Girls’ Basketball
Norwich 62, Susquehanna Valley 37
CONKLIN – Susquehanna Valley put Norwich on its heels at the outset taking an 8-0 lead. From that point on, Norwich assumed command.
Hannah Runyon hit two three-pointers in the first quarter as Norwich ascended to a 16-13 lead after one period. SV was held without a point in the second quarter, and Norwich was well on its way to snapping a three-game losing streak.
“The most important thing was to get a win tonight,” said Norwich coach Josh Bennett. “We called a timeout after they had the 8-0 lead. Honestly, we just played man-to-man, we got down in a defensive stance and worked hard.”
Molly DeMellier scored nine in each half finishing with a career-high 18 for NHS. Runyon topped all scorers with 19, and Sophie Stewart chipped in with 10 points for NHS (4-4).
The Tornado play Windsor on Friday night.
Norwich: Gabby Testani, 0 1-4-1; Katie Orioli, 0; Sarah Bonnell, 3 0-0-6; Hailey Dietrich, 1 2-3-4 ; Molly DeMellier, 8 0-0-18; Bryn Loomis, 1 0-0-2; Sophie Stewart, 5 0-1-10; Cassie Sutton, 0; Hannah Runyon, 7 2-4-19; Tatyana Ithier, 1 0-0-2. Totals: 26 5-12-62.
SV: Rebeka Drake, 0; Sarah Haskell, 1 3-4-5; Britt Blazicek, 1 0-0-2; Allison Haskell,1 0-0-2 ; Kelly Bunker, ; Cathy Dunne, 1 3-4-6; Kaylin Coe, 3 3-5-9; Kassandra Drake, 0; Brianna Callahan, 0; Jamie Drake, 5 0-0-13. Totals: 12 9-13-37.
NHS 16 12 16 18–62
SVa 13 0 12 12–37
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (N) Runyon 3, DeMellier 2, (SV) J. Drake 3, Dunne. JV: Sus Valley won. Officials: Berg, Westfall.
B-G 51, Afton 42
BAINBRIDGE – B-G outscored Afton 13-3 in the final quarter to pull out Wednesday’s win over the Crimson Knights.
Randi Conway had 13 points, five assists, and four steals for B-G (8-3). Chelsi Rosa scored 11, and Kim Brown 10. Shania Vandermark pulled down a season-best 20 rebounds.
“The defense tightened up in the fourth quarter, and Chelsi and Randi made baskets late in the game to give us the boost we needed,” said B-G coach Bob Conway.
Brittney Patten scored 15 points and Stephanie Parsons 11 for Afton.
Afton: Nicole Mulieri, 0 0-1-0, Jessica Winans, 3 0-0-6, Stephanie Sherman, 1 0-0-2; Payton Cutting, 2 0-2-4, Rebecca Baudendistal, 2 0-0-4, Brittney Patten, 7 1-2-15; Stephanie Parsons, 3 5-8-11. Totals: 18 6-13-42.
B-G: Randi Conway, 4 4-4-13; Corinne Riegel, 2 1-2-5 ; Chelsi Rosa, 4 2-4-11; Shania Vandermark, 2 0-3-4; Ashley Edwards, 1 0-0-2; Amber Bauerle, 3 0-1-6; Kim Brown, 4 2-4-10; Kayla Davis , 0. Totals: 20 9-18-51.
Aft. 11 12 16 3–42
B-G 8 19 11 13–51
Fouled out: (A) Winans, Parsons. Three-point goals: (BG) conway, Rosa. JV: B-G won 32-12. Officials: McPeek, Mirabito.
Oxford 61, Deposit 25
DEPOSIT – In its first game in sole possession of first place in MAC Division II play, the Blackhawks played like a division leader.
Haley Witchella had all 12 of her points in the first half, and Julie Heggie came off the bench to score a varsity-best 13.
“Our goal was to jump on them early and set the tone,” said Oxford coach Chris Palmer. “We didn’t want to let them stay in the game, and offensively and defensively, we did a good job with that.”
Alyshia Crawford and Kelli Whitehill split 18 points down the middle for Oxford (8-2), who host B-G on Saturday afternoon. As part of Saturday’s quartet of games – JV and varsity boys basketball included – the Blackhawks will accept donations with their annual Coaches Versus Cancer fundraiser.
Oxford: Alyshia Crawford, 4 0-0-9; Allie Nelson, 3 0-0-6; Ginny Burdick, 1 0-0-2; Kelli Whitehill, 4 1-2-9; Jackie Heggie, 2 0-0-4; Julie Heggie, 6 1-1-13; Kayla Golden, 2 0-0-4; Kim Shackelton, 1 0-0-2; Haley Witchella, 5 2-4-12. Totals: 28 4-7-61.
Deposit: Chelsea Russell, 5 2-8-13; Kristen Matthews, 0 1-2-1; Melissa Martin, 1 0-0-2; Molly Blanda, 0; Jackie Niznansky, 0 1-2-1; Darsey Raymond, 1 1-4-3 ; Tiffany Raymond, 2 1-2-5; Melissa Niehaus, 0; Kaitlyn Stanton, 0. Totals: 9 6-18-25.
Oxfd 19 18 12 12–61
Dep. 7 2 7 9–25
Fouled out: (O) Golden. Three-point goals: (O) Crawford, (D) Russell. JV: Deposit won 37-28. Officials: J. Miller, Flanagan.
