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CHENANGO COUNTY
• Norwich girls varsity basketball program has marched their way to an unblemished 4-0 record on the 2016-2017 season, after defending their home court for a 53-41 win over Maine-Endwell.
The game on Friday, Dec. 23, saw the lady Tornado drop 20 second period points on the Spartans in order to take the commanding 27-19 lead.
It was smooth sailing for Norwich following the halftime break as they successfully outscored Maine-Endwell by two points in the third and fourth periods – claiming the 44-33 lead at the third, before taking the win at 53-41.
Leading Norwich to their fourth straight victory were two seniors, Meghan Komendarek and Makenzie Maynard. Komendarek snagged 22 points while going 6-7 from the line, while Maynard tacked on 16 addition points for the Tornado.
The Spartans were almost solely reliant on their leading scorer who had a fantastic day despite the loss – Monesha Talerico led both teams in scoring with her 24 points on the day, as she impressively went 9-10 from the charity stripe.
Next up for Norwich (4-0 overall) they will be competing in the Holiday Classic on Dec. 27 and 28.
N: 7 20 16 10– 53
M-E: 10 9 14 8– 41
Norwich: Hansen 1 1-2 3, Evans 1 0-2 2, Eaton 1 1-6 3, Maynard 7 2-4 16, Komendarek 8 6-7 22 Myers 1 0-1 5, Flynn 1 0-1 2. Totals: 20 1-22 53.
Three pointers: Norwich– Myers (1).
• Bainbridge-Guilford recently trounced Chenango Forks this past Friday, when they cruised to an impressive 65-43 victory on the road.
The lady Bobcats have now climbed to a 5-0 record to start the season, after this most recent defeat over the Blue Devils this past Friday, Dec. 23.
B-G climbed to a 37-20 lead at the half after posting an impressive second period where they rained the two's with a couple of 3's tacked in – scoring 24 second period points.
Leading the lady Bobcats was Megan Palmatier and Abigail Selfridge – both doing most of their damage in the first half rampage of the Bobcats. Plamatier, doing her work inside grabbed a game high 20 points while also going 6-8 from the line. Selfridge trailed Palmatier with 13 points as she remained perfect from the line going 5-5.
Next up for Bainbridge-Guilford (5-0 overall) they will enjoy some time off before hosting Afton on Jan. 4, at 7:15 p.m.
B-G: 13 24 17 11– 65
CF: 12 8 13 10– 43
Bainbridge-Guilford: Erica Selfridge 0 0-0 9, Abigail Selfridge 4 5-5 13, Molly O'Hara 1 0-2 2, Jillian Cannistra 0 0-0 6, Dani Johnson 1 0-2 2, Zamira Caldwell 2 0-0 4, Kori Thornton 3 0-0 9, Megan Palmatier 7 6-8 20. Totals: 18 11-17 65.
Three pointers: B-G– Erica Selfridge (3), Jillian Cannistra (2), Kori Thornton 1).
• The Oxford boys varsity basketball team has slid into some losses during the past few outings with the most recent coming to Gilberstville Mount Upton this past Friday.
Oxford hosted GMU on Dec. 23, only to lose a close one at 47-39. The difference was the play in the first half as Oxford could only muster 16 total first half points – six in the first and 10 in the second – while GMU racked up 26 points total.
The Blackhawks would emerge with a newfound vigor in the second half, matching GMU in the third only to finally outscore them to end the game. However, this second half push of 23 points was not enough to overcome the early hole they had dug, as GMU kept pace with 21 of their own taking the win at 47-39.
Leading Oxford in the loss was Adhi Viswanthan who recorded 15 points throughout the game – while on the other side it was the duo of Ethan Butts with 22 points and Hunter Lockwood with 15 who did their damage against the Blackhawks, to ensure a GMU victory.
Next up for Oxford (2-4 overall) they will play later on this evening when they travel to Marathon on Dec. 27, at 7 p.m. the junior varsity will play in Marathon at 5:30 p.m.
