Norwich 81, Susquehanna Valley 41

NORWICH – It was number 12 for 12 on Norwich’s senior recognition night.

Josh Borfitz, who wears the number 12, hit his club’s team-record 12th total three-pointer late in the third quarter. At that point, Norwich had the game well at hand as the Tornado shattered the team-record of three-pointers in a game finishing with 14 in picking up their eighth win this season.

“People might think that 14 three-pointers is unusual, but we run the same offense against zone defenses or man-to-man,” said Norwich coach Mark Abbott. “We practice the same thing every day, and those shots (three-pointers) are what we expect to get. Sometimes we make them, and sometimes we don’t. Tonight, we shot the three-pointers at a high percentage.”

Norwich scored all 21 of its points in the first quarter on three-pointers. It wasn’t until the 6:09 mark of the second period – after a Jon Foulds layup courtesy of Derek Hughes’ pass – that Norwich scored its first two-point bucket. At that point, Norwich led 29-15, and the lead grew to 43-23 at halftime with 10 three-pointers already in the books. Borfitz had four in the opening half, Foulds and Casey Edwards had two apiece, while Dennis Oralls and Richie Bonney also found the range from the behind the three-point arc. “That just doesn’t happen, and we might not ever see that again,” Abbott said of the start of game as the first 27 points came on nine three balls. “We knew they would play zone, and with their size, it would be difficult for them to match up with our quickness in man-to-man.

“They switched to man-to-man in the second half, and they couldnt’ do it. It allowed us to get into more gaps and seams. We were taking what the defense was giving us.”

Borfitz finished a game-high 21 points including five three balls, Foulds had a varsity-high 17 coming off the bench, and Richie Bonney scored 15 points. The 81 points was also a season-high for the Tornado, who remain in the STAC Central Division hunt, one game behind Maine-Endwell.

Notes: Before the contest, seniors Edwards, Bonney, Borfitz, Hughes, Andrew Austin, and Alex Williams were recognized along with their parents....Norwich’s JV team picked up a 62-58 win. Eric Walling scored 22 points and Grant Brightman added 16....Norwich shot 14-for-28 on three-point attempts, and just over 50 overall, 31-for-61. SV hit just 15-of-42 from the field....Hughes led Norwich with 10 assists to go with three steals, and Borfitz added four steals....Norwich forced 22 Sabers turnovers while committing just nine for the game.

SV: Spencer Hogan, 1 1-2-3; James McKeage, 1 0-0-3; Jordan Galusha, 1 0-0-2; Jon Kaminsky, 0; Nick Stento,0 ; Sam Green, 0; Tyler Testani, 0; Taylor Sullivan, 0; Lawrence Spencer, 2 1-2-5; Matt Cornwell, 7 6-14-21; Korey Cline, 0; Trenton Benton, 3 1-5-7. Totals: 15 9-23-41.

NHS: Casey Edwards, 5 0-0-13; Dennis Oralls, 1 0-0-3; Richie Bonney, 6 2-3-15; Frank Somich, 1 0-0-3; Josh Borfitz, 7 2-3-21; Seth Thomsen, 2 1-2-5; Jon Foulds, 7 0-0-17; Derek Hughes, 1 0-0-2; Andrew Austin, ; Josh Favaloro, 1 0-0-2; Zach Martinson, 0. Totals: 31 5-8-81.

SV 10 13 10 8–41

NHS 21 22 24 14–81

Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (N) Borfitz 5, Foulds 3, Edwards 3, Bonney, Oralls, Somich, (SV) Cornwell, McKeage. JV: Norwich won 62-58, Officials: Killian, Dadamio.

Oxford 68, Deposit 26

DEPOSIT – Every player on the Oxford roster scored at least one bucket, the third straight game that has happened as Oxford moved over the .500 mark for the first time this season, and more importantly, remained unbeaten in division play.

“We played good defense from the start,” said Oxford coach Tim Davis. “We were a little turnover-happy early, but we rebounded well, and we shared the ball.”

Jeremy Nelson led with 18 points, and Cory Seiler had all 15 of his points in the opening half lifting the Blackhawks (6-5) to a 33-6 lead. Seiler also dished out 10 assists, and Booker Davis grabbed a team-high 11 rebounds.

Oxford hosts B-G Saturday.

Oxf: Devin Slater, 0 1-2-1; Jeremy Nelson, 9 0-1-18; Cory Seiler, 6 0-0-15; John Wonka, 2 3-4-7; Ralph Renaud, 3 0-0-6; Zach Barry, 3 0-0-6; Chris Covey, 1 0-0-2; Booker Davis, 2 3-4-7; Quincy Davis, 3 0-0-6. Totals: 29 7-11-68.

Deposit: Evan Thomas, 2 2-2-7; Ryan Vandermark, 0; Ben Thomas, 1 0-2-2; Colby Raymond, 0; Brett Merrill, 3 0-0-7; Nathan Mills, 2 1-2-6; Mike Zaroba, 0 4-4-4. Totals: 8 7-10-26 .

Oxf. 15 18 20 15–68

Dep. 4 2 9 11–26

Fouled out: (O) B. Davis. Three-pointers: (O) Seiler 3. (D) Merrill, Thomas, Mills. JV: Oxford won. Officials: Jim Miller, Doug Springer.

Unatego 61, Unadilla Valley 45

OTEGO – With UV forced to sit key starters in the second quarter due to foul trouble, the Spartans were able to expand their lead in Tuesday’s win over the Storm.

Unatego made seven free throws in the second quarter, and extended a three-point first-quarter lead to 34-20 at halftime. “They turned up the pressure in the second quarter, and we didn’t turn it over a lot, but we did rush and didn’t take very good shots,” said UV coach Matt Osborne. “We were fighting foul trouble the entire second half.”

Justin Hofer scored 14 for the Storm in a losing effort.

Will May had 16 points to lead Unatego.

UV: Austin Glidden, 4 0-0-8; Garrett Mackey, 0; Ian Tuttle, 0; Justin Hofer, 6 1-3-14; Ryan Harrington, 1 0-0-2; Tom Wallace, 2 2-3-7; Mike Schowe, 1 2-4-4; Jason Peck, 0; Greg Conroe, 1 0-0-2; Mason Talbot, 2 1-1-5; Mitchell MacDuff, 1 1-4-3. Totals: 18 7-15-45.

Unatego: Cody Komenda, 3 0-0-8, Cody Chambers, 2 0-0-4, Jeff Jones, 1 1-2-3, Charlie D'Angelo, , Will May, 4 6-9-16, Carter Carey, 5 1-1-12, Dillon Maxson, 1 1-1-3, Tom Feudi, 1 0-0-2, Lukas Decker, 0, Brian Maruszewski, 0, Dale Rifenbark, 4 4-7-12, Aaron Foster, 0 1-2-1. Totals: 21 14-22-61.

UVall 12 8 11 14–45

Unat. 15 19 20 7–61

Fouled out: (UV) Wallace. Three-point goals: (UV) Wallace, Hofer, (U) Komenda 2, May 2, Carey. JV: Unatego won. Officials: Ewing, O’Connor.

B-G 49, Afton 47

BAINBRIDGE – After a winless string of non-league games, B-G won its fourth straight game Tuesday – all in division play – to even its record on the season.

Freshman Austin Bauerle broke a 47-47 tie hitting two free throws with under 30 seconds to play. Earlier in the quarter, Justin Pepper connected for five points on his way to a 19-point-, 11-rebound night.

“The kids picked up the defense in the fourth quarter,” said B-G coach Ben Nelson, whose club gave up just four points to Afton over the last eight minutes. “Pepper really came through for us.”

Ryan Porter added 11 points for B-G (4-4), who visit Oxford Saturday.