Oneonta 46, Norwich 37
NORWICH – Norwich’s margin for error was slim, and Oneonta punished the Tornado for failing to capitalize on a golden opportunity.
After the Purple missed a layup that would have cut the Oneonta’s lead to three, the ‘Jackets strung 11 straight points together over the next four possessions to put the game on ice.
Brendan Harder led Oneonta with 14 points and numerous blocked shots, while third-year senior starter Dan O’Brien added 12 points.
Harder converted a three-point play immediately after the Tornado’s missed layup, and Alex VanDeusen hit back-to-back three balls – his only points of the game – to help extend a once 35-30 game into a 14-point comfortable margin with 2 1/2 minutes to play. “I thought we played a good game against a really good team,” said Norwich coach Mark Abbott. “Our effort was good, we just need to be more efficient offensively and do a better job putting points on the board. Our physical effort was fantastic, but every time we had a miscue, it came back to bite us. VanDeusen’s threes were killers.”
Norwich trailed from late in the first quarter throughout the rest of the game, and found themselves in a seven-point hole late in the third quarter – Oneonta’s largest lead outside of the final five minutes.
Norwich’s inside duo of Vaughn Labor and Craig Berg led the Purple with eight points apiece – the second straight contest in which a Tornado player did not reach double figures scoring. “The breaks aren’t going our way right now, we just need to work a little harder to get them to go our way,” Abbott added.
Norwich plays at Maine-Endwell Saturday at 2:30 p.m.
Oneonta: Alex VanDeusen, 2 0-0-6, Ben Ehrets, 0, Zach Harlem, 2 0-0-4, Brendan Harder, 5 4-5-14, Dustin Haney, 0, Mnte Richardson, 1 0-0-2, Dan O'Brien, 4 4-5-12, Alex Mirabito, 3 1-1-7, Nate Eastman, 0 1-2-1; Tony Burns, 0. Totals: 17 10-13-46.
Norwich: Tim Clark, 0; Chris Mattingly, 0; Jeff Handy, 0; Patrick Coates, 0 4-4-4; Corey Dietrich, 1 0-0-3; Nate Foote, 3 0-0-7; Josh Borfitz, 0; Vaughn Labor, 3 2-4-8; Tyler Saroka, 1 1-2-3; David Carson, 1 0-0-2; Brian Wightman, 0; Justin Ballin, 1 0-0-2; Cory Law, 0; Craig Berg, 4 0-0-8. Totals: 14 7-10-37 .
OHS 8 12 12 14–46
NHS 6 9 12 10–37
Fouled out: none. Three-pointers: (N) Foote, Dietrich, (O) VanDeusen 2, JV: Norwich won 54-23. Officials: Vinsevich, Fletcher.
Sidney 53, B-G 36
BAINBRIDGE – Sidney scored the last 11 points of the third quarter, and went on to defeat winless B-G (0-5) Tuesday.
Kody Westcott hit a three ball – his only basket of the game – to break a 28-28 tie and set off the third-quarter run. “We played pretty well up until the last four minutes of the third quarter,” said B-G coach Ben Nelson. “We missed some shots, and maybe got a little discouraged, but I am proud of our effort tonight.”
Quinn Dorsey hurt the Bobcats on the offensive glass and finished with a career-high 18 points.
Chris McGinnis scored 12 for B-G.
Sidney: JJ Mendes, 0; Anthony Mister, 3 2-2-8; Michael Butcher, 4 2-3-10; Tyler Kane, 1 0-0-2; Aubrey Wood, 1 0-1-2; Dylan Umbra, 3 0-0-6; Kody Westcott, 1 0-0-3; Parker Curley, 2 0-0-4; Josh Douglas, 0; Quinn Dorsey, 8 1-1-18; Tyler Mason, 0. Totals: 23 5-7-53.
B-G: Steve Patten, 0, Greg Dicks, 3 1-2-7, Ben Roosa, 0 1-2-1; Travis Dickey, 2 1-2-6, Tim Feyerabend, 1 1-2-3, Dylan Whitaker, 0 1-2-1; Ricky Marjorum, 0, Chris McGinnis, 3 6-8-12, Justin Pepper, 3 0-0-6. Totals: 12 11-18-36 .
Sidn. 15 6 18 14–53
B-G 4 17 7 8–36
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (B) dickey, (S) Dorsey, Westcott. JV: Sidney won 56-15. Officials: Bennett, O’Connor.
Oxford 49, Unatego 45
OTEGO – Oxford extended its perfect record to 3-0, but it didn’t come without a struggle, Wednesday at Unatego.
Jeff Champlin scored a layup off an inbounds pass with under 15 seconds to play to seal the victory. “They have some pretty athletic kids, and they played us tough tonight,” said Oxford coach Tim Davis.
Scott Seiler had eight in the first quarter for Oxford and finished with a team-high 16. Sophomore Cory Seiler added eight, and he filled in for injured starter John Witchella, who left the game in the first half after suffering an injury.
Oxford: Cory Seiler, 4 0-0-8; Andrew Hubman, 1 0-0-2; Scott Seiler, 7 0-0-16; John Witchella, 0; Tom Gould, 1 0-0-2; Alex Champlin, 2 0-0-5; Jeff Champlin, 3 1-2-7; Robert Amor, 2 0-1-4; Hugh Witchella, 2 1-6-5. Totals: 22 2-9-49.
Unatego: Erik Barber, 0, Kyle Falkenmeyer, 7 0-0-16, Jeff Fazio, 2 0-2-4, Will May, 2 0-0-5, Alex Hendrickson, 3 0-0-7, Chet Davis, 1 0-0-2, Kyle Ray, 4 1-1-9, Mike Simonds, 1 0-0-2 . Totals: 20 1-3-45.
Oxf. 11 18 10 10–49
Unat. 10 14 14 7–45
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (O) s. Seiler 2, A. Champlin. (U) Falkenmayer 2, May, Hendrickson. JV: Unatego won. Officials: Miller, Coleman.
Unadilla Valley 64, Harpursville 32
NEW BERLIN – Unadilla Valley’s early defensive pressure was too much for Harpursville as the Storm routed the Hornets Wednesdsay.
Raffi Perry got UV off to a quick start scoring eight points on his way to a team-high 18. Five other Storm players had at least six points, and the majority of the lineup played at least half of the game. “Some of the reserves did a good job running our offense and hitting open shots,” said UV coach Matt Osborne.
Darin Garcia led UV (2-1) with eight rebounds.
Harpursville: John McLaughlin, 1 0-0-2; Kyle Fuller, 2 0-0-4; JP Anderson, 0; Ryan Dalpiaz, 2 1-2-6; Jeff Austin, 0 1-2-1; Steven Windsor, 0; Chad Baxter, 4 1-2-12; Ben Andrews, 1 0-0-2; Eric Windsor, 0 0-2-0; Andrew Mark, 2 1-5-5. Totals: 12 3-16-32.
UV: Paul Smith, 4 0-1-8; Mason Wyman, 3 0-0-7; Raffi Perry, 6 5-6-18; Josh Wright, 2 0-0-5; Jay Lloyd, 0; Darin Garcia, 3 0-0-7; Matt Harrington, 3 1-3-7 ; Jake Curtis, 0; Jimmy Jachim, 2 0-0-4; Josh Thomsen, 2 2-3-6; William Sanders, 1 0-0-2. Totals: 26 8-14-64.
Harp. 3 7 9 13–32
UVall. 17 10 27 12–64
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (UV) Perry, Wyman, Wright, Garcia. (H) Baxter 3, Dalpiaz. JV: UV won. Officials: Innes, Cleminhaga.
Greene 67, Hancock 48
GREENE – Greene extended its winning streak to three games breaking away from the Wildcats with a strong third quarter.
The Trojans scored the first eight points of the third stanza and had eight in the quarter from junior Dustin Turner. Chris Engler and Scott Gorton nailed five points apiece to extend a seven-piont halftime lead to 19. “They played well in the first half hitting some shots after penetrating and kicking the ball out,” said Greene coach Jeff Paske. “We weren’t doing a good job helping and recovering, but were much better in the second half.”
Gorton was 6-for-11 on three balls and led with 20 points. Engler scored 14, Turner had 10 to go with four blocks, Dan Carlin dished out a team-best six assists, and Josh Fischer pulled down seven rebounds.
Greene (3-1) hosts Afton Tuesday.
Hancock: Myles Martin, 0; John Marino, 5 0-1-12; Logan Emerich, 2 0-0-6; Ben Reynolds, 0; Travis Drake, 6 0-0-14; Saad Majeed, 2 0-0-5; Zachary Miller, 0; Tom Malinski, 0; Bryant Sherburne, 0; Kyle Houschultz, 4 0-2-8; Kent Jennings, 0 3-4-3. Totals: 19 3-7-48.
Greene: Mark Day, 2 0-0-4; Alec Grabowski, 2 0-0-4; Josh Fischer, 3 1-1-8; Dan Carlin, 2 0-0-4; Scott Gorton, 7 0-0-20; Chris Engler, 6 2-7-14; Ben Adams, 1 1-2-3; Booker Davis, 0; Dustin Turner, 5 0-0-10. Totals: 28 4-10-67.
Hanc. 12 12 12 12–48
Gre. 15 16 24 12–67
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (G) Gorton 6, Fischer, (H) Emerich 2, Marino 2, Drake 2, Majeed. JV: Greene won 50-41. Officials: Linehan, Szelkowski.
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