OTEGO – Greene and Unatego started their MAC league game slow, only scoring a combined 20 points in the first half of the contest before giving the fans an exciting finish with the Trojans coming out with the 40-37 road win Wednesday night.
Greene went out in front seven in the first quarter while holding the Spartans to no baskets.
In the second, Unatego outscored the Lady Trojans, 7-6 but Greene still held the six point advantage going into the intermission.
The Spartans fought back coming out of the break, going on with an 11-3 run to bring them within two points heading into the final eight-minutes of play.
The two teams exchanged baskets back and forth throughout the quarter with Unatego holding a slim two point lead with :20 left. But Greene’s McKenna Sergi found Emma Smith to the game four seconds later, sending the contest into overtime.
Again the Trojans found them selves down by two. Until Alyssa Sands hit a 15-foot jumper to tie the game at 36-36. Sands had been quiet through the first three quarters of the game but she came alive when Greene needed her, hitting big baskets for the Trojans at critical times and going 4-for-8 from the foul line down the stretch.
Coming down to free-throws, Greene was able to sneak out the win by nailing three foul shots to the Spartans one.
Smith led Greene with 15 points and 14 rebounds, recording a double-double in the win. Most of Smith’s rebounds came in the crucial minutes of the fourth quarter and the overtime session. Unatego had eight points from Megan Perry, seven from Hali Lucia and six from Morgan Perry.
Greene will host Bainbridge-Guilford on Friday for a battle of second place in the MAC girls standings. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:15 p.m.
Greene: Madison Rice 0; Brianna Austin 0; McKenna Sergi 1 3-8-6; Alyssa Sands 2 3-6-8; Sophia Brown 3 0-0-6; Kaitlyn Pratt 0 Mary Borchardt 1 2-4-4; Kylee Peck 0; Emma Smith 7 1-6-15. Totals: 14 11-26-40.
Unatego: Paige McCoy 1 0-0-2; Dana Stepp 1 0-0-3; Mallory Frazier 1 3-6-5; Bailey Faulkner 2 0-0-4; Megan Perry 3 2-6-8; Morgan Perry 3 0-0-6; Morgan Newman 0 0-2-0; Hali Lucia 1 4-8-7. Totals: 10 15-32-37.
G 7 6 3 16 8 – 40
U 0 7 11 14 5 – 37
Fouled out: Sergi and Borchardt (G); Meg. Perry (U) Three-point goals: (G) Sergi 1; (U) Stepp 1, Lucia 1.
Unadilla Valley 50, Harpursville 32
NEW BERLIN – Unadilla Valley outscored the Harpursville Hornets 24-9 in the opening half of play Wednesday night and held that pace throughout the third to score the MAC Conference win.
Harpursville scored an even 13-13 in the final quarter of play with the Storm but it was too late for any kind of comeback as UV held an 18 point lead through the first three.
Julia Oglesby led the Storm by recording a double-double with 18 points and 12 rebounds. Her teammates Shelby Meade scored 12 and Kyleigh George chipped in eight in the winning effort for Unadilla Valley.
Abbie Livermore of Harpursville led the game in scoring with 19 points, scoring more than half of her team’s points.
Before the game, UV’s head coach Brandi Whitbeck and the Storm’s underclassmen honored their four seniors – Oglesby, Gabby Bodie, Brooke Brown and Macie Franklin.
Unadilla Valley will visit Oxford on Friday for a 7:15 p.m. tip-off. In the regular season finale, the Storm will host the Greene Trojans on February 6.
Harpursville: Taylor Fish 0; Mackensie Whidden 0; Morgan Flemming 1 1-2-3; Mary Jane Kappauf 1 0-0-2; Abbie Livermore 7 5-7-19; Seleena Medovich 1 0-0-2; Mackenzie Robertson 1 0-0-2; Alexis Roys 0 1-2-1; Vanessa Groover 1 0-0-3. Totals: 12 7-11-32.
Unadilla Valley: Izora Ramsey 2 0-0-4; Kyleigh George 2 4-6-8; Julia Oglesby 8 2-2-18; Macie Franklin 0; Shelby Meade 4 4-6-12; Meegan White 1 0-0-2; Kirsten White 0 2-2-2; Jenna Hitt 0; Gabby Bodie 0; Brooke Brown 1 0-0-2; Sophia Off 1 0-0-2. Totals: 19 12-16-50.
H 2 7 10 13 – 32
UV 8 16 13 13 – 50
Fouled out: None. Three-point goals: (H) Groover; (U) none. Officials: O’Donnell and Riddell.
Bainbridge-Guilford 81, Oxford 22
BAINBRIDGE – Macie Leizear knocked down three from beyond the arc, pacing the Bainbridge-Guilford Bobcats in their 81-22 home win over Oxford on Wednesday. Leizear finished the contest with a game-high 17 as one of the five Lady Bobcats scoring double figures.
Erica Selfridge scored 16 and Abi Selfridge added 14 while Jill Cannistra and Megan Palmatier each finished with 11 points for B-G as the other four to record double-digits in the scoring column.
In the first stanza, the Lady Blackhawks were led by Hannah Ryan’s five. Jada Albin hit a three and Ellie Ryan added a basket to round out the 10 points for Oxford in the eight minute span. But in the second, The Bobcats held Oxford without a basket.
Ryan and Karley Miller tied for team-high honors as each finished with seven in the contest. All of Millers seven came in the second half of play.
The Bobcats shot 10-for-16 from long-range (62.5-percent) while dishing 25 assists as a team.
Bainbridge-Guilford travels to Greene on Friday for a shot at second place in the MAC league standings. Play is set to start at 7 p.m.
Oxford: Hannah Hodge 0; Allison Beckwith 0; Kaitlyn Mulwane 0; Caitlyn Quigley 1 1-2-3; Hannah Ryan 3 0-0-7; Jada Albin 1 0-0-3; Ellie Ryan 1 0-0-2; Karley Miller 2 3-5-7. Totals: 8 4-9-22.
Bainbridge-Guilford: Jillian Cannistra 4 0-0-11; Matraca Harmon 2 0-0-4; Abigail Selfridge 6 2-4-14; Erica Selfridge 6 0-0-16; Macie Leizear 5 4-4-17; Zamira Caldwell 1 0-0-2; Kori Thornton 3 0-0-6; Megan Palmatier 5 1-2-11. Totals: 32 7-10-81.
O 10 0 7 5 – 22
B-G 26 15 25 15 – 81
Fouled out: None. Three-point goals: (O) Ryan 1, Albin 1; (B-G) Selfridge 4, Cannistra 3, Leizear 3. Officials: Carson and Nesbitt. JV: Bainbridge-Guilford won.
Walton 72, Afton 28
WALTON – Walton moved the ball around long enough to find the open player, allowing for the Warriors to have four girls in double-digits in Tuesday’s win over the visiting Afton Crimson Knights.
Walton controlled the game from the beginning as they outscored Afton, 19-3 in the first quarter.
Afton nearly outscored the Warriors in the final quarter, ending the eight minutes 11-14. But the first 24 minutes were all Walton as they scored 19, 19 and 20 in each stanza.
Olivia Harby finished with a double-double for Walton, scoring 12 points and pulling down a team-best 14 rebounds in the win. Eight of Harby’s points came from the free-throw line.
Walton’s McKenzie Clough scored a team-high 15 points while her teammates Carissa Crandall finished with 12 and Kesley Miller added a career best 14.
Afton was led offensively by Casey East with 15 points as she was the only Crimson Knight to reach double digits in the loss.
On Tuesday night, Casey East scored a game-high 17 points for Afton in its win over Gilbertsville-Mount Upton.
East added 11 rebounds to her statline, recording yet again another double-double for the season. Olivia Harris-Morris had six points and pulled down a game-high 14 boards in the Crimson Knight win.
Gilbertsville-Mount Upton was led by the nine point from both Madelon Lull and Kaitlyn Fuller.
Afton hosts Harpursville on Friday at 6 p.m., the first of the two varsity games in the MAC quad-header.
Afton: Taylor Schultz 0; Janelle Volk 0 0-2-0; Abby Beaulien 0; Oliviah Harris-Morris 2 0-0-5; Samantha Schoelier 0 2-6-2; Casey East 5 4-7-15; McKenzie Hoyt 2 0-0-4;, Madison Riley 0; Amanda Spooner 0 1-2-1; Tracy Hatton 0; Makaela Mills 0 1-2-1. Totals: 9 8-18-28.
