Evening Sun Report
Girls’ Basketball
Norwich 68, Binghamton 58
NORWICH – Norwich did little wrong on the offensive end in the first half, and withstood Binghamton’s rally in the fourth quarter to win for the fourth time in six games.
Norwich (6-7) crept to within one win of evening its mark, and the good times rolled through two quarters with the Tornado staked to a 44-27 lead. “The first half was probably the best we’ve played all season,” said Norwich coach Krista Porter.
Hannah Runyon scored 13 of her 14 points in the opening two quarters, and Sarah Bonnell came off the bench to net nine of her season-high 15 points. Norwich used a 10-0 run midway through the second quarter to widen its lead to 17 points.
“We shot the ball well in the first half and we only turned it over five times,” Porter said.
Binghamton forced six Norwich turnovers in the third quarter alone. Jennifer Morabito netted 13 points in the stanza as the 17-point margin dwindled to as little as seven. Only eight points from NHS junior Elisha Eddy stemmed the tide.
Morabito added eight more in the fourth and finished with 35 on the day, but the Pats never closed the gap to less than five.
Eddy led Norwich with 16 points to go with 20 rebounds. Runyon and Tatyana Ithier led with seven assists apiece.
The Tornado play at Oneonta Saturday at 6 p.m.
Binghamton: Phoebe Byrnes, 2 0-0-4; Caity Kuhnen, 2 0-0-4; Emily Reed, 1 0-0-2; Jennifer Morabito, 15 4-6-35; Rachel Blee, 0; Ashley Lomonaco, 1 0-5-2; Elisa Baskin, 2 1-5-5; Tiahanna Mills, 2 1-2-6; Alexis Truesdell, 0. Totals: 25 6-18-58
Norwich: Gabrielle Testani, 0 0-0-0; Michelle Testani, 2 0-0-6; Kanako Takuume, 0 0-0-0; Sarah Bonnell, 7 1-1-15; Molly Demellier, 1 0-0-2; Elisha Eddy, 8 0-4-16; Hannah Runyon, 5 3-4-14; Adrienne Sharpe, 3 1-2-7; Tatyana Ithier, 2 3-7-8. Totals: 28 8-18-68.
BHS 17 10 18 13–58
NHS 23 21 10 14–68
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (N) M. Testani 2, Ithier, Runyon. (B) Mills, Morabito. JV: Binghamton won 48-47. Officials: J. Bennett, Hendrickson.
Unatego 54, Unadilla Valley 44
NEW BERLIN – Unatego turned it up a notch in the third quarter outscoring the Storm by nine points to add to its seven-point halftime lead.
The Storm, losers of four straight, had the game into single digits in the fourth quarter, but the Spartans’ Colleen O’Hara had eight of her 19 points to keep UV at bay. “Most teams seem to come out and play a good third quarter against us,” said UV coach Brandi Backus. “They had a couple of fast-break baskets, and they made some foul shots.”
Hannah Johnson scored 12 and Amanda Button 10 for UV, who play at Walton Friday night.
Unatego: Stephanie Havens, 4 0-2-8; Kayla Wong, 1 0-0-2; Gabi May, 4 0-0-8; Kelly Cleaver, 0; Ashley Mannina, 0; Colleen O’Hara, 6 6-8-19; Rachel Mugford, 0; Harley Judd, 5 -8-17. Totals: 20 13-18-54.
UV: Emily Sugar, 3 1-2-8; Krystyn Gould, 1 0-0-2; Melissa Friedel, 2 1-2-6; K. Collins, 0; Amanda Button, 5 0-0-10; Charlie Weidman, 3 0-0-6; L. Avolio, 0 Hannah Johnson, 6 0-0-12; Katelynn Fagan, 0; Amber Potter, 0. Totals: 20 2-4-44.
Unat. 13 11 18 12–54
UVa. 10 7 9 18–44
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (UV) Sugar, Friedel, (U) O’Hara. JV: Unatego won.
CV-Springfield 57, G-MU 37
COPES CORNER – Cherry Valley-Springfield, unbeaten against Tri-Valley League East opposition, pulled away in the second half to win a crossover contest against the Raiders.
Nadine Guernsey threw in a three-pointer at the first-half horn to put the Patriots in front, 24-23.
The Raiders were within 39-30 after Tanya Barnes basket, but closed the gap no further. “We’re playing a lot better than we did earlier this year, and we’re doing things that you hope for,” said G-MU coach Jim Johnson.
CV’S’s duo of Courtney Van Brink and Morgan Van Alstine combined for 40 of their team’s points. “Those two are solid players and they’re tough to defend,” Johnson said. “My kids played good defense and made them earn all of those points.”
Barnes led G-MU with 17 points, who play at Milford Friday.
CV-S: Tiffany Thompson, 0; Morgan Shuster, 0 2-2-2; Nadine Guernsey, 3 0-0-9; Courtney Van Brink, 9 3-5-21; Mallory Garretson, 3 0-1-6; Morgan Van Alstine, 6 6-7-19; Savannah Crowley, 0 0-2-0. Totals: 21 11-17-57.
G-MU: Kirsten Gonzales, 1 0-0-3, Courtney Hillman, 0 1-2-1, Smith, 0; Brianne Lambert, 3 1-3-7, Tanya Barnes, 7 1-1-17, Calli Hill 1 0-0-3, Marissa Finch, 1 0-0-2, Jen Pederson, 1 2-2-4. Totals: 14 5-8-37.
CVS 11 13 15 18–57
GMU 10 13 5 9–37
Fouled out: (G) T. Barnes. Three-point goals: JV: G-MU won 30-21. Officials: Backus, Lishansky.
B-G 57, Deposit 35
DEPOSIT – Bainbridge-Guilford had its best offensive balance of the season, and senior Dani Conway recorded her first triple-double this season finishing with 12 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists.
Randi Conway matched older sister Dani’s 12 points, Chelsi Rosa scored nine of her 11 points in the first half, and freshman Shania Vandermark posted a double-double with 10 points and 15 rebounds.
B-G: J. Thomas, 0; Randi Conway, 5 1-2-12; Chelsi Rosa, 5 1-1-11; Dani Conway, 5 1-2-12; Kimberly Hart, 1 0-0-2; N. gould, 0 Amber Bauerle, 2 0-1-4; Kimberly Brown, 3 0-0-6; Shania Vandermark, 5 0-0-10. Totals: 26 3-6-57.
Deposit: Melissa Martin, 3 0-0-7; Brittany Stanton, 4 1-4-9; Matthews, 1 2-2-4; Nikkia Russell, 2 0-0-5; Niehaus, 1 0-0-2; B. Merrill, 0 1-2-1; Nisnanski, 1 0-2-2; Kelsey Russell, 2 1-2-5. Totals: 14 5-12-35.
BG 18 12 17 10
Dep. 11 6 6 12–35
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (BG) R. Conway, D. Conway, (D) Martin, Russell. JV: B-G won 43-19. Officials: Berg, Duvarney.
Greene 52, Walton 35
GREENE – Greene spread the wealth on offense assisting on 14 of 19 baskets to defeat Walton Wednesday.
Barb Borst scored 13 points and Megan McDermott 11 for the unbeaten Trojans (12-0). “Our defense was great again, and it allowed us to get a big lead,” said Greene coach Dave Gorton. “We had some fast break opportunities that were just beautiful. We had good ball movement and very unselfish play.”
Liz Wentlent, in limited time on the floor, dished out a team-high six assists.
Walton: Justine Rutherford, 1 1-2-3, Morgan Benson, 3 2-2-10, Christa Jennings, 0 2-6-2, Sara Kuebler, 1 0-0-2, Kendra Hoyt, 1 0-2-2, Hunter Browne, 0 3-4-3, Amy Conkling, 1 0-0-2, Shelby Jennings, 0, Devon Kaminsky, 3 5-7-11. Totals: 10 13-21-35.
Greene: Abby Wentlent, 2 3-8-7; Anna Crumb, 1 0-1-2; Andrea Day, 2 2-2-6; Emily Breck, 0; Erin Smith, 2 0-0-5; Emily Pierce, 0; Barb Borst, 5 2-2-13; Megan McDermott, 4 3-4-11; Liz Wentlent, 1 0-0-2; Alex Phillipone, 0; Megan Kinne, 2 2-2-6. Totals: 19 12-19-52
