Girls’ Basketball
Norwich 68, Johnson City 44
NORWICH – A blistering first half had Norwich in front by 24 points, and the Tornado cruised home over the final two quarters in a home victory over Johnson City Wednesday night.
Utilizing a trapping press, Norwich scored the first eight points of the game and led 18-6 at the first turn. Norwich extended the margin in the second quarter, and finished the half on a 9-2 spurt.
Shelby Benjamin hit a jumper from just right of the foul line, Savannah Williams drove for a layup, and a Williams blocked shot kicked off a fast break that ended in a Makenzie Maynard layup late in the second quarter.
Maynard had 18 points for Norwich in the win, Williams scored 11 off the bench, and Meghan Komendarek just missed a double-double scoring nine points and pulling down 11 rebounds.
“I thought we did a nice job turning them over in the first half and finishing around the rim,” said Norwich coach Josh Bennett. “But we were very sloppy in both halves; very casual. It was disappointing considering how well we played over the break.”
Despite a subpar night of passing the ball, Norwich raised its mark to 8-1 on the season.
In the junior varsity game, Caroline Stewart scored 14 points for Norwich in a 48-29 victory. The Tornado host Chenango Forks on Friday.
JC: Morgan Chilson, 3 0-0-6; Vivian Ladd, 1 1-5-3; Beth Krome, 2 0-2-5; Grace Corbett, 2 0-0-5; Taylor Johnson, 2 1-2-6; Leticia Torres, 0; Glory Thomas, 2 0-0-6; Stella Safari, 3 0-1-6; Asia Braidham, 0; Lydia Ladd, 3 0-1-6; Chay Moncreift-Hawkins, 0 1-2-1. Totals: 18 3-11-44.
Norwich: Caitlyn Brown, 3 0-0-8 ; Carin Kuhn 2 1-1-5; Kassidy Seary, 1 0-0-2; Makenzie Maynard, 6 5-8-18; Carey Sheldon, 2 0-0-4; Meghan Komendarek, 3 3-4-9; Bridget Murphy, 1 0-0-2; Savannah Williams, 5 0-0-11; Shelby Benjamin, 3 1-4-7; Courtney Scheer, 0; Ashley Murphy, 1 0-0-2. Totals: 27 10-17-68.
JC 6 11 10 17–44
Nor. 18 23 15 12–68
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (JC) Krome, Corbett, Johnson, Thomas 2. (N) Brown 2, Maynard, Williams. JV: Norwich won 48-29. Officials: Bennett, Dadamio.
Greene 52, Afton 19
GREENE – Just over two weeks ago, Greene had to rally out of an early deficit to defeat Afton. Wednesday, the Trojans led from start to finish.
“We were much more aggressive than we have been,” said Greene coach Dave Gorton. “Offensively, we shared the ball. We also scored a lot of points in transition early in the game, and we made some outstanding passes.”
Katie Carey led Greene with 14 points, and freshman Alyssa Sands contributed 12 off the bench. Sands had eight points in the first half as Greene staked itself to a 29-8 lead.
“Alyssa was active defensively, and she gave us a spark,” Gorton said. “It was the best she has played all season.”
Greene visits Walton Friday.
Afton: Shakari Coss, 3 0-6-8; Paige Polizzi, 0; Keegan Winans, 0; Bailey Sherman, 2 1-2-5; Tanya Hatton, 1 0-0-2 ; Brittany Palmatier, 1 0-0-2; Alex Alford, 1 0-0-2; Tristan Van Valkenburg, 0. Totals: 8 1-8-19.
Greene: Kathleen Hanrahan, 0; Kristie Haskell, 2 2-2-6 ; Alyssa Sands, 6 0-3-12; Emily Montelione, 3 1-2-7; Maria Brown, 0; Nicole Flohr, 2 0-0-4; Madeline Brink, 1 0-0-2; Margo McDermott, 0; Audrey Platta, 2 0-0-4; Katie Carey, 6 2-6-14; L. Montelione, 1 1-2-3. Totals: 23 6-15-52.
Aft 5 3 6 5–19
Gr. 13 16 9 14–52
Fouled out: (A) Polizzi. Three-point goals: (A) Coss. JV: Greene won. Officials: Green, Malia.
Sidney 55, Unadilla Valley 40
SIDNEY – Sidney could not have asked for a better start to its game in Wednesday’s victory over visiting Unadilla Valley.
The Warriors hit three threes in the opening quarter, and Jenna McDonald scored 11 of her game-high 17 points lifting her club to a 28-4 advantage. “They just couldn’t miss,” said UV coach Brandi Whitbeck.
The Storm outscored Sidney in each of the final three quarters to trim the margin. Breanna Christian led with 10 points and Sierra Badger scored nine points.
“If we came out and played the first half like we played the second half, it would have been a closer game,” Whitbeck said.
UV: Sierra Badger, 4 1-1-9; Breanna Christian, 2 5-7-10; Hunter Lakin, 2 0-0-4; Shannon McIntyre, 0 4-5-4; Hannah Lazarus, 4 0-1-8; Shelby Meade, 2 1-2-5; Kaleigh Fairchild, 0; Emily Anderson, 0; Michaela Williams, 0; Gina DelSontro, 0. Totals: 14 11-16-.
Sidney: Mackenzie Gravelin, 1 0-0-2; Kaylyn Gravel, 3 2-3-9; Jenna McDonald, 7 3-3-17; Taylor Barnes, 1 0-0-2; Caroline Pierce, 1 0-0-2; Eccleston, 0; Connor Decker, 2 0-0-4; Teagan Howard, 1 3-4-5; Jolene Krom, 4 2-5-14; Hailey Newell, 0. Totals: 20 10-15-55.
UVa. 4 17 10 9–40
Sidn. 28 13 7 7–55
Three-point goals: (S) Krom 4, Gravel. (UV) Christian.
G-MU 31, Cherry Valley-Springfield 22
CHERRY VALLEY – G-MU stopped a seven-game losing streak rallying from an early 14-5 deficit to defeat Cherry Valley-Springfield Tuesday night.
The Raiders turned the corner in the third quarter as Christina Hawkins scored all seven of her points on the inside giving her club a two-point lead entering the fourth.
The Patriots briefly gained the lead in the fourth, 22-21, before G-MU finished the contest on a 10-0 spurt.
“We just played a really good second half,” said G-MU coach Jim Johnson, whose club held CV-S to just one field goal over the last two quarters.
Meghan Meers had eight points to lead G-MU.
G-MU: Maggie Clune, 0; Katie Schultes, 1 0-0-3; Tayler Nichols, 0 4-8-4; Meghan Meers, 3 2-4-8; Jenna Bakhuizen, 1 0-0-2; Christina Hawkins, 3 1-2-7; Kelsey Ross, 2 2-4-7. Totals: 10 9-18-31.
CV-S: Kaylie Verdon, 1 1-1-3; Emily McDermott, 1 0-3-3; Miranda Stocking, 2 4-8-8; Bryanna Jones, 0; Jordan Zaccagnino, 2 1-5-5; Shannon Sears, ; Althea Prime, 0 0-2-0; Morgan Westerman, 1 0-0-3; Nicole Deselets, 0. Totals: 7 6-19-22.
GMU 5 9 7 10–31
CVS 7 11 2 3–22
Fouled out: (C) Zaccagnino. Team fouls: (G) 18, (CVS) 20. Three-point goals: (C) McDermott, Westerman, (G) Schultes, Ross.
Boys’ Basketball
Walton 45, Oxford 34
OXFORD – Oxford struggled offensively, and committed 20 turnovers in an 11-point home loss to Walton Wednesday.
Alex Tweedie was 6 of 7 from the field to lead Walton with 13 points. The Warriors pulled away in the final quarter after leading by just four after three.
“We’re just not confident with the ball, we turn it over too much, and we made some bad decisions with the ball,” said Oxford coach Tim Davis.
