Girls’ Basketball
Greene 50, Sidney 29
GREENE – Greene continues to improve each time out, and a 21-point win over a talented Sidney club on Friday night was further evidence of that team growth.
“We had a bad quarter against Sidney the first time we played them, and they were able to get back in the game,” said Greene coach Dave Gorton. “This time, when we had a bad quarter, we still played great defense.”
The Trojans (4-2) began to shake the Warriors in the third quarter extending their lead to 10 before a dominant fourth stanza put the victory on ice.
Erin Smith bucketed 13 points, Liz Wentlent scored 12 points to go with eight rebounds, and Andrea Day added 12 points.
“This was our best game of the year – by far,” Gorton said. “We showed so much character in the Harpursville game, and that carried over.”
Sidney: Meredith Delello, 1 1-2-3, Danielle Martindale, 1 1-2-3, Lyndsay Delello, 1 0-2-2, Kate Philpott, 1 1-2-3, Stephanie Morrow, 0, Danielle Gravel, 5 0-0-13; Rachel Decker, 0 1-2-1; Brittany Ward, 1 0-0-2; Diane Mercurio, 0; Stephanie Simonds, 1 0-0-2. Totals: 11 4-10-29.
Greene: Abby Wentlent, 2 3-3-7; Anna Crumb, 0 1-2-1; Andrea Day, 6 0-0-12; Erin Smith, 5 2-2-13; Jessica Brooks, 1 1-4-3; Louise Holcomb, 0 2-2-2; Emily Breck, 0 0-0-0; Liz Wentlent, 6 0-0-12; Rachel Turner, 0 0-2-0 . Totals: 20 9-15-50.
Sidn. 9 8 5 7–29
Gre. 17 5 10 18–50
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (G) E. Smith, (S) Gravel 3. JV: Greene won. Officials: Ewing, Dadamio.
Sherburne-Earlville 55, Cooperstown 37
COOPERSTOWN – Sherburne-Earlville established itself as division title contender in the Center State Conference with an impressive 18-point road victory against Cooperstown Saturday.
“Cooperstown is always a tough place to play,” said S-E coach Karen Mulligan. “We came out and had a great first half.”
The Redskins tried man-to-man defense in the first quarter, and Bridget Irwin scored nine points on the interior to squash that defensive approach.
Cooperstown switched to a zone defense in the second stanza, and that resulted in three straight S-E three balls in as many possessions to catapult the Marauders to a nine-point halftime lead.
Irwin had her fifth double-double in six games finishing with 17 points and 10 boards. Caitlynn Adams filled up the stat sheets as well scoring 17, grabbing 12 rebounds, and added seven assists, five blocked shots, and four steals.
S-E hosts Ilion tonight.
S-E: Nikki Button, 0; Briana Vibbard, 1 0-0-2; Kristi Irwin, 3 0-0-8; Caitlynn Adams, 8 0-2-17; Bridget Irwin, 8 1-4-17; Courtney Jasper, 0; Nicole Carpenter, 0; Kristi Vibbard, 3 0-0-7; Liz Farrow, 2 0-0-4; Samantha Hill, 0. Totals: 25 1-6-55.
Cooperstown: Natalie Wrubleski 0, Emma Ryanmiller 0, Autumn Arthurs 0, Lauren Harris 0, Kaitlynn Kiuber 5 3-4-13; Alyssa Sierra 0; Molly Pearlman 3 2-2-8; Megan Vann 2 0-0-4; Holli Erkson 6 0-0-12; Katie Harrington, 0 0-0 0. Totals: 16 5-6-37
S-E 13 19 15 8–55
Coop. 11 12 6 8–37
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (SE) K. Irwin 2, Adams, K. Vibbard. JV: S-E won 34-25.
Unadilla Valley 42, Delhi 37
DELHI – Unadilla Valley made a big push in the final quarter to come back and beat Delhi for its second win of the season on Friday night.
Charlee Weidman scored seven of her 12 in the last quarter, and Amanda Off chipped in with six of her 10 as UV outscored the Bulldogs 18-9 in the final period. “We stopped trying to drive into traffic in the fourth quarter, and we took good shots and made them from the outside,” said UV coach Brandi Backus. “Usually it’s the first half where we play well.”
Jordan Andersen shared scoring honors with Weidman netting 12. Off just missed a triple-double adding nine steals and nine rebounds. Lindsay Avolio hauled down a season-best 16 rebounds.
UV: Terra Manwarren, 0; Abby Grace, ; Amanda Off, 4 2-2-10; Maggie Avolio, 0; Lindsay Avolio, 1 2-6-4; Charlee Weidman, 4 4-7-12 ; Jordan Andersen, 4 4-10-12; Amber Potter, 0; Brittany Fairchild,2 0-1-4 . Totals: 15 12-26-42.
Delhi: Marissa Chytalo, 12 2-9-28; Erica Cantwell, 0; Lainey Horohoe, 0 0-2-0; Allison Maxwell, 0; Kristen Dandignac, 3 1-6-7; Sarah Burns, 0; Brittany Merriman, 0; Suzie Fischetti, 0 1-2-1; Casey Anderson, 0; Libby Buel, 0 1-2-1. Totals: 15 5-21-37.
UV 12 8 4 18–42
Del. 7 9 12 9–37
Fouled out: (UV) Potter, (D) Cantwell, Merriman. Three-pointers: (D) Chytalo 2. JV: Delhi won. Officials: Ballard, Vroman.
Oxford 57, Afton 27
OXFORD – Oxford pieced together what may have been its best all-around performance of the season in a blowout divisional win over Afton on Friday.
Battling Afton closely early in the game, the Blackhawks ripped off a 24-0 run – including 20-0 in the second quarter – to establish a 32-6 halftime advantage. “Our defense led to some good offense and some easy buckets in the first half,” said Oxford coach Chris Palmer.
Part of Oxford’s success was containing Afton’s leading scorer Jessie Winans, who finished with a season-low five points. Most of the man-to-man duties on Winans were handled by senior Kelli Whitehill, who added eight points to the Oxford ledger.
Alyshia Crawford (14) and Haley Witchella (12) paced the Blackhawks’ season-high scoring effort. Jackie Heggie pitched in with eight points, nine rebounds, and five steals.
Oxford hosts Unatego Tuesday.
Afton: Nicole Mulieri, 0 2-2-2, Jessica Winans, 2 0-3-5, Stephanie Sherman, 0 2-4-2; Payton Cutting, 1 0-0-2, Rebecca Baudendistal, 0, Brittney Patten, 3 3-4-9 ; Stephanie Parsons, 2 2-2-7. Totals: 8 9-15-27.
Oxford: Alyshia Crawford, 5 2-2-14; Allie Nelson, 1 0-0-2; Ginny Burdick, 1 0-0-2; Kelli Whitehill, 4 0-0-8; Jackie Heggie, 4 0-4-8; Julie Heggie, 1 2-4-4; Kayla Golden, 2 0-2-4; Kim Shackelton, 0 3-4-3; Haley Witchella, 5 2-5-12. Totals: 23 9-21-57.
