Madie Harlem scored a game-high 21 points Wednesday, leading the Oneonta High girls basketball team to a 71-35 season-opening rout of visiting Unatego in the first round of the Anthony C. Drago Tournament.
Harlem hit 10 shots from the floor for the Jackets, who jumped to a 24-5 lead after one quarter. Sienna Wisse contributed 16 points, on five field goals and 5-for-6 shooting from the foul line.
"Madie's been our high scorer for two years," said OHS coach Bob Zeh, whose team won the Section Four Class A championship last season. "I think this is going to be a breakout year for (sophomore) Wisse, too, because this is her third year on the varsity."
Lesley Harlem, Madie's younger sister, had nine points and Meredith Ridgway finished with eight points and six rebounds. Unatego held Val Ridgway scoreless, but she grabbed nine rebounds and blocked three shots.
Colleen O'Hara had 18 points for Unatego, which suited up seven of its eight roster members for the Drago as Stephanie Havens is out with an injury.
OHS plays Niskayuna in the Drago championship game at 8 p.m. Saturday. Unatego will meet Gloversville in the consolation at 6:15 p.m. Saturday.
Niskayuna topped Gloversville, 68-48, in the other Drago opener Wednesday.
"They've got a nice club," Zeh said of Niskayuna, which fell, 56-37, to OHS in last season's Drago final. "They have three kids who have played for two or three years. It should be a good game and a good matchup for us."
ONEONTA 71, UNATEGO 35
DRAGO TOURNAMENT
Wednesday's first round
UNATEGO (0-1): Colleen O'Hara 6 3-5 18, Kelly Cleaver 2 2-2 6, Harley Judd 1 2-10 4, Gabi May 2 0-3 4, Kayla Wong 1 1-2 3, Rachel Mugford 0 0-0 0, Ashley Mannina 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 12 8-22 35.
ONEONTA (1-0): Madie Harlem 10 0-0 21, Sienna Wisse 5 5-6 16, Lesley Harlem 4 0-0 9, Meredith Ridgway 3 2-4 8, Erin Wolstenholme 3 0-0 6, Kasondra Hughes 2 1-2 5, Jenn Dilello 1 2-2 4, Kate Bredin 1 0-0 2, Val Ridgway 0 0-2 0, Nicki Miosky 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 29 10-16 71.
Unatego5 11 7 12 _ 35
Oneonta24 17 18 12 _ 71
Three-point field goals: U 3 (O'Hara 3); O 3 (M. Harlem, L. Harlem, Wisse).
Other Drago opener: Niskayuna 68, Gloversville 48.
JV score: Unatego 38, Oneonta 32.
Afton 52, G-MU 33
Junior guard Stephanie Parsons had 14 points to lead three double-digit scorers for Afton, which opened its season Wednesday with a first-round victory in the Edmeston Tournament.
Sophomore forward Britney Patten and junior guard Jessica Winans contributed 11 points apiece for the Crimson Knights, who took a 35-13 lead into halftime.
Tonya Barnes scored a game-high 18 points for Gilbertsville-Mount Upton, which plays Oxford in the tournament consolation at 5 p.m. today. Afton plays Edmeston at 6:30 p.m. today in the championship game.
AFTON 52, G-MU 33
EDMESTON TOURNAMENT
Wednesday's first round
GILBERTSVILLE-MOUNT UPTON (0-1): Tonya Barnes 6 5-9 18, Kirsten Gonzales 3 2-3 9, Brianne Lambert 2 0-0 4, Calli Hill 1 0-0 2, Courtney Hillman 0 0-0 0, Marissa Finch 0 0-0 0, Victoria Green 0 0-0 0, Jena Pederson 0 0-0 0, Kah'e MacLaughlin 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 12 7-12 33.
AFTON (1-0): Stephanie Parsons 6 1-2 14, Britney Patten 5 1-2 11, Jessica Winans 5 0-2 11, Heather Simonds 3 0-0 7, Ashley Davy 2 0-0 4, Stephanie Sherman 1 0-0 3, Abigail Martin 1 0-0 2, Nicole Mulieri 0 0-0 0, Rebecca Baudendisdel 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 23 2-6 52.
G-MU9 4 9 11 _ 33
Afton13 22 9 8 _ 52
Three-point field goals: G 2 (Barnes, Gonzales); A 4 (Parsons, Sherman, Simonds, Winans).
{"HeadlineLight14"/}Football
East 20, West 6
Bainbridge-Guilford's Dustin Ross opened the scoring Wednesday with a 20-yard touchdown run, leading the East to a victory in the Ernie Davis Classic at Union-Endicott's Ty Cobb Field.
Ross finished with 30 yards on three carries for the East, which received 63 yards on 14 carries from Oneonta High's Brendan Pidgeon en route to a 250-22 advantage in rushing yards.
Delhi's Davionne Price intercepted two passes in the fourth quarter to help the East improve to 13-6 all-time against the West, which won last season's senior showcase for Section Four teams, 34-6.
Justin Payne's 30-yard TD catch from Cory Goodenough helped the West forge a 6-6 tie in the first quarter. Vestal quarterback Cody Scepaniak then put the East ahead to stay with a 4-yard TD run in the second quarter. Sidney's Mike Guerriere kicked the extra point for a 13-6 lead that the East took into halftime.
Guerriere also kicked the final point, which followed a 31-yard TD pass from Scepaniak to Greene's Nate Whittaker in the third quarter.
EAST 20, WEST 6
ERNIE DAVIS CLASSIC
Wednesday at Union-Endicott
West6 0 0 0 _ 6
East6 7 7 0 _ 20
_ Dustin Ross 20 run (kick failed)
W _ Justin Payne 30 pass from Cory Goodenough (kick failed)
_ Cody Scepaniak 4 run (Mike Guerriere kick)
_ Nate Whittaker 31 pass from Cody Scepaniak (Mike Guerriere kick)
West rushing: Reggie Corley (Elmira Free Academy) 3-20, Pete Jackson (Groton) 3-(minus-1), Chad Force (Horseheads) 2-2, Patrick Klive (Spencer-Van Etten) 2-0, William Brower (Watkins Glen) 2-3, Cory Goodenough (Dryden) 1-0, Kyle Courad (S-VE) 1-(minus-2).
East rushing: Brendan Pidgeon (Oneonta) 14-63, Travis Frank (Oxford) 7-25, Cody Scepaniak (Vestal) 6-24, Nate Whittaker (Greene) 4-70, Todd Terpstra (Harpursville) 4-23, Zach Matthews (Deposit) 4-20, Dustin Ross (Bainbridge-Guilford) 3-30, Ahmed Hassanien (Binghamton) 3-(minus-14), Dylan Kay (Windsor) 2-9, Gary Beddoe (Union-Endicott) 2-0.
West passing: Reggie Corley (EFA) 6-for-12, 65 yards, 2 ints.; Cory Goodenough (Dryden) 3-for-12, 70 yards, int.; William Brower (WG) 1-for-5, 4 yards; Pete Jackson (Groton) 5-for-8, 61 yards, int.
East passing: Cody Scepaniak (Vestal) 4-for-9, 56 yards, int.; Ahmed Hassanien (Binghamton) 0-for-3, int.; Nate Whittaker (Greene) 1-for-2, 35 yards.
West receiving: Corey Paul (Elmira Southside) 3-28, Justin Payne (Lansing) 2-54, Devin Simmons (EFA) 2-29, Patrick Klive (S-VE) 2-9, Pat Finnerty (Dryden) 1-34, Cory Goodenough (Dryden) 1-29, Steven Moore (Trumansburg) 1-8, Zeth Henneman (Tioga) 1-5, Chad Force (Horseheads) 1-4.
East receiving: Nate Whittaker (Greene) 2-39, Dan Carlin (Greene) 1-35, Travis Frank (Oxford) 1-8, Tim Costello (Windsor) 1-9.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}Volleyball
Greene 3, B-G 2
Stephanie Mielhair had 11 aces and 14 assists for Bainbridge-Guilford, which dropped a Midstate Athletic Conference match on the road Wednesday.
Alli Roosa contributed 18 kills for the Bobcats, who fell, 25-15, 25-11, 18-25, 15-25, 26-24.
GREENE 3, B-G 2
Wednesday's match
Game scores: Greene def. Bainbridge-Guilford, 25-15, 25-11, 18-25, 15-25, 26-24.
Bainbridge-Guilford: Stephanie Mielhair 11 aces, 14 assists; Alli Roosa 18 kills; Melissa Reigles block.
Greene (1-1): Devyn Staley 7 aces, 2 blocks; Genna Farrell 11 kills; Haley MacLaren 17 assists.
{"HeadlineLight14"/}Bowling
Cooperstown 5, Herkimer 0
Jeremy Davidson rolled a single-game high of 219 to lead Cooperstown's boys to a Center State Conference sweep Monday at State Lanes in Ilion.
Cooperstown 5, Herkimer 0
Monday at State Lanes, Ilion
Cooperstown (2,134): Jeremy Davidson 219.
Herkimer (1,997): No honor scores.
