Boys’ Basketball

Norwich 85, Chenango Forks 45

CHENANGO FORKS – Whatever the Norwich coaching staff is telling its players during the halftime break, they might want to bottle the speech and save it for a big game.

For the second straight game, Norwich ripped through the opposition in the third quarter. This time, it was Chenango Forks who bore the brunt of the Tornado onslaught in Tuesday night’s rout.

“We missed 15 layups in the first half and outshot them 40-8,” said Norwich coach Tom Collier, who did note that his team still led by 16 at halftime. “We played sloppy in the first half, but we came out much more focused in the third quarter.”

Michael Sutton led a 34-9 third quarter scoring nine points and dishing out multiple assists. Mike Oralls added eight in the quarter, while Brendon Budd, Chris Trevisani, Carlos Ithier, and Zan Stewart tacked on three-pointers to turn a 16-point halftime lead into a 41-point shellacking.

Just three days earlier, Norwich put 30-plus points on the board in the third quarter on its way to a 32-point win over Whitney Point. Sutton’s play sparked the Tornado in the third quarter, something Collier hopes to see a bit more in future games.

“Michael just dominated and came out with a purpose,” Collier said. “We want him to play like that in every quarter.”

Sutton led Norwich with 16 points to go with six assists and five steals, Oralls scored 14, and Ithier had 11 off the bench for an NHS lineup that had 12 of its 13 players reach the scoring column.

“I know it may sound like nit-picking because we won by 40, but we still have some things to work on, and we’re trying to improve every day,” Collier said. “We didn’t like the focus in the first half, and we didn’t like the defensive focus at the end of the game. We are demanding of the kids, and I think they like it.”

In the junior varsity game, Norwich held Chenango Forks to 15 second-half points to pull away for the win, 63-43. Jordan Vinal had 17 points and 11 rebounds in the victory, Rodney Tre Bonham and Mike Carson scored 10 apiece, and Jake Walsh handed out nine assists.

Norwich hosts Susquehanna Valley on Saturday at 7:45 p.m. in the Tom Schwan Tournament championship game.

Norwich: Brendon Budd, 1 0-0-3; Michael Oralls, 6 2-4-14; Mike Sutton, 6 4-4-16; Chris Trevisani, 2 2-2-7; Carlos Ithier, 4 0-0-11; Colin Stewart, 0 0-0-0; Zan Stewart, 4 0-0-9; Matt Craig, 1 0-0-2; Matt Burke, 3 2-2-8; Storm Cook, 1 1-1-3; Mike D’Abbraccio, 1 2-2-4; Jamison Luke, 2 0-0-4; Cody Barnes, 1 2-2-4. Totals: 32 15-17-85.

CF: Rob Story 1 3-4-5; Logan Hell, 0 0-2-0; Chad Raychel, 0 1-2-1; Dan Gridley, 3 6-8-13; Andrew Ziegenfus, 5 0-1-13; Jake Stone, 3 0-2-7; Trevor Borchardt, 3 0-1-6; L.J. Watson, 0 0-2-0. Totals: 15 10-22-45.

Norwich 17 17 34 17–85

CForks 7 11 9 18–45

Fouled out: None. Three-point goals: (N) Budd, Trevisani, Ithier 3, Z. Stewart. (CF) Ziegenfus 3, Stone, Gridley. JV:  Norwich won 63-43.

Sherburne-Earlville 76, Clinton 64

SHERBURNE – Sherburne-Earlville’s strong outside shooting in the first half created some space on the interior for senior Austin Jasper as the S-E forward scored a season-high 33 points in a victory over Clinton Tuesday.

With Clinton playing a zone defense in the first half, Marauders senior Kevin Vibbard Jr. hit three three-pointers, and Julienne Alsheimer nailed two trifectas lifting S-E to a 32-26 halftime lead.

“We were able to stretch their defense out in the second half, and they really had no answer for Austin on the inside,” said S-E head coach Kevin Vibbard Sr..

Jasper scored 10 in the third quarter and 14 more in the fourth to hold off Clinton. Vibbard Jr. and Alsheimer each had career-best nights scoring 17 and 16 respectively.

S-E visits Holland Patent Friday.

Clinton: Jack Hughes, 4 0-0-12; Malaquias Canery, 9 9-14-29; Andy Hobika, 2 0-0-4; Will Jarrett, 0; Nick Smyers, 1 0-0-3; Ian Foxton, 0; Danny Bankert, 3 4-6-10; Andy Taft, 3 0-0-6. Totals: 22 13-20-64.

S-E: Elijah Morris, 0 1-12-1; Cody Marango, 1 3-3-5; Julienne Alsheimer, 4 4-4-16; Ben Khoury, 0; Austin Jasper, 12 8-12-33; Brady Elderkin, 0; Keith Rose, 1 0-0-2; Kevin Vibbard Jr., 4 6-9-17; JP Osborne, 1 0-1-2 . Totals: 23 22-31-76.

Clin 13 13 14 24–64

S-E 13 19 18 26–76

Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (C) Hughes 4, Canery 2, Smyers. (SE) Alsheimer 4, Jasper 1, Vibbard 3. JV: S-E won 61-59.

Deposit 58, Bainbridge-Guilford 52

BAINBRIDGE – Deposit surged past Bainbridge-Guilford in the fourth quarter to earn a road victory over the Bobcats Tuesday.

David Schaeffer scored eight points for the Lumberjacks in a 21-9 fourth, and led all scorers with 19 points. “We didn’t execute on offense as well as we needed to in the fourth quarter, and that was the difference,” said B-G coach Greg Warren. “We weren’t getting shots and we’re a young team, but the good news is that we’re getting better each time out.”

Kyle Hanvey had 15 points and five steals for B-G, and Mike Carlin returned from a two-game absence to post a double-double with 14 points and 10 boards.

B-G is at Afton Thursday.

Deposit: Ron Ballard, 4 1-5-9; Gary Fineout, 5 1-2-14; Devin Schmitz, 1 5-5-7; Kevin Latimer, 2 0-0-4; Jacob Tarbox, 2 0-0-5; David Schaeffer, 6 7-8-19; Jon Hollen, 0. Totals; 20 14-20-58.

B-G: Dylan Moffitt, 3 0-0-7; Adam Bauerle, 1 0-3-2; Brian Tequin, 0; Bailey Green, 0; Cole Webb,0 ; Lucas Butcher, 4 0-0-9; Ryan Jones, 2 1-2-5; Kyle Hanvey, 6 3-6-15; Dakota Johnson, 0; Mike Carlin, 6 1-1-14. Totals: 24 5-12-52.

Dep 8 16 13 21–58

B-G 6 18 19 9–52

Three-point goals:  (BG) Butcher, Moffitt, Carlin. (D) Fineout 3, Tarbox. JV: B-G won.

Girls’ Basketball

Unatego 43, G-MU 30

G-MU 36, Edmeston 33

COPES CORNERS – Playing its second game in as many days, G-MU struggled to contain Unatego six-footer Marissa Woodard in a non-league loss Tuesday night.

Woodard scored 11 points in the third quarter to turn back a G-MU rally. Woodard finished with a game-high 23 points. “We just didn’t have anyone that could match up with (Woodard),” said G-MU coach Jim Johnson. “The score doesn’t look it, but we played well tonight. On the whole it was a solid game, and I am happy with the progress we are making.”

Mackenzie Talbot scored 12 for G-MU and Tayler Nichols added 10 in the loss.

Monday, the Raiders picked up their first win of the season rallying in the final minute to defeat Edmeston.

A pair of three-pointers from Edmeston’s Kelsey Bressett allowed her club to take a four-point lead early in the fourth. G-MU hung in, and tied the game with 58 seconds left when Talbot made two free throws. Following an exchange of possessions, Megan Meers made two free throws for the lead, and Nichols hit an insurance free throw with under four seconds to seal the win.

“We finished well after struggling early in the fourth quarter,” Johnson said. “The kids were happy, and I was happy.”

Talbot scored 13 to lead the Raiders (1-3), and Nichols added 11.

G-MU plays at Morris Friday.