Morgan Clark, Karli Pochkar and Cassie Sklenka scored six points apiece as Worcester opened a 12-point halftime lead in its Tri-Valley League East Division-clinching, 38-24 girls basketball victory at Cherry Valley-Springfield on Tuesday.
The Wolverines (12-2, 11-1) earned their first division title since 1983, when they beat Gilbertsville, 38-35, in the final. Worcester will face a Franklin team in the final that hadn't won a division championship since 1984. The Tri-Valley League final will be Feb. 18 at Oneonta State.
Pochkar finished with 10 points, Sklenka had eight, and Clark, Jillian Perillo and Nicole Sawyer had six points apiece for Worcester, which handed Franklin its lone regular-season loss in a lopsided, early-season game.
Aria Dubben had nine points for CV-S (9-7, 6-6), which trailed, 21-9, at halftime.
The Patriots travel to Schenevus on Friday.
Worcester 38, CV-S 24
WORCESTER (12-2, 11-1): Morgan Clark 3 0-0 6, Karli Pochkar 5 0-2 10, Jillian Perillo 2 2-4 6, Ashley Doroski 0 0-0 0, Cassie Sklenka 4 0-0 8, Jessie Thompson 0 0-0 0, Grace Harrington 0 0-0 0, Bethany Gorsch , Maggie Thompson 0 0-0 0, Nicole Sawyer 1 4-13 6, Jamie Thompson 1 0-0 2. TOTALS: 16 6-19 38.
CHERRY VALLEY-SPRINGFIELD (9-7, 6-6): Lauren Loucks 1 2-2 4, Jordan Loucks 0 0-0 0, Maddy Archer 1 0-0 2, Ksenia Hanlon 2 0-0 4, Amanda Augar 0 1-2 1, Aria Dubben 1 7-12 9, Emily Wilmot 1 0-2 2, Alyssa Baker 0 0-0 0, Ashley Miles 0 0-0 0, Kylie Graham 1 0-0 2, Mary Auld 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 7 10-18 24.
Worcester     14 7 8 9 _ 38
CV-Springfield     3 6 10 5 _ 24
Three-point field goals: None. JV score: CV-S won.
Franklin 52, G-MU 37
Sophomore Jordan Beers scored 23 of her game-high 28 points in the middle quarters, when visiting Franklin outscored Gilbertsville-Mount Upton, 35-18, en route to a Tri-Valley League victory.
"She's just hard to contain," Raiders coach Jim Johnson said of Beers, the area's scoring leader. "She does things other kids can't. With most kids when they penetrate, you can get a hand on the ball, but with her it's in a different place and you end up fouling her."
That happened three times in the third quarter as Beers converted three old-fashioned three-point plays. The Purple Devils, champions of the Tri-Valley League West Division title, led, 43-30 after three quarters.
Jesse Terrano contributed 13 points for the winners.
Blake Stensland's 15-point night included three three-pointers for G-MU. She scored seven points in the first quarter to help the Raiders to a 12-8 lead.
G-MU, which received 10 points from Miranda Hill, travels to Edmeston on Friday.
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Franklin 52, G-MU 37
FRANKLIN (13-1, 12-1): Jessie Terrano 5 2-4 13, Emily George 0 0-0 0, Kristin Heidenreich 0 0-0 0, Mariah McNeilly 0 0-0 0, Keri Schmidt 0 0-0 0, Jordan Beers 10 7-10 28, Chelsea Ingles 0 0-0 0, Angie Willert 1 0-2 2, Mara Stalter 2 1-2 5, Lindsay Huyck 0 0-0 0, Ayrica Bunt 0 0-0 0, Marisa Cawley 2 0-1 4, Lucie Komorova 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 20 10-19 52.
GILBERTSVILLE-MOUNT UPTON (5-11, 4-8): Miranda Hill 4 2-7 10, Victoria Hutzley 0 0-0 0, Jenn Mason 0 0-0 0, Sabrina Brooks 2 0-0 6, Blake Stensland 6 0-0 15, Kali Murphy 0 0-0 0, Logan Eltz 0 0-0 0, Kristen Barnes 2 0-0 4, Whitney Gilbert 0 0-0 0, Lauren Hill 0 0-0 0, Nichole Savarese 1 0-2 2, Shelby Hartwell 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 15 2-9 37.
Franklin     8 17 18 9 _ 52
G-MU     12 8 10 7 _ 37
Three-point field goals: F 2 (Terrano, Beers); G 5 (Brooks 2, Stensland 3).
Laurens 48, Edmeston 35
Laurens' 15-6 third quarter included seven points from Jackie Brownell and visiting Laurens went on to a Tri-Valley League victory.
The Leopards led, 33-16, heading to the final quarter. Brownell finished with a game-high 15 points. Teammate Ali Robbins contributed eight points.
Shelby McCall finished with 11 for Edmeston (4-11, 3-10), which plays host to Gilbertsville-Mount Upton on Friday.
Laurens 48, Edmeston 35
LAURENS: Brooke Barney 2 1-3 5, Alexis Polin 0 0-0 0, Jackie Brownell 7 1-6 15, Jazimine Maidens 1 1-2 3, Rachel Perry 3 1-2 7, Jenna Dilello 2 2-3 6, Ali Robbins 3 2-3 8, Katie Piscitello 0 0-0 0, Natalie Trujillo 2 0-0 4. TOTALS: 20 8-19 48.
EDMESTON (4-11, 3-10): Shelby McCall 5 1-2 11, Becky Bennett 0 2-2 2, Jenna Fargo 0 0-0 0, Katlin Talbot 2 0-0 4, Kathryn Payne 1 0-0 2, Rachel Slentz 0 0-2 0, Alexis Carpenter 1 2-4 4, Dayna Vibbard 2 0-0 6, Racael Monroe 0 0-2 0, Savanna Fistrowicz 2 2-4 6. TOTALS: 13 7-16 35.
Laurens     6 12 15 15 _ 48
Edmeston     2 8 6 19 _ 35
Three-point field goals: E 2 (Vibbard 2). JV score: Edmeston won.
Walton 47, Unatego 37
Carolyn Butler scored 12 of her game-high 23 points in the fourth quarter and pulled down 19 rebounds to lead host Walton to a Midstate Athletic Conference victory.
"For us, that's a big win," Walton coach Gary Backus said of beating a Spartans squad that entered Tuesday with two league losses. "I'm pleased with the way our girls played. We hung in and played good defense."
Butler hit the second of her two three-pointers in the fourth quarter to put the Warriors ahead by eight.
Backus said Erin Butler made two steals in the third quarter that turned into baskets at the other end that gave the Warriors a four-point lead. In the fourth quarter, Molly Maguire and Susan LeRouge each went 2-for-2 from the free throw line inside the final two minutes to seal it.
Casey Manzanero had 16 points to lead the Spartans.
Walton 47, Unatego 37
UNATEGO: Robin Foster 4 0-1 8, Kayla Talbot 1 0-0 2, Casey Manzanero 7 1-5 16, Rachel Wessells 3 0-0 6, Courtney Bullis 0 0-0 0, Michaela Reynolds 1 0-0 2, Sarah Mannina 0 0-0 0, Marissa Woodard 2 1-2 5. TOTALS: 17 2-8 37.
WALTON (12-4, 7-4): Mikaelan Cucciarre 0 0-0 0, Molly Maguire 0 2-2 2, Erin Butler 3 1-3 7, Tamara MacDonald 0 0-0 0, Susan LeRouge 1 2-4 4, Carolyn Butler 8 5-8 23, Cortney Miller 3 1-1 8, Shyla Rathmell 0 0-0 0, Hayley O'Connor 1 1-2 3, Morgan Beardslee 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 16 12-21 47.
Unatego     8 10 6 13 _ 37
Walton     8 11 10 18 _ 47
Three-point field goals: U 1 (Manzanero); W 3 (C. Butler 2, Miller).
B-G 42, Afton 24
Shania Vandermark and Randi Conway scored six points apiece during an 18-7 third quarter that lifted visiting Bainbridge-Guilford to a Midstate Athletic Conference victory.
"They did a better job of getting open," Afton coach John Simonds said of the success by Vandermark and Conway in the third quarter, when the Bobcats extended a four-point lead to 35-20.
Vandermark finished 17 points _ two more than Conway.
Payton Cutting had 12 points for the Crimson Knights (3-13, 2-9), who play host to Delhi on Friday.
B-G 42, Afton 24
BAINBRIDGE-GUILFORD: Shania Vandermark 8 1-6 17, Gia Cuomo 0 0-0 0, Randi Conway 6 2-2 15, Morgan Bullis 0 1-2 1, Alissa Rivera 0 0-0 0, Amber DeGroat 1 0-0 2, Caitlan Vandermark 2 0-0 5, Micah Hopkins 0 0-0 0, Betsy Holden 1 0-2 2. TOTALS: 18 4-12 42.
AFTON (2-9, 3-13): Sierra Palmatier 0 0-2 0, Mikala Sherman 0 0-0 0, Bailey Sherman 4 0-0 8, Payton Cutting 4 4-12 12, Annette Vernon 0 0-0 0, Katerina Werth 1 0-0 2, Subrina Brotzman 0 0-2 0, Ashley Rogalski 1 0-0 2. TOTALS: 10 4-16 24.
B-G     13 4 18 7 _ 42
Afton     5 8 7 4 _ 24
Three-point field goals: B 2 (Conway, C. Vandermark). JV score: B-G, 45-25.
UV 50, Delhi 33
Amanda Off and Jordan Anderson had six points apiece in the first quarter to lead visiting Unadilla Valley to a Midstate Athletic Conference victory.
The Storm led, 14-4, after one quarter.
Off finished with a game-high 18 points and Anderson had 15.
Amber Brown had her season high of 14 points for Delhi, which received nine points from Marisa Chytalo.
The Bulldogs (3-13) will play in the MAC mini-tournament on Friday.
UV 50, Delhi 33
UNADILLA VALLEY: Corrine Izard 1 0-0 2, Taylor Davis 2 0-0 4, Amanda Off 8 2-2 18, Jenn Elliott 1 0-0 3, Morgan Weidman 1 0-1 2, Jordan Anderson 5 3-5 15, Gabby Miner 0 0-0 0, Bridget Converse 0 0-0 0, Brittany Fairchild 2 2-2 6, Mikayla Foster 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 20 7-10 50.
DELHI (3-13): Amber Brown 5 2-3 14, Marisa Chytalo 4 1-2 9, Emily Saleman 1 0-0 2, Jackie Newkerk 0 0-0 0, Colleen Byam 0 0-0 0, Karissa Payne 2 0-0 4, Emma Berry 0 0-0 0, Joelle Favret 1 0-0 2, Deonna Scarimbolo 1 0-0 2. TOTALS: 14 3-5 33.
Unadilla Valley     14 15 12 9 _ 50
Delhi     4 4 17 8 _ 33
Three-point field goals: U 3 (Elliott, Anderson 2); D 2 (Brown 2). JV score: UV won.
SK 53, Jefferson 24
Fourteen of Kayla Craft's game-high 20 points came as unbeaten South Kortright opened a 15-point halftime lead en route to a Delaware League road victory.
Britney Northrop's 16-point night included half of the Rams' six three-pointers.
Elissa Starheim had eight points for Jefferson (0-14), which plays host to Andes at 5:30 p.m. Thursday.
SK 53, Jefferson 24
SOUTH KORTRIGHT: Kayla Quigley 1 0-0 2, Kayla Warycha 1 0-0 2, Tori Rockefeller 0 0-0 0, Cali Lutz 0 0-0 0, Kayla Craft 9 0-0 20, Britney Northrop 4 4-4 16, Miquela Hanselman 1 2-2 5, Robin Ward 3 2-2 8. TOTALS: 19 8-8 53.
JEFFERSON (0-14): Rachelle Vanlooy 2 0-0 4, Ashley Ballar 0 1-4 1, Trena Wilsey 0 0-0 0, Charlotte Collins 0 0-0 0, Emily Wenner 2 0-1 4, Elissa Starheim 4 0-0 8, McKayla Roberts 2 0-0 4, Shania Speenburgh 1 0-0 3. TOTALS: 11 1-5 23.
South Kortright     13 15 13 12 _ 53
Jefferson     7 6 2 9 _ 24
Three-point field goals: S 6 (Craft 2, Northrop 3, Hanselman); J 1 (Speenburgh). JV score: SK won.
Oxford 46, Hancock 33
Julie Heggie's 12 points paced visiting Oxford to a Midstate Athletic Conference victory.
Hancock (5-11) plays host to Deposit on Friday.
Oxford 46, Hancock 33
OXFORD: Emily Smith 3 0-0 6, Sarah Renoud 0 0-0 0, Bridgett Rice 1 1-2 3, Samantha Barrows 0 0-0 0, Jackie Heggie 5 0-0 10, Julie Heggie 6 0-1 12, Lacey Barry 4 3-4 11, Brooke Nobel 2 0-2 4. TOTALS: 21 4-9 46.
HANCOCK (5-11): Brooke Sherburne 0 0-0 0, Kayla Barringer 2 0-0 4, Lea Newman 0 0-0 0, Jen Wormuth 0 0-0 0, Lindsay McGraw 3 0-0 9, Sayla Kane 0 2-2 2, Caitlin Wormuth 3 8-10 14, Katie Wainman 0 0-0 0, Caitlyn Smith 2 0-0 4. TOTALS: 10 10-12 33.
Oxford     10 15 11 10 _ 46
Hancock     13 8 5 7 _ 33
Three-point field goals: H 3 (McGraw). JV score: Hancock, 26-17.
Gilboa 41, Roxbury 39
Gina Caputo scored the go-ahead basket with 40 seconds left in overtime to help host Gilboa in the Delaware League.
Roxbury's Kennedy Faraci scored 11 of her game-high 22 points in the fourth quarter, when the Rockets rallied from a 27-16 deficit after three quarters.
Faraci forced overtime on a layup with four seconds left.
Gilboa was led by Brooke Koerner's 11 points. She also contributed 12 rebounds and five steals.
Gilboa 41, Roxbury 39, OT
ROXBURY: Bailey O'Donnell 0 0-0 0, Samantha Sprague 3 0-0 6, Allyce McIntosh 1 0-0 2, Cristina Chiarappa 0 0-0 0, Brittany Keator 3 0-0 6, Kennedy Faraci 8 4-7 22, Alexi Boice 0 0-0 0, Kendal Sprague 1 1-4 3. TOTALS: 14 2 5-11 39.
GILBOA (9-7, 8-5): Emily VanValkenburgh 4 1-1 9, Victoria Williams 3 0-0 6, Areleean Spillane 0 0-0 0, Shelby Oliver 2 1-4 5, Naomi Gockel 0 0-0 0, Sara Coons 3 1-2 8, Brooke Koerner 4 3-5 11, Allie McGuire 0 0-0 0, Gina Caputo 1 0-0 2. TOTALS: 16 1 6-12 41.
Roxbury     6 6 4 19 4 _ 39
Gilboa     11 4 12 8 6 _ 41
Three-point field goals: R 2 (Faraci 2); G 1 (Coons). JV score: Roxbury won.
Andes 40, Downsville 32
Jade Litaker's 11 points led host Andes in the Delaware League.
The Mountaineers trailed by three at halftime but outscored Downsville, 23-11, in the second half. Ashley Terry and Desirae Coss had eight points and 12 rebounds apiece for Andes (4-10, 4-8), which plays at Jefferson on Thursday.
Asley Bivens had 10 points to lead Downsville.
Andes 40, Downsville 32
DOWNSVILLE (3-10): Kaileen Townsend 2 0-0 6, Chelsea Doig 4 1-2 9, Leigha LaTourette 2 0-0 4, Beth Bierstine 0 1-4 1, Ashley Bivens 1 8-9 10, Courtney Jennings 0 2-2 2. TOTALS: 9 12-17 32.
ANDES (4-10, 4-8): Ashley Terry 3 2-3 8, Marissa Heannings 2 1-2 5, Desirae Coss 4 0-0 8, Kelsey Little 3 0-0 6, Jade Litaker 4 3-5 11, Shianne Coss 1 0-0 2, Jordan Day 0 0-0 0, Josephine DeSanto 0 0-0 0, Amber Terry 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 17 6-10 40.
Downsville     8 13 4 7 _ 32
Andes     8 9 9 14 _ 40
Three-point field goals: D 2 (Townsend 2).
