SHERBURNE – The Sherburne-Earlville girls basketball scratched out their 10th win on the season when they downed Holland-Patent at home by a scoreline of 67-58.

The nine-point win at home for the lady Marauders held special significance, as the S-E girls held their 'Hoops for Hope' game to help raise awareness for cancer.

With purpose to the game – the Marauder crowd played witness to a fantastic showcase of two offensive minded teams in the first period. When all was said and done, S-E and the Golden Knights emerged from just the first period all knotted up at 19-19. However, the two squads took separate approaches to the early scoring frenzy, as the lady Marauders looked to the long-ball early – cashing in on five three-point shots. Three of those shots came from Kaitlyn Furner who finished second in scoring on the day with 16 points, nine of which came in the first. Holland-Patent used the short-game to try to carve up the Marauders – sinking six field goals in the period – four which came from Haedyn Rubarto.

S-E proved to be relentless in their attack – slashing H-P for another 14 points to close out the half, taking the halftime lead of 33-26.

A rewired Golden Knights team emerged from the halftime break only to post back-to-back periods of 16 points a piece in what they had hoped would be enough to unseat S-E at home.

However, the lady Marauders had a different game plan – with four of the six players who scored hitting double digits – S-E was able to keep their distance from the Golden Knights, allowing a slow but sure pull-away in the scorelines. A 19 point fourth period and a Lexi Elderkin led game of 18 points, coupled with a Miranda Wright performance of 15 points, 11 rebounds, and four steals allowed just enough for the S-E ladies to prevail at home.

Next up for the S-E ladies (10-6 overall), they will take some time to return to practice before their next scheduled game on Friday, Feb. 3, at Cazenovia. The game is slated for a 4:30 p.m. start time.

SE– 19 14 15 19– 67

HP– 19 7 16 16– 58

Sherburne-Earlville: McKenzie Holmes 1 0-0 2, Miranda Wright 3 9-10 15. Lexi Elderkin 2 2-2 18. Kaitlyn Furner 2 0-0 16, Tess Cole 1 6-8 14, Shay Franklin 1 0-0 2. Totals: 10 17-20 67.

Holland-Patent: McKenna Williams 3 1-1 7, Cassidy Katary 0 1-2 7, Ally Livesay 5 4-6 14. Madison Brown 1 0-0 2, Skylar Kaelin 0 0-0 3, Haedyn Rubarto 7 3-4 17, Avery Crossly 2 1-4 5, McKenna R. 0 0-0 3. Totals: 18 10-17 58.

Three-pointers: SE– Elderkin 4, Furner 4, Cole 2; HP– Katary 2, Kaelin 1, McKenna R. 1.

HANCOCK – The Greene girls varsity basketball team recently held a 9-3 overall record prior to their past two games – however, have now dropped two in a row to plummet to 9-5.

The struggles on the road surrounding this past weekend started on Friday, Jan. 27, when the lady Trojans of Greene traveled to Hancock – eventually collapsing in the fourth period for a 44-35 loss.

Leading after one slow period at 9-4, the lady Trojans were attacked by a barrage of scoring in the second as Hancock dropped 15 points to cut into the deficit and take the lead at 19-18.

Greene responded in fashion outscoring Hancock 14-6 in the third, however, little did they know a three point fourth period was about to ruin all their efforts.

Getting outscored 19-3 down the stretch, Greene suck when the game called for them to rise, a situation head coach Dave Gorton was hoping to address when Greene saw their next action on Monday, Jan. 30, again on the road at Walton.

G: 9 9 14 3 – 35

H: 4 15 6 19– 44

Greene: Madison Rice 0 0-0 0, Brianna Austin 0 1-2 1, McKenna Sergi 2 1-2 6, Mary Klecha 0 0-0 0, Alyssa Sands 3 0-0 8, Sophia Brown 4 0-0 10, Nicole Flohr 0 0-2 0, Mary Borchardt 1 0-0 2, Brooke Austin 1 0-0 2, Emma Smith 3 0-0 6. Totals: 14 2-6 35.

Hancock (9-2): Lexy Houghton 7 4-4 18, Laycee Drake 4 1-2 10, Trinity Gotthardt 3 0-2 6, Mikayla Kravetsky 0 0-0 0, Gina Tan 3 0-2 6, Marjorie Rutledge 1 0-1 2, Andrea Wadeson 0 2-6 2, Kaylee Gill 0 0-0 0. Totals: 18 7-17 44.

Three-pointers: G –Sands 2, Brown 2, Sergi 1; H Drake 1.

WALTON – Another road game for the Trojans, and yet another road loss as well – Greene fell to the Walton Warriors by a low score of 37-34.

The Monday, Jan. 30, matchup featured a Greene team who was polar opposites when it came to play in consecutive periods.

The lady Trojans surprisingly held a 12-7 lead after one period; however, saw just three points in the second – as they trailed Walton 21-15 at the half.

Helping to push the pace in the losing effort was Alyssa Sands to saw a team high 13 points off her five field goals and one three-pointer.

Emerging from the break, Greene looked to dominate the rest of the duration of the game when they managed to take the lead at 31-29 – snagging a 16-8 third period. Once again, the lady Trojans paled down the stretch of another recent road game – getting outscored 8-3 – as Walton pulled ahead for the three point win at 37-34.

Next up for Greene (9-5 overall), they will be home against Unatego on Tuesday, Feb. 1, at 7:15 p.m.

G: 12 3 16 3– 34

W: 7 14 8 8– 37

Greene: Madison Rice 0 0-0 0, Brianna Austin 0 0-0 0, McKenna Sergi 2 0-2 4, Mary Klecha, Alyssa Sands 5 0-1 13, Sophia Brown 1 1-2 4, Nicole Flohr 1 0-0 2, Mary Borchardt 1 0-0 2, Brooke Austin 0 2-4 2, Emma Smith 3 1-1 7. Totals: 13 4-10 34.

Walton (10-5): Kimmie Huntress 2 0-0 6, Kelsey Smith 4 2-2 13, Kate Maguire 0 0-0 0, Hannah Wagner 0 0-0 0, Carissa Crandall 0 0-0 0, McKenzie Clough 2 4-4 8, Gretchen Decker 0 0-0 0, Kelsey Miller 1 0-0 2, Destyni Twyman 0 0-0 0, Jordynn Palmatier 0 0-0 0, Olivia Harby 3 1-1 8, Natali Cobb 0 0-0 0. Totals: 12 7-7 37.

Three-pointers: G – Sands 3, Brown 1; W– Smith 3, Huntress 2, Harby 1.

BAINBRIDGE – The Bobcats varsity boys basketball team of Bainbridge-Guilford has showed vigor of late, as they have now climbed to an even 7-7 record on the season after defeating Harpursville 62-36.

The Hornets were no match for the better equipped Bobcats on Monday, Jan. 30, as even though Harpursville was able to enjoy a 12 point period to start the game – Bainbridge-Guilford swallowed them alive with a monstrous showing at home – attacking the rim for 22 points to lead 22-12 after just one.

This pace of 22 points in a period was not sustainable, as Bainbridge-Guilford did see a drastic dip in their offense in the next two periods. However, with three players in the double-digit range fore scoring, the methodic attack was triumphant.

B-G led Harpursville 32-20 at the half – getting outscored 10-8 in the third – setting up a 40-30, ten-point game with one period left to play.

Enter the now 7-7 Bobcats once again. B-G saw a 19-point fourth period truly separate them for the visiting Hornets – as six different players scored in the period, lifting them to the monstrous blowout win at 62-36.

Next up for Bainbridge-Guilford (7-7 overall), they will be on the road to take on Oxford on Tuesday, Jan. 31, at 7:15 p.m.

BG: 22 13 8 19– 62

H: 12 8 10 6– 36

Bainbridge-Guilford: Kyle Rideout 0 0-0 3, Brent Rideout 1 0-2 5, John Castle 0 2-2 2, Sean Jones 5 1-4 14, Trevor Halaquist 3 0-0 6, Zach Ouimet 2 0-0 4, Tom Palmatier 5 2-3 12, Collin Puerili 1 0-0 2, Tyler Johnson 7 0-2 14. Totals: 24 5-13 62.

Harpursville: Paugh 3 1-2 10, Koranka 2 2-2 9, Johnson 1 0-0 2, Hanson 0 0-0 3, Bronzonis 1 2-2 4, Yang 0 0-1 0, Fynboe 2 4-4 8. Totals: 0 9-11 36.