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SHERBURNE – Erica Selfridge of Bainbridge-Guilford, hit three three-pointers in the second quarter to start the Bobcats run that slowly started to separate them from their opponent, the Unadilla Valley Storm. That run helped lead the Bobcats to the second championship in a row in the Marauders Tip-Off Tournament over the weekend.
Unadilla Valley kept the game close in the first quarter, closing the quarter with a three by Shelby Meade as the buzzer sounded.
Erica Selfridge opened the second with her second three-pointer of the contest. Bobcats Megan Palmatier went to the free-throw line, knocking down two and teammate Jill Canistra followed with an and-1 three point play. Then Erica Selfridge drilled her third shot from behind the arc, continuing to grow the gap between the two teams.
Meade answered back with a three ball of her own, but it wasn’t enough to get the deficit within reach before the half.
In the second half, the defense of Brooke Brown for Unadilla Valley kept Palmatier at bay, only allowing her a total of two points in the second half.
That’s when Abi Selfridge turned it on, scoring 11 of her 16 points. Erica Selfridge added six more to give her a game-high 18 points to go along with her nine rebounds and four assists.
Meade finished the game with eight points, tying Julia Oglesby for the team-high for the Lady Storm.
Palmatier was named tournament MVP and finished with a double-double with 14 points, 19 rebounds and eight assists. Abi Selfridge also recorded a double-double as she pulled down a game-high 23 rebounds to go with her 16 points and six assists.
In the consolation game, Sherburne-Earlville was a team of two different halves. In the first half, nine points were scored by the Lady Marauders as they had hard time getting their shots to fall.
After the intermission, S-E started to show some signs of life as the Marauders’ Tessa Cole came alive, scoring nine of her team-high 11 points.
All-Tournament team member Kaitlyn Furner, chipped in six points on Saturday, all points coming from three-pointers.
Friday night, Furner finished with a team high 13 against UV. But it was UV’s Oglesby who was in the limelight in the second contest of the opening round, scoring a game-high 20. The Storm secured their spot in the finals with a 44-25 win over the host Sherburne-Earlville.
B-G landed in the finals by taking down Rome Free Academy, 58-31. Palmatier and Erica Selfridge tied for the team-high honors with 16 points each. RFA was led by Amanda Wilbert with a game-high 19.
Wilbert was also named to the All-Tournament team after adding 10 points from Saturday.
Bainbridge-Guilford hosts Blue Ridge of Pennsylvania Monday, December 11 at 7:15 p.m. Sherburne-Earlville travels to Holland Patent the same day. Their tip-off time is scheduled for 7 p.m. Unadilla Valley has until Friday before they play again when they host Windsor at 7 p.m.
B-G 61, Unadilla Valley 32 (Championship)
Bainbridge-Guilford: Jillian Canistra 3 1-1-9; Matraca Harmon 0; Abigail Selfridge 5 6-7-16; Erica Selfridge 7 0-0-18; Macie Leizear 0; Zamira Caldwell 0 1-2-1; Kori Thornton 1 0-0-3, Megan Palmatier 4 6-10-14. Totals: 20 14-20-61.
Unadilla Valley: Izora Ramsey 1 0-0-2; Kyleigh George 0 1-2-1; Julia Oglesby 4 0-0-8; Macie Franklin 0; Shelby Meade 2 2-2-8; Meegan White 2 0-2-4, Kirsten White 1 2-4-4; Jenna Hitt 0; Gabby Bodie 0 1-2-1; Brooke Brown 2 0-0-4; Sophie Off 0. Totals: 12 6-12-32.
