Boys’ Basketball
Sherburne-Earlville 61, Canastota 38
SHERBURNE - Sherburne-Earlville burst out of the gates quickly in its regular season finale against Canastota.
The Marauders started the game with a 14-2 lead three minutes into play, and built their lead to as many as 25 points in the first half en route to the Center State Conference division win. The win also clinched a tie for the division title along with Clinton.
“Our guys really came out ready to play,”  said S-E coach Kevin Vibbard. “We had five different guys score in the first quarter, and we played outstanding defense. We had a lot of good balance, and this was a good way to get ready for sectionals.”
Jesse Yerton hit a pair of threes in the first quarter, Matt Smith also had three first-quarter buckets, and senior Sam Caton scored 10 in the first, two of those points on a first-quarter alley-oop dunk as the lead was 36-11 late in the opening half.
Yerton led with 13 points, Caton scored 12, and Smith had 11 in the S-E victory, who will likely host a first-round Section III playoff game on Friday.
Canastota: Todd Cannistra, ; Anthony Sicilia, 4 0-0-10; Tyler Jeffries, 0; John Halsey, 3 2-3-9; Zach Babcock, 3 0-0-7; Matt Russitano, 3 0-0-7 ; Elijah Motley, 0 1-4-1; Nick Stagnitti, 0; Joe Vaccaro, 1 0-0-2 ; Brad Eisenhut, 1 0-0-2. Totals: 15 3-7-38.
S-E: Elijah Morris, 1 0-0-2; Jesse Yerton, 5 0-0-13; Sam Caton, 5 2-2-12; Carter Cole, 0; John McDaniel, 3 0-2-8; Mick Khoury, 30 -0-7; Austin Jasper, 3 2-2-8; Matt Smith, 5 0-0-11; Kevin Vibbard, 0; J.P. Osborne, 0. Totals: 25 4-6-61.
Can. 7 9 8 15–38
S-E 21 15 13 12–61
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (SE) Yerton 3, McDaniel 2, Khoury, Smith, (C) Sicilia 2, Halsey, Babcock, Russitano. JV: S-E won 43-37. Officials: Carson, Davis.
Unatego 56, Greene 46
OTEGO – Unatego’s pressure defense paid dividends in the final quarter. The Spartans forced numerous Greene turnovers over the last eight minutes to pull away for the win.
Tyler Butler scored six points in the fourth for Unatego, and guard Kellen Komenda sealed the win hitting 4-for-4 from the foul line. “Unatego thrives on creating turnovers, and we did a good job with limiting those until the fourth quarter,” said Greene coach Rick Smith. “The turnovers hit us in the last quarter, and that really was the difference.”
Brandon Davis scored 16 points for Greene, and Zach Wentlent added 11. Greene hosts Oxford tonight.
Greene: Dan Treadwell, 1 1-2-3; Zach Wentlent, 5 0-0-11; Luke Day, 2 0-0-4;Cameron Race, 1 0-0-2; Justin Ekstrom, 3 0-0-8; Brandon Davis, 8 0-0-16; Andy Walker, 0; Colin Brooks, 1 0-0-2. Totals: 21 1-2-46.
Unatego: Kellen Komenda, 3 4-4-10, Jon Wingate, 2 0-0-4, Tanner Winchester, 7 0-1-16; Tyler Butler, 5 0-0-10, Phil Youngs, 2 1-2-5, Nick Becht, 1 1-2-3; Quinn Barnhart, 4 0-1-8. Totals: 24 6-10-56.
Gre. 12 14 12 8–46
Unat 17 12 12 15–56
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (G) Wentlent, Ekstrom 2, (U) Winchester. JV: Greene won.
Girls’ Basketball
Greene 44, Afton 37
GREENE – An eight-point spurt in the second quarter gave the Trojans the lead for good, who extended their winning streak to four games Tuesday night against Afton.
Rebecca Smith scored 10 points to lead a balanced scoring night for Greene. “We also had seven different poeple with assists and seven people with steals,” said Greene coach Dave Gorton. “We were a little shaky on offense at times, but I do like the fact we are distributing the ball well.”
