Boys’ Basketball
Oxford 65, Afton 34
AFTON – Oxford is cleaning up in MAC’s Division II, and looks like a prohibitive favorite to repeat as division champions after Monday’s shellacking of the Crimson Knights.
Locked in a close game early, Afton starting guard Casey Mohrein went down with an injury three minutes into the contest, and did not return. After which, Oxford turned up the defensive pressure to build a 20-6 lead.
Alex Champlin had 10 points in the first quarter, 18 by halftime, and a game-high 23 points. Tom Gould was next with 13 points, and Cory Seiler added 12. “We wanted to come out and play well from the start, and we were able to do that,” said Oxford coach Tim Davis. “We want to maintain a high caliber play, no matter who we’re facing.”
Oxford: Brett Trask, 1 0-0-2; Chris Covey, 0; Cory Seiler, 6 0-0-12; Alex Champlin, 10 3-6-23; Zack Barry, 2 0-0-4; Ethan Paul, 1 2-2-4; Devin Slater, 1 1-2-3; Ralph Renaud, 0; Jeremy Nelson, 2 0-0-4; Tom Gould, 5 3-5-13. Totals: 28 9-15-65.
Afton: Clayton Andrews 0, Adam Davis 2 0-0-5, Casey Mohrien 0, Corey Mohrien 0, Michael Muller, 4 2-2-13 , Adam Rupakus 4 2-4-10, Corey Westfall 0, Dylan Wilson, 3 0-0-6. Totals: 13 4-6-34.
Oxf. 20 14 19 12–65
Aft. 6 8 6 14–34
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (A) Muller 3, Davis. JV: Oxford won 48-19.
Otselic Valley 78, Madison 31
SOUTH OTSELIC – Otselic Valley had the gas on full throttle from the start, and scored 53 points in the middle two quarters to whitewash Madison Monday night.
OV had little trouble putting the ball in the basket, nor did the visitors offer much of a threat to the Vikes’ defense. After three quarters, the Vikings raised their prodigious lead to 68-21.
“We were really flat Saturday at Morrisville, and I was hoping we would come back tonight with the intensity and sharpness we needed,” said OV coach Dave Loomis. “It was nice to see us have a little more focus with our play. We have not put a lot of points on the board this season, but tonight we worked harder for our shots, we were more patient, and we took better shots.”
David Cerasani saw little more than half a game of action, but still led the winners with 16 points and nine assists. Brad Wentworth also scored 16 points, while Jamin Selan and Justin Shapley pulled down eight rebounds apiece.
Madison: Peters, 5 0-0-13; Hall, 0; Ziebert, 0 ; Neff, 1 4-5-6; Bean, 1 0-0-3; J. Hicks, 1 2-7-4; Hoffman, 0; Blineby, 2 1-4-5; Totals: 10 7-16-31 .
OV: Troy Rasmussen, 1 0-0-2; Adam Duell, 3 0-0-7; David Cerasani, 5 3-4-16; Brad Wentworth, 6 2-5-16; Christopher Neal, 2 0-0-4; Justin Shapley, 4 0-2-8; Garth Hubbard, 2 0-0-4; Michael Sawyer, 0; Brandon Coye, 2 0-0-4; Matthew Williams, 2 0-0-4; Ethan Rounds, 0 0-2-0; Dusty Davis, 1 0-0-2; Jefferson Pittsley, 3 0-0-6; Jamin Selan, 2 1-1-5. Totals: 33 6-14-78.
Mad. 3 13 5 10–31
OVa. 15 27 26 10–78
Fouled out: none. Team fouls: (M) 9, (OV) 15. Three-pointers: (M) Peters 3, Bean. (OV) Cerasani 3, Duell, Wentworth 2. JV: Madison won. Officials; Bennett, Griffin.
Sauquoit Valley 63, S-E 60 (OT)
SAUQUOIT – Down a baker’s dozen at the start, the Marauders made up the early deficit, but could not find the right formula to surpass SV in a overtime loss Monday.
The host club made five foul shots in the extra period led by three from Ryan Critelli. The Indians forced overtime hitting a deuce with 26 seconds left in the fourth. The Marauders misfired at the end of regulation to win the game, and also had a game-tying three-pointer in overtime fall short.
“This is a game we didn’t play particularly well,” said S-E coach Kevin Vibbard. “Yes, we were able to climb out of that early hole, but you can’t spot teams 13 points, and expect to win games.”
Sean Boise had 18 for S-E, and Ryan Collins was next tallying 15 in the scorebook.
S-E: Brett Nelson, 2 1-5-5; Caleb Brown, 4 0-1-8; Ethan Johnson, 1 1-1-3; Branden McDaniel, 1 2-2-4; Sean Boise, 6 3-3-18; Phil Price, 0; Ryan Collins, 7 1-2-15; Cody Schraft, 3 0-0-7. Totals: 24 8-14-60.
SV: Nick Critelli, 6 0-2-15; Jason Bentley, 2 2-2-8; Mason Olmstead, 4 2-4-10; Ryan Critelli, 4 4-7-12; Ted Kondziclawa, 2 0-0-4; Josh Jirecki, 1 0-0-2; Alex Schultz, 3 0-0-6; David Evans, 3 0-2-6. Totals: 25 8-17-63.
S-E 15 11 18 10 6–60
SVa. 19 11 14 10 9–63
Fouled out: (SV) Olmstead. JV: SV won 66-59.
Girls’ Basketball
S-E 55, Mt. Markham 37
SHERBURNE – Sherburne-Earlville received a big spark from reserve Kristi Irwin, and had steady scoring from starters Caitlynn Adams and Bridget Irwin to pull away from Mount Markham Wednesday.
