Evening Sun Report
Boys’ Basketball
Norwich 41, Seton Catholic Central 30
NORWICH – One complete quarter of basketball allowed Norwich to overcome a stern test from Seton Catholic Central Tuesday evening.
Junior forward Storm Cook hit a 16-foot jumper late in the third quarter to give Norwich a big spark and key a 16-0 Tornado run. NHS went from six points down and struggling to score, to a comfortable 10-point lead with just 2 1/2 minutes left.
Cody Barnes had eight points in the fourth quarter, all of his buckets coming on nifty passes, and Matt Burke provided a big spark off the bench scoring on a layup off a steal, while also dishing twice to Barnes for buckets.
“I thought Storm’s shot was the key,” said Norwich coach Tom Collier. “We hadn’t hit anything from the outside all night, and I thought it relaxed us.”
Once Norwich took the lead, Seton Catholic Central was forced to extend its defense, and that opened up the floor for Norwich’s dribble penetration-based offense.  Mike Sutton added a layup off a steal, and Zan Stewart drove for a layup that touched every inch of the rim before spinning through the cylinder giving Norwich its biggest lead, 41-27.
“Seton is one of the best defensive teams out there, and they did a nice job against us,” Collier said. “We knew it was going to be a struggle tonight.”
Norwich outscored Seton Catholic Central 18-5 in the final period, and three of the Saints’ points came on a three-point play with 15 seconds left. Until that point, Norwich’s zone defense had held Seton without a field goal for over 8 1/2 minutes. “We started to play some zone defense in the Stop DWI Tournament against Maine-Endwell and Union-Endicott, and we reaped the benefits of that tonight,” Collier said. “Seton missed a bunch of shots, we rebounded well, and it opened up our fast break. Once we got the lead, you could see (Seton) start to press.”
Grant Brightman scored 11 points - all in the first three quarters – to lead Norwich, and Barnes tacked on 10. Norwich (7-3) hosts Chenango Forks Thursday.
JV: The Tornado’s junior varsity rolled to a 64-40 win to improve to 6-3 overall. Colin Stewart scored 12, Jamison Luke had 10 points and 10 rebounds, and Chris Trevisani also scored 10 points. Jordan Vinal added eight rebounds and five assists.
SCC: David George, 1 2-4-5; Robert Olsen, 1 0-0-3; Pat Gosney, 2 2-5-7; Aaron Whitman, 0; Michael Korchak, 1 2-4-4; Alex Walsh, 0; Grant Eggleston, 0; Nate Whitman, 4 1-3-9; Cody O’Neil, 1 0-0-2; Brian Hartrick, 0; Casey Kane, 0; Michael Perry, 0. Totals: 10 7-16-30.
Norwich: Danny Carson, 1 0-0-2; Mike Oralls, 2 0-0-4; Michael Sutton, 1 4-4-6; Zan Stewart, 1 2-2-4; Matt Burke, 1 0-0-2; Storm Cook, 1 0-0-2; Michael D’Abbraccio, 0; Grant Brightman, 4 3-4-11; Cody Barnes, 5 0-0-10. Totals: 16 9-10-41.
SCC 9 8 8 5–30
NHS 8 6 9 18–41
Fouled out: (S) George. Three-point goals: (S) George, Olsen, Gosney. JV: Norwich won 64-40. Officials: Killian, Berg
Otselic Valley 66, Stockbridge Valley 34
MUNNSVILLE – Coming off two losses last week by a combined three points, Otselic Valley returned to the victory column Tuesday night blowing out Stockbridge Valley.
Brandon Huntley scored a season-high 18 points for OV (7-6), Jason Olin had an even dozen, and Trevor Marston bucketed 10. The Vikings were in control from the start, and built an 18-point lead at halftime.
“The defense was a little better tonight, and we were able to create more chances in transition,” said Vikings coach Dave Loomis. “That was the difference tonight.”
The Vikings host McGraw Friday.
OV: Darnell Marshall, 0; Travis Sheldon, 3 0-1-8; Brent Rasmussen, 3 1-3-7; Brandon Huntley, 7 4-8-18; Trevor Marston, 4 2-2-10; Matt Neal, 0; Tyler Armstrong, 3 1-2-7; Jason Olin, 6 0-0-12 ; Peter Robinson, 0; Howard Straight, 0. Totals: 28 8-17-66 .
Stockbridge Valley: Slater, 1 1-2-3; Stout, 2 0-0-6; Berger, 0 0-1-0 Solis, 2 2-2-6; Bartlett, 0; Kinney, 5 4-8-14; Collins, 0; Kiehn, 1 1-2-3; Harrington, 1 2-2-4. Totals: 11 10-17-34 .
OV 19 15 22 10–66
SV 7 9 6 12–34
Team fouls: (SV) 15, (OV) 12. Three-point goals: (OV) Sheldon 2, (SV) Stout.
Girls’ Basketball
B-G 40, Oxford 17
OXFORD - Bainbridge-Guilford ended the first quarter on an 11-2 run, and rolled to its sixth straight victory, Tuesday at Oxford.
Morgan Bullis scored 13 points for the Bobcats (7-5) and Taylor Palmatier added eight. B-G extended its lead in every quarter, and blanked the Blackhawks (3-7) in the third quarter.
Sarah Renaud had seven points for Oxford.
B-G: Taylor Lamont, 1 0-1-2; Abbey Smith, 3 0-0-7; Capucine Marzet, 0; Morgan Bullis, 4 5-6-13; Alissa Rivera, 0; Alexis Page, 1 0-0-2; Caitlan Vandermark, 1 1-2-4; Megan Ferrara, 0 0-1-0; Taylor Palmatier, 4 0-0-8; Cadi Barber, 1 0-0-2; Tori Rifanburg, 0; Betsy Holden, 1 0-0-2. Totals: 16 6-10-40.
Oxford: Megan Golden, 1 0-0-2; Sarah Renaud, 3 1-5-7; Teresa Ivarson, 0; Samantha Barrows, 1 0-0-2; Bridget Rice, 1 0-02; Patti Simpson, 0; Vada Mack, 1 0-0-2; Rachel Seiler, 1 0-0-2; Kim Mead, 0; Courtney Mannix, 0. Totals: 8 1-5-17.
BG 13 9 7 11–40
Oxf. 4 4 0 9–17
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: none. Officials: J, MIller, Jensen.
