JOHNSON CITY – Hosted for the 19th year by the Southern Tier Basketball Officials, the Stars and Stripes Classic was underway Tuesday, March 20 at Davis College.

An All-Star like format, the evening included two games with four teams full of select, high-caliber female athletes from 25 different schools throughout Section IV, who took to the court at 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

In the first contest, Peak Performance Physical Therapy faced off against The Smith Design General and Cosmetic Dentistry.

Of the players on both teams, Alyssa Sands (Greene), Kaitlyn Furner (Sherburne-Earlville), and Emma Smith (Greene) were among the skilled players that represented Chenango County. They were coached by Greene head coach Dave Gorton as well as assisted by Jeff Barry, Sherburne-Earlville’s head coach.

The three – along with their teammates from schools like Maine-Endwell, Chenango Valley, Owego, Whitney Point and Union-Endicott – put up a hard fight throughout the game, but fell to The Smile Designers by a final of 77-70.

In the loss, Sands went 2-for-2 from the free-throw line for her two points. Smith chipped in five from the inside and Furner finished with seven, including one from long-range.

The second contest of the night was between teams Precision Automotive Services and Leonard Bus Sales Inc.

Triniti Myers (Norwich) was the lone county selected representative on the Precision Automotive team and her talent was joined by some of the leaders from schools such as Horseheads, Elmira, Waverly, and Ithaca.