-7 second quarter. “We ran the floor and it opened things up.”
