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Monday, January 21, 2002

Unatego girls get even with S-E

Staff Report

Unatego scored the game's first 18 points, eight by Jess Hendicks, as the Spartans defeated visiting Sherburne-Earlivlle, 58-24, in a Midstate Athletic Conference girls basketball game Saturday.

Hendricks had 20 points and 11 rebounds, and Erin Perkins scored nine points and had 11 rebounds for the winners, who avenged a 39-30 loss to S-E on Dec. 15.

"I think defensive pressure (was the difference)," Unatego coach Steve Leahy said. "We got a lot of easy baskets in transition."

Kate White scored eight points and grabbed 11 rebounds for the Spartans, who play at Unadilla Valley on Wednesday.

UNATEGO 58, S-E 24

SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE: Stacy Jusianiec 0 0-0 0, Donyelle Losee 1 0-0 2, Gina Irwin 0 0-2 0, Liz Piatti 1 0-2 2, Cyndi Niles 6 0-0 12, Billi Jo Brunschmid 0 3-4 3, Alicia Prunoski 0 0-0 0, Christy Steiner 0 4-8 4, Erin Thompson 0 1-4 1, Jess Hicks 0 0-0 0, Erica Reinicke 0 0-0 0, Stephanie Purdy 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 8 8-20 24.

UNATEGO (5-7, 3-5): Jacqui Briguglio 1 1-3 3, Anne Connor 3 0-0 6, Jess Hendricks 7 4-8 20, Lacey Herring 0 2-2 2, Erin Perkins 2 5-10 9, Kassie Struble 0 5-6 5, Paige Harris 1 0-0 3, Rhonda Whitbeck 0 2-4 2, Kate White 3 2-2 8. TOTALS: 17 21-36 58.

S-E 2 9 6 7 — 24

Unatego 18 18 8 14 — 58

Three-pointers: U 3 (Hendricks 2, Harris). JV score: Unatego, 55-38.

UV 50, Harpursville 28

Amanda Walling scored a game-high 14 points and Kristen Lorence 10 in Unadilla Valley's MAC victory at Harpursville.

Walling had eight points in the first half, helping the Storm to a 24-13 lead at intermission. Crystal Petry had nine points and eight rebounds for the winners.

UV 50, HARPURSVILLE 28

UNADILLA VALLEY (8-5, 4-1): Michelle Avolio 1 0-0 2, Amber Barnes 0 0-0 0, Margo Brooks 1 2-2 4, Lindsay Charles 3 0-0 7, Ashley Foulds 0 0-0 0, Sara Gronwall 1 0-0 2, Kristen Lorence 5 0-0 10, Crystal Petry 2 5-5 9, Shana Petry 0 0-0 0, Sara Taranto 1 0-0 2, Amanda Walling 7 0-1 14. TOTALS: 21 7-8 50.

HARPURSVILLE (4-9, 2-3): Christon Forsyth 0 2-4 2, Erika Hakola 0 0-0 0, Ashley Rothwell 4 0-0 8, Cheyenne Smith 0 0-0 0, Beth Spencer 1 0-0 2, Stephanie Woodcock 2 2-4 7, Kristen Merrell 2 0-2 5, Kristen Komorowski 1 0-0 2, Lindsay Kimmel 1 0-0 2, Lisa Serrao 0 0-0 0, Jeanine Lindamin 0 0-2 0. TOTALS: 11 4-14 28.

UV 12 12 16 10 — 50

Harpursville 6 7 7 8 — 28

Three-pointers: UV (Charles); H (Merrell, Woodcock). JV: UV won.

Afton 68, Deposit 29

Renee Kemmerer scored 24 points and Kris Kelly 19 in Afton's MAC victory at Deposit. The Indians led at halftime, 31-12.

AFTON 68, DEPOSIT 29

AFTON (9-5, 2-3): Brigitte Hanson 4 0-0 8, Brandy Jennings 2 0-0 4, Kris Kelly 8 1-2 19, Renee Kemmerer 10 2-2 24, Katie Krom 4 0-2 8, Tracy Page 0 0-0 0, Crystal Simonds 1 0-1 2, Heather Sines 1 1-4 3. TOTALS: 30 4-11 68.

DEPOSIT (2-12, 1-4): Danielle Conklin 1 0-0 2, Melinda Ellis 1 0-0 2, Georgianna Iasnik 3 1-2 7, Melanie Jaworowsky 1 0-0 2, Alaina Jones 2 2-2 6, Bethany Sherman 1 2-2 4, Amanda Stevens 1 0-2 3, Samantha Stevens 1 0-0 2, Erin Vandermark 0 1-2 1. TOTALS: 11 6-10 29.

Afton 18 13 17 20 — 68

Deposit 6 6 11 6 — 29

Three-point field goals: Afton 4 (Kelly 2, Kemmerer 2); D (A. Stevens). JV score: Deposit, 73-19.

B-G 59, Walton 34

Tiffany Winn had 23 points as one of nine Bainbridge-Guilford players to score in the Bobcats' MAC victory at Walton. Winn hit two 3-pointers in the second quarter, which ended with B-G leading, 32-13.

Kimberly Diemer had 10 points and Kirby Lodovice nine for B-G, which is 14-1. Jennifer LePinnet had 15 points for Walton.

B-G 59, WALTON 34

BAINBRIDGE-GUILFORD (14-1, 7-1): Trisha Anderson 2 1-2 5, Amanda Bryden 2 0-1 4, Kimberly Diemer 5 0-2 10, Leah DuMond 1 1-2 4, Kirby Lodovice 3 2-2 9, Ashley Mattingly 1 0-0 2, Megan Metzger 0 0-1 0, Moriah Webb 0 2-2 2, Tiffany Winn 10 1-2 23. TOTALS: 24 7-14 59.

WALTON (6-8): Kelly Branigan 0 0-0 0, Emily Conklin 2 0-0 6, Sarah Dake 0 0-0 0, Jennifer Gloster 0 0-0 0, Meghan Holley 4 2-2 10, Jennifer LePinnet 6 2-3 15, Melissa Pecor 0 0-0 0, Stephanie Sonner 1 0-0 3. TOTALS: 13 4-5 34.

B-G 12 20 17 11 — 59

Walton 7 6 11 10 — 34

Three-point field goals: B-G 4 (Winn 2, Metzger, Lodovice); Walton 4 (Conklin 2, LePinnet, Sonner). JV score: Walton, 39-36.

Cooperstown 36, Westmoreland 24

Rebekah Saxer scored all 12 of her points after halftime of Cooperstown's Center State Conference victory over visiting Westmoreland.

Saxer, an inside player, hit 5 of 9 shots from the field in the second half, when Cooperstown recovered from an 11-8 deficit.

Anne Kennedy had 13 rebounds and Liz May had a positive-10 rating, a system that Cooperstown uses, which is similar to a plus-minus rating in hockey.

The Redskins play host to Mount Markham on Tuesday in a makeup game.

COOPERSTOWN 36, WESTMORELAND 24

WESTMORELAND (6-6): Nicole Passanti 3 2-6 9, Kristen Fortman 0 0-0 0, Jenn Cookson 3 0-0 6, Alecia Smolinsky 2 0-0 4, Tiffany Adzarito 0 1-2 1, Meaghan Brooks 1 0-0 2, Tera Lalande 1 0-0 2. TOTALS: 9 3-8 24.

COOPERSTOWN (6-7): Anne Kennedy 2 0-0 4, Rachel Bliss 3 0-0 6, Rebekah Saxer 6 0-0 12, Stephanie Smith 2 2-4 6, Liz May 2 1-2 6, Erin Collier 1 0-0 2, Katie Allison 0 0-0 0, Leah Gardner 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 16 3-6 36.

Westmoreland 7 4 4 9 — 24

Cooperstown 4 4 16 12 — 38

Three-point field goals: W (Passanti); C (May). JV score: Cooperstown, 52-16.

Wrestling

Saugerties Tournament

For the second consecutive weekend, Eric Decker and Dan Fairbairn of Unatego swept outstanding wrestlers honors in a tournament, helping Unatego to a third-place showing at Saugerties.

Decker won the 125-pound title with a pin over Amir Figueroa in 3 minutes, 40 seconds. Fairbairn decisioned Jake Blowers of Broadalbin-Perth, 8-3, at 160.

"Dan's kid was the hardest of the three," Unatego coach John Nealis said of Blowers. "I think he's ranked in the top three in the state."

Fairbairn and Blowers were tied at 3 after one period, but Fairbairn scored backpoints in the second period and had an escape and takedown in the third period.

Decker won outstanding wrester among lightweights and Fairbairn for heavyweights. The two did the same thing last week in the Bulldog Tournament at Delhi.

Jake Fairbairn won the 140-pound title with a pin over Ethan Hevan in 3:10.

For the season, Decker is 22-1, and Jake and Dan Fairbairn are 21-1. Decker and Jake Fairbairn are defending Section Four champions.

The Spartans finished third with 161.5 points. Minisink Valley and Valley Central shared the team title with 232.5.

Unatego has a busy week ahead, playing host to Schoharie on Tuesday, Sidney on Wednesday and Delhi on Thursday.

SAUGERTIES TOURNAMENT

Team scores: Minisink Valley 232.5, Valley Central 232.5, Unatego 161.5, Broadalbin-Perth 146, Saugerties 129, Kingston 122, Oneonta 102, Portem Prep 92.5, Schulyerville 91, UV 72, Onteora 66, Nyack 63.5, Galway 49.5.

Results of Unatego wrestlers

CHAMPIONSHIPS

119 — Darrin Mima (K) dec. John Leech (Una), 5-2; 125 — Eric Decker (U) pinned Amir Figueroa (PP), 3:40; 140 — Jake Fairbairn (U) pinned Ethan Hevan (PP), 3:10; 160 — Dan Fairbairn dec. Jake Blowers (B-P), 8-3.

THIRD-PLACE MATCHES

135 — Andrew Sherwood (U) pinned Martin Schleede (K), 3:14 96 — Lempka (MV) dec. Matt Leech, 12-1; 275 — Jim Lucas (VC) dec. Andrew Ruff, 3-1, OT.

FIFTH-PLACE MATCHES

103 — Fetner (Nyack) tech. fall Kasey Sheldon, 20-2; 152 — James Marzano (K) pinned James Leech, 4:17.

Liberty Tournament

Delhi senior Kyle Hauptfleisch won his 100th varsity match with a pin over Walton's Brett Wood in the 171-pound final as the Bulldogs finished third in the Liberty Tournament. Hauptfleisch needed 1:37 to win the final.

Teammate Ken Morse won the 275-pound title, pinning John Dekan of Ellenville in 2:57.

Geoff Rosa (96 pounds), Josh Wake (103) and Zach Robinson (135) each finished second for Delhi, which had 124 points. Windsor won with 195.

LIBERTY TOURNAMENT

Team scores: Windsor 195, Ellenville 132, Delhi 124, Rondout Valley 95, Monticello 87.5, Edgemont 79. Horace Greeley 68, Liberty 62, Walton 48.

Top Delhi finishers

96 — 2, Geoff Rosa; 103 — 2, Josh Wake; 135 — 2, Zach Robinson; 160 — 3, Jeremiah Anderson; 171 — 1, Kyle Hauptfleisch (D) pinned Brett Wood (Walton), 1:37; 215 — 3, Brendan Barrett; 275 — 1, Ken Morse (D) pinned John Dekan (Ellenville), 2:57.

Boys Basketball

Delhi 56, Sidney 50

Sean Clark and Sean Whittaker each made three 3-pointers, helping Delhi put away visiting Sidney in a MAC game Friday night.

Whittaker had a team-high 17 points, Chris Clark had 15 and Sean Clark 10 for the Bulldogs (12-1, 8-0), who have a two-game lead over Walton in Division I of the MAC.

Justin Jedik scored 17 points for Sidney (4-9), which kept things close the entire game.

DELHI 56, SIDNEY 50

Friday's game

SIDNEY (4-9, 2-5): Doug Bryden 1 0-1 3, Garrett Munro 2 0-0 6, Joe Pascarella 0 0-0 0, Justin Jedik 5 6-9 17, Josh DuMond 3 2-3 8, Brett Davenport 0 0-0 0, Matt Thomas 2 2-2 7, Matt Bohigan 3 3-5 9. TOTALS: 16 13-20 50.

DELHI (12-1, 8-0): Sean Clark 3 1-4 10, Tom Tuthill 0 1-2 1, Mike Barnes 1 0-0 2, Jason Hadley 0 0-0 0, Chris Clark 4 6-6 15, Brett Sohns 3 1-3 7, Sean Whittaker 5 4-5 17, David Daye 0 0-0 0, Tim Vredenburgh 2 0-0 4. TOTALS: 18 13-20 56.

Sidney 12 16 11 11 — 50

Delhi 17 11 14 15 — 56

Three-point field goals: S 5 (Munro 2, Bryden, Thomas, Jedik); D 7 (S. Clark 3, Whittaker 3, C. Clark). JV score: Sidney, 50-42.

UV 58, Harpursville 50

The Storm handed host Harpursville its first MAC loss of the season behind 16-point performances from Drew Walling and David Mayne on Friday.

UV is tied with Harpursville and Oxford atop the Division II standings with a 4-1 record.

The Hornets were harassed into 20-for-70 shooting from the floor, including 4-for-30 from 3-point range.

Rosario Baio had 10 points for UV.

UV 58, HARPURSVILLE 50

Friday's game

UNADILLA VALLEY (8-5, 4-1): Anthony Garcia 0 0-0 0, Todd Gould 1 1-2 3, Jeremy Crowley 0 0-0 0, Rosario Baio 2 4-6 10, Drew Walling 5 2-4 16, David Mayne 5 5-6 16, Dereck Benson 0 0-0 0, Heath Hettig 4 1-2 9, Tom Parry 2 0-0 4, A.J. Burke 0 0-0 0, Jeremiah Johnson 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 19 13-20 58.

HARPURSVILLE (10-4, 4-1): Luke Smith 1 0-0 3, Marc Hotaling 0 0-0 0, Matt Livermore 1 0-0 2, Carl Drake 5 2-2 12, Chris Fernandez 5 4-5 14, Dana Zietz 0 0-0 0, Darek Dietz 1 0-0 2, Matt Sharp 0 0-0 0, Jeremmiah McElwain 4 0-0 9, Ray Dayton 3 0-0 8. TOTALS: 20 6-7 50.

Three-point field goals: UV 7 (Baio 2, Walling 4, Mayne); H 4 (Smith, McElwain, Dayton 2). JV score: UV, 54-48.



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