B-G extends streak; Greene clinches division title

Girls’ Basketball

B-G 54, Deposit 24

BAINBRIDGE – B-G, MAC division two champions for the third time in a row, raced to a 17-point lead in the first quarter to cruise at Deposit Tuesday.

Mariah Schaeffer scored nine of her game-high 17 points in the opening quarter, and Dani Conway had her second triple-double this season – both against Deposit – finishing with 13 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists, and six steals. “We got out and ran a little bit in the first quarter, and we had some easy looks at the basket,” said B-G coach Bob Conway.

The win was the 16th straight for the Bobcats (16-1), a statistic believed a school record, Conway said.

B-G: Jerica Thomas, 0; Mariah Schaeffer, 8 0-2-17; Ellery Gager, 3 0-0-6; Liz Holbert, 3 0-0-6 ; Savannah Hard, 0 ; Brittney Fahringer, 1 0-0-2; Dani Conway, 5 2-5-13; Kimberly Hart, 5 0-0-10; Brittney Hutchinson, 0; Samantha DeGroat, 0; Jennifer Rommer, 0. Totals: 25 2-7-54.

Deposit: Emily Cecere, 1 2-2-4 ; B. Stanton, 4 0-2-9; Lindsey Wagner 0; N. Russell, 0; T. Scott, 0 2-2-2 ; Brittni Merrill, 1 0-0-2; Tara Mason, 0; C. Russell, 2 3-10-7; C. Ward, 0. Totals: 8 7-16-24.

B-G 21 16 17 0–54

Dep. 4 5 8 7–24

Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (D) Stanton, (B) Schaeffer, Conway. JV: B-G won. Officials: Ewing, Klepfer.

Greene 53, Walton 26

GREENE – Greene won its first division title in the Midstate Athletic Conference, and first since the 1994-1995 season, Tuesday against Walton.

Blitzing the Warriors early, Megan McDermott scored 10 in the first, and Barb Borst drained two three balls helping the Trojans to a 26-2 lead.

“We were just hitting everything, moving the ball around, and playing good defense,” said Greene coach Bill Case. “Every player had at least one steal tonight, and it was a really good, typical team effort on offense and defense.”

Liz Wentlent paced Greene with 15 points, five assists, and four steals. McDermott totaled 14 points, and Lizzy Buhl grabbed 11 rebounds.

Walton: Carlee Hoyt, 3 0-0-8, Holley Reynolds, 4 0-0-10, Krista Jennings, 1 0-0-2; Sarah Kuebler, 0; Devon Kaminsky, 2 2-2-6 , Illa Klopping, 0; Shelby Jennings, 0; Morgan Benson 0, Amy Conkling, 1 0-0-2. Totals: 11 2-2-28.

Greene: Barb Borst, 3 0-0-8; Abbey Wentlent, 0; Erin Smith, 3 0-0-7; Megan McDermott, 6 2-2-14; Lizzy Buhl, 2 3-5-7; Liz Wentlent, 5 3-4-15; Megan Kinne, 1 0-0-2. Totals: 20 8-11-53.

Walt 2 7 7 12–26

Gre. 26 14 4 9–53

Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: JV: Greene won 46-20. Officials: Westfall, Johnson.

Owego 39, Norwich 37 (OT)

NORWICH – Extra minutes have proven extra unkind to the Tornado this season.

Norwich’s second-half comeback went for naught as the Indians defeated Norwich in overtime, the third OT defeat for the Purple Tornado this season.

Alicia Marhefka scored off an inbounds play with eight seconds left in regulation to force overtime. In the bonus four-minute period, Owego missed the front end of three one-and-one foul shots, but cashed in on Marhefka’s inside prowess as she tallied a layup with 1:19 to play.

Owego went on a 11-2 run early in the third period getting back-to-back three-pointers from Alana Cerrantani to make it 28-18 with 1:55 left in the third.

Norwich battled back over the final two minutes hitting 4-for-4 from the foul line, while Adrienne Sharpe bucketed a layup.

Six straight points from Norwich’s Chelsea Leibundgut early in the fourth quarter put Norwich in front 32-31. After an exchange of the lead, Emily Tackabury hit 3-for-6 from the foul line in the last two minutes putting NHS in front 37-35.

Leibundgut had her second straight double figures game (she had 12 against Johnson City on Monday) leading Norwich with 11 points. Tackabury and Boyan Cox added eight points apiece.

Norwich’s junior varsity team, coming off a STAC Central Division clinching win the night before at Johnson City, improved to 16-1 with a 51-40 victory. Elisha Eddy scored 13 points and Hannah Runyon had 10 in the victory. The Tornado JV will play in the STAC JV tournament next week at the Broome County Arena.

Owego: Alana Cerrentani, 4 5-6-15; Missy Riley, 1 0-0-2; Kylie Davis, 0; Kyla Knapp, 2 1-3-5; Brittney Rando, 0; Audrey Gatto, 0 1-2-1; Alicia Marhefka, 6 4-7-16. Totals: 13 11-18-39.

NHS: Tatyana Ithier, 0; Michelle Testani, 1 0-0-3; Krissie Collier, 0 3-4-3; Cassidy Griffin, 0; Emily Tackabury, 2 4-11-8; Boyan Cox, 2 4-4-8; Chelsea Leibundgut, 3 5-5-11; Claire Sheldon, 0; Brooke Abbott, 0; Adrienne Sharp, 1 2-2-4. Totals: 9 18-26-37.

Owe. 4 11 13 9 2–39

NHS 4 9 11 13 0–37

Fouled out: (N) B. Cox, (O) Riley. Three-point goals: (N) Testani, (O) Cerrentani 2. JV: Norwich won 51-40. Officials: Fairley, Cicciarelli.

Oxford 62, Hancock 19

OXFORD – Every Oxford player found the scoring column, the third time it has happened this season, in a runaway victory over Hancock Tuesday.

Haley Witchella had 12 points and 15 rebounds, Erin Law scored 14 points, and Felicia Tynan added 10 points and six assists for the Blackhawks (10-8). “When we’ve played the teams that are a little down this year, we’ve come out and played solid,” said Oxford coach Brad Aldrich. “And our second unit has done a nice job.”

Hancock: Alycia Jones, 0; Kortnie Sigura, 0; Ariel Knavetsky, 1 2-2-4 ; Ashley Raymond, 3 0-0-6; Jordan Leet, 1 0-0-2; Amber Raymond, 1 0-0-2; Geer, 1 0-0-2; Newman, 0 3-7-3. Totals: 7 5-9-19.

Oxford: Daisy Murphy, 1 0-0-2; Alyshia Crawford, 3 0--06; Jenna Farwell, 2 0-0-4; Christi Baker, 1 2-2-4 ; Chantel Crandall, 2 0-0-4; Chelsea Farrell, 3 0-0-6; Felicia Tynan, 5 0-1-10; Haley Witchella, 4 4-8-12; Erin Law , 6 0-0-14. Totals: 27 6-11-62.