Boys’ Basketball
Morris 40, G-MU 23
COPES CORNERS – Morris held G-MU to just eight points in the first half to establish a 27-8 lead in Monday’s Tri-Valley League victory.
Eric Smith led a balanced Mustangs lineup with 13 points. Defensively, G-MU had multiple turnovers in the first half managing just 10 field goal attempts.
“Morris is certainly one of the best teams in the league,” said G-MU coach Bill Hartman. “They have a number of options offensively. They’re a patient team that shares the ball – they have a nice club over there.”
Jon Scofield led G-MU with 10 points.
Morris: Clayton Bard, 2 0-0-4; Justin Utter, 0; Cory Forgit, 3 1-2-7; Garrett Decker, 0 0-3-0; Brandon Hitchcock, 0; Jared Weidman, 0 0-1-0; Colby Hull, 1 0-0-3; Eric Smith, 5 2-2-13; Joe Utter, 3 1-2-7; Nick Rozanski, 1 0-2-2; Sean Forgit, 0 0-2-0; Josh Myers, 2 0-0-4; Roman Norman, 0. Totals: 17 4-14-40.
G-MU: DeMario Reed, 0; Kevin Davis, 0; Greg Talbot, 2 0-0-4; Eddie Ray Cotton, 1 0-0-2; Chris Steckline, 0; Alex Schmidt, 0; Edwards, 0; Agresta, 0 1-2-1; Mason, 0; Andrew Delmar, 2 2-5-6; Jon Scofield, 3 4-5-10. Totals: 8 7-12-23.
Morr. 14 13 5 8–40
GMU 3 5 6 9–23
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (M) Smith, Hull. JV: Morris won. Officials: Palmer, Kafchinsky.
Hancock 65, Unadilla Valley 52
HANCOCK – Evan Whitmore’s big second half allowed Hancock to pull away for the victory in Monday’s game against Unadilla Valley.
Whitmore scored 24 of his 32 points over the final two periods, most of those points coming from short range on inside plays or offensive rebounds. The Storm were within six at halftime, but the Wildcats were able to extend that lead to 14 entering the fourth quarter.
“We had too many turnovers in the third quarter, and we missed some easy ones inside,” said UV coach Matt Osborne. “We should have been able to hang with them.”
Justin Hofer scored 22 points for UV in a losing effort. The Storm host Afton on Wednesday.
UV: Austin Glidden, 1 0-0-2; Garrett Mackey, 0; Ian Tuttle, 0 1-2-1; Justin Hofer, 8 5-9-22; Ryan Harrington, 0 0-1-0; Tom Wallace, 3 0-0-7; Mike Schowe, 1 6-6-8; Jason Peck, 1 5-9-7 ; Greg Conroe, 0 1-2-1; Mason Talbot, 0; Mitchell MacDuff, 2 0-0-4. Totals: 16 18-29-52.
Hancock: Shane O'Brien, 0 2-2-2, Gary Resti, 1 0-0-2, Tom Bannicky, 4 1-1-11, Dylan Oralls, 1 0-0-2, Zach Tator, 1 0-0-2, Mubrick Summerville, 1 0-0-2, Couse, 0 0-1-0; Deren Keesler, 2 0-0-4, Shane Whitehead, 1 1-2-3, Evan Whitmore, 12 8-10-32, Eric Hicks, 1 3-4-5. Totals: 24 15-20-65.
UVal 6 13 15 18–52
Hanc. 12 13 23 17–65
Fouled out: (H) Keesler. Three-pointers: (UV) Wallace, Hofer, (H) Bannicky 2. JV: UV won. Officials: Haynes, Ehrie.
Girls’ Basketball
Unatego 52, Deposit 28
OTEGO – Playing for the first time in nearly two weeks, Unatego’s game rust showed – for exactly one quarter.
