Boys’ Basketball
Norwich 65, Oneonta 42
NORWICH – In a matchup of the two top-ranked Class B teams in Section IV, Norwich asserted its number one status, while Oneonta is clearly a distant second.
Norwich senior guard Michael Sutton shredded the ‘Jackets’ defense for 24 points, Mike Oralls had 11 points eight rebounds, and six assists, and Storm Cook had eight points, 12 rebounds, and three blocked shots as the unbeaten Purple Tornado improved to 11-0 on the season.
“We’ll celebrate tonight, but we have to get back to work tomorrow,” said Norwich coach Tom Collier. “What this does give us is a two-game buffer (in the STAC East). We still have a lot of tough games ahead, and we know we have a target on our back.”
Sutton carried the Norwich offense early hitting his first three three-point attempts in the opening quarter and scoring 13 as Norwich raced to a 19-11 lead.
Oneonta weathered that early storm, and slowed the tempo of the game. Paul Bischoff had two buckets sandwiched around Albert Odero’s driving layup, and Odero completed the half with another driving layup to close Norwich’s lead to 29-23.
“Jerry (Mackey, Oneonta’s coach) really did a great job of mixing his defenses in the first half to keep his team in position,” Collier said. “Oneonta was playing at the pace they like to play at. We can play at any pace, but we’re at our best when we’re attacking.”
Collier and his coaching staff emphasized poise and playing with confidence during the intermission, and above all, attack on the offensive end. Oneonta was within five points in the third quarter three separate instances, the last time at 36-31 after a Bischoff jumper. From there, Norwich controlled the action.
Cook elevated high for an offensive rebound, one that served as a precursor for Oralls’ driving layup. Cook followed that with a corner three ball off a Sutton feed, and Matt Burke fueled the fire burying a three from just right of the key. Sutton had a traditional three-point play with 72 seconds left in the stanza, and Oralls ended the quarter putting back a short jumper with one second left giving Norwich its biggest lead, 50-33.
“We told the team that we’ve been here before, and to not get caught up in the hoopla,” Collier said. “We did a great job coming out in the second half and establishing what we wanted to do.”
Norwich also contained Oneonta’s ballyhooed junior guard Jordan Gutierrez holding him to nine points, 17 below his season average. Odero, who had 22 in the first meeting with Norwich this season, finished with just 10. Less than two minutes into the fourth, Gutierrez, Odero, and the rest of the Oneonta starters had taken a seat on the bench for the night.
“Undoubtably, Michael Sutton was the best player in the gym tonight,” Collier. “Sometimes he’s forgotten, but he’s an all-state point guard with great senior leadership, and he’s a great teammate. He was the man tonight.”
Norwich’s JV team avenged an opening-game loss to Oneonta rallying from an 11-0 deficit at the outset to prevail, 57-45. Jake Walsh led Norwich with 20, Jordan Vinal had 12 points and 11 rebounds, Tre Bonham scored 10, and Cameron Edwards had nine points, six rebounds, and a team-high five assists.
Norwich (11-0) hosts Susquehanna Valley Thursday.
Oneonta: Kragh Delello, 1 0-0-3; Noah Sheehan, 0 0-0-0; Tim Kamiha, 1 0-0-3; Jordan Gutierrez, 4 0-0-9, Albert Odero, 5 0-1-10; Paul Bischoff, 4 0-0-8, George Foti, 1 0-0-2, Mike Wolstenholme, 0, Brock Eichler, 1 3-4-5, Ben Southern, 0, Kevin Smith, 0, Trevor Wolf-Gould, 1 0-0-2; Willy Harrison, 0. Totals: 18 3-5-42.
Norwich: Brendon Budd, 0; Michael Oralls, 5 1-4-11; Mike Sutton, 8 5-6-24; Chris Trevisani, 0 2-2-2; Carlos Ithier, 1 2-2-5; Colin Stewart, 1 0-0-2; Zan Stewart, 2 0-0-4; Matt Craig, 1 0-0-2; Matt Burke, 1 0-0-3; Storm Cook, 3 0-0-8; Jamison Luke, 2 0-2-4. Totals: 24 10-16-65.
OHS 11 12 10 9–42
NHS 19 10 21 15–65
Fouled out: None. Three-point goals: (N) Sutton 3, Cook 2, Ithier, Burke. (O) Delello, Gutierrez, Kamiha. JV: Norwich won 57-45.
Unadilla Valley 54, Oxford 35
OXFORD – Unadilla Valley set up a Thursday showdown with co-MAC division leader Greene after beating Oxford on the road Tuesday.
Nick White had eight points in the first quarter for UV and Brett Hanslmaier six as the Storm jumped out to a 19-0 lead. “We gave the ball away too much and allowed too many offensive rebounds,” said Oxford coach Tim Davis. “Those are the two things we talked about before the game, and those were the two things that stuck out tonight.”
Hanslmaier scored 14 points, while White and David Dufresne split 20 points down the middle.
Cameron Heggie led Oxford (4-9) with 16 points, 14 of those coming after halftime.
Oxford plays at Afton Friday.
UV: Bryant Maynard, 3 0-0-6; David Schwab, 0; Dalton Miner, 3 0-0-7; Steven Gillette, 1 0-0-2; John Schermerhorn, 0; Nick White, 5 0-0-10; Jared Hanslmaier, 0; David Dufresne, 3 4-4-10; Brett Hanslmaier, 7 0-3-14; Nate Shackleton, 1 0-0-3; Mason Alford, 1 0-0-2; Willie Lamont, 0; Hank deGlee, 0. Totals: 24 4-7-54.
Oxford: Matt Moore, 4 0-0-9; Cam Heggie, 6 2-2-16; Jeff Lawton, 0 1-2-1; Greg Brewer, 0; Lane Barry, 1 0-0-2; Jon Heggie, 1 0-0-2; Kevin Davis, 2 1-4-5 ; Adam Camiel, 0. Totals: 14 4-8-35.
UVall 19 9 12 14–54
Oxfd. 9 7 6 13–35
Fouled out: (UV) Jar. Hanslmaier. Three-point goals: (UV) Miner, Shackleton, (O) C. Heggie 2, Moore. JV: UV won.
Sherburne-Earlville 83, Holland Patent 52
SHERBURNE – Sherburne-Earlville had five players score in double figures in reaching its highest point total of the season Tuesday night.
The Marauders had 19 offensive rebounds and held a 48-23 advantage on the boards. “We shared the ball tonight, we attacked the rim, and when they pressed us, we attacked that, too,” said S-E coach Kevin Vibbard Sr. “It was a very good offensive performance.”
Logan Reinold had 21 points in the first half for Holland Patent, but just two the rest of the way. “We were able to shut (Reinold) down, and that allowed us to open up the lead,” Vibbard said.
Austin Jasper’s 22 points led the S-E quintet in double figures scoring. Elijah Morris was next with 14, Cody Marango downed a dozen, while Kevin Vibbard Jr. and Ben Khoury scored 11 apiece.
S-E (11-3) hosts Central Valley Academy Thursday.
HP: Steve McGahey, 0; Garrett Conley, 1 1-2-4; Logan Reinold, 7 6-8-23 ; Batson, 1 0-0-3; Zach Thoman, 2 0-1-5; Matt Hughes, 1 0-0-2; Dan Fluty, 0 1-2-1; A. Gehrig, 0; Matt Harder, 4 2-3-10; Ryan Halpin, 0 2-4-2; Eli Kruse, 1 0-0-2; Cody Bliss, . Totals: 17 12-20-52.
S-E: Elijah Morris, 4 6-8-14; Adam Palmer, 0; Cody Marango, 2 8-10-12 ; Julienne Alsheimer, 1 0-0-2; Derek Capria, 0 2-2-2; Ben Khoury, 4 3-3-11; Austin Jasper, 7 8-11-22; Brady Elderkin, 1 0-0-3; Keith Rose, 2 2-2-6 ; Kevin Vibbard Jr., 4 2-5-11 ; JP Osborne, 0. Totals: 25 31-41-83 .
HPa 12 18 12 10–52
S-E 20 22 23 17–83
Fouled out: (H) McGahey, Hughes. Three-point goals: (SE) Elderkin, Vibbard. (HP) Conley, Reinold 3, Batson, Thoman. JV: HP won 72-62. Officials: Griffin, Allen.
Greene 60, Bainbridge-Guilford 25
GREENE – Greene held B-G scoreless in the second quarter opening a 35-4 bulge to win for the seventh time in eight Midstate Athletic Conference games Tuesday.
Zach Wentlent poured in 18 points for Greene, and Josh Hurlburt added 10. “We just couldn’t put the ball in the basket in the first half,” said B-G coach Greg Warren. “Their size advantage gave us trouble, and they were able to get out and run on us pretty well.”
Greene plays at Unadilla Valley Thursday, while B-G hosts Sidney on Thursday.
B-G: Dylan Moffitt, 2 0-0-5; Adam Bauerle, 0 2-2-2; Brian Tequin, 0; Bailey Green, 2 0-0-5; Cole Webb, 0; Lucas Butcher, 2 0-0-4; Ryan Jones, 0 2-4-2; Kyle Hanvey, 0; Dakota Johnson, 0 2-2-2; Phil Ives, 0; Mike Carlin, 1 2-8-5. Totals: 7 8-16-25 .
Greene: Zach Wentlent, 8 1-3-18; Luke Day, 1 2-2-4; Joe Miranda, 1 1-2-3; Luke Erickson, 2 0-0-4; Cameron Race, 3 0-0-6 ; Justin Ekstrom, 4 0-0-9; Josh Hurlburt, 4 2-3-10; Brandon Davis, 2 0-0-4 ; Colin Brooks,1 0-0-2 . Totals: 26 6-10-60.
B-G 4 0 14 7–25
Gre. 17 18 12 13–60
Fouled out: (G) Hurlburt. Three-point goals: (G) Wentlent, Ekstrom, (BG) Moffitt, Green, Carlin. JV: Greene won.
Laurens 56, G-MU 39
COPES CORNERS – Laurens finished the first quarter on a 16-2 run, and extended its lead to 23 points at halftime in Tuesday’s win at G-MU.
