Unadilla Valley 64, Harpursville 35

NEW BERLIN – At one point in the third quarter, the Lady Storm trailed the visiting Harpursville Hornets by a single point. But UV head coach Brandi Whitbeck said, “It was like someone flipped a switch.” A few stops and a couple of fastbreaks changed the momentum of the game, helping the Storm take the 64-43 win Thursday night.

Unadilla Valley started the game playing really well, outscoring the Hornets 32-23 before the halftime break.

But Harpursville came out of the intermission on a warpath, fighting their way back into the game and taking that one point lead in the third.

The Storm circled back to find the lead again by the end of the quarter. In the final eight minutes of play, Shelby Meade helped UV outscore the visiting team 16-6. Meade accounted for half of the Storm’s points in the quarter, scoring eight.

Unadilla Valley’s Julia Oglesby led the team for the night, finishing with a game-high 21 points while Meade finished with 17.

The Storm finished with a league record 7-5 and are currently sitting at an 11-9 overall record. UV will look to add another to the win column and continue their season when they travel to Spencer Van-Etten on Wednesday for their first round game of the Section IV Class C girls tournament. If Unadilla Valley is to win the contest, they will face Bainbridge-Guilford for the fourth time this season in the quarterfinal round of the tournament.

Greene 57, Deposit/Hancock 47

GREENE – Deposit/Hancock’s Malorie Rutledge paced the Eagles with eight points while teammate and stand-out Lacee Drake knocked down two three-pointers, giving their team a 14-9 lead after the first quarter. But in the next 16 minutes of basketball the host Lady Trojans took over the contest, outscoring the visiting team 33-16 on their way to a 57-47 win in the MAC mini-tournament game Wednesday.

In the second quarter, Greene received balance scoring from the girls on the floor. Greene’s McKenna Sergi finished the stanza with six points as the leader of the team but three others put points on the board before halftime.

Coming out of the break, the Trojans’ Alyssa Sands dialed in from long-distance, hitting three from beyond the three-point arc. Greene also had the inside presence in the quarter as Emma Smith scored eight points.

“We found the open girl consistently,” said Trojans’ head coach Dave Gorton. In fact the team finished with a game total of 14 assists as a team. “We had a very balanced effort for the win. It was nice for us to get back on track before sectionals.”