Girls’ Basketball
Norwich 52, Chenango Valley 45
NORWICH – Norwich turned back Chenango Valley’s fourth-quarter rally to earn a key Southern Tier Athletic Conference win Tuesday night.
In a meeting of potential Class B Section IV playoff opponents next month, Bryn Loomis fed Cassie Sutton for a short jumper with 16 seconds left that put Norwich up 50-45. Loomis had a steal on the next Chenango Valley possession, and made two more free throws in the waning seconds to ice the victory.
Chenango Valley trailed 48-38 with 2:27 to play after Norwich’s Jenni Borfitz converted a steal into a layup.
The Warriors’ Megan Pipher completed a driving layup, Kate Bigart, just five feet tall, scored an improbable inside layup, and Maddie Staiger’s step-back three ball closed the gap to 48-45 with 47 seconds left.
Norwich traded off leading scorers in each quarter to take the early lead. Sophie Stewart scored six points on the inside in the first quarter, Loomis had eight in the second stanza, and Hailey Dietrich netted eight in the third.
The Warriors held Norwich scoreless the first 3 1/2 minutes of the fourth quarter to trim a 41-30 NHS lead to 41-36. Breanna Cashman’s three-point play for Norwich ended its drought, and Loomis hit a pair of free throws after back-to-back steals to put Norwich back in control.
Loomis led Norwich with 14 points, seven assists, and seven steals. Dietrich posted a double-double scoring 13 points and pulling down 12 boards.
In the junior varsity game, Norwich upended Chenango Valley, 49-39. Savannah Williams scored 18 points for the Tornado.
Norwich plays Oneonta on Friday.
CV: Claire Walsh, 2 2-4-7; Megan Mullins 0; Maddie Staiger, 4 2-2-11; Kate Bigart, 2 1-3-5; Maggie Bigart, 2 0-0-4; Megan Pipher, 2 0-5-4; Chelsea Henige, 1 0-0-2; Hannah Elliott, 4 2-4-10; Ashley Weir, 1 0-0-2. Totals: 18 7-18-45.
Norwich: Miranda Costin, 0; Breanna Cashman, 2 2-2-6; Jennifer Borfitz, 2 3-4-7; Cassie Sutton, 2 0-0-4; Bryn Loomis, 5 4-7-14; Hailey Dietrich, 5 3-4-13; Sophie Stewart, 3 2-2-8; Taylor Cook, 0. Totals: 19 14-19-52.
CV 9 12 9 15–45
NHS 12 15 14 11–52
Fouled out: (CV) Walsh. Team fouls: (N) 13 (CV) 15. Three-point goals: (CV) Walsh, Staiger. JV: Norwich won 49-39. Officials: Ewing, Stepanovsky.
Unadilla Valley 66, Afton 32
AFTON – Unadilla Valley had six different players score in a 23-point first quarter on its way to a seventh straight win on Tuesday.
Jordan Anderson had 16 points, Taylor Davis 12, and Brittany Fairchild tallied a season-best 10 in the UV win. “I was really nervous because we haven’t played in two weeks,” said UV coach Brandi Backus. “I didn’t know if we would be as serious as we should be, but they were. It was a great first quarter.”
Payton Cutting scored 18 points to top the Crimson Knights.
The Storm host Harpursville on Friday.
UV: Corrine Izard, 4 0-1-8; Taylor Davis, 3 6-6-12; Amanda Off, 2 2-2-6; Jenn Elliott, 0 1-2-1 ; Morgan Weidman, 2 1-2-5 ; Jordan Anderson, 5 6-9-16; Gabby Miner, 2 0-0-4; Bridget Converse, 0; Brittany Fairchild, 2 6-8-10; Mikayla Fowler, 1 2-2-4. Totals: 21 24-32-66.
Afton: Sierra Palmatier, 0 2-4-2, Mikala Sherman, 1 0-0-2, Makalliah Harris-Palladino, 0, Bailey Sherman, 1 3-4-5, Payton Cutting, 6 6-15-18, Annette Vernon, 1 0-0-2, Katerina Werth, 0 1-2-1, Subrina Brotzman, 0 0-2-0, Ashley Rogalski, 1 0-0-2. Totals: 10 12-27-32.
UVall 23 20 13 10–66
Aft. 4 9 11 8–32
Fouled out: (A) Rogalski. Three-point goals: none. JV: UV won. Officials: Moyer, Sullivan.
Boys’ Basketball
Oxford 54, Deposit 39
OXFORD – Oxford ran its lead to 12 points during a 15-6 third quarter to pull away from Deposit Tuesday.
Andrew Golden scored six in the third, while Caden Izard and Eric Dilfer had two buckets apiece. Golden led the Blackhawks with 22 points and 14 rebounds, and Izard came away with 11 points.
Oxford plays at B-G Friday.
Deposit: Evan Thomas, 2 0-2-4; Yelton Feringa, 1 0-0-2; Derek Lenio, 5 0-0-10; Josh Koch, 0; Austin Becker, 5 3-5-15; Matt Mills, 2 0-1-6; Mike Zuroha, 1 0-0-2; Jason Spry, 0; Shane Winans, 0; Trevor Hunter, 0. Totals: 16 3-8-39.
Oxford: Justin Schray, 1 3-8-5; Ryan Moore, 1 2-2-4; Andrew Golden, 9 2-2-22; Paul Wonka, 0; Eric Dilfer, 4 0-0-8 ; Dustin Harding, 2 0-1-4 ; Caden Izard, 5 1-7-11; Corey Olsen, 0. Totals: 22 8-20-54.
Dep. 9 12 6 12–39
Oxf. 9 15 15 15–54
Fouled out: (O) Schray, (D) Zuroha. Three-point goals: (O) Golden 2, (D) Mills 2, Becker. JV: Oxford won 47-28. Officials: Blair, Howard.
B-G 50, Walton 36
BAINBRIDGE – B-G held Walton to 21 points over the final three periods, and extended its winning streak to four games on Tuesday night.
Ryan Porter had 16 points and 10 rebounds, and Austin Bauerle posted 13 points 10 rebounds, four blocked shots, and five steals. “Walton is very good at dribble penetration, and we wanted to keep them on the perimeter,” said B-G coach Greg Warren. “We did that for th emost part, and overall this was our best all-around team effort.”
B-G looks for its second win over Oxford this season when it hosts the Blackhawks Friday.
Walton: Nick Shiels, 0; Dan Jacquays, 2 1-2-6; Ben Conklin, 6 0-0-15; Brandon Scofield, 0; Collin Schick, 1 2-2-5; Rony LaRouge, 0; Justin DiJulio, 4 2-4-10. Totals: 13 5-8-36 .
B-G: Ryan Porter, 5 6-6-16; Austin Bauerle, 5 0-2-13; Brooks Harmon, 4 1-2-11; Corbin Palmer, 3 1-3-8; Lucas Butcher, 0; Ray Frederick, 1 0-0-2; Dalton Johnson, 0; Tim Walts, 0; Ben Miritsch, 0. Totals: 18 8-13-50.
