Wrestling
Norwich 42, Sidney 34
NORWICH – Norwich quickly regrouped from a three-point loss to Chenango Forks one night earlier defeating Sidney Wednesday on senior recognition night.
Freshman Carter Hubbard (126) clinched the Tornado matmen’s victory with a technical fall over the Warriors’ Ryan Arnold. Hubbard’s victory was preceded by victories from teammates Cole Rifanburg (120), and Ty Rifanburg (106).
“We had some really good wins tonight from our young kids,” said Norwich coach Terry Hagenbuch. Hagenbuch was referencing the two aforementioned Rifanburgs and Hubbard. “Ty had a big win and Cole is wrestling extremely well. Carter is the same.”
Norwich’s lineup remains weakened by injury and illness as it heads into Friday’s dual meet tournament matchup against Greene. The Tornado host the Trojans at 6 p.m. “They have some holes in their lineup and we have some holes,” Hagenbuch. “It all comes down to the draw.”
NHS seniors Marcus Dodd and Billy Clipston were honored before the meet’s start.
Results
132: Matt Higgins (S) pinned Trey Muserallo, :55; 138: Marcus Dodd (N) won by fft. 145: Tristan Rifanburg (N) won by fft. 152: Frank Garcia (N) dec. Dylan Gifford, 4-0. 160: Brandon Swislosky (S) dec. Colton Langille, 20-12. 170: Nick Jump (S) pinned Billy Clipston, 1:05. 182: No match. 195: Kai Sabada (S) pinned Jacob Perrone, 3:33. 220: Brad Chesebro (N) won by fft. 285: Austin Dean (S) won by fft. 99: Dalen Geislinger (N) won by fft. 106: Ty Rifanburg (N) dec. Seth Arnold, 8-0; 113: David Gannon (S) won by fft. 120: Cole Rifanburg (N) pinned Chase Northrop, 1:02. 126: Carter Hubbard (N) tech fall over Ryan Arnold, 16-0, 4:44.
Girls’ Basketball
Bainbridge-Guilford 46, Greene 27
GREENE – B-G finished the first half on a 6-0 run to take a six-point lead into halftime, and extended the lead to 19 points with a 14-1 third quarter in Wednesday’s victory over Greene.
Morgan Bullis and Abbey Smith scored 12 points to pace the Bobcats. “I have to give (Bainbridge-Guilford) credit. They played very well defensively, and it’s the best defense that I have seen in our league this year,” said Greene coach Dave Gorton. “They pressured and contested everything. Nothing was easy for us.”
Sierra Stoppkotte scored seven points for the Trojans, who travel to Unadilla Valley Friday.
B-G: Taylor Lamont, 0; Megan Ferrara, 1 0-0-2; Abbey Smith, 6 0-0-12; Marissa Thornton, 0; Morgan Bullis, 5 2-7-12; Alissa Rivera, 1 0-2-2; Alexis Page, 0; Taylor Palmatier, 3 2-2-8; Becca Reyes, 3 0-0-6; Cadi Barber, 0; Betsy Holden, 2 0-0-4; Darcy McElligott, 0. Totals: 21 4-11-46.
Greene: Tiffany Borst, 1 1-2-3; Kristie Haskell, 1 3-3-5; Laura Montelione, 0; Lindsey Brown, 0; Jessica David, 1 2-3-4; Sierra Stoppkotte, 2 2-2-7, Madeline Brink, 0; Margo McDermott, 1 0-1-2; Audrey Platta, 1 0-0-2; Katie Carey, 1 2-2-4. Totals: 8 10-13-27.
B-G 6 14 14 12–46
Gr. 6 8 1 12–27
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (G) Stoppkotte. JV: Greene won. Officials: Griffin, Mastroianni.
Oneonta 60, Norwich 51
ONEONTA – Mariah Ruff went for 30 points when Oneonta beat Norwich in December. Ruff didn’t quite match that point total, but got her team off to a quick start in Wednesday’s victory over the Purple Tornado.
Ruff finished with 22 points, 11 coming in the first quarter when her club built a 20-6 lead. “We just got too far behind, and Ruff was making everything in the first quarter,” said Norwich coach Josh Bennett.
Oneonta had all five of its threes in the first half, and took a 37-23 lead into the halftime break. OHS’s Abby Picinich had all seven of her points in the second quarter, and Brittney Herrick scored seven.
Norwich outscored the Yellowjackets over the final three periods on the strength of seven three-pointers. Breanna Cashman and Jennifer Borfitz scored 12 points apiece, and Carin Kuhn scored 10. That trio accounted for all of the three balls.
“We didn’t make enough plays tonight when we needed to, and Oneonta did,” Bennett said.
Norwich: Carin Kuhn, 4 0-0-10; Caitlyn Brown, 0; Breanna Cashman, 4 1-4-12; Jennifer Borfitz, 5 0-0-12; Kassidy Seary, 2 4-6-8; Makenzie Maynard, 0 0-1-0; Meghan Komendarek, 1 1-2-3; Shelby Benjamin, 3 0-2-6. Totals: 19 6-15-51.
Oneonta: Abby Picinich, 3 0-0-7; Kendall Gillette, 0 1-2-1; Brie Baker, 3 0-2-7; Celia Getman, 0; Meg Burns, 2 1-3-5; Rachel Wessells, 2 0-0-4; Mariah Ruff, 5 9-13-22; Brittney Herrick, 4 2-2-10; Gabby Richardson,1 2-2-4 ; Madison Miller, 0. Totals: 20 15-25-60.
NHS 6 17 9 19–51
OHS 20 17 8 15–60
Fouled out: (O) Miller, Herrick. Three-point goals: (O) Ruff 3, Baker, Picinich. (N) Cashman 3, Borfitz 2, Kuhn 2. Officials: Rockefeller, Sanford.
Unadilla Valley 50, Oxford 19
OXFORD – Unadilla Valley senior Taylor Davis lifted her team to an early lead, and a 21-0 run over a nine-minute span of the second and third quarters put the game out of reach Wednesday.
The Storm finished the first half on a 10-0 run, and scored the first 11 points of the third quarter to build a 42-11 lead. “They turned us over quite a bit with their press,” said Oxford coach Chris Palmer. “They’re very athletic and do a nice job defensively.”
Davis led her club with 15 points, Sierra Badger had nine off the bench, while Corrine Izard and Shannon McIntyre split 16 points evenly.
Oxford plays at Afton Friday.
UV: Emily Converse, 2 0-0-4; Corrine Izard, 3 2-4-8; Taylor Davis, 7 0-0-15; Olivia Lazarus, 1 1-2-3; Shannon McIntyre, 3 0-0-8; Breanna Christian, 1 0-0-2; Hannah Lazarus, 0 0-2-0; Hunter Lakin, 0; Taylor Strong, 0; Sierra Badger, 3 3-4-9; Brianne Ray, 0 1-2-1. Totals: 20 7-14-50.
Oxford: Michele Mead, 0 0-2-0; Vanessa Bishop, 0; Bridget Rice, 1 0-0-2; Patti Simpson, 2 1-2-5; Sarah Pratt, 0; Sierra Brown, 1 0-0-2; Rachel Seiler, 2 0-0-4; Vada Mack, 3 0-0-6. Totals: 9 1-4-19.
UVall 14 17 11 8–50
Oxf. 5 6 2 6–19
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (UV) McIntyre 2, Davis. JV: UV won. Officials: Carey, Davis.
DeRuyter 47, Otselic Valley 42
