UV ‘storms past Wildcats

Unadilla Valley 65, Hancock 23

NEW BERLIN – Unadilla Valley won its fourth straight game after an 0-2 start getting 15 points, seven steals and six assists from senior Theresa Lazarus.

UV had its most productive start to a game this season as Katelyn Ross hit two three balls in the first, Lazarus scored six, while Hannah Johnson and Career Acre each had a pair of buckets. “We pressed them early on, and that dictated the whole game,” said UV coach Daryl Decker.

Johnson finished with 10 points and Ross added five steals and five rebounds.

Hancock: Alicia Jones, 0 3-5-3; Jordan Leet, 1 2-2-4; Sh. Anderson, 0; Deanne Ogden, 0 0-2-0; Sam Weyrauch, 0; Fayth Schror, 2 2-2-7; Megan Martin, 0 2-2-2; Ashley Raymond, 1 0-1-2; Amber Raymond, 2 1-2-5. Totals: 6 10-16-23.

UV: Jenna Rudnitsky, 1 0-0-2; Caree Acre, 3 0-0-7; Rachel Dye, 0; Jess Lorence, 2 0-2-4; Katelyn Ross, 2 2-2-8; Theresa Lazarus, 7 1-3-15; K. Thomas, 0; Cierra Izard, 3 0-2-6; Sarah Talbot, 0; K. Elliott, 0; L. Clapperton, 2 0-0-4; Katrina Benson, 3 1-2-7; Sally Hartwick, 1 0-0-2; Brittni Fancher, 0; Hannah Johnson, 5 0-0-10. Totals: 29 4-11-65.

Score by quarters

Han. 6 12 1 4–23

UVa. 23 14 20 8–65

Fouled out: none. Three-pointers: (UV) Ross 2, Acre. (H) Schror. JV: UV won 63-13. Officials: Cole, O’Donnell.

Unatego 41, Bainbridge-Guilford 26

WELLS BRIDGE – MacKensey O’Hara scored nine points in the first quarter giving Unatego the early advantage, and the Spartans remained unbeaten while B-G was saddled with its first loss.

“They played great defense in their zone and they got to our shooters,” said B-G coach Bob Conway. “We couldn’t put the ball in the ocean tonight.”

O’Hara, a 6-foot-1 center, finished with 23 points and Colleen O’Hara added 10. “MacKensey was a load to handle, and we just couldn’t keep her away from the basket,” Conway said.

B-G plays at Unadilla Valley Friday.

BAINBRIDGE-GUILFORD (3-1): Samantha Spalholz 2-5 2-4 6, Mariah Schaeffer 2-9 0-0 5, Jennifer Patten 3-20 0-1 6, Elizabeth Holbert 1-3 0-0 2, Megan Ives 1-2 0-0 2, Brittney Fahringer 0-0 0-0 0, Nicole Conway 0-8 3-4 3, Marcie Day 1-4 0-0 2. TOTALS: 10-51 5-9 26.

UNATEGO (7-0): Kailey Kinsella 0-1 0-0 0, Kalynn Birdsall 0-0 0-0 0, Gabi May 0-0 2-2 2, Ashley Walke 0-1 0-0 0, Chelsie Dalton 1-5 0-0 3, Katya Harris 0-2 0-0 0, Colleen O’Hara 4-8 2-5 10, MacKensey O’Hara 10-19 2-3 22, Blake Shelton 1-8 2-2 4, Kelly Fernandez 0-0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 16-44 8-12 41.

Bainbridge-Guilford 6 11 4 5 _ 26

Unatego 13 12 11 5 _ 41

Three-point field goals: B 1 (Schaeffer); U 1 (Dalton). JV score: Unatego won.

Greene 62, Deposit 27

GREENE – After a luke-warm first quarter, the Trojans heated up and overwhelmed visiting Deposit in Tuesday’s rout of the Lumberjacks.

Barb Borst, Megan McDermott, and Jessica Smith combined for 18 points in the second quarter giving Greene a 32-8 halftime advantage.

Smith had a season-high 17 points, Borst scored 13, and McDermott posted her first double-double tallying 12 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. Smith added six boards and five assists. “I was most pleased with our game-long intensity on defense,” said Greene coach Bill Case. “And it was nice to finally play at home after being on the road the last four games.”

Deposit: Emily Cecere, 1 0-0-2; Brittany Stanton, 0 1-2-1; Lindsay Wagner, 1 0-0-3; Tia Scott, 0; Britini Merrill, 1 0-0-2; Britney Zaczek, 1 0-0-2; Keri Wormuth, 6 1-3-17. Totals: 10 2-7-27.

Greene: Barb Borst, 4 3-3-13; Holly Davis, 1 0-0-2; Candice Browning, 0 2-2-2; Erin Smith, 1 0-0-2; Monica Puglisi, 0; Megan McDermott, 6 0-2-12; Lizzy Buhl, 4 0-0-8; Liz Wentlent, 2 2-3-6; Jessica Smith, 8 0-0-17. Totals: 26 7-10-62.

Score by quarters

Dep 3 5 12 7–27

Gre. 10 22 18 12–62

Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (G) Smith, Borst 2. (D) Wormuth 4, Wagner. JV: Greene won 28-20. Officials: Berg, Griffin.

Boys’ Basketball

Norwich 61, Owego 46

OWEGO – After back-to-back losses, one of which was a disheartening overtime defeat to Johnson City, Norwich rebounded with its biggest win of the season topping defending Section IV Class A champion Owego Tuesday.

“We just played outstanding team basketball at both ends of the floor,” said Norwich coach Mark Abbott. “We played with great passion, great energy, and great focus.”

Abbott credited a defensive scheme devised by assistant coach Tom Collier as a key to the game. The Tornado focused on slowing Owego forward Jack Keough and guard Phil Arnold. Keough was around his season average scoring 19 points, but Arnold was held to four. “We knew Keough would get his points, but we thought we could control Arnold,” Abbott said. “Shane Thompson, Chris Mattingly, and Nate Foote did a good job covering him and shut him down. That was a big key defensively.”

Amos Parry finished with a career-high 24 points, and was often the recipient of a dump-off pass from one of Norwich’s penetrating guards. Senior captain Robert Martin returned to the lineup after missing last Friday’s game due to illness, and scored 16 points.

Norwich led by six after one period and extended the margin in every quarter. Over the final eight minutes, all five of the Tornado baskets were layups, and they were successful on all four foul shot attempts.