Girls’ Basketball
Norwich 59, Johnson City 27
NORWICH – Norwich overcame a relatively poor shooting night from the field with an abundance of defense and hustle to win for the sixth time in seven games this season.
Hannah Runyon had 16 points and Bryn Loomis 15 for the Tornado, who expanded a 12-point halftime lead to 23 after three periods over the winless Wildcats. The second half was highlighted by a 10-0 NHS run as Runyon had eight of her points in the game’s third verse, while Loomis, playing with much of the Tornado’s second unit, had nine points in Norwich’s 20-point fourth quarter.
Norwich’s junior varsity team also improved to 6-1 on the season winning 55-30. Sydney Chafee led the Tornado juniors with 12 points. Kristi Orioli and Taylor Cook netted 10 apiece.
JC: Gina Edwards, 1 2-4-5; Alexis Chilson, 2 0-0-6; Alyssa Edwards, 4 0-3-8; Chris Carpenteri, 0 0-0-0; Chelsea Kuzel, 3 1-3-8; Kaila Chapman, 0; Liv Matuszak, 0; Kara Sisentstein, 0. Totals: 10 3-10-27.
Norwich: Miranda Costin, 2 0-2-4; Brooke Bonney, 1 0-0-2; Cassie Sutton, 2 1-2-5; Devon Palen, 3 1-2-8; Molly DeMellier, 3 0-0-6; Bryn Loomis, 7 1-2-15; Hailey Dietrich, 1 1-2-3; Sophie Stewart, 0 0-0-0; Hannah Runyon, 7 2-4-16. Totals: 26 6-14-59.
J.C. 4 9 3 11–27
NHS 12 13 14 20–59
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (N) Palen, (JC) Chilson 2, G. Edwards, Kuzel. JV: Norwich won 55-30. Officials: Berg, Cavanaugh.
Walton 42, Greene 33
WALTON – Walton,clinging to a 33-31 lead over Greene with three minutes left, finished the game on a 9-2 run to defeat the upstart Trojans.
Molly McGuire helped seal the victory making 4-for-4 from the foul line during the final minutes. “We had them on the run, and I thought we would get them,” said Greene coach Dave Gorton. “We had an opportunity to cut it to one, missed it, then they made two free throws. We just couldn’t get back into it.”
Devon Kaminsky had 22 points for Walton, most of those coming in the first half as the Warriors built an eight-point halftime lead.
Andrea Day had 12 points to lead Greene, who play Sus Valley on Tuesday at 7:45 p.m.
Greene: Rachel Turner, 1 2-2-4; Andrea Day, 4 3-4-12; Emily Conroe, 0; Jessica Brooks, 2 0-0-4; Kaitlin Gorton, 0 3-3-3; Rebecca Smith, 4 0-0-8; Natalie Greene, 1 0-0-2; Shannon Gregory, 0 0-2-0. Totals: 12 8-11-33.
Walton: Justine Rutherford, 2 0-1-5; Morgan Benson, 1 0-0-2; Molly Maguire, 0 4-4-4; Erin Butler, 0; Bridget Fletcher, 0; Kendra Hoyt, 2 1-4-5; Susan LeRouge, 0; Carolyn Butler, 0 4-5-4; Courtney Miller, 0 0-1-0; Devon Kaminsky, 8 6-8-22. Totals: 13 15-23-42.
Gre. 7 9 6 11–33
Wal. 12 12 8 10–42
Fouled out: (G) Gregory. Three-point goals: (G) Day, (W) Rutherford. JV: Greene won. Officials: Calhoun, Lishansky.
Unadilla Valley 49, Hancock 35
NEW BERLIN – Struggling from the foul line most of the night, Unadilla Valley went 8-for-13 from the charity stripe in the last quarter to win its second game of the season on Wednesday.
Amanda Off had seven points in the last quarter to finish with a team-high 17. Off also pulled down 13 rebounds. Charlee Weidman added 13 points and Jordan Anderson 12 for the Storm. “Until the fourth quarter, we were a completely different team,” said UV coach Brandi Backus. “We were getting the shots we wanted throughout the game, we just couldn’t put them in.”
UV hosts Sherburne-Earlville Monday at 2 p.m.
Hancock: Jordan Geer, 2 4-10-8, Kortni Figura,1 3-6-5, Bri Kravetsky, 0 1-2-1; Ribera, 2 0-0-4; Cassandra Letosky, 4 0-0-8; Lindsay McGraw, 3 1-1-7, Sayla Kane, 1 0-0-2 Ashley Banicky, 0; Stephanie Caucci, 0 0-0 0. Totals: 13 9-19-35
UV: Abby Grace, 0; Amanda Off, 7 3-4-17; Maggie Avolio, 0; Lindsay Avolio, 1 1-2-3; Charlee Weidman, 6 1-4-13; Jordan Anderson, 3 6-18-12; Carly Lorence, 0; Brittany Fairchild, 0; Mikayla Fowler, 2 0-0-4. Totals: 19 11-28-49.
Hanc. 7 11 12 5–35
UVa. 8 13 9 19 –49
