Boys’ Basketball
Sherburne-Earlville 67, Cooperstown 46
SHERBURNE - Sherburne-Earlville (10-2) extended its winning streak to nine games beating Cooperstown at home Friday night.
The Marauders opened their lead to 12 points at halftime after a slow start. Derek Capria had seven points in the second, and Gavin Giroux scored six in the period. "We played pretty well after the first quarter, and once again, our defense kept us in the game while we kind of struggled on offense in the first quarter," said S-E coach Kevin Vibbard.
In S-E's first meeting with Cooperstown this season, it needed to score five points in the final eight seconds to win by four points, Vibbard said.
S-E senior Ben Khoury was consistent with his scoring throughout the game finishing with a team-high 20 points. Giroux added 14 and Capria had 11.
The Marauders host Canastota Friday.
Cooperstown: Riley Hall, 1 0-0-3; Jack Donnelly, 2 0-1-5; Grant Davine, ; Tyler Bertram, 9 3-3-26 ; Travis Thompson, 0; Christian Alexander, 3 6-10-12; Elred, 0; Carr, 0. Totals: 15 9-14-46.
S-E: Ian Fleming, 1 0-0-2; Matt Hull, 3 0-1-6 ; Dylan Seymour, 1 0-0-3 ; Derek Capria, 3 4-4-11; Keith Rose, 1 0-2-2 ; Ben Khoury, 5 3-7-20; Jared Jillson, 0; Brady Elderkin, 3 0-0-6; Ian Fredricks, 0; Jonah Piatti, 1 0-0-3; Gavin Giroux, 6 2-4-14. Totals: 27 9-18-67.
Coop. 9 10 11 16-46
S-E 12 19 16 20–67
Fouled out: (SE) Rose. Three-point goals: (SE) Khoury, Seymour, Capria, Piatti. , (C) Bertram 5, Donnelly, Hall. JV: Cooperstown won 49-39. Officials: Bennett, Westcott.
Norwich 74, Chenango Forks 40
CHENANGO FORKS - Norwich's Jordan Vinal and Zan Stewart each had double-doubles lifting the Tornado to a 34-point road win over Chenango Forks Friday.
Vinal, who made double-doubles a regular happening on the JV level, scored a career-high 16 points to go with 13 rebounds. Stewart had 16 points, 10 rebounds, and four assists.
Norwich's offense caught fire in the third period putting 28 points on the board to pad a 30-15 halftime advantage. Five different players had at least two buckets in the quarter.
"They gave us problems in the first half with their size," said Norwich coach Tom Collier. "They were blocking a lot of our shots. We made some adjustments, and it was good for us to do that."
Until the offense hit its stride in the second half, Norwich again turned to its defense. Carlos Ithier shut down Forks' three-point sniper Caleb Link holding him scoreless. Colin Stewart had the primary duty of checking the Blue Devils' leading scorer, Rob Story. Story scored 17, but shot just 33 percent from the field, Collier said.
"They had only won one game coming in to tonight, but (Chenango Forks) had been in every game they played," Collier said. "Our bench gave us a lot of energy, and it was nice to see the camaraderie."
Ithier and Michael Oralls scored nine points in the win, and Colin Stewart added eight. Rodney Tre Bonham led the team with six assists. Norwich hosts Seton Catholic Central Wednesday.
Norwich’s JV team picked up a 64-57 win behind 25 points from Dashawn King, 15 from Michael Carson, and 12 from Ky’Sawn “Pop” Veale.
Norwich: Jake Walsh, 0; Chris Trevisani, 2 2-2-6; Michael Oralls, 4 0-0-9; Matt Parrella, 1 0-0-2; Carlos Ithier, 4 1-1-9; Colin Stewart, 4 0-0-8 ; Zan Stewart, 4 7-7-16; Tre Bonham, 2 0-0-4; Jordan Vinal, 7 2-2-16; Jamison Luke, 2 0-0-4. Totals: 30 12-12-74.
Chenango Forks: Lucas Tiberi, 0; Caleb Link, 0; Keno Tio, 0; Chad Raychel, 0; Rob Story, 6 5-6-17; Cordell DePersis, 0; Zach Locke, 0; Keenan Hall, 1 0-0-3; Trevor Borchardt, 6 1-2-13; CJ Watson, 1 2-4-4; Ryan Ehrets, 1 1-2-3. Totals: 15 9-14-40.
Norwich 14 16 28 16–74
CForks 8 7 15 10–40
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (CF) Hall. (N) Z. Stewart, Oralls. JV: Norwich won 64-57.
Oxford 74, Harpursville 40
HARPURSVILLE – Oxford held Harpursville without a bucket the first 11 1/2 minutes of the game building a 28-1 lead in its best offensive performance of the season Friday night.
"This was the team I was looking for all season," said Oxford coach Tim Davis.
The Blackhawks had five players score in double figures. Kevin Davis had 19 points, 17 rebounds, and six assists in the win. Harry Oliver scored 15, Kyle Crawford netted 12 on four three-pointers, and sophomores Jon Heggie and Josh Nelson contributed 11 points apiece.
"The defense played well from the start, and our offense came along with it," Davis said. "Everything wasn't fast break stuff. We ran our offense and shot it well."
Oxford finished a season-best 51 percent shooting from the field to improve its record to 4-7 on the season. "Everything was clicking tonight," Davis said.
Oxford plays at Deposit Wednesday.
