Evening Sun Report
Boys’ Basketball
Norwich 75, Seton Catholic Central 31
NORWICH – This score will open a few eyes.
In a matchup of STAC division leaders, Norwich won every minute of every quarter running away from the Saints in lopsided fashion Wednesday night..
Seton Catholic Central entered the game with 10 wins and a six-game winning streak in tow. It’s not likely Norwich head coach Tom Collier forecasted such a propitious result for his ballclub.
And it’s a fair statement to say this was the best Norwich has played all season. It shot a season-best 58 percent from the field, forced a good Seton team into 30 turnovers, and had 20 team steals.
“We were hoping for something like this,” said Norwich coach Tom Collier. “Our defensive intensity was high in our previous game against Chenango Forks, and we continued that tonight. “We really, really wore (Seton) down.”
Jamison Luke led Norwich with 20 points, Zan Stewart had another stat-stuffing effort with 13 points, seven boards, and six assists, and Tre Bonham came off the bench for 12 points to go with three steals.
Speaking of the reserves, the six young men off the bench – a group that welcomed back Cameron Edwards – had 29 points, two shy of Seton’s total output. It was, indeed, a complete performance, and one that should put Norwich in good stead as it moves forward toward the postseason.
“If we play with this type of intensity, we’re going to be a tough out,” Collier said. “The nonstop pressure we have in place is tough for teams to handle.”
Norwich missed some early shots around the basket, but still finished the opening quarter on a 10-2 run to lead 17-4. Bonham, appropriately tossed in a trey during the salvo, and a blocked shot by Colin Stewart initiated a driving layup by Zan Stewart that was one for the highlight reels.
Stewart contorted his body and switched hands in mid-air for a lefty layup. Later in the first half, Zan Stewart threw down a dunk that gave Norwich its first 20-point lead, 34-14, and Luke finished off the half with a pair of inside buckets.
Most teams with 21-point halftime leads let off the gas. Norwich clearly did not. With the starters about to cede their spots on the floor to the second unit, Norwich formulated another big run, this one a 15-3 ditty to end the quarter.
Stewart hit an inside leaner with 35 seconds left in the quarter, then fed Jordan Vinal for a trifecta at the top of the key leaving the count at 57-26 with eight minutes left to play.
“The game plan was to pressure their guards,” Collier said. “They’re young and we thought they would make mistakes, which they did. But they’re going to be a good team. Tonight was a great defensive effort, and everyone played well.”
Norwich (10-2) hosts Chenango Forks on Friday.
In the junior varsity tilt, Norwich rallied from a 17-point halftime deficit to beat the Saints, 61-59. Dashawn King had 19 points, and Michael Carson added 14 – all in the second half.
SCC: Grant Eggleston, 4 1-2-9; Alex Walsh, 0; Luke Meier, 2 0-0-4; Connor Wilson, 0; Leo Gallagher, 2 0-0-6; Peter Hartrick, 0; Nathan Whitman, 4 0-1-8; Greg Olsen, 0 1-2-1; Aaron Whitman, 1 1-3-3. Totals: 13 3-8-31.
Norwich: Jake Walsh, 0 2-2-2; Chris Trevisani, 3 0-0-7; Michael Oralls, 2 2-2-6; Matt Parrella, 0 0-2-0; Carlos Ithier, 0; Cameron Edwards, 0 2-2-2; Colin Stewart, 3 1-1-7; Zan Stewart, 6 1-1-13; Tre Bonham, 5 0-2-12; Jordan Vinal, 2 1-2-6; Jamison Luke, 9 2-2-20. Totals: 30 11-16-75.
SCC 4 15 7 5–31
Norw. 17 23 17 18–75
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (N) Bonham 2, Vinal, Trevisani. (S) Gallagher 2. JV: Norwich won 61-59. Officials: Adrian, Springer.
Greene 66, Hancock 28
HANCOCK – After a slow start, Greene steamrolled Hancock to win for the fifth time in six MAC division games.
Jordan Harrington scored a season-high 20 points to lead the Trojans (6-3 overall), Luke Day had 14, and Joe Miranda scored 10. “Our man-to-man defense started to pick up in the second quarter, and that allowed our offense to get going,” said Greene coach Rick Smith.
Greene hosts Unatego Friday.
Greene: Jordan Harrington, 8 0-0-20; Brian Leone, 1 0-0-2; Luke Day, 7 0-0-14; Josh Harrington, 4 0-0-9; Luke Erickson, 2 0-0-4; Breven Gilmore, 2 1-1-5; Joe Miranda, 5 0-3-10; Dave Borchardt, 0; John Hadac, 0 2-2-2; Dalton Brower, 0. Totals: 29 3-6-66.
Hancock: Nick Dupuis, 0; Ryan Tooley, 4 0-3-9; Pat Hall, 1 1-2-4; Ethan Jacobs, 0; Ryan Slatcher, 1 0-0-2; Greg Tan, 0; Derrick Shaffer, 0; Nick Petriella, 1 2-4-5. Totals: 10 5-12-28.
Gr. 14 19 18 15–66
Han. 13 6 5 4–28
Three-point goals: (G) Jor. Harrington 4, Josh Harrington, (H) Hall, Petrielli, Tooley.
Unadilla Valley 57, Afton 35
AFTON – Unadilla Valley started the game on an 18-0 run in Wednesday’s win over visiting Afton.
Jon Schermerhorn had seven in the opening quarter including one of his two threes, and Ethan Grey along with Brett Hanslmaier had two buckets lifting the Storm to a 22-7 lead.
“We came out and played good man-to-man defense,” said UV coach Matt Osborne of his team’s quick start.
Grey led UV with 14, Schermerhorn scored 12, and Sam Tuttle pulled down a team-high 15 rebounds. UV (8-4) plays at Harpursville Friday.
Afton: Darien Heath, 2 0-1-5; Deion Oakley, 1 2-2-4; Caleb Stulir, 2 0-3-5; Joe DeVona, 0; Conor Graven-Briggs, 3 1-2-8; Tyler Burns, 1 0-0-2; Shane McGovern, 0; Dallas Ellis, 2 0-0-5; Kyle Hinman, 1 4-6-6. Totals: 12 9-14-35 .
UV: Ryan Postma, 1 0-0-2; Steven Gillette, 1 2-4-4; Jon Schermerhorn, 5 0-0-12; Ethan Grey, 5 2-3-14; Tyler Simmons, 1 0-0-2; Brett Hanslmaier, 2 0-0-4; Dylan Thomsen, 1 0-0-3; Marcus Granger, 0 2-2-2; Sam Tuttle, 3 1-4-7; Hank deGlee, 2 3-8-7. Totals: 21 10-21-57.
Afton 7 11 8 9–35
UV 22 13 11 11–57
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (UV) Schermerhorn 2, Grey 2, Thomsen. (A) Heath, Stulir. Officials: Brady, Lowe.
Oxford 55, Deposit 49
DEPOSIT – Oxford sealed its win over Deposit from the foul line making 6 of 8 attempts in the fourth quarter in Wednesday’s road victory.
