Girls’ Basketball
Owego 48, Norwich 42
OWEGO – One terrific offensive quarter for Norwich was not enough to overcome three subpar stanzas as the Tornado fell below .500 for the first time this season on Monday night.
The Tornado put 24 points on the board in the fourth quarter to more than double the output of the first 24 minutes, and closed Owego's lead of 18 points to as little as three points.
"Our offense depends a lot on good dribble penetration, and we did not do a good job of that for three quarters," said Norwich coach Josh Bennett.
Brittany Rando, one of the top three-point shooters in the Southern Tier Athletic Conference, had three more trifectas to raise her total to 31 on the season, and she finished with 22 points to spearhead her team's offense.
Molly DeMellier hit two threes in the last quarter, Hailey Dietrich scored six in the last quarter, and Cassie Sutton had all five of her points during that time frame to lead Norwich's comeback effort.
DeMellier led Norwich (6-7) with 11 points, and Dietrich had a season-high 10.
Norwich plays at Maine-Endwell Wednesday, and hosts Owego on Saturday afternoon.
NHS: Testani, 1 0-0-2; Orioli, 0 0-1-0; Bonnell, 0; Dietrich, 5 0-0-10; DeMellier, 4 0-0-11; Loomis, 2 2-4-6; Stewart, 0 1-2-1; Sutton, 2 1-3-5; Ithier, 2 1-2-7. Totals: 16 5-12-42.
Owego: Alana Jenkins, 0 1-2-1; Courtney Malia, 2 0-2-4; J. Scordino, 0; c. Scordino, 0 1-2-1; Lexi Hilliker, 6 1-4-13; Brittany Rando, 8 3-4-22; Pam Watson, 2 3-4-7. Totals: 18 9-18-48.
NHS 5 5 8 24-42
OFA 7 13 16 12-48
Three-point goals: (N) DeMellier 3, Ithier 2, (O) Rando 3, JV: Owego won 32-28.
Stockbridge Valley 52, Otselic Valley 24
MUNNSVILLE – Stockbridge Valley, two-point winners over OV in the first meeting this season, jumped out to an 18-1 lead after one quarter, and rolled to a victory on Monday night.
Mariah Gaugh had 11 of her 16 points in the first half, a 10-point improvement over the first meeting with OV. Andrea Rogers also scored 16 points, and Allison Smith had 10.
“They came out ready to go, and we didn’t,” said OV coach Danielle Graham.
Taylor Monroe scored 10 points for OV.
Saturday, Madison blanked OV 11-0 in the first quarter, and picked up a 38-16 victory. Rachel Smith scored 13 points for Madison.
“Due to injuries we only had six players available for the game,” Graham said. “Madison is the the number two team in our division, and we played great defense. Unfortunately, we just need to shoot the ball better.”
Monroe scored 13 for OV in the loss.
OV: Taylor Monroe, 4 2-3-10; Angie Marshall, 0; Bethany Lewis, 0; Kayla Thorp, 1 0-1-2; Bianca Kelly, 0; Jessica Loomis, 2 0-0-4; Miranda Young, 0; Hope Reynolds, 2 0-0-6; Nicole Olin, 0 2-6-2; Courtney Widger, 0. Totals: 9 4-10-24.
SV: Collins, 4 0-0-8; Mariah Gaugh, 7 1-6-16; Andrea Rogers, 5 5-10-16; Reese, 0 2-2-2; Allison Smith, 5 0-1-10, Roberts, 0 0-2-0; Cortch, 0. Totals: 21 8-21-52.
OVall 1 7 9 9–24
