Boys’ Basketball
B-G 72, Afton 59
AFTON – In a season of firsts, Bainbridge-Guilford qualified for the Midstate Athletic Conference for the first time in several years outscoring Afton Tuesday evening.
Ryan Porter scored 24 points for B-G (11-5), who reached its highest point total of the season. Austin Bauerle had 18 points, 11 rebounds, and five steals, while Brooks Harmon and Corbin Palmer netted 10 points apiece.
“It was tough for us with Corbin (B-G point guard) out of the lineup at the beginning of the year, but this is satisfying for us,” said B-G coach Greg Warren. “Since we beat Oxford (on Dec. 30), we have come together and proved we can beat a team we haven’t beaten in a long time.”
Palmer and Harmon also dished out five assists apiece for the Bobcats, who have won nine out of 10 games.
Mitch Decker scored 24 points for Afton, and Cameron Oswald added 20.
B-G: Ryan Porter, 9 6-6-24; Austin Bauerle, 6 3-4-18; Brooks Harmon, 3 2-2-10; Corbin Palmer, 3 2-2-10; Lucas Butcher, 3 0-0-6; Ray Frederick, 1 2-2-4; Tim Walts, 0;. Totals: 25 15-16-72.
Afton: Josh Davy, 0, Ricky Parsons, 1 2-2-5, James Westfall, 3 0-1-6, George Salonas, , Mitch Decker, 9 2-3-24, Cameron Oswald, 8 4-6-20, Matt Olin, 2 0-0-4, Ben Shearer, 0. Totals 23 8-12-59.
B-G 11 21 15 25–72
Aft. 12 13 9 25–59
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (BG) Bauerle 3, Harmon 2, Palmer 2. (A) Decker 4, Parsons 1. JV: B-G won 50-49.
Hancock 68, Oxford 38
HANCOCK – Hancock made 13 three-pointers including the first six it attempted in blowing out Oxford Tuesday on its senior recognition night.
Warren Drake canned five trifectas on his way to a 22-point night, and Tom Banicky pumped in four threes – all in the first half – to finish with 18. “Everything they did was right,” said Oxford coach Tim Davis. “They were the real deal tonight, and they made us look silly.”
The Wildcats had a 27-point advantage on three-point makes finishing 13-for-22 overall from beyond the three-point arc.
Andrew Golden scored nine for Oxford, who play at Sidney next week in the MAC playoffs.
Oxford: Justin Schray, 3 1-2-8; Ryan Moore, 2 0-0-4; Andrew Golden, 4 0-2-9; Paul Wonka, 2 0-0-5; Kevin Davis, 3 0-0-7; Eric Dilfer, 2 1-2-5. Totals: 16 2-6-38.
Hancock: Tom Banicky, 7 0-0-18, Eli Holton-Chandler, 0, Tyler Phillips, 6 2-2-15, Ryan Smith , 2 2-2-8, Luke Worzel, 1 0-0-3, Zach Worobey, , Warren Drake, 8 1-1-22, Joe Petriella,1 0-0-2 . Totals: 25 5-5-68.
Oxf. 11 5 8 14–38
Han. 20 16 11 21–68
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (H) Drake 5, Banicky 4, Smith 2, Worzel, Phillips. (O) Schray, Golden, Wonka, Davis. JV: Oxford won 49-42.
Unadilla Valley 70, Delhi 54
DELHI – Unadilla Valley significantly outplayed Delhi at the outset and the start of the second half to pick up its sixth win of the season Tuesday.
Justin Hofer scored 24 points for the Storm (6-9), Brandon Miles had a season-high 18 points, and Brett Smith tacked on 10. UV led 23-12 after one quarter, and extended the lead to 23 points over the next two stanzas.
“We played excellent halfcourt defense in the first half, and turned steals into easy baskets,” said UV coach Matt Osborne. “We also shot the ball well from the perimeter.”
UV: Kurt Haycook, 1 3-6-5; Jack Wilcox, 0 1-4-1 ; Jesse Ranger, 2 0-0-5; Brandon Miles, 7 4-6-18; Justin Hofer, 9 4-4-24; Nate Mackey, 0 1-2-1; David Anderson, 1 0-0-2; Brett Smith, 4 0-0-10; Gunnar Sheldon, 2 0-0-4; Nate Shackelton, 0; Kevin Thomas, 0; D. Aikins, 0. Totals: 26 13-22-70 .
Delhi: Ben Gifford, 6 2-2-18; Brandon Simonds, 5 2-2-15, Ethan Jhan, 0; Tucker, 0 2-2-2 Brandon Snyder, 0, Tyler Hymers, 2 1-2-5 Zack Fogle, 0, Denison, 4 0-0-11; Brian Hannigan, 0 , Jimmy King, 0 5-6-5. Totals: 16 12-14-54.
UV 25 15 19 13–70
Del. 13 9 13 20–54
Three-point goals: (D) Gifford 4, Simonds 3, Denison 3. (UV) Smith 2, Ranger, Hofer 2.
Girls’ Basketball
Franklin 52, G-MU 37
COPES CORNERS – Franklin dominated the middle two periods outscoring G-MU 35-18 to erase the Raiders’ good start.
Blake Stensland scored seven in the opening period for G-MU, who took a 12-8 lead after eight minutes of play.
Franklin sophomore Jordan Beers, who had four in the opening period, scored 23 of her game-high 28 points during the second and third quarters. Beers was aided by Jessie Terrano, who finished with 13 points.
