BAINBRIDGE – The Lady Bobcats will move on to face the Delhi Bulldogs in the MAC conference championship for the fourth straight season after Bainbridge-Guilford’s 47-37 win over the visiting Greene Trojans on Monday night.
All tied up at 13-13 after the first quarter, the game between the Trojans and the Bobcats started the same way when these two teams met earlier this season in Greene.
And again B-G pulled away after a 11-6 run in the second quarter. Only this time the lead was five and still in reach for Greene to make a comeback.
The Trojans did just that, outscoring the Bainbridge-Guilford 14-12, closing the lead down to just 3 points.
But the Bainbridge-Guilford defense shut down Greene in the fourth, allowing just one three-pointer from Sophia Brown and an Emma Smith free-throw.
Down the closing stretch, the Bobcats went 4-for-6 at the line, securing the win and their chance at Delhi in the championship game on Friday night.
Alyssa Sands scored a team-high 14 for the Trojans while Brown added 10 and Smith finished with eight in the loss.
The Bobcats were led by Abi Selfridge’s 20 points and 12 rebounds, recording yet again another double-double on the season. Erica Selfridge finished 14 points, including two three-pointers. Megan Palmatier ended the night with nine, three coming at the foul line in the closing minutes of the game.
Bainbridge-Guilford will to hold onto the championship and will also be seeking revenge against Delhi from their earlier season loss . The loss is the only one for the the Bobcats this season. The game is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. at the Binghamton University Events Center.
Greene: Madison Rice 1 0-0-2; Brianna Austin 0; McKenna Sergei 2 0-0-4; Alyssa Sands 6 2-2-14; Sophia Brown 3 2-3-10; Kaitlynn Pratt 0; Mary Borchardt 0; Kylee Peck 0; Emma smith 3 1-2-7. Totals: 15 5-7-37.
Bainbridge-Guilford: Jillian Cannistra 1 1-2-4; Matraca Harmon 0; Abigail Selfridge 6 8-11-20; Erica Selfridge 6 0-0-14; Macie Leizear 0; Zamira Caldwell 0; Kori Thornton 0; Megan Palmatier 3 3-4-9. Totals: 16 12-17-47.
G 13 6 14 4 – 37
B-G 13 11 12 11 – 47
Fouled out: None. Three-point goals: (G) Brown 2; (B-G) E. Selfridge 2, Cannastra 1. Officials: Ciotoli and Allen. JV: B-G won, 25-17.
Walton 51, Unadilla Valley 46
NEW BERLIN – In a MAC mini tournament opening round, Walton took down the higher seeded Storm 51-46 on Monday night.
After being tied at 15 after the first quarter, Jenna Hitt’s five points and Shelby Meade’s four aided in the six point lead for Unadilla Valley before the half.
But Walton came out of the intermission on fire, scoring 37 over the 16 minutes in the second half. Olivia Harby scored five of her 14 points to lead Walton in their second half scoring rout.
Defensively, the Lady Warriors held the home to just 20 points.
“We didn’t not come ready to play,” said UV’s head coach Brandi Whitbeck. “We came out flat and never got into a flow.”
Julia Oglesby finished the night with a team-high 14 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, recording a double-double in the loss. Meade scored a total of 13 for the game, 11 came in the first half when the Storm held the lead.
Unadilla Valley will play Harpursville on Thursday in another game of the MAC tournament.
Walton: Kiara Kinch 0; Riley McAdams 2 0-0-6; Claire Loker 0; Carissa Crandall 3 1-5-7; McZenzie Clough 1 5-6-7; Gretchen Decker 0 0-2-0; Kesley Miller 4 0-1-8; Madison LeBarge 0; Olivia Harby 4 5-5-14; Jordyn Palmatier 1 4-4-7; Kylee Wiggans 1 0-0-2; Camberly VanValkenburg 0. Totals: 16 15-23-51.
Unadilla Valley: Izora Ramsey 0; Kyleigh George 1 3-4-5; Julia Oglesby 5 4-4-14; Macie Franklin 0; Shelby Meade 5 3-5-13; Meegan White 2 2-4-6; Kirsten White 1 1-2-3; Jenna Hitt 2 1-4-5; Gabby Bodie 0; Brooke Brown 0 0-2-0; Sophia Off 0. Totals: 16 14-25-46.
W 15 5 18 19 – 51
UV 15 11 9 11 – 46
Fouled out: Harby (W) and Meade (UV). Three-point goals: (W) McAdams 2, Harby 1, Palmatier 1; (UV) None. Officials: Porter and McKee. JV: Walton won, 45-27.
