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Contributed photo by Dan Lentz Unatego’s Chelsie Dalton tries to get past Chenango Valley’s Chelsey Dean on Saturday.

are looking up for the Unatego girls basketball team.

The Spartans really have no choice as the lowest remaining seed in the Section Four Class B Tournament.

Erika Puffer scored a game-high 26 points Saturday, helping No. 5 Unatego to a mild quarterfinal upset of fourth-seeded Chenango Valley, 52-49.

"One of our goals was to play our best basketball at end of the season," Unatego coach Greg Bonczkowski said. "I think we’re doing that. We’re peaking at the right time. It’s now or never."

[an error occurred while processing this directive]The Midstate Athletic Conference runner-up Spartans (20-3) will meet top-seeded Windsor (17-3) in a sectional semifinal Tuesday at a time and site to be determined.

Windsor beat eighth-seeded Dryden, 49-44, in overtime Saturday. No. 2 Seton Catholic Central (14-4) plays No. 3 Lansing (18-1) in Tuesday’s other semifinal.

Tuesday’s winners meet for the championship at 6 p.m. Friday at the Broome County Arena.

"If you look at similar opponents, we lost, 42-40, to Oneonta, and Windsor beat Oneonta in overtime," Bonczkowski said. "It should be a good matchup."

Puffer scored 10 points and MacKensey O’Hara had four in the opening quarter as the Spartans took a 14-10 lead. O’Hara got her second foul in the first quarter and sat the rest of the half. Despite the absence of the 6-foot-1 center, Unatego extended its lead by two points at intermission (24-18).

"Chelsie Dalton and Katrina Ritchko did a good job controlling the boards (in O’Hara’s absence)," Bonczkowski said. "They helped maintain the lead."

Unatego took a 36-27 lead into the fourth quarter before CV rallied hard with the help of a full-court press. Among the Warriors’ 22 fourth-quarter points was a three-pointer from the right wing by Katie Eaton, cutting Unatego’s advantage to 50-49 with 12 seconds left.

Puffer, the MAC’s Division I MVP, was fouled while receiving the inbounds pass and hit both free throws for the final margin. Eaton’s shot at the buzzer, from virtually the same spot as her previous three, fell short.

Freshman Colleen O’Hara contributed 15 points for Unatego.

Donnalyn Cross scored 13 for CV (11-9), which got 11 from Eaton and 10 from Alanna Cooney.

UNATEGO 52, CV 49

4-CHENANGO VALLEY (11-9): Stephanie Hoffman 0 0-0 0, Donnalyn Cross 3 5-6 13, Alanna Cooney 5 0-2 10, Katie Eaton 4 0-0 11, Sarah Casey 0 0-2 0, Katie Lowell 4 0-1 8, Chelsey Dean 3 1-2 7. TOTALS: 19 6-13 49.

Unatego 14 10 12 16 — 52

Chenango Valley 10 8 9 22 — 49

Three-point goals: C 5 (Cross 2, Eaton 3).

Jennifer Patten had a hand in fifth-seeded Bainbridge-Guilford’s final six points as the Bobcats won a Section Four Class C quarterfinal at No. 4 Newfield.

Patten hit two free throws with 50 seconds left to give B-G a 59-58 lead. After Newfield’s Bridget Poole hit two free throws, Patten found Nicole Conway underneath for a 61-60 B-G lead.

Newfield’s Kim Owings then missed two free throws, and the Trojans fouled Patten with 13 seconds left. Patten made both for a 64-61 lead.

Newfield’s last possession ended with a B-G steal.

Patten scored a game-high 23 points, including a 12-for-18 effort at the foul line. She also had seven rebounds and four assists.

"They really beat her up pretty good," B-G coach Bob Conway said of Newfield’s defense on Patten. "They knew she was an offensive player, and every time she went to the rim, she paid a price."

B-G plays top-seeded Elmira Notre Dame on Wednesday at a time and site to be determined.

Mariah Schaeffer scored 14 points and Conway had for B-G, which got 11 rebounds from Marcie Day.

B-G 64, NEWFIELD 61

4-NEWFIELD (15-5): Bridgette Poole 5 2-2 15; Katie Pym 2 0-1 4; Kim Owings 7 0-3 15; Shelby Tallman 2 0-0 4; Michelle Volpini 6 5-7 17; Heather Fish 2 0-0 4; Maria Thannhauser 1 0-0 2; Totals: 25 7-13 61.

B-G 18 12 13 21 — 64

Newfield 18 18 8 17 — 61

Three-pointers: B 3 (Schaeffer, Patten, Conway); N 4 (Poole 3, Owings).

Kate Agan scored 20 points in the Crusaders’ Section Four Class C quarterfinal victory over visiting Walton.

Amy O’Brien led Walton with 14 points.

ELMIRA ND 63, WALTON 42

WALTON (15-6): Bethany George 2 2-2 7, Amanda Moffett 3 0-0 7, Amy O’Brien 5 4-4 14, Carlee Hoyt 2 0-0 5, Sybil Stanton 2 5-7 9. Totals: 14 11-13 42.

ELMIRA NOTRE DAME (17-2): Margie McKinery 4 3-3 12, Kate Kelly 1 0-0 2, Stephanie Woychak 5 0-0 10, Andrea Devon 2 1-2 5, Kate Agan 6 8-8 20, Kelsie Foster 0 1-2 1, Mallory Lawes 6 1-2 13. Totals: 24 14-17 63.

Walton 10 7 12 13 — 42

Elmira ND 14 13 22 14 — 63

Three-point goals: W 3 (George, Moffett, Hoyt); E 1 (McKinery).

Brittany Schrock scored a team-high 21 points to lead 11th-seeded Thomas A. Edison to an upset of No. 3 Delhi in a Section Four Class C quarterfinal at Chenango Valley.

Edison (10-10) shot 7-for-8 from the free throw line in the final quarter. Schrock was 4-for-4.

The Bulldogs (15-6), who received 23 points and 17 rebounds from Meghan Taylor, led, 12-9, after the first quarter. The Spartans then outscored Delhi, 12-9, in the second quarter.

"I thought we lost our composure at the end of the second quarter," Delhi coach Dick Alwine said. "(Edison) came out with intensity in the third quarter."

Caitlin Sullivan scored 15 points for Edison, including three of the team’s six three-pointers.

"They were way out," Alwine said of the threes. "We’d go down and score and they’d come down and hit long threes. They weren’t chintzy threes. They really shot the ball well."

The Bulldogs switched to a zone defense in the second half because of foul trouble.

"They were taking us to the basket and getting us into foul trouble," Alwine said. "They were athletic and deep. They broke us down defensively."

Lisa Ruff contributed 11 points and Caitlyn Burr had 10 rebounds for Delhi.

THOMAS A. EDISON 64, DELHI 54

3-DELHI (15-6): Lisa Ruff 3 2-4 11, Meghan Taylor 9 5-6 23, Ashley Skovira 0 0-0 0, Lauren Cole 3 0-0 7, Megan Cantwell 1 0-0 2, Nicole Anderson 2 0-0 4, Caitlyn Burr 1 1-4 3, Jean Viafore 2 0-2 4, Liz Viafore 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 21 8-16 54.

Thomas A. Edison 9 12 19 24 — 64

Delhi 12 9 12 21 — 54

Three-pointer field goals: E 6 (Sullivan 3, Schrock 2, Bargesser); Delhi 4 (Ruff 3, Cole).

Top-seeded West Canada Valley overcame a 43-40 deficit over the final 1:43 to win the Section Three Class C semifinal over fourth-seeded Cooperstown at Clinton High.

West Canada scored twice on putbacks in a game-ending, 6-2 run.

The Redskins (18-5) received a basket from Jenny Potrikus with 39 seconds to pull within 46-45, but misfired on its last two shots.

"It was an evenly played game," Cooperstown coach Frank Miosek said. "We had our runs, they had theirs. They had the last run."

Dana Leonard and Samantha Fox each scored 18 points for the Redskins. Miosek said Leonard became Cooperstown’s all-time leading scorer, but wasn’t sure of the exact figures.

Fox had 14 rebounds and Leonard had 10.

Sara Roseen led West Canada Valley with 16 points.

W. CANADA VALLEY 46, COOPERSTOWN 45

1-WEST CANADA VALLEY (22-2): Desi Faudelle 0 0-0 0, Alyssa George 3 0-4 6, Catherine Keblish 2 0-0 6, Chloe Mankaski 4 0-0 8, Andrianna Maxwell 1 0-0 2, Kristen Medyes 3 2-2 8, Sara Roseen 6 4-6 16. TOTALS: 19-6-12 46.

Cooperstown 10 12 12 11 — 45

West Canada Valley 8 13 10 15 — 46

Three-point field goals: W 2 (Keblish 2).

The Eagles (18-2) won without senior Alexa Henderson, who has left the team for reasons unrelated to basketball, coach Christine Baldauf said.

Henderson, The Daily Star’s co-Player of the Year in soccer and a First-Team Daily Star All-Star in basketball last season, confirmed Sunday she’s off the team, but did not specify why she left.

"It would have been nice to stay with my teammates but things happen, I guess," said Henderson, a point guard who helped the Eagles reach last season’s state Class D title game.

Henderson also said she has not been attending classes at Downsville but might return this week or receive tutoring at home.

Third-seeded Downsville (18-2) led, 27-18, at halftime over sixth-seeded Morris, then outscored the Mustangs, 18-8, in the third period. Mattson scored eight points in the third quarter.

Bobbi-Jean Bryden led Morris with 14 points.

Downsville plays second-seeded Gilbertsville-Mount Upton in a semifinal Wednesday at a site and time to be announced.

DOWNSVILLE 52, MORRIS 31

6-MORRIS (15-7): Lindsey Shumway 1 0-0 2, Sierra Lymn 0 0-0 0, Brandee Decker 1 1-4 3, Kayla Forgit 4 0-1 8, Bobbi-Jean Bryden 5 3-4 14, Gretchen Meyer 2 0-0 4, Kaitlin Meyers 0 0-2 0, Asia Carroll 0 0-0 0, Hannah Schwarthans 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 13 4-11 31.

3-DOWNSVILLE (18-2): Vanessa Merrill 0 0-0 0, Jessica Mattson 2 0-0 6, Brittany D’Addezio 1 0-0 2, Kate Hume 0 0-0 0, Linnea Mattson 6 2-3 14, Stephanie Shellman 1 0-0 2, Macy Davis 0 0-0 0, Mary Wall 3 2-2 8, Courtney Hoyt 6 2-4 15, Alexa Morris 0 0-0 0, Jen Sieferth 0 0-0 0, Juliann Shaw 1 0-0 3, Allison Townsend 1 0-0 2. TOTALS: 21 6-9 52.

Morris 2 16 8 5 — 31

Downsville 8 19 18 7 — 52

Three-point field goals: M 1 (Bryden); D 4 (J. Mattson 2, Hoyt, Shaw).

Freshman Danielle Conway scored 11 of her game-high 25 points in the first quarter, helping Gilbertsville-Mount Upton to a 21-7 lead in a Section Four Class D quarterfinal.

"We put some pressure on them in the first and third quarters and got to their shooters," G-MU coach Jim Johnson said.

Danny Porter had 10 points for the Raiders.

G-MU 61, STAMFORD 29

10-STAMFORD (12-9): Jamie Govern 2 0-0 4, Brittany Wells 2 0-0 4, Rosie Beck 1 0-0 2, Chelsea Reeve 0 1-2 1, Cassie Reed 1 1-2 4, Emily Gage 0 0-0 0, Ashley Utter 2 0-1 4, Laura Beck 1 1-2 4, Tonya Bliss 0 0-0 0, Erika Pedri 0 0-0 0, Alisan Kochersberger 2 0-0 6, Julie McMahon 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 10 5-9 29.

2-GILBERTSVILLE-MOUNT UPTON (19-2): Phylicia Dunahm 1 0-0 2, Danny Porter 5 0-1 10, Chez Hartman 4 0-1 9, Brittney Peet 1 0-0 2, Danielle Conway 9 6-8 25, Gabby Porter 4 0-0 8, Samantha Brooks 0 0-0 0, Heather Barnes 1 0-0 2, Brittney Rudnitsky 1 0-0 3, Terra Moore 0 0-2 0, Whitney Costello 0 0-00. TOTALS: 26 6-12 61.

Stamford 7 12 5 5 — 29

G-MU 21 8 13 19 — 61

Three-point field goals: S 4 (Kochersberger 2, Reed, Beck); G 3 (Hartman, D. Conway, Rudnitsky).

The fourth-seeded Wildcats earned a third shot at top-seeded South Kortright after a convincing home victory over No. 5 Gilboa.

Davenport, which lost during the regular season and in the Delaware League title game to SK, took control with a 16-2 second-quarter run.

Amanda Toombs scored eight of her 10 points in the second quarter, including both of her three-pointers.

Toombs, Samantha Meyerhoff and Brittany Westcott had eight rebounds apiece for Davenport.

Casey Aplin scored a game-high 22 points for Gilboa.

DAVENPORT 50, GILBOA 33

5-GILBOA (15-7): Jessica Jones 1 0-0 2, Nadine Gurley 1 2-2 5, Renee Paradowski 0 0-0 0, Sarah Briwa 0 0-0 0, Brielle Mompere 0 0-0 0, Dorothy Van Valkenburgh 0 0-0 0, Miranda Mead 0 0-0 0, Liz Koller 2 0-4 4, Jessica MacNevin 0 0-0 0, Casey Aplin 9 4-9 22. TOTALS: 13 6-15 33.

4-DAVENPORT (16-5): Nicole Frank 0 1-2 1, Courtney Adam 3 0-0 6, Annabel Kugler 0 0-0 0, Linda Staiber 0 0-0 0, Sam Meyerhoff 4 0-0 8, Kaci Hood 5 1-2 11, Stephanie Adam 0 0-0 0, Chelsea Haight 2 0-0 5, Amanda Toombs 3 2-2 10, Brittany Westcott 3 0-0 7, Shaylyn McCracken 0 0-0 0, Katie Moore 0 0-0 0, Miranda Zimmerman 0 2-2 2. TOTALS: 20 6-8 50.

Gilboa 7 2 10 14 — 33

Davenport 13 16 10 11 — 50

Three-point field goals: G 1 (Gurley); D 4 (Toombs 2, Haight, Westcott).

Seniors Jessica Laing, Emily White and Kasondra Tiller combined for 17 of South Kortright’s 21 first-quarter points as the Rams took a 16-point lead en route to a Section Four Class D quarterfinal victory.

Laing scored a game-high 31 points, and White had 13 for the top-seeded Rams (20-1).

Anna Bulka had 20 points to lead Jefferson.

SOUTH KORTRIGHT 68, JEFFERSON 37

9-JEFFERSON (12-9): Sierra Falconio 1 0-0 2, Leta Sobierajski 0 0-0 0, Sierra Blakeslee 3 0-2 7, Miranda Blakeslee 2 0-0 4, Jacci Terk 2 0-0 4, Katie Bedford 0 0-0 0, Anna Bulka 7 3-4 20. TOTALS: 15 3-6 37.

1-SOUTH KORTRIGHT (20-1): Brittany Pickett 0 0-0 0, Jessica Laing 12 5-6 31, Jessica Cole 1 0-3 2, Kasondra Tiller 2 1-2 5, Abby Sanford 2 0-0 4, Allison Gardner 2 2-1 5, Cassandra Salcido 0 0-0 0, Emily White 5 3-4 13, Patti Austin 4 0-0 8, Joan Wohlberg 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 28 10-17 68.

Jefferson 5 13 6 13 — 37

SK 21 14 22 11 — 68

Three-point field goals: J 4 (Bulka 3, S. Blakeslee); S 2 (Laing 2).