Staff Report

Senior Phil Sanford, who Afton coach Dick Winans had never reached double figures in scoring in a varsity game, scored 16 of his game-high 29 points in the fourth quarter Wednesday as the Crimson Knights rallied for a 78-70 Midstate Athletic Conference victory over visiting Harpursville.

"He was just feeling it tonight," Winans said of Sanford, who made five of Afton’s eight three-pointers, including four in the fourth quarter. "He played really well."

Afton trailed, 51-46, entering the fourth quarter before outscoring the Hornets, 32-19. Matt Davy hit a free throw with about minute left to give the Crimson Knights a 72-70 lead. On Afton’s next possession, Sanford hit a three-pointer from the wing to extend the lead to five.

Senior Keith Lockwood also scored a varsity high, with 22 points to go along with 15 rebounds.

Bryant Winans, a junior, had 18 points, seven steals and six assists for Afton (2-5).

Afton 78, Harpursville 70

HARPURSVILLE: Kyle Fuller 6 4-7 16, Chris Baxter 3 1-2 8, John Paul Anderson 0 0-0 0, Adam Neir 6 3-6 15, John McLaughlin 0 3-4 3, John Snearingen 2 0-0 4, Ben Andrews 2 3-7 7, Matt Makis 7 3-4 17. TOTALS: 26 17-30 70.

AFTON: Bryant Winans 7 1-1 18, Phil Sanford 12 0-0 29, Matt Davy 0 2-4 2, Carl Rogler 1 1-4 3, Jake Snyder 0 0-0 0, Jake Metch 0 0-0 0, Connor Tarbell 2 0-1 4, Keith Lockwood 11 0-0 22. TOTALS: 33 4-10 78.

Harpursville 13 18 20 19 _ 70[an error occurred while processing this directive]

Afton 18 14 14 32 _ 78

Three-point field goals: H 1 (Baxter) A 8 (Winans 3, Sanford 5). JV score: Harpursville, 49-48.

Sidney 57, Oxford 52

Of Andy Foote’s team-high 19 points, 15 came in the fourth quarter, when he went 7-for-8 from the free

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throw line to seal visiting Sidney’s non-division Midstate Athletic Conference victory.

"He was getting to the basket and making layups," Sidney coach Mike Brazee said of Foote, who hit four of his six baskets in the fourth quarter.

Darrin Martindale scored 18 points and grabbed 16 rebounds for the Warriors, who withstood a 23-point night by Oxford’s Ben Burdick.

Sidney (7-1) plays Sherburne-Earlville at 6 p.m.Wednesday in a first-round game of the Unadilla Valley Tournament.

Sidney 57, Oxford 52

SIDNEY (7-1): Darrin Martindale 8 2-3 18, Parker Umbra 2 2-2 7, Troy Hawley 0 0-0 0, Andy Foote 6 7-9 19, Cody Westcott 1 1-2 4, Brett Pendorf 2 4-4 9, Quinn Dorsey 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 19 16-23 57.

OXFORD: Trevor Nelson 1 0-0 2, Scott Seiler 2 2-3 7, Steve Locke 2 2-2 6, Wesley Tinan 3 0-0 6, John Witchella 1 0-0 2, Andy Hubman 0 0-0 0, Kyle Smith 1 0-0 2, Ben Burdick 9 5-6 23, Craig Champlin 1 0-0 2, Jeff Champlin 0 0-0 0, Tray Siefert 1 0-0 2, Hugh Witchella 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 21 9-11 52.

Sidney 11 15 13 18 _ 57

Oxford 13 12 12 15 _ 52

Three-point field goals: S 3 (Umbra, Westcott, Pendorf); O 1 (Seiler). JV score: Oxford, 62-56.

Unatego 57, B-G 32

Owen Moss had 25 points and seven rebounds to lead host Unatego to a Midstate Athletic Conference non-division victory.

Moss finished shooting 10-for-13 from the field and 3-for-3 from the free-throw line.

"Moss was on fire," Unatego coach Jim Knight said. "He had some good open looks and knocked them all down."

The Spartans (3-3) also had 18 steals.

"We played really good man defense tonight," Knight said.

Unatego plays Trevor Day of New York City in the first game of the Surf and Slam Tournament at Mission Valley High School in San Diego on Wednesday. The Spartans are guaranteed three games at the tournament.

Willie McGinnis scored 13 points to lead B-G.

Unatego 57, B-G 32

BAINBRIDGE-GUILFORD: Adam Sprague 1 0-0 3, Ricky Margarum 1 2-2 4, Craig Laing 1 0-1 2, Greg Dicks 0 0-0 0, Brandon O’Brien 1 2-2 5, Carlos Molina 0 0-0 0, Tim Freyerbend 0 1-3 1, Ken Pixley 2 0-0 4, Willie McGinnis 5 2-4 13, Nick Reyes 0 0-0 0, Chris McGinnis 0 0-0 0 Toby Shields 0 0-0 0, Dylan Whitaker 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 11 7-12 32.

UNATEGO (3-3): Kahle Harris 0 1-2 1, Kyle Palmer 4 0-0 10, David Havens 1 0-0 2, Jeff Fazio 0 2-2 2, Owen Moss 11 3-3 25, Alex Hendrickson 3 1-2 7, Kyle Falkenmeyer 1 0-0 2, Mark Hendrickson 0 0-0 0, Allen Knowlton 2 0-2 4, Joe Innes 1 0-2 2, Chris VanBuren 0 0-1 0, Phil Schaffer 1 0-0 2, Drew Danforth 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 24 7-14 57.

B-G 4 11 10 7 _ 32

Unatego 18 13 20 6 _ 57

Three-point field goals: B (Sprague, O’Brien, W. McGinnis); U (Palmer 2). JV score: Unatego, 55-19.

UV 62, Hancock 18

Eleven of Matt Potter’s game-high 15 points came in the first half for host Unadilla Valley, which led, 28-6, at halftime.

Potter also grabbed 12 rebounds and Raffi Perry had 12 points for the Storm (5-1), who play host to Bainbridge-Guilford on Friday.

UV 62, Hancock 18

HANCOCK: Logan Emerich 1 0-0 3, John Marino 4 1-2 10, Saad Majead 0 1-2 1, Chris Halstead 2 0-0 4, Karl Anderson 0 0-0 0, James White 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 7 2-7 18.

UNADILLA VALLEY (5-1): Chris Stanford 1 0-0 2, Ryan Johnson 2 1-1 6, Raffi Perry 4 3-6 12, Josh Wright 2 1-2 7, Juston Parks 0 0-0 0, Tyson Smith 1 0-0 2, Darin Garcia 2 3-4 7, Matt Harrington 1 0-0 2, Jake Curtis 2 0-0 5, Josh Rivenburgh 2 0-0 4, Matt Potter 7 1-2 15. TOTALS: 24 9-15 62.

Hancock 5 1 4 9 _ 18

Unadilla Valley 15 13 27 7 _ 62

Three-point field goals: H (Emerich, Marino). UV (Wright 2, Johnson, Perry, Curtis). JV score: UV won.

Oneonta 57, Johnson City 44

Dan O’Brien scored a team-high 14 points, and unbeaten Oneonta High outscored the host Wildcats, 17-7, in the fourth quarter of a Southern Tier Athletic Conference game Tuesday.

Brendan Harder, Brandon Southard and Alex Mirabito each scored four points in the Yellowjackets’ fourth-quarter run as OHS built on its 40-37 lead after three quarters.

"We did a good job moving the ball," OHS Jerry Mackey said of his team’s play in the final period. "Earlier in the game, we were settling for first-look or chuck-and-duck threes, but we took better shots in the fourth quarter. We got some hit-ahead situations, too, because they were crashing the boards hard."

Andrew Tenace scored 11 points and Harder had eight for the Jackets, who are 8-0 overall and 6-0 in the STAC.

Mackey said the defense of Tenace, Harder and O’Brien on JC center Davow Newborn helped lead OHS’ fourth-quarter surge. Newborn, a 6-foot-5, 250-pound center, scored a game-high 19 points. Four of those came in the fourth quarter.

OHS plays host to Chenango Valley on Thursday.

Oneonta 57, Johnson City 44

Tuesday’s Game

ONEONTA (8-0, 6-0): Alex VanDeusen 2 0-0 5, Lance Ratchford 2 0-0 6, D.J. Basile 0 0-0 0, Zach Harlem 0 0-0 0, Brendan Harder 3 2-4 8, Dustin Haney 0 0-0 0, Brandon Southard 2 0-0 4, Dan O’Brien 7 0-0 14, Alex Mirabito 4 0-1 9, Andrew Tenace 5 0-0 11. TOTALS: 25 2-5 57.

JOHNSON CITY: Ryan Delamarter 0 0-0 0, Ryan Serbonich 0 0-0 0, Rob Hall 0 0-0 0, Andy Eggleston 0 0-0 0, Bruce Smith 0 0-0 0, Jay Choi 0 0-0 0, Matt Stotts 5 0-4 11, Zach Matuszak 1 0-0 2, Terrance King 0 0-2 0, Kyle Sisenstein 1 2-4 4, Chris Massar 4 0-0 8, Davow Newborn 8 3-4 19. TOTALS: 19 5-14 44.

Oneonta 8 18 14 17 _ 57

Johnson City 11 9 17 7 _ 44

Three-point field goals: O 5 (VanDeusen, Ratchford 2, Mirabito, Tenace); JC 1 (Stotts).

Girls Basketball

Schenevus 40, Franklin 14

Nicole Dulkis had a game-high 14 points to lead visiting Schenevus in a non-league game.

Holli Oberacker and Arissa Marlow each contributed nine points for the Dragons, who held a 15-5 halftime lead.

Lindsay Worden had six points for Franklin (2-7, 0-3).

Schenevus 40, Franklin 14

SCHENEVUS : Sarah Bomba 0 0-0, Brianna Bookhout 0 0-0 0, Nicole Butzke 1 0-0 2, Nicole Dulkis 7 0-0 14, Stephanie Keaney 0 4-6 4, Sam Klien 1 0-0 2, Arissa Marlow 3 3-4 9, Holli Oberacker 4 1-2 9, Alicia Sagendorf 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 16 8-12 40.

FRANKLIN (2-7, 0-3): Nicole Simonds 1 3-4 5, Katelyn Barnhart 0 0-0 0, Cera Lamphere 0 0-0 0, Stephanie Patrick 0 0-0 0, Sierra Sickler 0 1-2 1, Jaclyn Smith 0 0-0 0, Lindsay Worden 3 0-0 6, Emalee Crossman 0 0-0 0, Casey Jo Scaccia 1 0-0 2. TOTALS: 5 4-6 14.

Schenevus 13 2 12 13_40

Franklin 0 5 5 4_14

Three-point field goals: None. JV score: Schenevus won.

Roxbury 46, Windham 38

Jacqui Menne scored 14 points to lead host Roxbury to a Delaware League win at home.

Menne scored eight of the 14 first quarter points for the Rockets (1-8), who held a 28-17 halftime lead.

Cassy Begley scored a game-high 20 points for Windham.

Roxbury 46, Windham 38

WINDHAM: Sinead Lavery 0 0-2 0, Cassy Begley 8 3-6 20, Justine McGovern 2 0-0 4, Kristina McGovern 1 0-0 2, Kelly McGovern 1 2-2 4, Caitlin Morrison 2 2-6 6, Krista Koehler 0 0-2 0, Rachel Valerio 0 2-2 2. TOTALS: 14 9-20 38.

ROXBURY (1-8): Alisa Fersch 3 0-0 6, Jessica Utsler 1 0-1 2, Rachel Meckes 1 0-2 2, Karly Bolger 0 1-2 1, Allyce Bolger 5 0-0 11, Seana Haskin 2 0-1 4, Marlise Cammer 2 0-0 4, Rieley Cammer 1 0-0 2, Danyelle Greene 0 0-0 0, Jacqui Menne 6 2-4 14. TOTALS: 21 3-10 46.

Windham 10 7 8 13_ 38

Roxbury 14 14 10 8_46

Three-point field goals: W 1 (Begley); R 1 (A. Bolger).

Gilboa 39, Stamford 29

Host Gilboa took a 19-6 halftime lead thanks in part to Casey Aplin scoring 12 of her game-high 16 points before intermission in the Delaware League game.

Aplin also grabbed 10 rebounds and teammate Miranda Mead had nine points.

Gilboa (6-2) improved to 4-1 in the Delaware League.

Gilboa 39, Stamford 29

STAMFORD: Kateri Carrasquella 3 1-3 7, Shauna Rockwell 2 0-0 4, Julie McMahon 1 0-0 2, Stacy Connelly 1 1-2 3, Chelsie Reeve 1 0-0 2, Sarah Barnes 1 0-0 2, Chelsea Cottone 0 0-0 0, Emma Stratigos 3 1-2 7, Kelly Freer 1 0-0 2. TOTALS: 13 3-7 29.

GILBOA (6-2, 4-1): Casey Aplin 8 0-0 16, Miranda Mead 4 1-4 9, Dorothy VanValkenburgh 0 0-0 0, Jenna Danouski 1 0-0 2, Nadine Gurley 2 2-3 6, Kelly Kiley 1 0-0 2, Chelsea Martin 0 0-0 0, Renee Paradowski 0 0-0 0, Sarah Briwa 1 0-0 2, Brielle Mompere 1 0-0 2, Taye Hallock 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 18 3-7 39.

Stamford 6 0 9 14 _ 29

Gilboa 12 7 13 7 _ 39

Three-point field goals: None. JV score: Stamford won.

Jefferson 50, H-T 31

Anna Bulka and Chelsea Martin combined for 11 first-quarter points as the host Jayhawks took a 15-4 lead en route to a Delaware League victory.

Bulka finished with a game-high 18 points, and Martin had 10 points and five steals. Jacci Terk had 12 rebounds to go along with eight points for Jefferson (6-3, 3-2).

Devin Friedman had eight points, and Michelle Warren seven points and seven rebounds for Hunter-Tannersville.

Jefferson 50, H-T 31

HUNTER-TANNERSVILLE: Nikki Friedman 2 0-3 4, Paige Plattner 2 1-2 5, Liz Schiefer 2 0-0 4, Michelle Warren 3 1-2 7, Amanda Osborn 0 1-2 1, Catherine Romito 0 0-0 0, Amy VanEtten 1 0-0 2, Devin Friedman 3 0-0 8, Collen Brower 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 13 3-9 31.

JEFFERSON (6-3, 3-2): Tara Manley 1 1-2 3, Chelsea Martin 4 0-0 10, Katie Bedford 2 0-0 4, Christine Bower 0 1-4 1, Miranda Blakeslee 2 2-4 6, Jacci Terk 4 0-0 8, Anna Bulka 8 2-4 18. TOTALS: 21 6-14 50.

H-T 4 7 9 11 _ 31

Jefferson 15 7 15 13 _ 50

Three-point field goals: H (D. Friedman 2); J (Martin 2). JV score: Jefferson won.

Harpursville 62, Afton 43

Heather Simonds had 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Crimson Knights in their Midstate Athletic Conference loss at home.

Melissa Oswald scored 11 points for Afton (2-5), which plays at Morris tonight.

Hannah Kimmel and Lindsay Kimmel each had 15 points to lead the Hornets.

Harpursville 62, Afton 43

HARPURSVILLE: Stephanie Gaska 0 0-0 0, Katie Greene 5 2-2 14, Angela Eberly 0 4-6 4, Alycia Kimmel 4 0-1 9, Hannah Kimmel 6 1-2 15, Lindsay Kimmel 5 4-4 15, Samantha Hogan 0 0-0 0, Melissa O’Donnell 1 3-4 5, Leslie Dauthinais 0 0-0 0, Marissa Wickham 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 21 14-19 62.

AFTON (2-5): Jessica Winans 2 0-0 5, Abigail Martin 0 0-0 0, Heather Simonds 5 0-0 12, Samantha Sickler 2 0-0 4, Hannah Westfall 1 1-3 3, Tracie Terrana 1 0-0 2, Leanne Westfall 3 0-0 6, Joelyn Sines 0 0-0 0, Melissa Oswald 4 3-4 11. TOTALS: 18 3-7 43.

Harpursville 15 22 18 7 _ 62

Afton 6 13 12 12 _ 43

Three-point field goals: H 6 (Greene 2, A. Kimmel, H. Kimmel 2, L. Kimmel); A 3 (Winans, Simonds 2). JV score: Afton, 42-37.

Bowling

at Walton Lanes

Ben Green rolled a 611 series that included a 245, but Walton lost to Greene, 7-0, in the Midstate Athletic Conference.

Greene’s girls also won, 7-0. Sara Howard had a 189 for Walton, which plays host to Sidney on Friday.

at Walton Lanes

Boys team scores: Greene 7, Walton 0

Greene (3,003): Justin Fuller 251, 220, 670; John Anderson 204; Corey Pemberton 242, 253, 662; Keith Savory 214, 211, 620.

Walton (2,579): Derek Francisco 201; Ben Green 242, 215, 611.

Girls team scores: Greene 7, Walton 0

Greene (2,186): Leah Barden 197, 521; Anna Cyr 183.

Walton (1,620): Sara Howard 189, 470.

at 20th Century Lanes

Ryan Liberatore rolled a 255, and Alex Wheeler had games of 215 and 222 to lead Sidney’s 7-0 Midstate Athletic Conference victory over Hancock.

Katie Curtain had a 200 game for Sidney’s girls, who also won, 7-0.

at 20th Century Lanes

Boys team scores: Sidney 7, Hancock 0

Hancock (2,460): Jeremy Barnes 246, 606.

Sidney (2,824): Jarred Mertz 214; Ryan Liberatore 255; Tyler Mason 203, 201; Zach Mason 214; Alex Wheeler 215, 222.

Girls team scores: Sidney 7, Hancock 0

Hancock (1,920): Brianna Walker 162.

Sidney (2,088): Emilee Curtain 178; Katie Curtain 200.

at Galaxy Bowl

Coy Woodruff’s 523 series was best among Afton bowlers in their 7-0 Midstate Athletic Conference victory.

Samantha Page rolled a 567 series that included a 212 game for B-G’s girls, who beat Afton, 7-0.

at Galaxy Bowl

Boys team scores: Afton 7, B-G 0

Bainbridge-Guilford (2,100): Brett Hayes 190, 526.

Afton (2,209): Coy Woodruff 191, 523.

Girls team scores: B-G 7, Afton 0

Bainbridge-Guilford (2,026): Samantha Page 212, 567.

Afton (1,384): Logan Lucchese 137.

Volleyball

B-G 3, Unatego 1

Jessica Zito had 10 aces, seven kills and two digs to lead Bainbridge-Guilford to a Midstate Athletic Conference win at home. Cierra Hartwell contributed five aces and eight assists for the Bobcats (4-2).

Tricia Stafford had 13 assists and four aces for Unatego.

B-G 3, Unatego 1

at Bainbridge-Guilford

Game scores: 9-25, 25-16, 25-19, 25-20.

Unatego: Krisztina Welch 8 kills, 2 blocks; Tricia Stafford 13 assists, 4 aces.

Bainbridge-Guilford (4-2): Cierra Hartwell 5 aces, 8 assists; Rebecca Thomas 7 assists, block; Jessica Zito 10 aces, 7 kills, 2 digs; Allison Roosa 6 aces, 4 kills, Sam Darling 7 aces, 1 kill, 1 dig; Cassie Anderson 3 digs.

Cooperstown 3, New York Mills 1

Kim Armstrong had two aces, two kills and 10 assists to lead Cooperstown to a non-division Center State Conference win at home. Andrianna Lyons contributed five aces and 11 kills for the Redskins (5-3, 4-1), who play in the Hamilton Tournament on Dec. 28.

Courtney Cavanaugh had four aces and three kills for New York Mills (8-2, 3-0).

Cooperstown 3, New York Mills 1

at Cooperstown

Games scores: 9-25, 26-24, 25-10, 25-14.

New York Mills (8-2, 3-0): Courtney Cavanaugh 4 aces, 3 kills; Kayla Platt 4 aces, 7 kills; Maggie Niemic 7 aces, 7 kills; Holly Melnikow 2 aces.

Cooperstown (5-3, 4-1): Kim Armstrong 2 aces, 2 kills, 10 assists; Andrianna Lyons 5 aces, 11 kills; Katie Horrigan 6 aces, 7 kills; Chelsea Sams 1 ace, 7 assists.

JV score: Cooperstown won, 2-0.

Hancock 3, Unadilla Valley 0

Dana Wormuth had eight aces to lead Hancock to Midstate Athletic Conference win at home. Megan Appley contributed five kills for the Wildcats (2-2).

Hancock 3, Unadilla Valley 0

at Hancock

Game scores: 25-15, 25-13, 25-21.

Unadilla Valley (0-5): Brooke Maynard 3 aces, 1 kill; Michele Brown 1 assist.

Hancock (2-2): Dana Wormuth 8 aces; Veronica Wainman 8 aces; Megan Appley 5 kills; Julia Bartholomew 5 assists;

JV score: Hancock won, 3-0