Morgan Clark must really like to play Schenevus.
Senior guard Clark capped her 19-point performance Wednesday night with a 6-for-6 effort from the free throw line in the fourth quarter as Worcester beat Tri-Valley League foe Schenevus, 49-41, in a battle of state-ranked girls basketball teams.
"We played some good team defense tonight," said Worcester coach Corey Pier, whose team holds a two-game lead on Schenevus for the Tri-Valley League East Division title with two games to go. "We got some easy baskets from our defense _ a half-court trap _ and we picked up some big rebounds in that fourth quarter. It wasn't one person; we all did it."
Clark, who finished 9-for-10 from the foul line, scored a season-high 27 points when the Wolverines beat Schenevus, 62-53, in the first round of the Ray Preston Tournament at Davenport on Dec. 27.
Worcester (11-2, 10-1) entered the game as the state's No. 22 team in Class D, one spot behind the Dragons (11-3, 8-3).
Karli Pochkar scored four of her 12 points in the fourth quarter, when Jillian Perillo had five of her seven points to help Worcester close with a 17-11 run. Megan Tefft's 16 points marked the only double-digit scoring effort for Schenevus, which also has two T-V games left.
Worcester will clinch the division with a Schenevus loss or by winning one of its last two games _ at Cherry Valley-Springfield on Tuesday or against visiting Milford on Feb. 10.
The T-V East champion will play T-V West winner Franklin in the crossover championship game Feb. 18 at Oneonta State.
Worcester 49, Schenevus 41
SCHENEVUS (11-3, 8-3): Taylor Bookhout 0 0-0 0, Amy Weber 2 1-2 5, Sierra Bentley 1 1-4 3, Ceara Marlow 2 0-1 4, Karly Cairo 1 2-2 4, Sarah Mellor 2 0-1 4, Maura Harrington 2 1-3 5, Megan Tefft 6 4-6 16. TOTALS: 16 9-19 41.
WORCESTER (11-2, 10-1): Morgan Clark 4 9-10 19, Karli Pochkar 5 2-4 12, Jillian Perillo 3 1-2 7, Ashley Doroski 0 0-0 0, Cassie Sklenka 1 0-2 2, Jessie Thompson 1 0-0 2, Grace Harrington 0 0-2 0, Bethany Gorsch 0 0-0 0, Maggie Thompson 0 0-0 0, Nicole Sawyer 2 3-7 7, Jamie Thompson 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 16 15-27 49.
Schenevus ..... 8 9 13 11 _ 41
Worcester ..... 13 10 9 17 _ 49
Three-point field goals: W 2 (Clark 2). JV score: Schenevus won.
Hamilton 47, Cooperstown 43
Host Hamilton evened up the Center State Conference Division III race at the foul line, hitting 15 free throws in the second half of its victory.
"The referees took it over in fourth quarter," Cooperstown coach Mike Niles said. "I hate saying that _ I would never let my girls say that _ but they did. We had two starters on the bench and they hit 15 of 20 free throws in the second half.
They're good at shooting free throws and the refs let everyone know it."
Nicole Cring and Sumer Murdock were limited by foul trouble for the Redskins, who were led by Holli Erkson's 14 points. Lauren Weeks scored 15 points and Katie Weeks had 13 to lead Hamilton (12-3, 7-1).
Cooperstown (12-3, 7-1) is at Sauquoit Valley on Friday and plays a make-up game at Waterville on Feb. 10 to close out division play.
Hamilton 47, Cooperstown 43
COOPERSTOWN (12-3, 7-1): Alexis Bloomfield 3 2-2 8, Sumer Murdock 3 0-0 7, Holli Erkson 6 0-0 14, Alannah Haggerty 0 0-0 0, Nicole Cring 2 1-2 5, Meghan Vann 3 0-4 6, Micayla Foster 1 0-1 2, Lucy Ford 0 1-2 1. TOTALS: 18 4-11 43.
HAMILTON (12-3, 7-1): Sarah Foster 1 1-2 3, Hayleigh Hanson 1 4-6 6, Katherine Keever 3 0-0 6, Kendall Rusch 2 0-0 4, Katie Weeks 4 3-4 13, Lauren Weeks 2 11-13 15, Jess Welch 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 13 19-25 47.
Cooperstown ..... 12 12 12 7 _ 43
Hamilton ..... 16 12 13 16 _ 47
Three-point field goals: C 3 (Murdock, Erkson 2); H 2 (K. Weeks 2). JV score: Cooperstown won.
SK 67, Gilboa 21
Tori Rockefeller and Kayla Craft each had nine-point third quarters as host South Kortright won easily in the Delaware League.
Rockefeller finished with a game-high 24 points and Craft had 17 to help SK (13-0, 11-0), which is the state's top-ranked team in Class D.
Brooke Koerner had nine points to lead Gilboa.
Robin Ward contributed 11 points for the Rams, who are at Davenport on Saturday for a non-league game.
SK 67, Gilboa 21
GILBOA: Emily VanValkenburgh 0 0-0 0, Victoria Williams 1 0-0 2, Shelby Oliver 1 0-0 3, Naomi Gockel 0 0-0 0, Sara Coons 2 0-0 5, Brooke Koerner 4 1-3 9, Allie McGuire 0 0-0 0, Gina Caputo 1 0-0 2. TOTALS: 9 1-3 21.
SOUTH KORTRIGHT (13-0, 11-0): Kayla Quigley 1 1-2 3, Kayla Warycha 1 0-0 2, Tori Rockefeller 10 1-2 24, Cali Lutz 0 0-0 0, Kayla Craft 7 2-2 17, Britney Northrop 3 0-0 7, Miquela Hanselman 1 0-0 3, Robin Ward 5 0-0 11. TOTALS: 28 4-6 67.
Gilboa ..... 3 4 8 6 _ 21
South Kortright ..... 16 15 25 11 _ 67
Three-point field goals: G 2 (Oliver, Coons); S 7 (Rockefeller 3, Craft, Northrop, Hanselman, Ward). JV score: SK won.
Franklin 52, Morris 37
Host Morris did its best to slow down Jordan Beers, but Franklin couldn't be stopped in Tri-Valley League play.
"We did a box-and-one and held her at halftime to just 10 points," Morris coach Rhoda Flint said. "I thought we did a good job on her, but they had some other players step up and score. They just have too many threats."
Beers led all scorers with 17 points for T-V West Division champion Franklin, which received 11 points from Jessie Terrano and 10 from Angie Willert.
Kelsea Webster had 15 points and Alexis Forgit scored 10 to lead Morris (5-8, 4-8), which hosts Edmeston on Friday.
Franklin 52, Morris 37
FRANKIN: Jessie Terrano 4 1-2 11, Emily George 0 0-0 0, Kristin Heidenreich 2 0-2 4, Mariah McNeilly 2 0-0 4, Keri Schmidt 0 0-0 0, Jordan Beers 7 3-5 17, Chelsea Ingles 0 0-0 0, Angie Willert 5 0-0 10, Mara Stalter 0 2-2 2, Marissa Cawley 2 0-0 4. TOTALS: 22 6-11 52.
MORRIS (5-8, 4-8): Allison DiStefano 1 0-0 2, Kelsea Webster 7 1-4 15, Haley Wist 3 2-4 8, Jenna Turner 0 0-0 0, Tessa Hitchcock 0 0-0 0, Jordyn Knapp 0 0-0 0, Alexis Forgit 5 0-0 10, Alexis Joy 0 0-0 0, McKenna Hungerford 1 0-2 2, Marguerite Tompkins 0 0-0 0, Amanda Flint 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 17 3-10 37.
Franklin ..... 15 10 13 14 _ 52
Morris ..... 9 12 6 10 _ 37
Three-point field goals: F 2 (Terrano 2).
CV-S 45, RS 15
Lauren Loucks scored a game-high 14 points to lead Cherry Valley-Springfield to a home win in the Tri-Valley League.
Becca Smith had seven points to pace Richfield Springs.
Kylie Graham contributed 10 points for the Patriots (9-5, 6-4), who visit Milford on Friday.
CV-S 45, RS 15
RICHFIELD SPRINGS: Shannah Mondore 0 0-0 0, Jessica Bruce 0 0-0 0, Alexandria Bond 0 0-0 0, Jerikah Hext 1 2-3 4, Ashley Fuller 0 0-0 0, Morgan Sylvester 1 0-0 2, Becca Smith 2 3-4 7, Katie Richvalsky 0 0-0 2. TOTALS: 5 5-7 15.
CHERRY VALLEY-SPRINGFIELD (9-5, 6 -4): Lauren Loucks 5 4-5 14, Jordan Loucks 0 0-0 0, Maddy Archer 2 4-4 8, Ksenia Hanlon 0 0-0 0, Aria Dubben 2 1-7 5, Emily Wilmot 2 0-4 4, Alyssa Baker 0 0-0 0, Ashley Miles 0 1-6 1, Kylie Graham 4 2-2 10, Mary Auld 0 3-6 3. TOTALS: 15 11-34 45.
Richfield Springs ..... 6 2 2 4 _ 15
Cherry Valley-Springfield ..... 9 6 17 13 _ 45
Three-point field goals: None. JV score: CV-S won.
Delhi 41, Edmeston 36
Marisa Chytalo had six of her game-high 19 points in the first quarter as Delhi ran to a 12-0 lead in a non-league home win.
"We were making the most of our shots in the first quarter and they had a lid on their basket," Delhi coach Jessica Laing said. "Our defense was good, but after the first quarter, they came out strong."
Rachel Slentz scored 12 points to pace the Panthers, who trailed, 22-14, at halftime.
Delhi (3-11) hosts Bainbridge-Guilford on Friday.
Delhi 41, Edmeston 36
EDMESTON: Shelby McCall 0 0-0 0, Becky Bennett 2 0-2 4, Jenna Fargo 0 0-0 0, Katlin Talbot 2 0-0 4, Kathryn Payne 1 0-0 2, Rachel Slentz 5 0-4 12, Alexis Carpenter 2 0-0 4, Dayna Vibbard 1 0-0 2, Racael Monroe 1 0-0 2, Savanna Fistrowicz 1 4-4 6. TOTALS: 15 4-10 36.
DELHI (3-11): Amber Brown 1 2-5 4, Marisa Chytalo 8 2-4 19, Emily Saleman 0 1-2 1, Jackie Newkerk 4 1-2 9, Colleen Byam 0, Karissa Payne 2 1-4 5, Emma Berry 1 1-2 3, Joelle Favret 0, Deonna Scarimbolo 0. TOTALS: 16 8-19 41.
Edmeston ..... 0 14 8 14 _ 36
Delhi ..... 12 10 9 10 _ 41
Three-point field goals: D 1 (Chytalo). JV score: Edmeston won.
Roxbury 34, Andes 33
Amber Terry's last-second shot missed the mark as host Roxbury held on to win a Delaware League game.
Kennedy Faraci had 24 points for the Rockets (6-7), who are at Downsville on Friday.
Shianne Coss and Desirae Coss paced Andes with eight points apiece.
Roxbury 34, Andes 33
ANDES: Ashley Terry 2 0-0 4, Marissa Heannings 1 0-3 2, Desirae Coss 4 0-1 8, Kelsey Little 2 0-0 5, Jade Litaker 3 0-0 6, Shianne Coss 4 0-0 8, Josephine DeSanto 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 16 0-4 33.
ROXBURY (6-7): Bailey O'Donnell 1 0-0 2, Samantha Sprague 0 0-0 0, Allyce McIntosh 1 0-0 2, Cristina Chiarappa 0 0-1 0, Brittany Keator 3 0-0 6, Kennedy Faraci 8 7-12 24, Kendal Sprague 0 0-5 0. TOTALS: 13 7-18 34.
Andes ..... 6 10 9 8 _ 33
Roxbury ..... 8 6 8 12 _ 34
Three-point field goals: A 1 (Little); R 1 (Faraci).
Downsville 39, Jefferson 28
Leigha LaTourette's 14 points led Downsville to a road win in the Delaware League.
Kaileen Townsend contributed 11 points for the Eagles, who took a 23-17 lead into halftime.
Ellisa Starheim scored 16 points to pace Jefferson (0-12), which is at Gilboa on Friday.
Downsville 39, Jefferson 28
DOWNSVILLE: Kaileen Townsend 4 3-6 11, Chelsea Doig 2 0-1 2, Leigha LaTourette 7 0-0 14, Ashley Bivens 4 0-0 8, Courtney Jennings 1 0-0 2. TOTALS: 18 3-7 39.
JEFFERSON (0-12): Rachelle Vanlooy 1 0-0 2, Ashley Ballar 2 0-0 5, Emily Wenner 0 1-2 1, Elissa Starheim 7 2-5 16, Shania Speenburgh 1 2-4 4. TOTALS: 11 5-11 28.
Downsville ..... 9 14 7 9 _ 39
Jefferson ..... 11 6 7 4 _ 28
Three-point field goals: J 1 (Ballar). JV score: Downsville won.
Davenport 49, Stamford 43
Sarah Haight scored eight of her game-high 18 points in the first quarter to lead Davenport to a Delaware League win at home.
Davenport also received 11 points apiece from Kate Swantak and Lauren Hotaling (three three-pointers).
"Kassie Jeffers and Cassie Wubbenhorst did an excellent job defensively on Cassie Ehrhart tonight," said Davenport coach Ray Preston, whose team held the Indians standout to eight points. "That was as much a key to our success tonight as anything."
Naleah Meier (three threes) scored 13 points and Kimi Freer had 10 to pace Stamford, which trailed, 29-23, at halftime.
Davenport visits Margaretville on Friday.
Davenport 49, Stamford 43
STAMFORD: Emily Mullen 0 0-0 0, Erin Hull 1 0-0 2, Cassie Ehrhart 3 1-4 8, Naleah Meier 5 0-0 13, Nikki Alberti 0 1-2 1, Nikki McGrath 0 0-1 0, Caitlin Moser 4 0-0 8, Kimi Freer 2 6-12 10, Rosie Barber 0 1-2 1. TOTALS: 15 9-21 43.
DAVENPORT (8-5, 7-3): Cassie Wubbenhorst 1 0-0 2, Kassie Jeffers 0 0-0 0, Kate Swantak 4 3-5 11, Brittani Pietrefesa 0 1-2 1, Sarah Haight 8 2-3 18, Melissa Sperry 0 0-0 0, Sam Maidens 2 2-8 6, Lauren Hotaling 4 0-2 11, Jenna Lutz 0 0-0 0, Katie Goss 0 0-0 0, Megan Keil 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 19 8-20 49.
Stamford ..... 12 11 5 15 _ 43
Davenport ..... 16 13 12 8 _ 49
Three-point field goals: S 4 (Meier 3, Ehrhart); D 3 (Hotaling 3). JV score: Davenport won.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Sidney 45, Oxford 44
Bill Kozak scored 13 points, including three three-pointers, to lead host Sidney to a key victory in the MAC.
The Warriors jumped to a 30-20 lead at halftime and extended it to 42-30 after three quarters before holding off a furious rally by the Blackhawks.
Justin Schray scored eight points in the fourth period, when Oxford outscored Sidney, 14-3.
"Schray did a nice job in the fourth quarter of getting to the basket," Sidney coach Mike Brazee said. "We played a little tentatively in the fourth quarter, which let them back in the game."
Schray and Andrew Golden scored 14 points apiece for Oxford, which fell into a tie with Sidney for second place in the MAC as both teams moved to 7-2 in conference play.
Damian Zimmer contributed seven points for the Warriors, who visit Harpursville on Saturday.
Sidney 45, Oxford 44
OXFORD (7-2 MAC): Justin Schray 7 0-2 14, Ryan Moore 2 0-0 4, Andrew Golden 6 2-4 14, Paul Wonka 2 0-0 4, Kevin Davis 1 0-0 2, Eric Dilfer 3 0-0 6. TOTALS: 21 2-6 44.
SIDNEY (7-2 MAC): Hunter Sowersby 1 1-2 3, Damian Zimmer 3 1-2 7, Jon Wingate 0 0-0 0, Mike Ward 2 1-1 5, Bill Kozak 5 0-0 13, Brandon Walters 2 0-1 6, Mike Cruz 3 0-0 6, Austin McCarroll 0 0-0 0, Joe Matzel 2 1-3 5. TOTALS: 18 4-9 45.
Oxford ..... 9 11 10 14 _ 44
Sidney ..... 18 12 12 3 _ 45
Three-point field goals: S 5 (Kozak 3, Walters 2). JV score: Sidney won.
B-G 67, UV 54
Ryan Porter finished with 25 points and 20 rebounds to lead host Bainbridge-Guilford to a Midstate Athletic Conference victory.
"He had a huge night," Bobcats coach Greg Warren said of Porter, who also had three steals.
Austin Bauerle and Corbin Palmer also had double-doubles for the Bobcats (9-5, 6-3), who outscored the Storm, 41-16, over the second and third quarters. Bauerle (13 points) and Palmer (10 points, eight assists) each grabbed 10 rebounds for B-G, which received 12 points from Brooks Harmon.
Brett Smith hit three three-pointers en route to a team-best 16 points for Unadilla Valley, which received 12 points from Justin Hofer and 10 apiece from Brandon Miles and Jack Wilcox.
B-G closes its regular season on the road with games at Delhi on Friday and at Afton on Tuesday.
B-G 67, UV 54
UNADILLA VALLEY: Justin Hofer 5 1-2 12, Brandon Miles 2 4-6 10, Jesse Ranger 1 0-0 2, Brett Smith 6 1-2 16, Jack Wilcox 3 4-7 10, Kurt Haycook 0 2-4 2, Nate Mackey 0 0-0 0, David Anderson 2 0-0 4. TOTALS: 19 12-21 54.
BAINBRIDGE-GUILFORD (9-5, 6-3): Ben Miritsch 0 0-0 0, Lucas Butcher 2 0-0 4, Tim Walts 0 0-0 0, Corbin Palmer 2 6-8 10, Ryan Porter 11 3-8 25, Austin Bauerle 5 1-1 13, Brooks Harmon 3 5-6 12, Ray Frederick 1 1-3 3, Dalton Johnson 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 24 16-24 67.
Unadilla Valley ..... 16 9 7 22 _ 54
Bainbridge-Guilford ..... 11 17 24 15 _ 67
Three-point field goals: U 4 (Smith 3, Hofer); B 3 (Bauerle 2, Harmon). JV score: UV, 57-29.
Walton 54, Deposit 35
Ben Conklin scored 10 of his game-high 16 points in the first quarter to lead Walton to a MAC victory on the road.
Justin DiJiulio finished with 11 points and 12 rebounds for the Warriors, who received 10 points from Collin Schick and nine from Dalton Kaminsky in his third game since returning from a football injury.
"We played real hard tonight and, offensively, we did a lot of nice things in transition and in the half-court set," Walton coach Gary Williams said.
Matt Mills led Deposit with 15 points.
Walton hosts Hancock on Friday.
Walton 54, Deposit 35
WALTON (5-9, 3-6): Nick Shiels 2 1-2 6, Dan Jacquays 0 0-0 0, Ben Conklin 6 1-2 16, Brandon Scofield 0 0-0 0, Collin Schick 2 4-5 10, Josh Knapp 0 0-2 0, Rony LeRouge 0 0-0 0, Tyler Davis 0 0-0 0, Trevor Zandt 1 0-0 2, Dalton Kaminsky 4 1-2 9, Justin DiJiulio 5 1-6 11. TOTALS: 20 8-19 54.
DEPOSIT: Trevor Hunter 0 2-2 2, Josh Koch 2 1-2 5, Matt Mills 6 0-0 15, Evan Thomas 1 0-2 2, Mike Zaroha 1 2-2 4, Derek Lenio 2 0-0 5, Austin Decker 0 0-1 0, Shane Winans 1 0-0 2, Jason Spry 0 0-0 0, Yelta Seringa 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 13 5-9 35.
Walton ..... 19 8 21 6 _ 54
Deposit ..... 8 7 9 11 _ 35
Three-point field goals: W 6 (Conklin 3, Schick 2, Shields); D 4 (Mills 3, Lenio). JV score: Walton won.
Unatego 66, Afton 46
Unatego's Senior Night started with too many flowers and not enough defense.
Spartans coach Jim Knight put a stop to that quickly as MAC front-runner Unatego stayed perfect in conference play.
"I wasn't happy at all after the first quarter and I let them know that," said Knight, whose state-ranked team took an 18-17 lead into the second quarter. "They turned up the defensive pressure a little bit, and in the second and third quarters, we played well."
Dan Shelton had seven of his 14 points in second quarter, when Unatego (13-1, 9-0) outscored the Crimson Knights, 22-8.
Travis Woods finished with a game-high 21 points and Kellen Komenda had 11 for the Spartans, who can clinch the regular-season MAC title Friday at Unadilla Valley.
Cameron Oswald's 20 points led Afton.
Unatego 66, Afton 46
AFTON: Ricky Parsons 3 0-0 8, James Westfall 1 0-0 2, Jorge Salinas 2 0-0 4, Mitch Decker 3 1-2 8, Cameron Oswald 8 4-6 20, Matt Olin 2 0-0 4. TOTALS: 19 5-8 46.
UNATEGO (13-1, 9-0): David VanAlstine 0 2-2 2, Kellen Komenda 5 0-1 11, Alex White 0 0-2 0, Tyler Butler 2 0-0 4, Phil Youngs 1 2-2 4, Dan Kleeschulte 1 0-0 2, Dan Shelton 6 0-2 14, Troy White 0 0-0 0, Jeff Witt 1 0-0 2, Justin Fisher 0 0-0 0, Travis Woods 10 1-4 21, Quinn Barnhart 2 0-0 4, Nick Becht 1 0-0 2. TOTALS: 29 5-13 66.
Afton ..... 17 8 10 11 _ 46
Unatego ..... 18 22 20 6 _ 66
Three-point field goals: A 3 (Parsons 2, Decker); U 3 (Shelton 2, Komenda). JV score: Unatego, 71-32.
