Girls’ Basketball
Norwich 55, Seton Catholic Central 33
NORWICH – Norwich’s bench sparked a dominant second quarter, and veterans Breanna Cashman along with Jennifer Borfitz led the way in a 22-point victory over visiting Seton Catholic Central Tuesday night.
The Saints clung to a two-point lead until NHS reserve Savannah Williams drove for a layup with 1.3 seconds left in the first quarter to knot the game at 12-12.
Williams duplicated that driving layup to start the second stanza kicking off an 11-2 spurt that included a bucket by reserve Kassidy Seary, and a three-point play by fellow reserve Makenzie Maynard. Filling in the gap was Cashman, who had all 14 of her points in the first half as Norwich stretched its lead to 35-20 at the break.
“We had some foul trouble in the first half, and we really had kids step up and give us big minutes,” said Norwich coach Josh Bennett. “ One of the the things we’ve talked about with all our kids is you never know when your number is going to be called. We have so many kids that on any given night can give us big sparks.”
Norwich also broke the Saints’ pressure with ease, and the unimpeded drives to the basket for layups almost looked like stealing.
Borfitz scored eight of her points in the second half as she and Cashman matched team-high honors with 14 points. Cashman also had eight blocked shots in the victory.
Norwich’s junior varsity team won for the ninth time this season beating the Saints, 59-48. Bridget Murphy led NHS with 20 points, Cara Evans bucketed 12, and Caroline Stewart netted 10.
SCC: Jamie Farrell, 0 1-2-1; Lexus Levy, 3 1-4-8; Christy O’Neil, 0; Rachel Gallagher, 0; Emily Gibson, 1 0-0-2; Lauren Miller, 4 4-6-12; Faith Kenville, 0; B. McGovern-Lind, 0; Hanna Strawn, 1 2-2-5; Olivia Kresin, 0 1-2-1; Ava McCann, 2 0-0-4. Totals: 11 9-16-33
Norwich: Carin Kuhn, 2 1-2-5; Caitlyn Brown, 1 0-0-2; Breanna Cashman, 5 4-5-14; Alexis Race, 0; Jennifer Borfitz, 5 4-6-14; Kassidy Seary, 2 0-0-4; Makenzie Maynard, 1 2-3-4; Meghan Komendarek, 1 0-0-2; Ashley Murphy, 0; Savannah Williams, 3 0-1-6; Shelby Benjamin, 2 0-0-4; Courtney Scheer, 0 0-2-0. Totals: 22 11-19-55.
SCC 12 8 8 5–33
NHS 12 23 10 10–55
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (S) Levy, Strawn. JV: Norwich won 59-48. Officials: Reynolds, Collier.
Bainbridge-Guilford 54, Walton 21
BAINBRIDGE – Bainbridge-Guilford improved to 5-1 in MAC division play routing Walton Tuesday.
Morgan Bullis scored 14 for the Bobcats (7-4 overall), who played all 14 kids, and had eight kids score at least two baskets. Abbey Smith led with seven assists, and B-G had 19 total assists on 27 baskets.
“Our shooters are looking better, and they shot with more confidence tonight,” said B-G coach Bob Conway.
Walton: Taylor Vernoy, 0 0-3-0 ; Rylee Wood, 0; Janine Velardi, 1 2-2-4; Chenoa Mackin, ; Lacey Speidell, 1 0-0-3; Megan McNamara, 3 0-0-7; Destyni Twyman, ; Haley O’Connor, 2 1-2-5; Christine McKee, 1 0--0-2; Morgan Beardslee, 0. Totals: 8 3-7-21.
B-G: Taylor Lamont, 0 0-2-0; Megan Ferrara, 4 0-0-8; Abbey Smith, 3 0-0-6 ; Marissa Thornton, 0 ; Morgan Bullis, 7 0-1-14; Alexis Page, 2 0-0-4 ; Taylor Palmatier, 2 0-0-4; Becca Reyes, 3 0-0-6; Cadi Barber, 2 0-0-4; Marina Hsu, 1 0-0-2; Casey Davis, 0; Betsy Holden, 3 0-0-6; Darcy McElligott, 0. Totals: 27 0-3-54.
Walt 6 6 5 4–21
B-G 18 14 16 6–54
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (W) Speidell, McNamara. JV: B-G won 33-14.
Worcester 41, G-MU 37
COPES CORNERS – Worcester’s furious fourth-quarter rally gave it a comeback win over G-MU Tuesday night.
The Wolverines started the fourth on a 12-0 run, and after G-MU regained the lead, finished with the final five points. Worcester’s Cierra Ralph went 5-for-6 from the foul line in the last quarter, and Jessica Peters hit back-to-back baskets, one of those a three-pointer.
“They caught fire in the fourth quarter, and we didn’t make the plays we needed to,” said G-MU coach Jim Johnson.
Mackenzie Talbot, Tayler Nichols, and Jenna Bakhuizen all scored 10 points for G-MU, who play at Schenevus Friday.
Worcester: Cierra Ralph, 2 5-10-9; Gabby Travis, 4 0-0-8; Madison Wright, 2 1-2-5; Jamie Thompson, 0; Jessica Thompson, 2 3-5-7; Monica Ridgway, 0 1-2-1; Jessica Peters, 4 2-4-11. Totals: 14 12-23-41.
G-MU: Mackenzie Talbot, 2 6-7-10; Maggie Clune, 1 0-0-2; Katie Schules, 0; Tayler Nichols, 3 3-6-10; Meghan Meers, 2 1-2-5; Jenna Bakhuizen, 5 0-0-10; Christina Hawkins, 0; Kelsey Ross, 0. Totals: 13 10-15-37.
Worc. 6 11 4 20–41
GMu 10 6 16 5–37
Fouled out: (G) Talbot. Team fouls; (G) 17, (W) 13. Three-point goals: (G) Nichols, (W) Peters. JV: Worcester won.
Hancock 40, Greene 28
GREENE – Hancock recovered from a 16-8 deficit in the second quarter taking the lead with an 11-0 run in Tuesday’s win at Greene.
Megan Hunter had 17 points to lead the Wildcats, who held a combined 30-14 advantage in the second and fourth quarters. “We shot it poorly, and we turned it over way too much,” said Greene coach Dave Gorton. “It was tough. We just made made bad decisions with the basketball.”
Jessica David scored 14 points for Greene, who visit Unatego Thursday.
Hancock: Alexis Houghton, 1 0-0-2; Brooke Sherburne, 4 0-2-8; Lea Newman, 2 0-0-4; Caitlyn Smith, 0; Megan Hunter, 6 4-6-17; Jessica Worzel, 1 1-4-3; Caitlyn Wormuth, 1 4-7-6; Kylie Gilberston, 0. Totals: 15 9-19-40.
Greene: Tiffany Borst, 0; Kristy Haskell, 2 0-1-4; Laura Montelione, 0; Lindsey Brown, 0; Jessica David, 5 4-4-14; Sierra Stoppkotte, 0; Madeline Brink, 0; Margo McDermott, 1 0-0-2; Audrey Platta, 0; Katie Carey, 4 0-2-8. Totals: 12 4-7-28.
Han. 4 15 6 15–40
Gre. 8 8 6 6–28
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (H) Hunter. JV:  Greene won 30-20. Officials: Carson, Malia.
Deposit 39, Oxford 30
DEPOSIT – Deposit’s fast start was too much for Oxford to overcome in Tuesday’s clash.
The Lumberjacks hit five threes in the game, three from Kylie Papagelos, and Haley Linkroum added two three balls on her way to a game-high 17 points. “We got as close as six points in the fourth quarter, but we never could quite bring it all the way back,” said Oxford coach Chris Palmer. “They moved the ball well in the first quarter to put us on our heels.”
Rachel Seiler led Oxford with 16 points, and Bridget Rice pulled down 12 rebounds.
Deposit: Kassi Cook, 0; Catherine Bush, 1 1-4-3; Kylie Papagelos, 5 0-1-13; Brooke Murphy, 0; Bridget Smith, 0; Haley Linkroum, 7 1-8-17; Patty Remington, 0; Janai Cornwell, 0 4-6-4; Shelby Petterson, 1 0-0-2. Totals: 14 6-19-39.
Oxford: Michele Mead, 1 0-0-2; Hodge, 0; Vanessa Bishop, 0; Bridget Rice, 2 0-0-4; Patti Simpson, 0 0-2-0; Sarah Pratt, 0 2-2-2; Sierra Brown, 2 2-3-6; Rachel Seiler, 6 3-3-16. Totals: 11 7-10-30.
Dep 14 6 11 8–39
Oxf 7 4 7 12–30
Three-point goals: (D) Linkroum 2, Papagelo 3. (O) Seiler. JV: Deposit won. Officials: Fletcher, Greene.
Unadilla Valley 61, Afton 36
AFTON – Unadilla Valley senior Taylor Davis had a career night in Tuesday’s victory at Afton.
Davis had 13 points in the opening quarter to spark a 26-4 start, and finished 30 points. Corinne Izard added 10 points for the Storm.
Payton Cutting scored 15 of her 17 points in the second half to top Afton’s scorers.
UV: Emily Converse, 2 0-0-4; Corrine Izard, 4 2-2-10; Taylor Davis, 13 0-0-30; Olivia Lazarus, 0; Shannon McIntyre, 1 0-0-3; Breanna Christian, 2 0-0-5; Taylor Strong, 0; Sierra Badger, 1 0-0-2; Brianne Ray, 2 0-2-4. Totals: 26 3-8-61 .
Afton: Shakari Coss,1 0-2-2 ; Paige Polizzi, 0 2-4-2; Sierra Palmatier, 1 0-0-2; Keegan Winans, 1 1 -2-4; Bailey Sherman, 0 1-2-1; Payton Cutting, 8 1-1-17; Tanya Hatton, 1 0-2-2; Renee Bartholomew, 0; Brittany Palmatier, 0; Ashley Rogalski, 2 0-0-4; Alex Alford, 1 0-0-2. Totals: 15 5-13-36.
UV 26 6 15 14–61
