Delhi tip-toes past Oxford; Sidney remains undefeated

Missy Oliver tipped away the last Oxford opportunity with virtually no time remaining as the host Delhi girls basketball team won a first-round Section Four Class C game, 43-40, Wednesday night.

The sixth-seeded Bulldogs (15-5) advanced to play No. 3 Edison in a Class C quarterfinal Saturday. Edison knocked off defending state champion and No. 14 seed Lansing, 65-41, Wednesday.

Oxford (11-10), the 11th seed, missed three shots in the last 15 seconds after Jill Post cut the Delhi advantage to the final score on an off-balance 3-pointer.

Delhi turned the ball over once and missed two front ends of 1-and-1 free throw opportunities to keep Oxford in the game.

Oliver grabbed her last rebound with 8.2 seconds left and was fouled. She missed the free throw, which Post tracked down before throwing to teammate Sara Chrystie in the middle of the floor. Chrystie passed to Jessy Nelson, whose 3-pointer hit off the back rim. Oliver tipped the rebound out of bounds as time expired.

"The clock ran out and we escaped," Delhi coach Dick Alwine said. "It was a close game. The biggest lead we had was eight points."

Post finished with a game-high 12 points for Oxford. Kelly Hilson scored 11 points to lead Delhi, which received four steals from Amber Sohns.

DELHI 43, OXFORD 40

SECTION FOUR CLASS C FIRST ROUND

OXFORD (11-10): Cara Bradley 0 1-2 1, Sara Chrystie 1 2-2 4, Rebecca Tompkins 2 0-0 4, Ashley Bartle 1 2-3 5, Jessy Nelson 3 0-0 6, Jill Post 5 3-3 12, Nicole Nenarella 3 2-4 8, Meg Abbott 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 15 10-14 40.

DELHI (15-5): Teresa Burr 1 1-2 3, Geannan Camponeschi 0 0-0 0, Tera Currie 2 0-0 4, Kelly Hilson 4 2-4 11, Kaitlin Morley 3 3-4 9, Meaghan Morley 3 0-1 6, Missy Oliver 3 0-1 6, Amber Sohns 1 2-2 4. TOTALS: 17 8-14 43.

Oxford 8 10 13 9 — 40

Delhi 11 10 11 11 — 43

Three-point field goals: O 2 (Bartle, Post); D 1 (Hilson).

Sidney 73, UV 35

Angela Mirabito scored a game-high 28 points as top-seed Sidney cruised to a first-round sectional victory.

"They must have shot 55 to 60 percent from the field, and they weren't layups," Unadilla Valley coach Keith Pylinski said. "They're a very good team. They play as good defensively as offensively. They're tough."

Paula Jean Foote contributed 18 points and Jenny vanderMeulen 10 for the Warriors (21-0), who led at the half, 42-14.

Sidney, which shares the state's No. 1 ranking in Class C with Section Three's Mohawk, advanced to play host to No. 8 Watkins Glen on Saturday. Watkins Glen defeated No. 9 Groton, 48-41.

Crystal Petry paced the Storm (12-9) with 15 points and teammate Amanda Walling had 11.

SIDNEY 73, UV 35

SECTION FOUR CLASS C FIRST ROUND

UNADILLA VALLEY (12-9): Kristin Lorence 0 5-6 5, Lindsay Charles 0 0-0 0, Amanda Walling 4 3-4 11, Sara Gronwall 2 0-0 4, Sara Taranto 0 0-0 0, Shana Petry 0 0-0 0, Crystal Petry 6 3-4 15, Margo Brooks 0 0-0 0, Michelle Avolio 0 0-2 0. TOTALS: 12 11-16 35.

SIDNEY (21-0): Kristina Borowski 0 0-0 0, Ashley Brazee 1 0-0 3, Paula Foote 7 2-2 18, Caitlin Graham 2 0-0 4, Amanda Haney 1 0-0 2, Angela Mirabito 10 6-6 28, Tiffany Mott 0 0-0 0, Lisa Starkey 1 0-0 2, Jenny vanderMeulen 4 2-2 10, Sarah Wesner 3 0-2 6, Jessica Mertz 0 0-0 0, Jessie Fisher 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 29 10-12 73.

UV 6 8 8 13 — 35

Sidney 20 22 25 6 — 73

Three-point field goals: UV 0; S 5 (Mirabito 2, Foote 2, Brazee).

B-G 59, Walton 27

Tiffany Winn scored 11 of her game-high 17 points in a 25-5 second quarter for the host Bobcats, who won a first-round sectional game. Leah DuMond contributed 15 points for the winners, with nine coming in the pivotal second quarter.

B-G led at the half, 40-11.

"I thought we came out with a lot of intensity," B-G coach Bob Conway said. "It really set the tone."

No. 2 seed Bainbridge-Guilford (19-2) will play host to No. 10 Candor in a Class C quarterfinal Saturday. Candor upset No. 7 Elmira Notre Dame, 51-34, Wednesday.

Jennifer LePinnet paced Walton (8-12) with 16 points.

B-G 59, WALTON 27

SECTION FOUR CLASS C FIRST ROUND

WALTON (8-12): Kelly Branigan 0 0-0 0, Melissa Pecor 1 0-3 2, Jennifer Gloster 0 0-0 0, Sarah Dake 2 0-0 4, Stephanie Sonner 0 0-0 0, Emily Conklin 1 0-0 3, Reeder 0 0-0 0, Jennifer LePinnet 6 4-6 16, Meghan Holley 0 0-0 0, Church 0 0-0 0, Eisele 1 0-0 2. TOTALS: 11 4-9 27.

BAINBRIDGE-GUILFORD (19-2): Trisha Anderson 2 0-0 4, Amanda Bryden 1 0-0 2, Kimberly Diemer 2 0-0 4, Leah DuMond 6 0-0 15, Kirby Lodovice 2 1-2 6, Ashley Mattingly 3 0-0 8, Sarah McFee 0 0-0 0, Megan Metzger 1 0-0 3, Moriah Webb 0 0-0 0, Tiffany Winn 7 3-4 17, Amanda Winn 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 24 4-6 59.

Walton 6 5 9 7 — 27

B-G 15 25 12 7 — 59

Three-point field goals: W 1 (Conklin); B-G 7 (DuMond 3, Mattingly 2, Lodovice, Metzger).