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AFTON – While the first eight minutes of the game might have been in favor of Cincinnatus, the other 24 were never in question for the Crimson Knights as Afton took down the visiting Lions with a final score of 63-44 Monday night.
Behind Kyleigh Eaton’s to three-point field goals, Cincinnatus outscored the host team 13-8 in the first quarter. Eaton wasn’t done score for the Lions but her teammates were limited to nearly nothing by the Crimson Knight defense.
Madison Riley score the first two points of the second for Afton on their way to a 19 point quarter before halftime. Riley added another six points in the period, giving her a tally of eight.
After the intermission, it was Casey East’s turn for the scoring by Crimson Knights. East poured in 12 of her team-high 22 points in the contest. Afton scored 21 as a team in the quarter, adding their their already commanding lead at this point in the game. By the end of the stanza, the home team lead 48-33.
During the fourth quarter, the Crimson Knights had five different player share the scoring for the final 15 points to carry out the non-league win.
Riley finished the night with 14 points and 10 rebounds, posting a double-double. East recorded a triple-double in the win as she had 11 rebounds and 10 steals to go along with her 22.
Eaton led all scorers with a total of 25 in the Lions’ loss.
Afton looks to extend their win streak to two in a row when they travel to Sidney Tuesday evening. They games is slated to follow the JV game with a 7:15 p.m. start time.
Cincinnatus: McKayla Moroney 5 4-4-14; Hope Loomis 0; Chelsea Smith 0; Kailee Potter 0; Alexia Abbatiello 0 2-2-2; Kyleigh Eaton 9 3-5-25; Hanah Enright 0; Emma Gendron 1 0-2-2; Destiny Bushnell 0 1-2-1; Madison Thompson 0; Michaela Eichort 0. Totals: 15 10-15-44.
Afton: Taylor Schultz 0 1-2-1; Janelle Volk 3 0-2-6; Abby Beaulieu 0 0-2-0; Oliviah Harris-Morris 4 0-0-9; Casey East 9 3-5-22; McKenzie Hoyt 0; Madison Riley 6 1-1-14; Amanda Spooner 3 0-2-6; Tracy Hatton 1 0-0-3; Makaela Mills 1 0-1- 2. Totals: 27 5-15-63.
A 8 19 21 15 – 63
C 13 8 12 11 – 44
Fouled out: Bushnell (C). Three-point goals: (A) East 1, Riley 1, Hatton 1, Harris-Morris 1; (C) Eaton 4. Officials: Lasky and Howard.
Unadilla Valley 48, Walton 29
WALTON – Both Shelby Meade and Julia Oglesby finished Monday’s game with a double-double in points and rebounds as the Lady Storm stole a win on the road against Walton.
A low scoring first quarter by both teams didn’t last long. Unadilla Valley started to separate themselves from the home team as Brooke Brown’s long ball kicked off a 15-7 second, giving the Storm a 22-11 advantage at the break.
Oglesby finished with five to lead the scoring rally by UV during the eight minute, turn around run.
Despite the Walton Warriors outscoring Unadilla Valley in the third, the road team still held a single-digit lead.
But the Storm came rolling back and caused a scoring drought for their opponents, holding the Warriors to just five points while UV pulled away. Scoring 16 points in the quarter, the Storm took the 48-29 league win, giving Unadilla Valley their second MAC win of the season.
Oglesby and Meade’s made field goals were throughout the 32 minutes of play as Meade ended the night leading all scorers with 12 points while pulling down 11 boards. Oglesby’s number reversed, finishing with 11 points and grabbing a game-high 12 boards.
The Lady Storm travel to Afton on Friday as the Crimson Knights host both the boys and girls teams in their tradition quad-header of games. The girls take the court for the first varsity game of the night, slated for a tip-off time of 6 p.m.
