Boys’ Basketball
Oxford 72, B-G 30
OXFORD – Oxford started the game on a 10-0 run, and finished the first half scoring the final 12 points en route to a blowout win over B-G Friday.
Scott Seiler and Jeff Champlin had 10 points apiece in the opening two quarters leading their club to a 34-12 advantage. “We came out in full-court man-to-man defense to get us moving and create tempo,” said Oxford coach Tim Davis. “We were able to get a lot of easy baskets off our defense.”
Seiler finished with 15 points and seven assists, Alex Champlin netted 14 points, and Jeff Champlin tacked on 12 for Oxford, who finished 30-for-57 from the field (52 percent).
Tim Feyerabend had 10 points for B-G.
B-G: Steve Patten, 1 0-0-2, Greg Dicks, 1 0-0-2, Ben Roosa, 0; Tim Feyerabend, 5 0-0-10, Ricky Marjorum, 3 0-0-6, Chris McGinnis, 1 0-0-2, Justin Pepper, 4 0-0-8. Totals: 15 0-0-30.
Oxford: Cory Seiler, 2 0-0-4; Andrew Hubman, 1 2-3-4; Scott Seiler, 6 3-5-15; Nate Sortino, 1 0-0-3; Tom Gould, 2 0-0-4; Alex Champlin, 5 3-4-14; Jeff Champlin, 6 0-2-12; Robert Amor, 1 1-2-3; Ethan Paul, 2 1-2-5; James Loughren, 1 0-0-2; Hugh Witchella, 3 0-0-6. Totals: 30 10-18-72.
B-G 4 8 8 10–30
Oxf. 12 22 18 20–72
Fouled out: (BG) Feyerabend. Three-point goals: (O) A.Champlin, Sortino. JV: Oxford won 40-22. Officials: Fletcher, Miller.
S-E 52, Canastota 28
CANASTOTA – Sherburne-Earlville notched its most comfortable win of the season outscoring Canastota 17-1 in the fourth period to improve to 5-1 season the Christmas break.
“We played some good team defense and didn’t give them any opportunities at second shots,” said S-E coach Kevin Vibbard.
Garrett Porack led S-E (7-8) with 20 points and eight rebounds, and Sean Boise had 10 of his 14 points in the second half. “When you win six games by only 16 points, you never anticipate anything being easy,” Vibbard said. “We opened (the lead) in the fourth quarter, and that allowed us to take a deep breath.”
S-E: Brett Nelson, 4 0-0-8; Caleb Brown, 3 0-0-6; Ken Knickerbocker, 0; Sean Boise, 7 0-2-14; Bill Craine, 0; Garrett Porack, 7 6-7-20; Phil Price, 1 0-0-2; Dan Leet, 0; Ethan Sconzo, 0 2-2-2; Ryan Collins, 0. Totals: 22 8-11-52.
Canastota: Matt Rapasodi, 1 0-0-2; Ceiro, 1 0-0-2; D. Arner, 0; Pat Micaroni, 0 1-2-1; Nick Marsi, 2 8-8-12; Rob Argentine, 1 0-0-2; Ryan Merrell, 0; Anton Motley, 2 0-0-4; Kevin Digaspari, 0; Brett Olden, 0; Jon Sicilia, 1 0-1-3; Jon Coonrod, 0 0-2-0; Tom Zupan, 1 0-2-2. Totals: 9 9-15-28.
S-E 16 9 10 17–52
Can 5 16 6 1–28
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (C) Sicilia. JV: Canastota won.
Delhi 48, Greene 41
GREENE – Greene was unable to make up for a 14-point first half in a home defeat to Delhi Friday.
Luke Byrnes scored 19 points for the Bulldogs, who used a packed-in zone defense in the first half. “We settled too much for the outside shot in the first half,” said Greene coach Jeff Paske. “We need to get off to a better start.”
Chris Engler had 13 points for the Trojans, Ben Adams had eight points and nine rebounds, and Dan Carlin also grabbed nine boards.
Delhi: Troy Tucker, 3 1-5-8; Sean O’Connell, 4 1-4-9; Trent Kathmann, 2 5-9-9; Luke Byrnes, 8 3-5-19; Jacob Cipperly, 0; Michael Morales, 0 1-2-1; Cesar Nunez, 0; Rama, 1 0-0-2. Totals: 18 11-25-48.
Greene: Mark Day, 0; Alec Grabowski, 0; Josh Fischer, 1 0-2-2; Dan Carlin, 1 1-2-3; Scott Gorton, 1 0-0-3; Chris Engler, 3 6-8-13; Ben Adams, 3 2-2-8; Booker Davis, 2 0-0-4; Dustin Turner, 4 0-0-8 . Totals: 15 9-14-41.
Del. 15 8 11 14–48
Gre. 8 6 15 12–41
Fouled out: (D) Rama. Three-point goals: (G) Gorton, Engler, (D) Tucker. JV: Delhi won 52-33. Officials: Ciotoli, Griffin.
Milford 59, G-MU 28
MILFORD – Milford, down for most of the first half to G-MU, outscored the Raiders 16-4 over the final four minutes of the second quarter, and coasted to a blowout win in the second half.
“We read their defense well through most of the first half, but they continued to create chaos, and we reverted to some old habits,” said G-MU coach Bill Hartman.
Brian Edelstein led the winners with 19 points and Sean Huffstickler added 18.
