Girls’ Basketball
Norwich 39, Utica Proctor 38
UTICA – Norwich made up a six-point deficit in the final three minutes of play to eke out a one-point victory over Utica Proctor in a non-league intersectional matchup Tuesday night.
Makenzie Maynard, scoreless through three quarters, brought Norwich back from a 36-30 deficit hitting two three-pointers in the corner. After a Utica layup, Norwich went inside to Meghan Komendarek on back-to-back possessions. Komendarek was fouled on each sequence, and hit 3 of 4 free throws to give Norwich a one-point lead.
Utica had the ball with 4.5 seconds remaining, but Norwich denied the host club a good shot opportunity.
“We have such a tough group of kids that never quit and never stop believing,” said Norwich coach Josh Bennett, whose club trailed 28-18 after three quarters. “Kenz had struggled in the beginning of the game, then came in and made two great passes for scores inside, and then made two big threes.”
Norwich’s inside duo of Shelby Benjamin and Komendarek again led the Tornado offense. Benjamin had a team-high 14 points including her first three ball of the season, and Komendarek scored 12, eight coming in Norwich’s 21-point final quarter.
Norwich: Caitlyn Brown, 0; Carin Kuhn 1 0-0-3; Kassidy Seary, 1 0-0-2; Makenzie Maynard, 2 0-0-6; Meghan Komendarek, 4 4-8-12; Bridget Murphy, 0; Savannah Williams, 1 0-0-2; Shelby Benjamin, 6 1-4-14; Courtney Scheer, 0. Ashley Murphy, 0. Totals: 15 5-12-39.
Utica Proctor: Alexis Ramos, 0; Irizany, 0; Illegha Graham, 1 2-4-5; Emerald Pett, 4 2-2-10; Ashante Smallwood, 1 5-8-7; Malainah Elliott, 1 2-4-4; Domizchelle Williams, 5 0-1-10; Achol Manyang, 1 0-0-2; West, 0; Poeveromo, 0. Totals: 13 11-19-38.
Norw. 3 7 8 21–39
UProct. 2 11 15 10–38
Fouled out: (U) Elliott. Three-point goals: (N) Maynard 2, Kuhn, Benjamin. (U) Graham.
Sherburne-Earlville 56, Hamilton 52
SHERBURNE – Sherburne-Earlville juniors Lilly Berg and Savannah Irwin combined for 43 points and 16-for-16 foul shooting in Tuesday’s win over Hamilton.
Irwin hit two free throws to stretch S-E’s lead to five points with 1:50 left. Hamilton trimmed the lead back to two in the final minute after a Jess Welsh three-pointer. Berg sealed the win – and a 24-point night – making two free throws with five seconds left.
Hamilton finished with nine three-pointers in the game to stay close. “They really shot the ball well tonight, and we played a variety of defenses against them,” said S-E coach Karen Mulligan of Hamilton.
Berg completed a monster night totaling 19 boards and six blocked shots to go with her points. Irwin totaled 19 points, five assists, and four steals.
S-E plays at Clinton Friday.
Hamilton: Jess Welsh, 9 2-2-24; Kaitlyn Janczuk, 1 0-0-3; Hayden Nolan, 1;1-2-4 Sara Russin, 0; Caitlin Purdy, 2 1-2-7 Bridget Blair, 0; Morgan Johnson, 0; Olivia Dow, 6 24-14 Totals: 19 6-10-52
S-E:  Stacia Beckwith, 1 0-2-2; Miranda Wright, 0; Lexi Elderkin, 2 0-0-5; Savannah Irwin, 4 6-6-17; Emily Stanton, 0; Sydney Palmer, 4 0-0-8; Lilly Berg, 7 10-10-24. Totals: 18 16-18-56.
Ham 15 11 12 13–52
S-E 9 18 13 16–56
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (SE) Elderkin, Irwin 3. (H) Welsh 4, Janczuk, Nolan, Purdy 2. JV: Hamilton won 51-46. Officials: Fletcher, Laskey.
Bainbridge-Guilford 51, Harpursville 34
BAINBRIDGE – Bainbridge-Guilford defeated Harpursville for the first time since January, 2008 pulling away in the second half Tuesday night.
Morgan Bullis had 16 points and 13 rebounds for B-G, and Bullis had eight in the final quarter stretching out a 10-point lead. Freshman Megan Palmatier added 12 points and nine rebounds, eighth-grader Abi Selfridge had eight boards, and Taylor Palmatier finished with 10 points and seven assists.
“We played man-to-man defense about 90 percent of the time, and I felt we did a good job with that,” said B-G coach Bob Conway. “Megan got more involved on the inside the last three quarters, and that freed up Morgan on the weak side.”
B-G (6-2) hosts Unatego Thursday.
Harpursville: Emily Hunt, 0 2-2-2; Carissa Warren, 1 0-0-2; Paige Melick, 2 0-2-5; Shelby Medovich, 4 6-7-15; Allison Storrs, 0; Abigail Miller, 0; Mackenzie Havens, 2 0-0-5; Rachel Ballard, 1 2-6-4; Sarah Miller, 0 1-6-1; Payton Woloszyn, 0. Total: 10 11-23-34.
B-G: Megan Ferrara, 0; Abigail Selfridge, 2 3-6-7; Marissa Thornton, 2 0-0-4; Morgan Bullis, 7 2-6-16; Cadi Barber, 0; Darcy McElligott, 0 ; Rebecca Reyes,1 0-0-2 ; Megan Palmatier, 6 0-0-12; Taylor Palmatier, 5 0-0-10. Totals: 23 5-12-51 .
Harp. 6 9 8 11–34
B-G 10 11 12 18–51
Fouled out: (BG) Reyes. Three-point goals: (BG) none. (H) Melick, Medovich, Havens. JV: B-G won 36-24. Officials: Coleman, Griffin.
Greene 51, Deposit 32
DEPOSIT - Katie Carey fueled a 16-2 Greene run to start the second half as the Trojans improved their mark to 6-1 on the season Tuesday.
Carey had eight points in the third frame and 19 in the middle two quarters on her way to a 24-point night. Carey grabbed 11 rebounds and added five steals. Kristie Haskell contributed 12 points in the win.
"Carey and Haskell have been steady for us all year," said Greene coach Dave Gorton. "They make good decisions with the basketball, and they finish well."
