Boys’ Basketball
Norwich 50, Chenango Valley 42
FENTON – With the game on the line, Norwich buckled down.
After Mark Mullins hit a three for CV to close the Tornado’s second-half lead to three, Norwich scored on an inside hoop, and proceeded to get four straight defensive stops to close out the club’s third straight victory.
The loss was the first this season for the Warriors, who started the season with four consecutive wins, the last two in Southern Tier Athletic Conference play. “We did some good things, and we did some bad things,” said Norwich coach Tom Collier. “When we needed a stop, our halfcourt defense was tough, and we got the stops.”
Norwich jumped out to a double-digit lead in the first quarter, and had the lead up to 14 in the second quarter when starters Michael Oralls and Jamison Luke picked up their second fouls, and were forced to take a seat on the bench.
Carlos Ithier keyed the early attack with all seven of his points. Zan Stewart scored six in the first, and Tre Bonham hit a three ball off the bench.
CV was able to trim the NHS 22-10 first-quarter lead back to 32-24 at halftime. Mullins led the Warriors with eight in the second quarter, but Mullins was held to that lone three-pointer in the second half.
“We had a great start and we were playing with a lot of energy,” Collier said. “We lost two key players, and they made a little run at us. Zan played really well for us, and he held things together when Michael and Jamison were on the bench.”
Oralls had 10 points in the second half for Norwich and finished with a team-high eight rebounds to go with four assists. Stewart added 11 points for Norwich, while Luke and Ithier split 14 points down the middle.
“There are still some things affecting the way we’re playing and we’re aware of those things and we’re working toward correcting them,” Collier said. “If you’re looking for the silver lining, we’ve played four good opponents, and we’ve won three of them despite making a lot of mistakes. We’re not where we want to be, but we’re getting there.”
Norwich hosts Owego Tuesday.
Norwich: Jake Walsh, 1 0-0-3; Chris Trevisani, 0; Michael Oralls, 6 4-7-16; Carlos Ithier, 3 0-1-7; Colin Stewart, 0; Zan Stewart, 3 4-7-11; Tre Bonham, 1 0-0-3; Jordan Vinal, 1 0-0-3; Jamison Luke, 3 1-4-7. Totals: 18 9-19-50 .
CV: Caleb Hertzog, 1 2-2-4; Brian Cox, 1 3-4-6; O. Klepfer, 1 0-0-2; Jake Hertzog, 4 0-0-10; Mark Mullins, 4 1-1-11; Kolby Ross, 3 0-0-7; Assad Murrela, 1 0-0-2. Totals: 15 6-7-42.
NHS 22 10 10 8–50
CV 10 14 7 11–42
Fouled out: (CV) Ross. Three-point goals: (N) Walsh, Ithier, Z. Stewart, Bonham, Vinal. (CV) Cox, J. Hertzog 2, Mullins 2.
Delhi 55, Unadilla Valley 44
DELHI – Delhi forced 24 Unadilla Valley turnovers as the Bulldogs won their fourth game against Chenango County competition this season.
UV hung close in the opening minutes playing relatively mistake-free basketball until starting forward and leading scorer, Brett Hanslmaier, suffered a game-ending injury. “We were able to throw the ball over the top to Brett to break their pressure, but once he went out, we had a hard time getting the ball up the court,” said UV coach Matt Osborne.
Ethan Grey scored 15 points for UV and Ryan Postma added 14 in the loss.
UV: Ryan Postma, 5 2-5-14; Lance Jon Schermerhorn, 0; Ethan Grey, 6 3-6-15; Tyler Simmons, 1 0-0-2; Brett Hanslmaier, 0; Dylan Thomsen, 2 0-0-5; Marcus Granger, ; Sam Tuttle, 0; Hank deGlee, 4 0-0-8. Totals: 18 5-11-44.
Delhi: Michael Staples, 0 2-3-2; Ben Branigan, 0 2-2-2; Alex Cantwell, 2 0-0-5; Max Hulbert, 2 4-4-9; Nate Denison, 0; Connor Gioffe, 6 5-6-17; Nate Craft, 2 0-0-4; Cody Brewster, 5 0-0-12 ; Rich Craft, ; Brandon Lein, 0; Matt Ennist, 2 0-0-4. Totals: 19 13-15-55.
