Evening Sun Report
Boys’ Basketball
Unadilla Valley 65, Greene 57
GREENE – Greene had no defense for Unadilla Valley, and David Dufresne in particular, in the fourth quarter Friday night.
Dufresne, a 6-foot-1 sophomore, scored 15 of his game-high 28 points in the final quarter as UV stormed into the Midstate Athletic Conference title game.
UV meets Unatego Saturday at SUNY Oneonta at 4 p.m.
“I was pretty happy with our defense, Dufresne just went off in the final quarter,” said Greene coach Rick Smith. “We tried man, we tried zone; he just made everything.”
It seemed like every UV player made everything during a 27-point final quarter. Aside from Dufresne bombing away from outside and slashing to the rim on the inside, Nick White buried a trifecta, and Nate Shackleton drove inside and canned a hoop over two larger Greene defenders.
To cap the game, UV was 10-for-12 from the foul line over the last two minutes. “We shot the ball pretty well, and we made our free throws,” said UV coach Matt Osborne. “That was the biggest difference from the first time we played (Greene).”
In a 63-50 win at UV two weeks earlier, Greene used its superior inside size to control the game. For one quarter – the first – that strategy was again effective. Brandon Davis, a 6-foot-3 senior, scored 16 in the previous win over UV. Davis had two early buckets, but picked up his second foul 4 ½ minutes into the game, and was forced to take a seat for the rest of the first half. Colin Brooks, though, maintained Davis’ early effectiveness scoring three close-range hoops as the Trojans took a 16-8 lead into the second quarter.
Shackleton, though, carried the Storm back into contention. Shack had his team’s first 12 points of the second quarter hitting two threes and making 4 of 4 free throws drawing his team to 21-20. Dufresne scored on a layup and hit two free throws putting UV up 24-23, but Luke Erickson tied the game for Greene at halftime making a single free throw in the quarter’s final minute.
UV led through most of the third quarter before four straight free throws from Zach Wentlent and Joe Miranda gave Greene its last lead, 37-36.
UV reserve Jared Hanslmaier was fouled on a drive to the basket as time expired in the third. Hanslmaier hit both charity tosses as the Storm reclaimed the lead for good.
Shackleton finished with 16 points and White had 15.
Greene had four players score in double figures led by Davis’ 14. Wentlent had 13, Brooks scored 11, and Cameron Race added 10.
“We had four guys score in double figures, we just didn’t have anyone get consistently hot like (UV) did,” Smith said. “Unadilla Valley is playing well right now.”
Greene will host Sidney on Wednesday.
UV: Bryant Maynard, 0 1-3-1; Nick White, 6 2-2-15; Jared Hanslmaier, 0 2-2-2; David Dufresne, 9 7-8-28; Brett Hanslmaier, 1 1-2-3; Nate Shackleton, 4 6-6-16; Mason Alford, 0 0-0-0. Totals: 20 19-23-65.
Greene: Zach Wentlent, 4 4-4-13; Luke Day, 0; Joe Miranda, 2 2-4-6; Luke Erickson, 0 1-2-1; Cameron Race, 4 0-0-10; Justin Ekstrom, 0 2-2-2; Brandon Davis, 6 2-2-14; Colin Brooks, 4 3-4-11. Totals: 20 14-18-57.
UV 8 16 14 27—65
Gre 16 8 13 20—57
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (G) Race 2, Wentlent. (UV) Dufresne 3, White, Shackleton 2. Officials: G. Bennett, Berg.
Sherburne-Earlville 86, Adirondack 60
SHERBURNE - On senior recognition night, the Marauders capped their second unbeaten run through Center State Conference play in three years with a blowout win over Adirondack Friday.
With Adirondack forcing the tempo, the Marauders converted one easy basket after another to establish a 26-14 lead after one quarter.
"Adirondack needed a win to qualify for the postseason, so I think they thought their only chance to beat us was to come right at us and make it a brawl," said S-E coach Kevin Vibbard. "It was a physical game, and I was proud of how we kept our composure and handled their pressure. We had a lot of easy baskets."
Austin Jasper scored 12 points in the first quarter and Julienne Alsheimer added eight. All of the points came at the end of a press-breaker. "It was pass, pass, pass, layup," Vibbard said summing up the first half action.
Jasper led with 18 points, Cody Marango chipped in with 13, and Alsheimer scored 10. Winners of seven straight games, S-E (15-3) is idle until the Section III playoffs. "We played so well at the end of the season, and we're really sharing the ball," Vibbard said. "We're looking forward to seeing what we can do in sectionals."
Adirondack: Elliott Hernandez, 1 3-6-6; Ryan Dellerba, 4 6-7-14; Kyle Swiecki, 2 0-0-4; Joshua Nessel, 1 1-2-4; Hunter Bickham, 0 1-2-1; Jordan Millard, 6 3-6-18; Ethan Wiedmer, 0 6-7-6; Brody Sweeney, 2 2-2-6; Brandon Smith, 0 1-2-1. Totals: 16 23-34-60.
S-E: Elijah Morris, 3 0-4-7; Adam Palmer, 1 0-0-2; Cody Marango, 5 3-4-13; Nicklas Stefansen, 0; Julienne Alsheimer, 5 0-1-10; Derek Capria, 3 0-1-6; Ben Khoury, 0 4-8-7; Austin Jasper, 7 4-6-18; Brady Elderkin, 2 0-0-5; Keith Rose, 1 3-6-5; Kevin Vibbard Jr., 3 0-0-7; JP Osborne, 3 0-0-6. Totals: 33 17-30-86.
Adir. 14 21 13 12–60
S-E 26 22 20 18–86
Fouled out: (SE) Alsheimer. Three-point goals: (SE) Vibbard, Elderkin, Morris, (A) Millard 3, Nessel, Hernandez. JV: S-E won.
Tyburn Academy 54, Otselic Valley 39
AUBURN – Otselic Valley scored just two points in the opening quarter in falling to Tyburn Academy Saturday at Cayuga Community College.
Matt Faiola scored 19 points and Josh Whitaker 18 for Tyburn, who led 18-2 after one quarter.
“We just came out flat and couldn’t get things going,” said OV coach Dave Loomis of the game’s start. “We dug ourselves a deep hole, but we got our feet under us and played better the rest of the game. In the third quarter, we outscored them, and I don’t think we’ve outscored anyone in the third quarter this season.”
Connor Smith scored 13 points and Matt Neal had 12 for OV. Tyler Armstrong pulled down 17 rebounds, and now has 248 boards on the season.
OV plays at Morrisville-Eaton Tuesday.
OV:  Darnell Marshall, 0; Angel Marshall, 1 0-0-3; Connor Smith, 4 3-4-13; Austin Reynolds, 2 2-6-6; Tyler Armstrong, 2 0-1-4; Matt Neal, 4 1-2-12; John Liuzzo, ; Peter Robinson, 0 1-2-1. Totals: 13 7-15-39.
TA: Matt Faiola, 6 6-9-19; Quigley, 1 0-1-2; Hogan, 1 2-3-4; Josh Whitaker, 8 2-4-18; Casper, 1 1-2-3; Alex Fallon, 3 1-2-8; Yankton, 0. Totals: 20 11-21-54.
OV 2 11 13 13–39
TA18 14 8 14–54
Fouled out: (OV) Reynolds. Team fouls: (OV) 17, (TA) 14.Three-point goals: (OV) Neal 3, C. Smith 2, Marshall. (TA) Faiola 1, Fallon.
Girls’ Basketball
