BINGHAMTON – Two teams sitting at 8-1 as they entered the game, the always promising showdown between Seton Catholic Central and the ladies of the Norwich Tornado proved to be a one-sided matchup in 2017 as Norwich fell victim to a Lexi Levy led Saints by a score of 70-50.

Attacking Norwich from the start of the game on Jan. 12, the powerful Saints dominated the lady Tornado, simply making short work of the promising team. Norwich managed just eight first period points, while the Saints marched their way to a massive 26 point first period.

The flood gates fully opened when Seton was able to secure another dominant second period – stifling Norwich once again to a mere 11 points – while adding to their lead with 19 points.

With a dominating halftime lead at 45-19, a comeback would take some precise and near perfect play – to which Norwich did answer to the call, however, falling short on climbing all the way back into the game – posting a third and fourth period of scoring of 16 and 15 points.

Seton was led on the day by senior Lexi Levy who hit the 1,000 point mark during the game – Levy managed to finish the contest with a game high 29 points, while going 4-4 from the line.

Leading Norwich in the road loss was a trio of players; with Meghan Komendarek finishing with a team high 11 points, followed by Makenzie Maynard and Abby Flynn who each added an additional 10 points.

Next up for Norwich (8-2 overall), as well as Seton Catholic Central (9-1 overall), they will both be heading to the Utica Notre Dame Tournament on Saturday, Jan. 14. Norwich will open up the tournament taking on Utica Notre Dame.

N: 8 11 16 15– 50

SCC: 26 19 18 7– 70

Norwich: Cierra Sherman 0 2-2 2, Taylor Hansen 0 1-2 1, Megan Burke 0 2-2 2, Katelyn Dowdall 3 0-0 7, Kara Evans 1 1-2 4, Halea Eaton 1 0-0 2, Makenzie Maynard 5 0-0 10, Meghan Komendarek 5 1-2 11, Triniti Myers 0 1-4 1, Abby Flynn 3 4-5 10. Totals: 17 12-19 50.

Seton Catholic Central: Hanna Strawn 3 2-2 10, Lexi Levy 10 4-4 29, Murphy Fauci 1 1-1 3, Ava McCann 2 1-1 7, Emily Dempsey 0 0-2 0, Erin O’Brien 0 0-0 0, Jaclyn Tableman 0 0-0 0, Taylor Nicolich 0 0-0 0, Reese Vaughan 0 0-0 0, Emily Purtell 1 0-0 3, Marina Maerkl 1 4-6 6, Julia Hauer 6 0-2 12. Totals: 24 12-18 70.

Three-pointers: N – Dowdall (1), Evans (1); SCC – Strawn (2), Levy (5), McCann (2), Purtell (1).

DELHI – The Oxford Blackhawks varsity boys basketball team lost a road game on Thursday evening to the Delhi Bulldogs by a lopsided score of 69-41.

“Tough game after two days of not practicing due to weather,” said Oxford head coach Tim Davis.

The Davis led Blackhawks snagged little to no breathing room in the game on Jan. 12, dropping to an early half deficit at 41-19 – following back-to-back solid periods of scoring from the host as they netted 23 points in the first, followed by 18 points to close out the half.

The attack on the Blackhawks would not end their, a 23 point third period buried Oxford on the scoreline to a 64-28 deficit.

A little to no starter fourth period did allow the rusty Blackhawks to draw the game close to the final score of 69-41, however handed Oxford yet another loss on the season.

Leading Oxford in the loss Jason Davis – the lone bright spot on a gloomy January night – as Davis snatched up 20 points in the game, hitting five three-point shots and going 1-2 from the line.

Next up for the Oxford boys will see their next action this coming Tuesday, Jan. 17 at Otselic Valley at 7 p.m. Notably, the girls varsity basketball team at Oxford will play later on this evening, Jan. 13, at Delhi at 7:15 p.m.

O: 14 5 9 13– 41

D: 23 18 23 5– 69

Oxford: Adhi Viswanthan 3 0-0 9,Jason Davis 2 1-2 20, Rece Camadine 1 0-0 2, Jacob Marrone 1 0-0 2, Austin Crawford 0 2-2 2, Danny Woodford 1 0-0 2, Stephen Ehly 2 0-3 4. Totals: 10 3-7 41.

Three-pointers: Oxford – Davis (5), Viswanthan (1).

SAUQUOIT – The Sherburne-Earlville varsity girls basketball team earned a solid win over host Sauquoit Valley on Thursday night, winning by a score of 43-35.

The road game for the lady Marauders on Jan. 12, gave way to a close halftime score of 18-15, in favor of S-E. However, a third second half push from Sherburne-Earlville secured them the ultimate eight-point win. S-E was able to string together back-to-back periods of scoring 13 points followed by 12 points to close out the game – while the defense was able to smother the Indians in the third period, just four points. This defensive performance from S-E for the first three periods allowed enough of a lead for them to comfortably hold on – despite Sauquoit Valley dropping 16 points late in the game for a late comeback attempt.