Evening Sun Report
Girls’ Basketball
Norwich 82, Chenango Forks 33
CHENANGO FORKS – Norwich’s best offensive performance of season came four weeks ago against Chenango Forks. In the return meeting Thursday evening, Norwich piled up its second-best offensive total
The Tornado bench accounted for 47 points led by freshman Makenzie Maynard’s season-high 18 points in another blowout victory over the Blue Devils.
“We had some good ball movement, and got good shots as a result,” said Norwich coach Josh Bennett. “I don’t think the final score is indicative of how hard Forks plays. They defend very hard, we just played well offensively in both games.”
Maynard scored 11 points in the first half, Caitlyn Brown had all nine of her points in the second quarter, and Carin Kuhn scored eight in the first two quarters lifting NHS to a 45-16 halftime lead.
Kuhn added 13 points for Norwich, Brown had the aforementioned nine, and Savannah Williams along with Breanna Cashman tickled twine for eight apiece.
Norwich’s record improved to 10-5 overall.
Norwich: Carin Kuhn, 5 0-1-13; Caitlyn Brown, 4 0-0-9; Breanna Cashman, 3 2-4-8; Jennifer Borfitz, 1 3-4-5; Kassidy Seary, 3 0-0-6; Makenzie Maynard, 7 2-2-18; Meghan Komendarek, 3 0-0-6; Ashley Murphy, 0; Savannah Williams, 3 2-3-8; Shelby Benjamin, 1 1-3-3; Courtney Scheer, 2 2-2-6. Totals: 32 12-19-82.
Chenango Forks: Taylor Gibbore, 1 0-2-3; Sara Clark, 0; Alex Yoest, 6 4-5-18; Haley Benscoter,1 0-1-2 ; Alyssa Bubniak, 1 0-0-3; Lyndsey Stone, 3 0-0-6; Tara Grospin, 0; Kala Williams, 0; Hanna Layton, 0; Alaijah Cheeseman, 0 1-2-1. Totals: 12 4-9-33.
NHS 20 25 22 15–82
CFks 7 9 10 7–33
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (N) Kuhn 3, Brown, Maynard 2. (CF) Gibbore, Yoest 2, Bubniak. JV: Norwich won 68-25.
Unadilla Valley 46, Unatego 29
NEW BERLIN – Unatego’s best offensive weapon, the inside game, was thwarted by Unadilla Valley early on in a MAC victory Thursday night.
The Storm (9-6) jumped out to a 21-3 lead in the first quarter, and went on to clinch the fourth seed in the upcoming MAC tournament. “We pressed them right out of the gate, and we got up really quick because of that,” said UV coach Brandi Whitbeck.
Taylor Davis scored seven in the first quarter and Emily Converse added five for UV. Davis’ 20 points led the Storm, who will play at Sidney or Harpursville Tuesday.
Unatego: Emily Slawson, 0; Ally Butler, 1 0-0-2; Courtney Bullis, 0; Megan Faulkner, 0; Samantha Pickaard, 2 1-2-5; Kayla Komenda, 0; Cassidy Newman, 1 5-8-7 ; Marissa Woodard, 7 1-4-15. Totals: 11 7-14-29.
UV: Emily Converse, 1 3-4-5; Corrine Izard, 3 2-2-8; Taylor Davis, 9 1-2-20; Olivia Lazarus, 1 0-0-3; Shannon McIntyre, 1 0-4-2; Breanna Christian, 2 0-0-4; Hannah Lazarus, 0; Hunter Lakin, 1 0-0-2; Taylor Strong, 0; Sierra Badger, 1 0-0-2; Brianne Ray, 0. Totals: 19 6-12-46 .
Unat. 3 12 7 7–29
UV 21 8 9 8–46
Fouled out: None. Three-point goals: (UV) Davis, O. Lazaurs. JV: Unatego won 25-19. Officials: Weaver, Lishansky.
Greene 46, Oxford 32
OXFORD – Oxford was unable to sustain its fast start in a loss to Greene Thursday on senior night.
Vada Mack scored six for Oxford in the opening quarter sparking her club to a 14-10 advantage. Jessica David fueled Greene’s turnaround in the second scoring nine points. David’s three early in the stanza put Greene ahead, 17-14. “They switched to a two-three zone in the second quarter, and we didn’t respond well to that,” said Oxford coach Chris Palmer. “I felt we played with a lot of emotion, and had an excellent crowd. We played well tonight, Greene just outperformed us by a little bit.”
David added eight more points in the final quarter to finish with 17, and Katie Carey added 10.
Sierra Brown’s eight points led Oxford (3-13).
Greene: Tiffany Borst, 0 0-1-0; Kristie Haskell, 0; Laura Montelione, 1 0-0-2; Lindsey Brown, 0; Jessica David, 7 1-2-17; Sierra Stoppkotte, 1 3-4-5; Madeline Brink, 3 0-0-6; Margo McDermott, 1 0-2-2; Audrey Platta, 1 2-4-4; Katie Carey, 3 4-8-10. Totals: 17 10-21-46.
Oxford: Raigen Ehly, 0; Michele Mead, 0; Sarah Hodge, 0; Vanessa Bishop, 0; Bridget Rice, 2 1-2-5; Patti Simpson, 2 1-1-5; Sierra Brown, 3 2-2-8; Rachel Seiler, 3 0-0-6; Vada Mack, 4 0 -0-8. Totals: 14 4-5-32.
Gre. 10 17 7 12–46
Oxf. 14 4 6 8–32
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (G) David 2. JV: Greene won. Officials: Ewing, Leffler.
Otselic Valley 42, Stockbridge Valley 41
SOUTH OTSELIC – Otselic Valley beat Stockbridge Valley for the third time this season, and Thursday’s victory was easily the tightest of the three games.
Leanne Haitian and Courtney Pittsley combined for 37 of the Vikings’ points in the win. Haitian had a team-high 20, while Pittsley came through with 17.
SV: C. Marshall, 2 1-2-6; H. Harrington, 2 0-0-4; J. Sanford, 3 0-0-6; O. Marshall, 10 3-4-23; A. Cox, 1 0-0-2. K. March, 0. Totals: 18 4-6-41.
OV: Amber Meigs, 1 1-2-3; Leanne Haitian, 6 7-12-20; Latasia Thomas, 0; Jillian Waltz, 0; Maddie Davies, 0; Crystal Hayner, 1 0-0-2; Fran Cortez, 0; Kesshia DeLee, 0; Amber Thornton, 0; Courtney Pittsley, 8 1-2-17. Totals: 16 9-16-42.
