GREENE – The Greene girls varsity basketball team cruised to an easy win on Thursday evening when they defeated Sidney by a twenty-point margin at 52-32.
The game on Jan. 5, was the first action that the lady Trojans had seen in the new calendar year, to which they never looked back answering with a resounding win on the night.
We played our best game of the year by far,” said Greene head coach Dave Gorton. “We had more assists than turnovers and we controlled the boards most of the game.”
Greene took a commanding halftime lead over the Warriors at 30-14, as they were led in scoring on the day by Nicole Flohr who found the net for a solid performance grabbing 17 points in the win. Flohr was trailed in scoring by her fellow Trojan, Sophia Brown who also hit double digit scoring with a 10-point effort.
Next up for Greene (5-2 overall), they will complete their go-around in the Oxford Girls Holiday Tournament in Oxford on Saturday, Jan. 7, at 6:15 p.m. while the Greene boys will play later on tonight when they host Sidney at 7:10 p.m.
G: 12 18 13 9– 52
S: 9 5 10 8– 32
Sidney: Mackensie Gravelin 2 0-0 4, Taylor Barnes 3 2-2 8, Carolee Pierce 0 1-2 1, Maggie Schott 0 0-0 0, Angell Henchey 0 0-0 0, Taylor Hawkins 2 0-0 4, Mariah Gifford 0 0-0 0, Adrienne Paternoster 0 0-0 0, Mackenzie Constable 2 0-0 4, Ariyahna Bernard 2 7-9 11. Totals: 11 10-13 32.
Greene: Madison Rice 1 1-2 3, Brianna Austin 0 0-0 0, McKenna Sergi 2 0-0 5, Mary Klecha 1 0-0 2, Alyssa Sands 3 0-0 6, Sophia Brown 3 2-3 10, Nicole Flohr 7 0-0 17, Mary Borchardt 0 0-2 0, Brooke Austin 0 0-0 0, Emma Smith 4 1-2 9. Totals: 21 4-9 52.
Three-pointers: G – Flohr (3), Brown (2), Sergi (1).
BAINBRIDGE – The undefeated Bainbridge-Guilford girls basketball team plowed over Afton on Wednesday evening, winning by a large margin at 76-31.
According to the newly released NYS rankings for Class C schools, Bainbridge-Guilford sits at the seventh ranked spot, as of Jan. 3. However, their stock can not get worse after defeating Afton by 45 points on Jan. 4.
Posting 21 points to start the game, and finishing with a 36-14 halftime score, the Bobcats proved to be at a truly different level of play when faced with the Crimson Knights.
Leading Bainbridge-Guilford on the day in scoring was Megan Palmatier with 23 points, trailed closely by Abigail Selfridge who grabbed 20 points of her own – as the two combined for enough points to defeat Afton alone at 43 combined points.
Next up for Bainbridge-Guilford (8-0 overall) they will next see action when they travel to Windsor on Monday, Jan. 9; while the B-G boys will host Afton on Friday, Jan. 6, at 7:15 p.m.
BG: 21 15 27 13– 76
A: 10 4 4 13– 31
Bainbridge-Guilford: Abigail Selfridge 8 1-2 20, Jillian Cannistra 0 0-0 9, Dani Johnson 2 0-0 7, Zamira Caldwell 2 1-2 5, Becca Reyes 0 2-2 8, Megan Palmatier 10 3-3 23, Kenndra Ceresna 2 0-0 4. Totals: 24 7-9 76.
SHERBURNE – The Sherburne-Earlville boys basketball team downed league rival Canastota on Thursday evening by a close score of 64-52.
The Marauders climbed to a great start in the game posting scores of 13 in the first period and 16 in the second period – while holding Canastota to just 14 points total – taking the halftime score lead of 29-14.
“We played some great defense in the first half,” said S-E head coach Kevin Vibbard.
Following the half, Canastota did correct some wrongs on the offensive end of their game to post two productive periods of 17 and 21 points of scoring respectively. Fortunately for S-E they held their own on their home court, answering with a third period of 20 points and a closing period of 15.
Leading the Marauders in scoring on the day was senior Matt Hull who racked up 23 points in the game, while going 7-7 from the line. Trailing Hull in scoring for S-E was Lane Hunter who added 14 points of his own.
Next up for Sherburne-Earlville (7-4 overall) they will host Waterville on Jan. 11, at 7 p.m.; while the lady Marauders will be playing later on this evening at home against Canastota at 7 p.m.
