Boys’ Basketball
Norwich 74, Windsor 42
NORWICH – Norwich flipped a switch offensively and defensively in the third quarter, and turned a close game into a blowout win Friday night at Jack Jones Gymnasium.
Norwich, tied with Windsor at 20-apiece in the second quarter, finished the first half on a 12-2 run led by a pair of three balls from Kyle Edwards. The two clubs traded threes early in the third before NHS truly took control.
Edwards canned two more threes, and Dennis Oralls bucketed 11 of his 17 points during the quarter as the Tornado closed the third on a 22-7 spurt.
“We started slow against Seton, and we’ve started slow almost every game,” said Norwich coach Tom Collier. “Our defensive intensity wasn’t good enough early on. To Windsor’s credit, they played really hard, and they played really hard the whole game.”
Providing a big lift for Norwich off the bench in the first half was senior Eric Walling, who is rounding into shape after battling ankle issues the first month of the season. Walling drained a big three ball during Norwich’s closing first-half run.
“The big thing in the second half is that we didn’t give them a cushion defensively, and we went back to our full-court pressure,” Collier said. “We have some huge games coming up, and Oneonta will be a massive test for us Monday. They’re all forwards and we’re all guards. It should be an interesting game because of the contrast in styles.”
Edwards had 20 points to lead NHS, and Seth Thomsen added 10. The Tornado bench totaled 25 points, the third time in four games in which the Tornado reserves totaled at least 20 points. “We’re not good enough to beat teams on talent alone,” Collier said. “But we are good enough to grind teams out with our depth.”
Norwich improved to 7-2 overall with the win.
Windsor: Logan Doolittle, 0; Adam Wilmot, 0; Josh Cady, 1 0-0-3; Brandon Howard, 6 0-3-15; Steve Laryea, 0; Nick DiNardo, 0; Ben Rivera, 2 1-2-5; Spencer Nagle, 0 0-2-0; Jake Conroy, 3 2-4-8; Troy Teed, 2 1-2-5; Nate Wrighter, 3 0-0-6. Totals: 17 4-13-42.
Norwich: Kyle Edwards, 6 3-3-20; Dennis Oralls, 6 3-4-17; Michael Sutton, 2 0-0-5; Danny Carson, 0; Nate Ashton, 1 0-0-2; Robbie Wheeler, 1 0-0-2; Grady Thompson, 0; Seth Thomsen, 5 0-0-10; Ian Weaver, 0; Eric Walling, 2 2-2-7; Storm Cook, 2 0-0-4; Grant Brightman, 0 2-4-2; Michael D’Abbraccio, 2 0-0-5. Totals: 27 10-13-74.
Wind. 14 8 12 8–42
NHS 16 16 27 15–74
Fouled out: none. Team fouls: (W) 14, (N) 14. Three-point goals: (N) Edwards 5, Oralls 2, Sutton, Walling, D’Abbraccio. (W) Howard 3, Cady. JV: Norwich won 72-50.
Morris 52, G-MU 34
COPES CORNERS – In a pivotal Tri-Valley League division showdown Friday night, Morris dominated the second half and fourth quarter in particular to hand the Raiders their second loss of the season.
Levi Decker and Mike Deluca had 19 and 18 points respectively for the Mustangs, who closed the game with a 18-5 fourth quarter.
“We really got handled in the second half,” said G-MU coach Bill Hartman in summing up the contest.
DeMario Reed had 14 points for G-MU (7-2), who trailed 18-17 at the halftime break.
Morris: Zach Doyle 0 1-2 1, Scott Maricle 0 0-0 0, Kyle Joyce 0 0-0 0, Justin Schaffer 2 0-0 4, Skylar Maricle 2 0-0 4, Mike Deluca 7 3-5 18, Levi Decker 8 0-1 19, Kerry Smith 3 0-0 6, Collin Hull 0 0-0 0, Brandon Shelly 0 0-0 0. Totals: 22 4-8-52.
G-MU: Demario Reed 5 3-5 14, Galen Wind 3 0-0 6, Greg Delaney 1 0-0 2, Jason Barrows 0 1-2 1, Eddie Ray Cotton 2 2-7 6, Tim French 1 3-5 5, Austin Burnside 0 0-0 0, Rian West 0 0-0 0, Derek Musson 0 0-0 0. Totals: 12 9-19-34.
Morris 8 10 16 18–52
G-MU 10 7 12 5 –34
Three-point field goals: (M) Decker 3, Deluca; (G) Reed. JV: Morris won.
Hancock 84, Unadilla Valley 69
HANCOCK – Hancock shots lights out in the first half, and especially the second quarter to cruise past UV Friday night.
The Wildcats closed the first half on a 14-0 run, and the 33 points in the second quarter led them to a 55-29 advantage. Warren Drake had eight of his 12 poiints during the second quarter, and Hancock connected on a trio of three balls. “Everyone in their lineup contributed, and we just turned the ball over way too many times against their press,” said UV coach Matt Osborne.
UV made a second-half charge closing the 26-point deficit to 12 at one point. Justin Hofer scored 16 points in the third quarter, and finished with a game-high 32 points.
UV plays at Afton Tuesday.
UV: Kurt Haycook, 1 2-2-4; Jack Wilcox, 1 1-2-3; Jesse Ranger, 0; Brandon Miles, 0; Justin Hofer, 11 10-14-32; Nate Mackey, 1 0-0-2; David Anderson, 4 3-4-11; Brett Smith, 4 0-0-9; Gunnar Sheldon, 0; Nate Shackelton, 4 0-0-8; Kevin Thomas, 0. Totals: 27 16-22-69.
Hancock: Tom Banicky, 6 9-14-21, Eli Holton-Chandler, 3 0-0-6, Tyler Phillips, 7 6-11-23, Ryan Smith , 6 2-2-14, Luke Worzel, 3 0-0-8, Zach Worobey, 0, Warren Drake, 5 2-6-12, Joe Petriella, 0. Totals: 29 19-33-84.
UVall 11 18 20 20–69
Hanc. 22 33 14 15–84
Fouled out: (UV) Wilcox, Shackelton. Three-point goals: (UV) Smith, (H) Phillips 3, Banicky 2, Worzel 2. JV: UV won.
Greene 62, Walton 61
GREENE – Greene improved to 5-0 in Midstate Athletic Conference play holding on to defeat Walton Friday evening.
Walton rallied from a five-point deficit in the final three minutes. Walton had the ball in the last seconds, but failed to get off a three-point shot attempt. Instead, Walton settled for Ben Conklin’s layup to come up one point short.
“We closed out really well on their shooters,” said Greene coach Rick Smith. “We had a five-point lead and I thought we would take off, but they pressured us and we turned it over a couple of times.”
Greene fell behind by double digits in the first half and rallied to close the halftime margin to four. Jeff Carlin hit two threes in the second and third quarters respectively as the Trojans snagged a two-point edge going into the fourth.
Ryan Borst added a big three ball in the final quarter to help extend Greene’s lead. Carlin finished with 20 pionts, and Sam Adams added 17. Adams was integral to the second-quarter comeback, while Carlin worked his offensive magic in the third scoring nine of the Trojans’ 20 points.
Greene hosts Hancock Tuesday.
Walton: Dan Jacquays, 5 0-0-10; Ben Conklin, 6 7-10-21; Brandon Scofield, 0; Collin Schick, 4 4-5-13; Rony LaRouge, 0; Davis, 1 0-0-3; Dalton Kaminsky, dnp; Justin DiJulio, 5 4-4-14. Totals: 21 15-20-61.
Greene: Dan Treadwell, 2 1-2-5; Zach Wentlent, 1 0-0-2; Joe Beckwith, 1 0-0-3; Sam Adams, 7 3-4-17; Jeff Carlin 8 0-0-20; Ryan Borst, 1 0-0-3; Jeremy Flohr, 3 1-2-7; Brandon Davis, 2 1-2-5. Totals: 25 6-10-62.
Walt. 20 12 14 15–61
Gre. 13 15 20 14–62
Fouled out: (G) B. Davis. Three-point goals: (G) Carlin 4, Borst, Beckwith. (W) Conklin 2, Schick, Davis. JV: Greene won. Officials: Ciotoli, Howard.
Girls’ Basketball
