Boys’ Basketball
Greene 61, Unatego 55
GREENE – Greene reached the finals of its own Holiday Showcase dealing Unatego its second loss of the season on Tuesday night.
Scott Gorton’s three-pointer early in the fourth quarter gave Greene the lead for good, 45-44. Unatego was within 54-53 in the last 90 seconds when a Gorton layup, a Greene defensive stop, and a Mark McDermott hoop created some breathing room.
Gorton finished with 24 points, and McDermott scored 14 points and pulled down 11 rebounds.
Unatego held a 36-34 lead at halftime receiving 15 points from Cody Comenda. Comenda had just two points after halftime.
“We did a much better job defensively in the second half,” said Greene coach Jeff Paske. “We’re similar teams, the difference is that we had Mark on the inside. It’s good to get to the finals with a chance to win it. We’ve haven’t won this tournament before.”
The Trojans meet Dryden tonight at 8:30 p.m.
Unatego: Cody Komenda, 6 2-5-17, Cody Chambers, 4 5-6-13, Jeff Jones, 0, Charlie D'Angelo, 2 0-0-4, Carter Carey, 1 1-2-3, Dillon Maxson, 4 0-2-8, Lukas Decker, 0, Dale Rifenbark, 5 0-0-10. Totals: 22 8-15-55.
Greene: Kyle Gorton, 0; Evan Moxley, 0 0-1-0; Brendan Kinne, 2 2-2-6; Scott Gorton, 8 4-7-24; Alex Driscoll, 2 1-2-5; Brian Day, 2 5-6-10; Mike Hollings, 1 0-1-2; Mark McDermott, 5 4-5-14. Totals: 20 16-24-61.
Unat. 14 22 7 12–55
Gre. 17 17 5 22–61
Fouled out: (U) Chambers. Three-point goals: (G) S. Gorton, Day, (U) Komenda. JV: Greene won 40-36 over Dryden in championship game. Officials: Szelkowski, Kroh.
B-G 71, Harpursville 49
BAINBRIDGE – Bainbridge-Guilford won for the first time this season placing four kids in double figures in its highest scoring game in two seasons.
“We didn’t shoot that well from outside, but nine three-pointers makes up the difference,” said B-G coach Ben Nelson. “We took care of the ball on offense better than we have been, and the defense was pretty good.”
Steve Patten’s 18 points led B-G (1-4). Ryan Porter was next with 15, Justin Pepper had 12 points to go with 21 rebounds, and Travis Colburn netted 11.
B-G plays Deposit on Jan. 6.
Harpursville: Travis Snow, 0 2-5-2, Troy Gates, 0, Chad Baxter, 4 0-0-10, Ryan Dalpiaz, 3 0-0-6, Brandon Strong, 0 0-1-0, Nathan Dean, 1 1-2-3, Tyler Boudreau, 7 3-5-18, Kirt Alexander, 2 2-2-6, Stephen Edwards, 2 0-0-4, Stephen Johnson, 0. Totals: 19 8-15-49 .
B-G: Matthew Robinson, 0; Jordan Smith, 1 3-3-6; Travis Colburn, 4 0-1-11; Steve Patten, 7 0-0-18; Ryan Gardner, 0; Ricky Stone, 0; Ryan Porter, 7 1-2-15; Austin Bauerle, 2 1-2-6; Billy Holden, 1 1-4-3; Justin Pepper, 5 2-5-12. Totals: 27 8-17-71.
Harp. 12 17 12 8–49
B-G 18 11 23 19–71
Fouled out: (BG) Porter. Three-point goals: (BG) Smith, Colburn 3, Patten 4, Bauerle, (H) Baxter 2, Boudreau. JV: B-G won 60-30. Officials: Reynolds, Berg.
Otselic Valley 62, George Jr. Republic 54
SOUTH OTSELIC – Otselic Valley finished its first month of play with seven wins beating George Jr. Republic Tuesday night in a competitive non-league game.
Chris Neal finished with 15 points and eight assists, his most complete game of the season. Dusty Davis scored 12, Karl Graham drained a season-high 10 points, and Matt Williams scored nine points and pulled down 10 rebounds.
“They had some good, athletic kids with a level of quickness we don’t see much,” said OV coach Dave Loomis. “We had a hard time stopping them. Fortunately, we were able to get a little bit of a lead in the fourth, and hang on.”
OV’s record improved to 7-2 overall.
GJR: Barber, 9 3-8-21; Deshaine, 1 0-1-2; Jackson, 4 2-2-12; Thompson, 2 0-0-4; Muhammad, 2 1-4-5; Pinnock, 2 1-2-5; Marshick, 1 0-0-3; Hill, 1 0-0-2. Totals: 22 7-17-54.
OV: Trevor Marston, 3 1-2-8; Brock Rounds, 3 1-4-8; Chris Neal, 5 5-7-15; Dusty Davis, 6 0-2-12; D. Comfort, ; Karl Graham, 4 2-2-10; Matt Williams, 2 5-5-9.. Totals: 23 14-22-62.
OV 16 16 14 16–62
GJR 16 12 13 13–54
Team fouls: (G) 18, (OV) 18, Three-pointers: (OV) Marston, Rounds, (G) Jackson 2, Marshick. Officials: Harvey, Roman.
Girls’ Basketball
Oxford 40, Unatego 30
OXFORD – Relying on a stingy defense, Oxford held Unatego to 13 points through three quarters, and dealt the Spartans their first loss of the season on Tuesday.
Blackhawks junior, Haley Witchella, had 17 points, 14 rebounds, and four blocked shots to lead the Oxford offense.
“Every game, it starts with defense for us,” said Oxford second-year coach, Chris Palmer. “Our offense is a work and progress, and we had some good ball movement. We have a ways to go, but I see the improvement.”
Oxford took control of the game in the third quarter. Alyshia Crawford sarted the half with a three-pointer from the right corner, and Oxford scored 11 straight points, seven from Witchella, to establish a 32-11 lead.
Sarah Mannina and Stephanie Havens scored eight points apiece for Unatego, whose record fell to 4-1 on the season.
Unatego: Stephanie Havens, 3 2-2-8, Kajee Quick, 0, Kayla Wong, 1 2-2-4; Shelby Puffer, 0 2-4-2 , Amanda Peloso, 2 0-0-4, Sarah Mannina, 3 1-2-8, Casey Manzanero, 0 2-4-2, Katrina Clark, 0, Kaitlyn Woods, 0 2-2-2. Totals: 9 11-16-30.
Oxford: Alyshia Crawford, 2 2-4-7; Allie Nelson, 0 0-2-0; Ginny Burdick, 2 0-0-4; Kelli Whitehill, 1 0-0-2; Jackie Heggie, 1 0-0-2; Julie Heggie, 3 0-0-6; Kayla Golden, 1 0-0-2; Kim Shackelton, 0 0-0-0; Haley Witchella, 7 2-5-17. Totals: 17 4-11-40.
Unat. 2 7 4 17–30
Oxfd 8 10 14 8–40
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (U) Mannina, (O) Crawford, Witchella. JV: Oxford won 26-15. Officials: King, Kelley.
Greene 41, Susquehanna Valley 13
GREENE – Greene bounced back from Monday’s one-point loss to Walton to capture the consolation game of its own tournament on Tuesday.
