Wrestling
Norwich 51, Unadilla Valley 21
NORWICH – Norwich was awarded four forfeits against undermanned Unadilla Valley, and came home with its seventh win of the season on senior recognition night.
The Tornado (7-3) established control of the match early on break a 6-6 tie with wins by Frankie Garcia (125), Tanner Cummings (130), and Matt Thompson (135). Damian Marvin all but sealed the win with a 4-2 decision over Cody Marcinko, and Cody Bradbury (171) picked up a first-period pin in the night’s final matchup.
Marvin edged Cody Marcinko taking a 4-0 lead at the outset, and Garcia earned a pinfall over Dustin Badger. “That was a good win for Damian, and he looked good on his feet,” said Norwich coach Joe Downey. “Frankie getting a pin was a real surprise. We thought it would be close; it was a another quality win for him”
Zach Montgomery (160), a sectional place-winner last season, won by pin in the first period for UV, Tyler Olsen (119) earned a pin, and Dylan Aikins (145) scored a reversal and back points in the final 15 seconds to edge the Tornado’s Eli Oliver, 13-8.
Norwich competes in the Ilion Tournament this weekend. UV will participate in the Ross Cordell Tournament at Oneonta Friday and Saturday.
Results
96: Landon Cummings (N) won by fft. 103: no match. 112: Tristan Rifanburg (N) pined Austin Lewis, 1:08. 119: Tyler Olsen (UV) pinned Cameron Yaiser, 3:46. 125: Frank Garcia (N) pinned Dustin Badger, 3:34. 130: Tanner Cummings (N) won by fft. 135: Matt Thompson (N) pinned Dylan Rifanburg, 3:53. 140: no match. 145: Dylan Aikins (UV) dec. Eli Oliver, 13-8. 152: Damian Marvin (N) dec. Cody Marcinko, 4-2. 160: Zach Montgomery (UV) pinned Morgan Crawford, 1:51. 171: Cody Bradbury (N) pinned Lawrence Gipe, 1:51. 189: Morgan Cleveland (N) won by fft. 215: Kegan Levesque (N) won by fft. 285: Alex Avolio (UV) won by fft.
Girls’ Basketball
Oxford 43, Unatego 25
OTEGO – Oxford smothered Unatego defensively over the final 2 1/2 quarters to pull away for a road victory Thursday night.
Trailing the Spartans 19-12 in the second quarter, the Blackhawks closed the first half on a 6-0 run, and outscored Unatego 25-6 in the second half.
“We switched to man-to-man defense, and did a good job with that,” said Oxford coach Chris Palmer.
The Spartans hit all three of their three-pointers in the first half to maintain the edge.
In the second half, Oxford’s Lacey Barry came off the bench to score eight of her 10 points including back-to-back three-point plays in the fourth quarter to spark the Oxford offense.
Haley Witchella led Oxford with 14 points, 11 rebounds, and three blocked shots. Julie Heggie added nine points. “Lacey and Julie stepped up, and several other players made nice plays,” Palmer said. “Unatego shot the ball well in the first half, but not as well in the second half. That was the big difference.”
Casey Manzanero had 10 points to lead Unatego.
Oxford: Emily Smith, 0, Allie Nelson, 2 0-0-4; Ginny Burdick, 0, Jackie Heggie, 2 0-0-4, Julie Heggie, 4 1-4-9; Lacey Barry, 4 2-3-10, Brooke Noble, 1 0-0-2, Haley Witchella, 6 2-4-14. Totals: 19 5-11-43.
Unatego: KG Quick, 0; Robin Foster, 0; Shelby Puffer, 0 0-2-0; Amanda Peloso, 0; Sarah Mannina, 2 0-0-6; Casey Manzanero, 3 4-6-10; Katrina Clark, 3 0-1-6; Kayla Talbot, 1 0-1-3; Katie Woods, 0. Totals: 9 4-10-25.
Oxf. 10 8 14 11–43
Unat. 10 9 2 4–25
Fouled out: (U) Foster. Three-point goals: (U) Mannina 2, Talbot. JV: Oxford won 38-35. Officials: Culligan, Neske.
Boys’ Basketball
Oxford 69, Deposit 35
DEPOSIT – Oxford returned from the holiday break to post an impressive road victory against Deposit Thursday.
Booker Davis and Andrew Golden had 14 points apiece to lead four Oxford players in double figures scoring. Davis added 13 rebounds, while Justin Schray and Ryan Moore had 10 points as well. “Hopefully we’re turning things around,” said Oxford coach Tim Davis. “The offense was pretty good and the defense was better. This is the way you want to look against a team that is a little down.”
The Blackhawks (4-5) host Bainbridge-Guilford on Tuesday.
Oxford: Justin Schray, 4 0-0-10; Ryan Moore, 4 2-2-10; John Wonka, 2 0-0-4; Andrew Golden, 6 0-0-14 ; Booker Davis, 6 2-2-14; Justin Harding, 3 0-0-6; Eric Dilfer, 0 0-2-0; Caden Izard, 3 2-3-8; Quincy Davis, 1 0-0-3; Corey Olsen, 0. Totals: 29 6-9-69.
Deposit: Josh Koch, 1 0-0-2; Brett Merrill, 1 2-2-5; Matt Mills, 2 0-0-6; Evan Thomas, 2 2-3-7; Mike Zaroba, 2 0-0-4; Trevor Hunter, 0; James Atherby, 0; Doug Raymond, 4 2-2-11; Kevin Christ, 0 . Totals: 12 6-7-35.
