Girls’ Basketball
Greene 39, Oxford 20
OXFORD – Greene picked up where Oxford left off last the previous weekend at the Norwich Pennysaver Tournament.
The Trojans, who gave up a 10-point second-half lead a week ago to a furiously rallying Blackhawks club, started hot in the first quarter and never gave up its big lead to avenge that loss Saturday. “We had a great first quarter,” said Greene coach Bill Case. “We had them up-tempoed and were able to get up and down the court. They have such a good defensive club, but we were much more aggressive.”
The Trojans also dominated the glass outrebounding Oxford 43-13. Lizzy Buhl and Megan McDermott grabbed 10 rebounds apiece, while Barb Borst scored 11 points to pace a balanced offense. “I thought we did a fairly good job in our halfcourt defense, but we never really got into a flow on offense,” said Oxford coach Brad aldrich. “We thought they might come out with a lot of adrenaline in the first quarter after last weekend, and that’s what they did. If you don’t come to play with your ‘A game,’ almost anybody can beat anybody else in our league.”
Liz Wentlent scored six points in the first quarter as Greene led 17-4 after the first turn. Wentlent and McDermott split 18 points evenly to aid the Greene cause.
Greene hosts Hancock tonight in a rescheduled game from last week, and Oxford plays at Unadilla Valley Tuesday.
Greene: Barb Borst, 4 2-4-11; Tara Bub, 0 0-1-0; Abby Wentlent, 0 0-2-0; Erin Smith, 1 1-2-3; Megan McDermott, 2 5-8-9; Lizzy Buhl, 2 1-4-5; Liz Wentlent, 2 5-6-9; Megan Kinne, 1 0-1-2; Amanda Burnett, 0. Totals: 12 15-28-39 .
Oxford: Daisy Murphy, 0; Alyshia Crawford, 0; Jenna Farwell, 0; Christi Baker, 1 0-0-2; Chantel Crandall, 0 0-3-0; Chelsea Farrell, 0 0-4-0; Hollyann Branham, 1 0-0-2; Felicia Tynan, 2 0-0-4; Haley Witchella, 2 1-6-5; Erin Law , 2 1-2-7. Totals: 8 2-15-20.
Greene 17 5 3 14–39
Oxfd. 4 3 5 8–20
Three-point goals: (G) none, (O) E. Law 2. JV: Greene won 40-34.
Owego 49, Norwich 41
OWEGO – Owego produced three players with nine points and two more with eight in a victory over Norwich Friday night.
The Indians had little difficulty putting points on the board through three quarters of play, and a 17-3 advantage in the second quarter opened an 18-point halftime lead. “We didn’t shoot the ball well in the second quarter, and they seemed to make everything,” said Norwich coach Krista Porter. “We switched our defense from zone to man-to-man, but they seemed to have an answer for whatever defense we played.”
Brittney Randall had three trifectas to score nine points, and teammates Brittany Randall and Kayla Knapp had nine points apiece.
Michelle Testani canned a trio of three balls and led Norwich (0-4) with 11 points.
Owego: Alana Cerrentani, 2 0-0-4; Missy Riley, 4 0-0-8; Kylie Davis, 1 0-0-2; Kayla Knapp, 3 3-4-9; Brittney Randall, 3 0-0-9; Audrey Gatto, 3 3-6-9; Alicia Marhefka, 3 2-2-8. Totals: 19 8-12-49.
NHS: T. Ithier, 1 3-4-6; Testani, 3 2-2-11; Collier, 1 0-2-2; Griffin, 2 0-0-4; Tackabury, 1 4-6-6; B. Cox, 3 2-2-8; Leibundgut, 1 0-0-2; Sheldon, 1 0-2-2; Abbott, 0 0-2-0. Totals: 13 11-20-41.
NHS 10 3 9 19—41
Owe. 14 17 12 6—49
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (N) Testani 3, Ithier. (O) Randall 3. JV: NHS won 48-37. Officials: Wahila, Westfall.
Unadilla Valley 50, Afton 41
AFTON – Unadilla Valley’s Hannah Johnson hit a three-pointer near the end of the third quarter to slow Afton’s rally, and the Storm went on to beat the Crimson Knights Friday.
It was the second straight win for the Storm (2-3), who snapped a 15-game losing streak earlier last week. “This is a huge win and our attitudes are starting to change,” said UV coach Brandi Backus. “There isn’t a dominant team in our league, and any team can be beaten on a given night.”
Katelyn Ross and Katrina Benson had six points apiece in a big second quarter to lead the Storm into halftime with a nine-point lead. Johnson finished with 18 for UV and Ross added 14.
Melissa Oswald scored 14 points for Afton and Hannah Westfall tacked on 11.
UV: Johnson, 6 5-11-18; Sugar, 0; Lorence, 1 1-2-3; Ross, 5 1-3-14; Benson, 3 2-2-8; Izard, 2 0-0-4; Talbot, 0; Rudnitsky, 1 1-2-3; Button, 0. Totals: 18 10-20-50.
Afton: Parsons, 1 0-0-2; J. Winans, 3 0-1-6; A. Martin, 0; Simonds, 1 0-2-2; A. Winans, 2 2-2-6; Westfall, 3 5-8-11; Greenier, 0; Oswald, 6 2-3-14. Totals: 16 9-19-41.
Uva. 10 16 10 15—50
Aft. 8 9 14 10—41
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (UV) Johnson, Ross 3, (A) none. JV: UV won. Officials: Miller, Haynes.
B-G 46, Delhi 37
DELHI – Liz Holbert’s career-high 14 points led B-G to its second win this season Friday at Delhi.
The Bobcats clung to just a three-point lead entering the fourth quarter before putting the Bulldogs away. Mariah Schaeffer added 13 points and Dani Conway scored 12 in the win.
B-G: Mariah Schaeffer 4 5-10 13, Elizabeth Holbert 7 0-1 14, Brittney Fahringer 1 0-0 2, Danielle Conway 2 6-11 12, Kimberly Hart 2 1-2 5, Brittney Hutchinson 0 0-0 0, Savannah Hard 0 0-0 0, Samantha DeGroat 0 0-0 0. Totals: 16 12-24-46.
Delhi: Eva Rae Andrews 0 0-0 0, Abby Oliver 0 0-0 0, Josie Elwell 1 0-0 2, Kathryn Krick 1 0-0 2, Kristan Morley 0 0-0 0, Katie Darling 0 0-0 0, Liz Viafore 6 0-1 12, Maci Gile 0 0-0 0, Jean Viafore 6 5-9 17, Sienna Brown 2 0-0 4. Totals: 16 5-10-37.
B-G 14 9 9 14–46
Del. 10 13 6 8 –37
Three-point field goals: (BG) Conway 2. JV: B-G won 46-28.
Morris Boosters Tournament
G-MU 30, Otselic Valley 23
ONEONTA – G-MU’s Tanya Barnes and Ashlea Osborne teamed up for a big fourth quarter leading the Raiders past OV in the Morris Boosters Tournament consolation gam.e
The Raiders’ duo had 11 of their team’s 13 fourth-quarter points to give their team some breathing room. OV, despite poor shooting from the field, trailed by only two points entering the fourth. “It was kind of like the game with Morris the night before,” said OV coach Kevin Springers. “We had plenty of good shots, but we shot it terribly. I don’t know what it is, but we never seem to shoot well there (Oneonta State Fieldhouse).”
Charlotte Valley held a significant advantage (14-1) from the foul line to provide the difference in a 26-21 opening-round win over the Raiders in the Morris Boosters Tournament first-round matchup.
Sam Meyerhoff had 14 of CV’s points including 10 made free throws.
Osborne and Cass Calamia split 14 points evenly for the Raiders. “We played really well, obviously the difference was the foul shooting,” said G-MU coach Jim Johnson.
Morris outscored Otselic Valley 21-8 in the middle two quarters to erase the Vikings’ early lead to move onto the finals of its own tournament with a 44-31 win.
Cindy Slack had a season-high 10 points for OV and Heather Eaton buried three three balls scoring nine points in the loss. The Vikings host Old Forge tonight.
