Girls’ Basketball
Norwich 55, Chenango Forks 42
CHENANGO FORKS – Unlike its first meeting with Chenango Forks, Norwich was not able to run away from the Blue Devils.
Norwich used a strong third quarter to open up a 12-point lead, and improved its record to 10-2 on the season Thursday.
Shelby Benjamin scored 13 points for Norwich, six coming in the first half when the Blue Devils made a run at the Tornado to close the margin to 28-24 at the half. Bridget Murphy also came up big off the bench scoring seven of her nine points in the second quarter.
“They played much better offensively, and we weren’t able to turn them over nearly as much as the first time we played them,” said Norwich coach Josh Bennett of Forks. “That allowed them to get back and defend us in the halfcourt.”
Chenango Forks made a mini-run early in the fourth to close the Norwich lead to single digits. Benjamin and Meghan Komendarek each had five for Norwich in the fourth quarter to re-establish command.
“I was proud of my kids for executing in the tough spots when they made runs at us in the middle of the second quarter and the beginning of the fourth,” Bennett said.
Norwich: Caitlyn Brown, 2 0-0-5; Carin Kuhn 4 0-0-9; Kassidy Seary, 0; Makenzie Maynard, 2 3-4-7; Meghan Komendarek, 3 2-9-8; Bridget Murphy, 4 0-1-9; Savannah Williams, 1 2-2-4; Shelby Benjamin, 5 3-6-13; Courtney Scheer, 0. Totals: 21 10-22-10.
Chenango Forks: Taylor Gibbore, 7 2-2-17; Clark, 0; Alex Yoest, 4 0-0-10; Haley Benscoter, 0; Lyndsey Stone, 0 0-2-0; Tori Transue, 5 2-2-12; Hanna Layton, 0 1-4-1. Totals: 16 5-10-42.
Nor. 14 14 14 13–55
CFks 12 12 6 12–42
Fouled out: Three-point goals: (N) Brown, Kuhn, B. Murphy. (CF) Gibbore 3, Yoest 2. JV: Norwich won 54-21.
Bainbridge-Guilford 57, Oxford 21
OXFORD – Bainbridge-Guilford put a stamp on its victory over Oxford with an impressive third quarter in Thursday’s matchup.
The Bobcats (11-2) outscored Oxford 25-5 in the period led by nine points from Becca Reyes, six from Morgan Bullis, and five from Megan Palmatier. “They really came out and dominated the third. They pressured us defensively and got out in transition,” said Oxford coach Chris Palmer. “I thought we played them tough in the first half, and we battled with them on the boards.”
B-G did have a decisive 54-19 rebounding advantage in the game.
Palmatier was the lone B-G player in double figures finishing with 13 points.
Vada Mack had nine for Oxford, who play at Unadilla Valley Wednesday.
B-G: Shayla Baldwin, 0; Megan Ferrara, 2 0-0-4; Abigail Selfridge, 3 2-4-8; Marissa Thornton, 1 1-2-3; Morgan Bullis, 4 0-3-8; Cadi Barber, 1 0-0-2; Casey Davis, 2 0-0-4; Darcy McElligott, 0; Rebecca Reyes, 2 5-5-9; Megan Palmatier, 4 5-8-13; Taylor Palmatier, 3 0-0-6. Totals: 22 13-22-57.
Oxford: Sara Hodge, 0; Jessica Houghtaling, 0; Leah Karn, 2 0-0-5; Patti Simpson, 1 3-4-5; Sarah Pratt, 1 0-0-2; Rachel Seiler, 0; Vada Mack, 4 1-4-9. Totals: 8 4-8-21.
B-G 8 12 25 12–57
Oxf. 4 3 5 9–21
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (O) Karn. JV: B-G won 39-10. Officials: Davis, Washburn.
Sherburne-Earlville 69, Canastota 38
CANASTOTA – Sherburne-Earlville’s one-two punch of Savannah Irwin and Lilly Berg combined for 45 points in Thursday night’s victory at Canastota.
The duo combined for 26 points in the first half lifting the Marauders to a 34-11 lead. “We threw out a zone press in the first half to change the tempo, and we picked up some steals to get the offense going,” said S-E coach Karen Mulligan.
Irwin hit five threes, and also delivered several strong drives to the basket on her way to a 24-point night. Berg was dominant on the boards, particularly on the offensive end, finishing with 21 points and 13 rebounds.
The Marauders (10-4) host Waterville Tuesday.
S-E:  Stacia Beckwith, 3 0-2-6; Miranda Wright, 1 0-0-2; Lexi Elderkin, 4 0-0-9; Savannah Irwin, 9 1-2-24; Emily Stanton, 3 1-1-7; Sydney Palmer, 0; Lilly Berg, 9 3-9-21. Totals: 29 5-14-69.
Canastota: Jasmine Hannan, 0; Michelle Sutton, 6 1-2-15; Jade Shimer, 0; April Dabrowski, 1 3-4-5; Kaitlin Scholnik 2 0-0-5; Alexis Weimer, 0; Allison Malbouf, 6 0-2-13. Totals: 15 4-8-38.
S-E 19 15 19 16–69
Can. 3 7 13 15–38
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (SE) Irwin 5, Elderkin. (C) Sutton 2, Malbouf, Scholnik. JV: S-E won 50-27.
Greene 55, Unatego 37
GREENE – Led by junior Katie Carey, Greene produced perhaps its best team performance of the season defeating a solid Unatego club Thursday.
Carey was the epitome of efficiency shooting 10-for-15 from the field and 7 of 9 from the free throw line. Oh, and four of those makes came on threes as she finished with a career-high 31 points. “She shot it well, and her teammates got the ball to her in good spots,” said Greene coach Dave Gorton. “She was on fire.”
Carey had 23 points by halftime as Greene led, 29-25. Carey didn’t even attempt a shot in the third quarter, and her scoring wasn’t needed as the Trojans blanked Unatego in the stanza, 8-0. Unatego failed to score the first 13 minutes of the second half, and by that time, the game’s outcome was no longer in doubt.
“We played an amazing game, and in the second half we were dominating,” Gorton said. “I was very excited for the girls and proud of how well they did things tonight. Unatego was holding teams in the 30s, so to score 55 was nice.”
Greene had 14 team assists on 21 baskets, Kristie Haskell added 10 points, and Nicole Flohr charted a team-high 13 rebounds. “She played outstanding defense and made good moves to the basket,” Gorton said of Flohr.
Greene (7-1, 10-2) hosts Windsor Monday.
Unatego: Cassidy Frazier, 0; Beth Carey, 0; Bailey Faulkner, 2 1-4-5 ; Jenna Bullis, 1 0-0-2; Megan Faulkner, 1 0-0-2; Samantha Pikaard, 2 0-0-5; Emily Slawson, 2 0-0-4; Cassidy Newman, 2 1-6-5; Hezel Haehnel, 1 3-6-5; Mariah Sullivan, 3 3-3-9. Totals: 14 8-19-37.
Greene: Kathleen Hanrahan, 0; Kristie Haskell, 4 2-3-10; Alyssa Sands, 2 0-0-4; Emily Montelione, 0; Maria Brown, 1 0-0-2; Nicole Flohr, 2 0-2-4; Madeline Brink, 1 0-0-2; Margo McDermott, 0; Audrey Platta, 1 0-0-2; Katie Carey, 10 7-9-31; Laura Montelione, 0. Totals: 21 9-14-55.
Unat. 9 16 0 12–37
Gre. 12 17 8 18–55
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (G) Carey 4, (U) Pikaard. JV: Unatego won. Officials: Linehan, Sullivan.
Unadilla Valley 43, Harpursville 33
HARPURSVILLE – Unadilla Valley junior Hannah Lazarus produced her second straight 20-point game as Unadilla Valley upended Harpursville on the road Thursday.
