Boys’ Basketball
Mohawk 61, Sherburne-Earlville 57
SHERBURNE – Mohawk avenged a loss to Sherburne-Earlville last weekend, and ended the Marauders’ Center State Conference Division II title hopes.
Trailing the Marauders 29-27 midway through the third quarter, Mohawk used a 14-1 run to take an 11-point lead, one that allowed the visiting team to prevail.
“We were getting good shots, we just didn’t make ours, and Mohawk’s players made theirs,” said S-E coach Kevin Vibbard. “We struggled with their dribble penetration in the first half, but I felt we shored that up in the second half. I guess our defensive rotations were not as quick as they should have been. Ultimately, that stretch in the third quarter is what cost us the game.”
Cameron Yerton had 15 points for S-E (10-6), and Randy Briggs added 12. The Marauders host Waterville on Wednesday.
Mohawk: Hunter Watkins, 2 2-2-6; Greg Laubenstein, 0; Paul Joyce, 0; Joe Smith, 3 2-7-8; Mike Santillo, 0 2-2-2; Corbin Woodruff, 7 1-1-15; Carson Murphy, 5 5-6-16; Kianan, McCarthy, 4 2-3 10; Ram Nichols, 2 0-0-4. Totals: 23 14-21-61.
S-E: Randy Briggs, 5 2-3-12; Cameron Yerton, 5 2-2-15 Paul Romanenko, 3 0-0-9; Branden McDaniel, 1 2-2-4; Cole Hodges, 3 2-4-8; Ethan Johnson, 3 1-1-9; Sam Caton, 0; Matt Piazzi, 0. Totals: 20 9-12-57.
Moh. 12 13 16 20–61
S-E 15 11 7 24–57
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (SE) Romenko 3, Yerton 3, Johnson 2. (M) Murphy. JV: S-E won 45-36. Officials: Bennett, Szelkowski.
Unadilla Valley 58, Afton 47
AFTON – Unadilla Valley won for the third time in four games, and with its seventh win this season is in position to qualify for the Section IV playoffs.
After Afton closed UV’s halftime lead to three at the end of three periods, the Storm regrouped behind sophomore Justin Hofer. Hofer scored nine of his game-high 27 points in the last quarter. He added 10 steals and eight rebounds to his night. “Justin was just everywhere tonight,” said UV coach Matt Osborne. “They had Davis (Adam of Afton) guarding him close, but Justin picked it up on defense. He had some steals and easy buckets out of that.”
The Storm also had 10 points from Brett Smith to win for the sixth time in nine games. “We’ve come together pretty nicely in the second half of the season,” Osborne said. “Guys know their roles and we’re playing pretty good defense.”
UV: Austin Glidden, 0 1-2-1; Jack Wilcox, 1 0-0-2; Brandon Miles, 1 1-2-3; Justin Hofer, 11 2-3-27; Brett Smith, 4 1-4-10; Travis Conklin, 3 0-0-6; Mason Talbot, 0; David Anderson, 3 1-2-7; Mitch MacDuff, 1 0-0-2. Totals: 24 6-13-58.
Afton: Adam Davis, 2 3-7-7, Ricky Parsons, ; Corey Mohrien, 2 1-2-5; Andy Sanford, 2 1-3-7; Mitch Decker, 5 1-2-11; Cameron Oswald, 7 3-5-17; Jake Vernon, 0; Phil Bradtke, 0. Totals: 18 9-23-47.
UVall 15 18 6 19–58
Aft. 9 13 14 11–47
Fouled out: (UV) M. Talbot. Three-point goals: (UV) Hofer 3, Smith, (A) Sanford 2. JV: UV won. Officials: Ehrie, Blair.
Girls’ Basketball
Walton 35, Oxford 21
WALTON – Walton defeated Oxford for the second time this season as the Blackhawks slumped to their second loss in three games to end the regular season.
Justine Rutherford had seven of her 10 points in the first half for Walton, and Devon Kaminsky scored eight of her 12 for the Warriors in the second half. “They beat us at our own game. They are just a good defensive team,” said Oxford coach Chris Palmer. “We had no answer for them offensively. We weren’t getting anything inside or outside. They had good ball pressure, and we didn’t respond well.”
Haley Witchella scored eight points for Oxford, who do not play again until the Section IV Class C tournament next week.
Oxford: Emily Smith, 0, Allie Nelson, 1 0-1-2; Ginny Burdick, 2 0-0-4, Jackie Heggie, 0 3-4-3, Julie Heggie, 0 2-3-2; Lacey Barry, 1 0-0-2, Brooke Noble, 0 0-1-0, Haley Witchella, 3 2-2-8. Totals: 7 7-11-21.
Walton: Justine Rutherford, 4 0-0-10; Morgan Benson, 0; Molly Maguire, 1 0-1-2; Bridget Fletcher, 1 0-0-2; Kendra Hoyt, 1 0-3-2; Carolyn Butler, 1 3-5-5; Courtney Miller, 1 0-0-2; Devon Kaminsky, 3 6-6-12. Totals: 12 9-15-35.
Oxfd 5 4 4 8–21
Walt. 10 10 8 7–35
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (W) Rutherford 2. JV: Walton won 33-21.
Unadilla Valley 53, Sidney 32
NEW BERLIN – Unadilla Valley finished its season with perhaps its best performance of the season reversing a three-point loss to Sidney from earlier this year.
“We finally were able to put four good quarters together,” said UV coach Brandi Backus. “The girls have wanted this game since the first time we lost to them. This was a good way to send the seniors out.”
