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NEW BERLIN – The Unadilla Valley Storm put together two 20-plus point quarters in the first half of play as they cruised to a 77-55 Midstate Athletic Conference (MAC) win over Unatego Thursday night.
Andrew Jackson and Levi Rifanburg each scored 21 points for UV in the win despite neither stepping foot on the court in the fourth quarter.
Unadilla Valley received points from six different players in the first quarter as they put up 24 on the scoreboard. At the defensive end of the floor, Unadilla Valley held their opponent to just seven points in the stanza.
The second quarter saw Unatego’s Shea Barber find a rhythm as he poured in 15 of the team’s 17 scored in the eight minutes of play. However, the Spartans couldn’t find a way to stop Rifanburg, who had eight points in the quarter, or Cameron Osborne, who put up five in the stretch before the intermission. Their teammate, Jackson, added six.
In the second half, the two team nearly matched point for point but it was the Storm who held the slight advantage.
Unatego’s Michael Young hit three 3-pointers in the fourth to help his team outscore UV 16-15 in the final stretch. Unadilla Valley was paced by Caleb Parker’s eight points. Parker finished with 10 in the game while Osborne ended the night with seven.
Jackson made five buckets in the contest and went 8-for-12 from the free-throw line. Rifanburg converted ten field goals and also grabbed eight rebounds.
Unatego’s Barber led all scorers with 23 points and his colleague Austin Faulkner scored 13 for the Spartans.
Unadilla Valley (6-4, 2-1) travels to South Kortright Friday as they try to hand the undefeated Rams their first loss of the season. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:15 p.m.
Unadilla Valley 77, Unatego 55
UV 24 21 17 15 – 77
Tego 7 17 15 16 – 55
Uandilla Valley: Andrew Jackson 5 8-12-21, Tom Gillette 1 0-0-2, Dan Anderson 1 0-0-3, Dylan Nichols 0, Caleb Parker 3 3-4-10, Spencer Meade 0, Levi Rifanburg 10 1-1-21, Blaine Rifanburg 1 0-0-2, Isaiah Carkuff 0, Wyatt Grey 1 2-4-5, Cameron Osborne 3 1-1-7, Devon Fairchild 2 0-0-4, Tim Postma 1 0-0-2, McCoy Davis 0. TOTALS: 28 15-22-77.
Unatego: Shae Barber 6 8-8-23, Miles Mohrien 0, Michael Young 3 0-0-9, William Machado 0, Tyler Innes 0 5-6-5, Austin Faulkner 5 2-3-13, Owen Reed 1 1-1-3, Tyler Shaul 1 0-0-2, Connor Griffin 0. TOTALS: 16 16-18-55
Fouled out: (U) Griffin. 3-point goals: (UV) Jackson 3, Anderson 1, Parker 1, Grey 1; (U) Barber 3, Young 3, Faulkner 1. Officials: Brady and Furman.
Delhi 65, Bainbridge-Guilford 45
BAINBRIDGE – Bainbridge-Guilford head coach Brad Aldrich said his team displayed a better effort against the Delhi Bulldogs Thursday. However, the Bobcats ended up on the wrong side of a 65-45 final score.
Delhi took an early 19-6 lead behind Conor Aikens 12 points in the first quarter. Aikens finished with a game-high 22 points. The Bulldogs went into the break leading by 17.
As it has been for most of the season, the second half was the Bobcats’ half. The third quarter saw B-G score double figures as five different players in the lineup recorded a bucket in the eight minutes of play.
Bainbridge-Guilford put 20 points up on the scoreboard in the fourth, 10 coming from Devon Scherhaufer. Scherhaufer knocked down two 3-pointers in the quarter.
Haiden Burns was big on the boards for the Bobcats as he pulled in 10 rebounds. He added seven points to his stat line. Teammate Tom Palmatier led B-G in the scoring column with 13 points and grabbed seven rebounds. Scherhaufer ended the night with his fourth quarter total.
The Bobcats aren’t in action again until next Friday when they host the Harpursville Hornets for a MAC conference contest. Game is scheduled for a 7:15 p.m.
Delhi 65, Bainbridge-Guilford 45
DA 19 11 19 15 – 64
B-G 6 7 12 20 – 45
Delhi: Tyler Bruce 1 3-3-5; Logan Aikens 1 0-0-2; Michael Griswold 1 0-2-3; Alex Haight 7 0-0-14; Conor Aikens 11 0-0-22; Danny Rolfe 2 0-0-5; Luke Branigan 2 2-2-6; P. VanWie 1 0-0-3; Diego Aguirre 0; W. Pandee 1 0-0-2; AJ Aukstikalnis 0; R. Lalosh 2 0-0-4. TOTALS: 28 5-7-65.
Bainbridge-Guilford: Devon Scherhaufer 4 0-1-10; Haiden Burns 3 1-2-7; Michael Stevens 0 0-2-0; Parker Finch 1 1-2-3; Trent Thornton 1 0-1-3; Garrett Ives 2 0-0-5; Tom Palmatier 5 3-5-13; Ethan Gregory 1 2-5-4. TOTALS: 17 7-20-45.
Fouled out: None. 3-point goals: (D) Griswold 1, Rolfe 1, VanWie 1; (B-G) Scherhaufer 2, Thornton 1, Ives 1. Officials: Sullivan and Carey.
Greene 52, Oxford 42
GREENE – The Trojans’ second half offensive production pushed the host team to the 52-42 win over the MAC rival Blackhawks of Oxford Thursday.
Oxford trailed after the first quarter by six points but put together a rally with balanced scoring from four different Blackhawks to pull ahead by one as the two teams went into the break.
The second half effort was displayed by the Trojans defense as well as Greene’s Evan Walters inside game and Nate Parker. Walters racked up 12 of his game-high 18 points in the stanza while Parker, who was held scoreless in the first half, chipped in eight point to help their team outscore the Blackhawks 30-19.
The Trojans’ Spencer Klumpp finished the game with a quiet but important 11 points, scoring at least one basket in each of the four quarters. Teammate Nate Barry added eight, also putting up points in each stanza.
Defensively, Greene limited Oxford’s leading scorer Jason Davis to nine points by not allowing him to score a basket inside the 3-point arc.
The Blackhawks tallied most of their points in the contest from beyond the 3-point line, hitting a team total seven three’s. Davis led with the most made, draining three for his nine points in the game. Matt Roach and Alex Smith each knocked down two from long-distance.
Roach was Oxford’s top scorer, finishing the game with 12, Smith added his six and brother C.J. Smith also recorded six points.
Greene rests until Wendesday when they host Sidney at 7:15 p.m. Oxford returns to the court on Monday as they travel to Unatego. Game is slated for a 7:15 p.m. start time.
