Boys’ Basketball
Norwich 79, Chenango Valley 67
CHENANGO BRIDGE – A bit of adversity in the fourth quarter ignited the Tornado, who came away with their second win over Chenango Valley this season Wednesday evening.
Norwich was whistled for an intentional foul and technical foul in succession after CV forward Robert Heller was fouled on a strong drive to the basket. Heller left the game due to injury, yet the Warriors were able to sink four straight foul shots to trim Norwich’s comfortable lead to seven. “I really think the intentional foul and technical foul was a big turning point for us,” said Norwich coach Tom Collier. “We were able to get a defensive stop, and went on a run to end the game. We weathered their comeback.”
Norwich junior Kyle Edwards pumped in one of his six three balls to raise the lead back to 10, and senior Dennis Oralls iced the victory from the foul line. Oralls was consistently fouled on drives to the basket, and made 10 of 12 charity tosses to finish with 25 points. Edwards had 23, and Seth Thomsen came through with 15 as the Tornado power trio accounted for 63 of their team’s points. Sophomore Michael Sutton bounced back from a scoreless game Monday night to net 10 points.
“Chenango Valley came out hard against us, even harder than they did when we played them at the Arena (In the DWI finals),” Collier said. “We were able to match their intensity, and actually exceed it.”
The win for Norwich was its ninth this season in 11 games, and propelled the Tornado to their third victory in six days. “This was an important win against a good Class B school, and we’re in Class B,” Collier said. “After losing to Seton (Catholic), we wanted to win these three games, and we were able to do that.”
Oralls has scored 53 points over his last two games, and he added 10 rebounds Wednesday to lead the Tornado.
Norwich: Kyle Edwards, 7 3-4-23; Dennis Oralls, 6 10-13-25; Michael Sutton, 5 0-0-10; Danny Carson, 0; Nate Ashton, 0; Seth Thomsen, 6 2-2-15; Ian Weaver, 0; Eric Walling, 0; Storm Cook, 1 0-0-2; Grant Brightman, 1 0-0-2; Michael D’Abbraccio, 1 0-0-2. Totals: 27 15-19-79.
CV: Kevin Mack, 0 1-2-1; Pat Norris, 1 4-4-7; Justin Gaudinier, 0 0-0-0; Robert Heller, 8 0-0-17; Chris Ruffo, 4 1-2-11; Mike Fillers, 5 5-8-18; Zach Collins, 3 6-8-13; Eric Silvanic, 0. Totals: 21 17-24-67.
Nor. 16 27 10 26–79
CVa 19 12 18 18–67
Fouled out: None. Three-point goals: (N) Edwards 6, Oralls 3, Thomsen, (CV) Heller, Norris, Fillers 3, Collins. JV: Norwich won.
S-E 57, Canastota 45
SHERBURNE – Sherburne-Earlville was finally able to shake Canastota in the fourth quarter to move to 5-0 in Center State Conference division play on Wednesday.
Austin Jasper had 21 points for the Marauders (8-2), 12 coming in the final quarter when his team stretched out a six-point third-quarter lead. “Austin played really strong in the post, and they didn’t have an answer for him tonight,” said S-E coach Kevin Vibbard.
The Marauders’ three forwards – Jasper, Sam Caton, and Cole Hodges – combined for 41 points on the night to offset the 33 total points from Canastota forwards Brad Olden and Greg Zupan. Caton and Hodges each scored 10 points.
Randy Briggs set up Jasper, Caton, and Hodges throughout the evening doling out 10 assists.
The Marauders play a non-league game at Canastota Friday.
Canastota: Garet Clemens, 1 0-0-2; James Mason, 2 0-0-5; David Magyar, 0; Zach Babcock, 0; Brad Olden, 9 0-0-19; Ron Vaccaro, 2 1-2-5; Matt Russitano, 0; Nick Stagnitti, 0; Greg Zupan, 6 2-2-14. Totals: 20 3-4-45.
S-E: Randy Briggs, 0 0-1-0; Carter Cole, 0; Jesse Yerton, 2 0-0-5 ; Sam Caton, 4 2-5-10; Paul Romanenko, 2 0-0-5; John McDaniel, 0; Cole Hodges, 5 0-0-10; Mick Khoury, 0; Austin Jasper, 9 3-3-21; Thomas Knickerbocker, 0; Matt Smith, 3 0-0-6; Matt Rajczi, ; Chris Marquard, 0. Totals: 25 5-9-57 .
Can. 10 13 10 12–45
S-E 12 16 11 18–57
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (SE) Romanenko, Yerton, (C) Mason, Olden. JV: S-E won 52-26. Officials: Bennett, Greene.
Girls’ Basketball
Laurens 37, G-MU 30
COPES CORNERS – Laurens took a 10-point lead into halftime, and used its size advantage in the fourth quarter to hand the Raiders their fourth defeat in five games.
Jackie Brownell and Ali Robbins scored 11 of their team’s 12 points in the final quarter, all coming on the inside. G-MU, down 22-12 at the half, closed to within 28-26 in the fourth.
“They’re huge inside, and they just pounded us in the fourth quarter,” said G-MU coach Jim Johnson. “I think we underestimated their size and quickness a bit. Other than that, we played pretty solid.”
Miranda Hill scored 10 points for G-MU and Blake Stensland added nine. The Raiders (3-9) host Cherry Valley-Springfield Friday.
Laurens: Brooke Barney, 2 5-6-9, Jasmine Maidens, 0; Rachel Perry, 3 0-2-6, Jenna Dilello, 0, Ali Robbins, 3 2-8-8; Jackie Brownell, 6 1-2-13; Natalie Trujillo, 0 1-21. Alexis Polin, 0. Totals: 14 9-20-37.
G-MU: Miranda Hill, 5 0-2-10; Victoria Hutzley, 0; Jenn Mason, 0 1-2-1; Sabrina Brooks, 0 0-1-0 ; Blake Stensland, 2 5-6-9; Kali Murphy, 0; Logan Eltz, 1 0-2-2; Kristen Barnes, 3 0-0-6; Whitney Gilbert, 0; Lauren Hill, 1 0-0-2; Nichole Savarese, 0; Shelby Hartwell, 0. Totals: 12 6-13-30.
Laur. 10 12 3 12–37
GMU 8 4 8 10–30
Fouled out: (G) Barnes, (L) R. Perry. Team fouls: (L) 14, (G) 18. Three-point goals: none. JV: G-MU won 34-27. Officials: Lishansky, Glidden.
B-G 40, Walton 33
BAINBRIDGE – B-G senior Shania Vandermark returned to her early-season form scoring 22 points in a victory over Walton Wednesday.
Vandermark scored mostly on offensive putbacks in netting 12 in the first quarter to elevate the Bobcats to a 16-3 lead.
Walton’s defense focused on B-G senior guard Randi Conway allowing Vandermark to shine.
The Bobcats (6-4) host Oxford Saturday afternoon.
Walton: Molly Maguire, 3 0-0-7, Erin Butler, 1 0-0-2, Susan LeRouge, 2 0-0-5, Carolyn Butler, 5 4-8-14, Cortney Miller, 2 1-8-5, Hayley O'Connor, 0, Maddy Vitti, 0; Morgan Beardslee, 0. Totals: 13 5-16-33.
B-G: Shania Vandermark, 10 2-3-22; Gia Cuomo, 0; Randi Conway, 3 2-6-8; Abbey Smith, 3 0-2-6; Alissa Rivera, 0; Amber DeGroat, 0; Caitlan Vandermark, 1 0-0-2; Micah Hopkins, 0; Betsy Holden, 1 0-0-2. Totals: 18 4-11-40.
Walt. 3 11 6 13–33
B-G 16 8 8 8–40
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: LeRouge, Maguire. JV: B-G won 24-7.
Oxford 49, Deposit 30
OXFORD – After a slow start in which it made just one field goal in the first quarter, Oxford outscored Deposit 37-12 in the middle two quarters to ease past the Lumberjacks Wednesay.
Jacquelyn Heggie scored 18 points for the Blackhawks, 10 of those coming in a 22-3 third quarter that hiked the host team’s advantage to 29 points. “We played very well defensively in the third quarter, and got some easy baskets from that,” said Oxford coach Chris Palmer. “But we also did a nice job of attacking the weak side of their zone. We were reversing the ball and getting into the paint.”
Lacey Barry added nine points for Oxford, who play at B-G on Saturday. The junior varsity game was moved up to a 12 p.m. start, Palmer said.
Deposit: Alicia Koch, 0; Jen Newman, 2 0-0-5; McKenzie Martin, 3 0-0-7; Kim Newman, 1 0-0-2; Anna Benedict, 0; Justina Ellis, 0 1-2-1; Victoria Shaub, 2 0-1-5; Andrea Davis, 2 0-0-4; Kayla Miller, 2 1-2-6. Totals: 12 2-5-30.
