Boys’ Basketball
Sherburne-Earlville 64, Sauquoit Valley 44
SHERBURNE – After a slow start, Sherburne-Earlville quickly gained command of its game with Sauquoit Valley.
Down 5-0 in the first minute, S-E outscored Sauquoit Valley 17-6 to finish the period, and extended that margin with a 23-6 second stanza. Paul Romanenko and Jesse Yerton hit two three-pointers apiece in the second quarter, and the Marauders had five of their seven treys during that eight-minute span. “We really picked up our defensive intensity after they took the early lead,” said S-E coach Kevin Vibbard. “The nice thing is that we had six different people score in the second quarter. I think depth is the strength of our team. We have nine guys that can score.”
Sam Caton had 12 points and eight rebounds to lead the Marauders. Austin Jasper scored 10, while Romaneko and Cole Hodges split 18 points evenly. Randy Briggs handed out a team-best seven assists.
S-E plays at Adirondack Friday.
SV: Richard Spinelli, 0; Robert Slivinski, 2 0--04; Ryan Stalker, 1 2-4-5; Kyle Jones, 2 0-0-4; Aaron LoPiccolo, 4 1-2-9; Gary Falchi, 0; Justin Jarecki, 1 0-0-2; Mark Martin, 2 0-0-6; Alec Voce, 2 0-2-4; Dylan Wheelock, 1 0-4-2; Ryan Drake, 2 4-6-8. Totals: 17 7-18-44.
S-E: Randy Briggs, 2 0-1-4; Carter Cole, 1 0-2-2; Jesse Yerton, 2 0-0-6; Sam Caton, 6 0-2-12; Paul Romanenko, 3 0-0-9; John McDaniel, 0; Cole Hodges, 4 1-1-9; Mick Khoury, 0; Austin Jasper, 5 0-0-10; Thomas Knickerbocker, 0; Matt Smith, 3 0-0-8; Matt Rajczi, 0; Chris Marquard, 2 0-0-4. Totals: 28 1-6-64 .
SVa. 11 6 12 15–44
S-E 17 23 17 7–64
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (SE) Romanenko 3, Yerton 2, Smith 2, (SV) Stalker 1, Martin 2. JV: S-E won 64-41. Officials: Reynolds, Carson.
Girls’ Basketball
Norwich 47, Sus Valley 28
CONKLIN – Norwich’s defense proved unyielding – again – Wednesday night at Susquehanna Valley.
The Tornado, who have won four straight games, have not allowed more than 31 points in any those contests. Too, the Tornado’s opposition has scored as many as 10 points in just three of the last 16 quarters. “We’re just playing tough defense and really getting after people,” said Norwich coach Josh Bennett.
Offensively, Bryn Loomis and Jennifer Borfitz scored 12 points apiece, and Hailey Dietrich added 11. Loomis scored all 12 of her points in the second half with Dietrich and Borfitz spearheading the first-half effort. “Tonight was the best we’ve played offensively,” Bennett said. “We really moved the ball well, and this is probably the most balanced team I have had. We’re not consistently making the shots that we should make, but when we do, we’ll go off.”
Norwich: Miranda Costin, 0 1-3-1; Breanna Cashman, 1 1-2-3; Sydney Chaffee, 2 0-0-4; Jennifer Borfitz, 4 2-3-12; Cassie Sutton, 1 0-0-2; Bryn Loomis, 5 0-2-12; Hailey Dietrich, 4 3-7-11; Sophie Stewart, 1 0-1-2; Taylor Cook, 0. Totals: 18 7-18-47.
SV: Lindsay Haskell, 2 4-5-8; Rose Green, 0 1-2-1; Katie Shager, 2 2-3-6; Kelsey Dunne, 0 0-2-0; Abby Hogan, 1 1-3-3; Abby Godbout, 1 0-0-2; Brianna Callahan, 1 1-2-3; Tiara Storm, 2 1-1-5. Totals: 9 10-18-28.
NHS 15 9 15 8–47
SVa. 7 3 9 8–28
Fouled out: (N) Stewart. Three-point goals; (N) Borfitz, Loomis. JV: Norwich won 42-35.
Unadilla Valley 60, Walton 52
NEW BERLIN – Unadilla Valley improved to 2-1 through three games, and won back-to-back games for the first time since the 2007-2008 season beating Walton on Wednesay night.
Amanda Off, plagued with foul trouble in the opening two games, had a season-high 22 points. Off had eight of her points in the last quarter as the Storm were able to fend off Walton’s last-quarter comeback. Jordan Anderson handled more of the scoring load in the first half scoring 12 of her 19 points as UV established a 30-15 advantage.
Taylor Davis added nine points for UV, who play at Deposit on Friday.
Walton: Mikaelan Cucciarre, Victoria Jacquays, , Molly Maguire, 4 0-0-8; Tamara MacDonald, 0, Susan LeRouge, 0 1-2-1; Carolyn Butler, 6 9-12-22, Cortney Miller, 8 3-4-21, Shyla Rathmell, 0, Hayley O'Connor, , Morgan Beardslee, 0. Totals: 18 13-19-52.
UV: Corrine Izard, 0; Taylor Davis, 4 0-0-9; Amanda Off, 10 2-2-22; Jenn Elliott, 2 0-0-4; Morgan Weidman, 0; Jordan Anderson, 6 6-6-19; Gabby Miner, 0; Bridget Converse, 1 0-0-2; Brittany Fairchild, 0 2-2-2; Mikayla Fowler, 1 0-0-2. Totals: 24 10-10-60.
Walt. 7 8 13 24–52
UVa. 14 16 14 16–60
Fouled out: (UV) Elliott. Three-point goals: (UV) Davis, Anderson, (W) Miller 2, Butler. JV: UV won. Officials: Lowe, Cook.
Harpursville 58, Bainbridge-Guilford 30
HARPURSVILLE – B-G shot less than 30 percent for the game, and had few answers on defense for the Hornets’ Miranda Drummond and Savannah Murray.
Drummond scored 21 points for the defending Midstate Athletic Conference champions, while Murray added 13. Harpursville took advantage of B-G’s misfires in the third quarter to quickly expand on a 24-11 halftime lead. “We made a couple of mistakes, and all of a sudden they were able to stretch their lead out,” said B-G coach Bob Conway of the second half.
