Girls’ Basketball
Greene 76, Candor 47
GREENE – Candor gave Greene trouble for one half, then the Trojans unleashed their full offensive arsenal.
The Trojans scored 50 points in the second half, and blew out the Indians in what appeared like a game headed toward a fantastic finish.
Coming off a game the previous weekend where they played their worst third quarter – and led to a loss to Harpursville – the Trojans easily played their best third quarter in a 20-1 campaign. It was especially impressive considering it was a sectional playoff win over a team with a winning record. “I felt that we were too good of a team to continue to miss the shots we were missing in the first half,” said Greene coach Dave Gorton. “By the same token, I never thought we would shoot as well as a we did in the third quarter.”
After giving up the initial hoop of the third stanza to fall behind 28-26, the Trojans embarked on a 25-4 run. Barb Borst scored 14 during the quarter including a pair of three-pointers, while Megan McDermott had nine in the stanza. Most of McDermott’s points came off the offensive glass, and she finished with six offensive rebounds for the game.
McDermott and Borst finished with 23 points apiece for Greene, who advance to the Class C semifinals Tuesday night at home against Harpursville. Liz Wentlent controlled the Trojans’ offense as its point guard, and nearly had a triple-double winding up with 16 points, eight rebounds, and seven assists. “Lizzy can score a lot of points if she wanted to, but the only points she cares about are Greene’s,” Gorton said. “She sees the floor and did a nice job getting the ball to the open man.”
Candor: Emily Woodin, 4 2-2-12; Chelsea Dodge, 0; Taylor Szwec, 7 7-10-22; Sierra Hall, 1 2-2-5; Chelsy Kern, 1 0-2-2; Amanda Kellogg, 1 0-0-2; Kelly Halstead, 0; Ali Sullivan, 2 0-0-4; Switzer, 0; Hollenbeck, 0. Totals: 16 11-16-47.
Greene: Abby Wentlent, 2 1-2-5; Anna Crumb, 1 0-0-2; Andrea Day, 1 0-0-2; Emily Breck, 0; Erin Smith, 1 0-0-3; Emily Pierce, 0; Barb Borst, 9 2-2-23; Megan McDermott, 6 11-14-23; Liz Wentlent, 4 7-7-16; Alex Phillipone, 0; Megan Kinne, 1 0-0-2; Amanda Burnett, 0 0-0-0. Totals: 25 21-25-76.
Can. 15 11 10 11–47
Gre. 13 13 29 21–76
Fouled out: (C) Woodin. Three-point goals: (C) Woodin 2, Szwec, Hall, (G) Borst 3, Smith, L. Wentlent. Officials: Blair, Ferrarese.
Odessa-Montour 62, Bainbridge-Guilford 58
ODESSA – A big-time performance for B-G senior Dani Conway was not enough for the Bobcats to upset number two-seeded Odessa-Montour in Class C sectional play Friday night.
The Indians, down 51-48 early in the fourth quarter, ran off 10 straight points to lead 58-51 with under two minutes to play. Four O-M players scored during the spurt with four points coming from Michelle Melansen.
Conway, scored a game-high 33 points and hit two three-pointers late in the game to keep the Bobcats in striking range. She winds up her varsity career with 1,511 points, among the top five in Chenango County history. Chelsi Rosa added eight points for B-G (15-7).
