Evening Sun Report
Girls’ Basketball
Norwich 53, Chenango Forks 44
NORWICH – Norwich’s offense began to click in the fourth quarter, and an 8-0 run in the middle of the last period allowed the Tornado to shake Chenango Forks, and win for the third straight time on Tuesday.
Chenango Forks’ Raychel Shannon put back her own miss cutting Norwich’s lead to 36-33. Bryn Loomis started Norwich’s spurt with a layup, Sophie Stewart converted two layups off Loomis passes, and Molly DeMellier hit a spot-up 19-footer from the right corner giving Norwich a 44-33 lead with about 2 1/2 minutes to play.
Later in the quarter, Tatyana Ithier banked in a three-pointer, and Loomis had a driving layup after a foul that she converted into a traditional three-point play. “We had a lot of trouble throughout the game turning the ball over,” said Norwich coach Josh Bennett. “We finally starting executing well (on offense) versus their zone.”
DeMellier led Norwich (6-4) with 14 points, Hannah Runyon scored 13, and Loomis had 10 in the victory. “I’m very proud of my kids for gutting it out and making plays when they needed to,” Bennett said.
CF: Kelsey Heller, 0; MacKenzie Faughnan, 1 0-0-2; Raychel Shannon, 7 6-8-22; Lauren Guth, 2 1-4-5; Hunter Fuller, 0; Kassondra Kenson, 0 0-1-0; Michaela Transue, 2 5-7-9; Brandi Foster, 3 0-0-6; Stevie Davall, 0. Totals: 15 12-20-44.
Norwich: Gabby Testani, 2 0-0-4; Katie Orioli, 1 0-0-2; Sarah Bonnell, 1 1-2-3; Hailey Dietrich, 0; Molly DeMellier, 4 5-6-14 ; Bryn Loomis, 3 4-5-10; Sophie Stewart, 2 0-0-4; Cassie Sutton, 0; Hannah Runyon, 2 8-10-13; Tatyana Ithier, 1 0-0-3. Totals: 16 18-23-53 .
CFks 8 15 6 15–44
NHS 10 13 7 23–53
Fouled out: (CF) Kenson. Three-point goals: (CF) Shannon 2, (N) DeMellier, Runyon, Ithier. JV: Chenango Forks won 35-30. Officials: Sullivan, Killian.
Greene 44, Sidney 37
SIDNEY – Greene gained a leg up in division play rallying from a double-digit deficit in the first half to beat the Warriors Tuesday night.
Sidney led 21-11 at one point in the first half, and took a 26-18 lead into halftime. “The defense in the second half was fantastic,” said Greene coach Dave Gorton. “The offense was much better in the second half, and that gave our defense a chance to set itself.”
Greene shot 8-for-39 from the field in the opening two quarters, but settled down in the third quarter. Anna Crumb’s drive-and-kickout pass to Erin Smith led to a buzzer-beating three-pointer that pushed Greene in front, 34-33, entering the fourth.
The Trojans extended their lead hitting 6-of-6 free throws in the last stanza. “Sidney was physical in the first half, and it took us time to respond,” Gorton said, “but we responded well.”
Liz Wentlent led Greene (6-1, 10-3) with 15 points, Smith was next with 12, and Jessica Brooks had a season-high 12 points. Crumb chipped in with five assists.
Greene: Abby Wentlent, 0; Anna Crumb, 2 0-0-4; Andrea Day, 0; Erin Smith, 4 2-2-12; Jessica Brooks, 5 2-4-12; Liz Wentlent, 4 6-6-15; Rachel Turner, 0 1-2-1. Totals: 15 11-14-44 .
Sidney: Danielle Martindale, 1 3-4-5, Lyndsay Delello, 1 2-5-4, Kate Philpott, 3 1-2-7, Stephanie Morrow, 1 0-0-3, Danielle Gravel, 2 2-2-7; Rachel Decker, ; Brittany Ward, 0; Stephanie Simonds, 5 1-1-11. Totals: 13 9-14-37.
Gre. 8 10 16 10–44
Sid. 15 11 7 4–37
Fouled out: (S) Gravel. Three-point goals: (S) Morrow, Gravel, (G) Smith 2, Wentlent. JV: Greene won. Officials: Barber, Moyer.
Harpursville 66, B-G 50
HARPURSVILLE – A quick start to the game – and the second half – gave Harpursville most of what was the final margin of victory in Tuesday’s contest with B-G.
The Hornets jumped out to a 12-3 lead at the outset, and led 20-11 after a quarter with Hannah Kimmel scoring 11 of her game-high 25 points.
Harpursville took that nine-point into halftime, but quickly racheted the margin to 15 points after the Bobcats committed a series of turnovers. “It really was a good game for us, we just dug ourselves a hole early,” said B-G coach Bob Conway. “Every one of the kids battled and played hard tonight.”
Randi Conway had 14 points and five assists for B-G, Corinne Riegel scored 14, and Shania Vandermark pulled down 12 rebounds.
B-G: Randi Conway, 4 4-7-14; Corinne Riegel, 5 2-2-14; Chelsi Rosa, 3 0-0-8; Shania Vandermark, 2 4-5-8; Ashley Edwards, 0; Amber Bauerle, 0; Kim Brown, 3 0-0-6; Kayla Davis , 0. Totals: 17 10-14-50.
Harpursville: Savannah Murray, 1 0-0-3; Erin Dietzman, 4 0-0-8; Abby Klutts, 2 3-6-7; Amanda Frayer, 0; Alycia Kimmel, 4 10-12-20; Hannah Kimmel, 7 11-19-25; Kayleigh Livermore, 1 1-2-3; Drummond, 0; Erin Andrews, 0. Totals: 19 25-39-66.
B-G 11 16 9 14–50
Harp. 20 16 17 13–66
Fouled out: (BG) Rosa. Three-point goals: (BG) Conway 2, Riegel 2, Rosa 2 (H) Murray, A. Kimmel 2. JV: Harpursville won 36-33. Officials: Carey, Stepanovsky.
Oxford 56, Afton 31
AFTON – With Afton point guard Jessie Winans sidelined in the second quarter due to injury, Oxford went on a 10-0 run to assume command of Tuesday’s game.
The Blackhawks, winners of seven straight games, had everyone score on their roster. Haley Witchella led with 11 points, and Alyshia Crawford bucketed 10. “We lost over here last year, and that was in the back of our minds,” said Oxford coach Chris Palmer. “We didn’t play a particularly great game, but we passed well and shot about 45 percent. We were consistent offensively the first three quarters.”
Stephanie Parsons’ 15 points led Afton.
Oxford: Alyshia Crawford, 5 0-0-10; Allie Nelson, 2 0-0-4; Ginny Burdick, 3 0-0-6; Kelli Whitehill, 3 0-0-6; Jackie Heggie, 3 0-0-6; Julie Heggie, 4 0-0-8; Kayla Golden, 0 1-4-1; Kim Shackelton, 1 2-3-4; Haley Witchella, 5 1-2-11. Totals: 26 4-9-56.
Afton: Nicole Mulieri, 0, Jessica Winans, 0, Stephanie Sherman, 2 0-0-5; Payton Cutting, 0 2-4-2, Rebecca Baudendistal, 2 0-0-4 , Brittney Patten, 2 1-2-5; Stephanie Parsons, 4 6-8-15. Totals: 10 9-14-31.
Oxf. 15 16 16 9–56
Aft. 6 9 7 9–31
