Boys’ Basketball
Sherburne-Earlville 62, Unadilla Valley 60
NEW BERLIN – Sherburne-Earlville made up an eight-point fourth-quarter deficit Wednesday night to reach the finals of the Unadilla Valley Holiday Tournament.
Paul Romanenko had a season-high 16 points, and his three-pointer with two minutes to play gave the Marauders their first lead of the game, 57-55. S-E hit eight free throws in the last quarter to extend margin with Randy Briggs making 5 of 7 charity tosses in the last quarter.
UV had 20 points from Justin Hofer, and the Storm looked poised for a championship game appearance taking a nine-point lead after one quarter, and holding that margin until the final stanza. “Defensively, we played pretty well in the first half,” said UV coach Matt Osborne. “They started to get the ball inside, and that’s where they had a definite advantage.”
Austin Jasper added 12 points for S-E and Sam Caton netted 11.
Brett Smith scored 12 for UV, who play Walton at 4:30 p.m today. S-E faces Oneonta in the finals at 7:45 p.m.
UV: Kurt Haycook, 0 2-2-2; Jack Wilcox, 3 3-5-9; Jesse Ranger, 2 0-0-5; Brandon Miles, 3 0-0-6; Justin Hofer, 10 0-2-20; David Anderson, 3 0-0-6; Brett Smith, 4 2-2-12; Gunnar Sheldon, 0; Nate Shackelton, 0. Totals: 25 7-11-60.
S-E: Randy Briggs, 1 7-9-9 ; Carter Cole, 0 2-2-2; Jesse Yerton, 1 1-1-3; Sam Caton, 4 3-5-11; Paul Romanenko, 6 2-2-16; John McDaniel, 0; Cole Hodges, 0; Mick Khoury, 1 2-2-4; Austin Jasper, 4 4-6-12; Matt Smith, 2 1-1-5. Totals: 19 22-28-62.
S-E 7 18 18 19–62
UVa. 16 17 18 9–60
Fouled out: (UV) Anderson. Three-point goals: (SE) Romanenko 2. (UV) Smith 2, Ranger. JV: S-E won 43-38.
Greene 64, Chenango Forks 20
GREENE – Greene moved into the finals of its own tournament routing an outmanned Chenango Forks club on Tuesday.
Jeff Carlin had 15 points and Joe Beckwith 11 for the Trojans, who had everyone on the roster score. Greene head coach Rick Smith said his team compiled 16 total assists, 16 offensive rebounds, and 22 defensive rebounds. “It really was a team effort tonight,” Smith said. “Everyone worked hard the entire game. Chenango Forks is a young team and going through some hard times.”
Greene plays Unatego tonight at 7 p.m.
Chenango Forks: Melvin, 1 0-0-3; Cannon, 1 0-0-3; Ziegenfus, 1 0-0-2; Link, 1 0-0-3; Gridley, 0 2-2-2; Storrie, 1 1-2-3; Miner, 2 0-0-4. Totals: 6 3-4-20.
Greene: Zach Wentlent; 2 0-0-4; Joe Beckwith, 3 3-5-11; Sam Adams, 1 2-2-4; Jeff Carlin 7 1-1-15; Ryan Borst, 3 2-2-9; Akeem Daniels, 4 0-0-8; Mike Washburn, 0 1-3-1; Jeremy Flohr, 2 0-0-5; Brandon Davis, 2 3-4-7. Totals: 24 12-21-64.
Ch Fks 5 10 0 5–20
Greene 14 22 15 13–64
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (CF) Melvin, Cannon, Link. (G) Beckwith 2, Borst, Flohr. JV: Greene beat Chenango Forks.
G-MU 52, Downsville 39
DOWNSVILLE ≠– G-MU raised is level of play significantly over a 24-hour period, and the damage it inflicted on Downsville in the first half allowed the Raiders to cruise to the Downsville tourney title.
