Staff Report
Nikki Holdridge scored 12 of her game-high 20 points in the opening half of South Kortright's 46-24 Delaware League girls basketball victory at Stamford on Thursday.
"We were trying to take the middle away and she was shooting from the outside and shooting well," Stamford coach Lonnie Nickerson said of Holdridge, who made two of her three three-pointers in the first half as SK took a 29-13 lead.
Renee Craft and Robin Ward had eight and seven points, respectively, for the Rams (12-0), who improved to 10-0 in conference.
Marlana Hinkley led the Indians with nine points.
Stamford (4-9) travels to Edmeston on Tuesday.
South Kortright 46, Stamford 24
SOUTH KORTRIGHT (12-0, 10-0): Courtenay Chambers 1 0-0 2, Amber Shortsleeve 2 0-0 4, Nikki Holdridge 7 3-5 20, Renee Craft 4 0-0 8, Cassie Howe 0 0-0 0, Ashley Moeller 0 1-2 1, Tallulah Guadagnino 2 0-0 4, Robin Ward 3 1-2 7, Sabrina Spaulding 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 19 5-9 46.
STAMFORD (4-9): Emily Hull 0 0-2 0, Marlana Hinkley 2 3-3 9, Cassie Ehrhart 1 1-1 3, Brittany Tompkins 0 0-0 0, Amy Galleazzi 0 0-0 0, Emily Rion 0 1-3 1, Hope Hager 0 0-0 0, Sommers Gaddis 2 0-1 4, Sara Barnes 2 2-2 7. TOTALS: 7 7-12 24.
South Kortright12 17 14 3 _ 46
Stamford5 8 5 6 _ 24
Three-point field goals: SK 3 (Holdridge 3); St 3 (Hinkley 2, Barnes). JV score: SK won.
Davenport 56, Roxbury 20
Senior Sam Meyerhoff scored a game-high 18 points and Kate Swantak contributed 13 to lead the Wildcats' Delaware League road victory.
"We went in trying to stop Meyerhoff and the rest of their girls stepped up in the first half," Roxbury coach Tom Sherwood said of half that ended with the Rockets trailing, 35-6.
Lauren Hotaling, Katie Brown and Brittany Chase had six points apiece for Davenport (10-2, 7-1).
Jenna Johnston had seven points for Roxbury (1-12, 1-10), which plays host to Gilboa on Feb. 2.
Davenport 56, Roxbury 20
DAVENPORT (10-2, 7-1): Jackie Gilley 2 0-0 4, Kate Swantak 5 3-3 13, Katie Brown 3 0-0 6, Lauren Hotaling 3 0-0 6, Rebecca Hotaling 1 1-2 3, Brittany Chase 2 2-4 6, Sam Meyerhoff 7 2-3 18. TOTALS: 23 8-12 56.
ROXBURY (1-12, 1-10): Rachel Meckes 1 0-0 2, Jenna Johnston 3 0-0 7, Raven Sprague 0 2-2 2, Kennedy Faraci 2 0-2 4, Paulina Cowan 0 0-0 0, Brittany Bell 2 1-2 5. TOTALS: 8 3-6 20.
Davenport16 19 9 12 _ 56
Roxbury2 4 8 6 _ 20
Three-point field goals: D 2 (Meyerhoff 2); R 1 (Johnston). JV score: Davenport won.
Margaretville 36, Gilboa 33
{"Sports agate regular"/}Michelle O'Reilly and Erica Faulkner combined for 26 of the visiting Blue Devils' 36 points in their Delaware League victory.
Faulkner had 19 rebounds to go along with 13 points. O'Reilly hit two three-pointers.
Jessica Caputo had eight points and Brooke Koerner grabbed 13 rebounds for the Wildcats (3-10), who were outscored, 11-4, in the fourth quarter.
Margaretville 36, Gilboa 33
MARGARETVILLE: Karla Nava 0 0-0 0, Genesis Quinones 0 0-0 0, Amy Filupeit 0 0-0 0, Danielle Hull 3 2-2 8, Michelle O'Reilly 5 1-2 13, Erica Faulkner 3 7-11 13, Erin Filupeit 0 0-0 0, Olivia Todd 1 0-0 2. TOTALS: 12 10-15 36.
GILBOA (3-10): Heather Cunninghan 1 0-3 2, Courtney Palmisano 1 0-0 2, Jessica Caputo 2 2-2 8, Jenna Danouski 3 0-0 7, Laura Potter 1 0-0 2, Jennifer Myers 0 0-0 0, Brooke Koerner 4 0-0 8, Kayla Coons 2 0-1 4, Ashley Goguen 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 14 2-6 33.
Margaretville11 4 10 11 _ 36
Gilboa4 10 15 4 _ 33
Three-point field goals: M 2 (O'Reilly); G 3 (Caputo 2, Danouski). JV Score: Gilboa won.
Andes 57, H-T 45
{"Sports agate regular"/}Mariah Ruff finished with 21 points, 10 steals, nine rebounds and a 4-for-4 show at the free throw line to lead the visiting Mountaineers in the Delaware League.
Karli Tait, who had 12 points, also went 4-for-4 from the line for Andes (6-5, 4-4), which finished 14-for-17.
Maureen Pesciotta had 12 points and 12 rebounds, and Denise Warren finished with 10 points for Hunter-Tannersville (3-8, 3-6), which hosts Cherry Valley-Springfield tonight.
Andes 57, Hunter-Tannersville 45
ANDES (6-5, 4-4): Ashley Terry 0 2-4 2, Mariah Ruff 8 4-4 21, Jenna Weaver 1 0-0 2, Gina Tait 4 0-0 8, Karli Tait 4 4-4 12, Kaitlin Mackay 1 2-3 4, Rachel Andrews 3 2-2 8. TOTALS: 21 14-17 57.
HUNTER-TANNERSVILLE (3-8, 3-6): Alex Natale 1 1-5 4, Maureen Pesciotta 5 2-3 12, Annie Butler 3 0-2 6, Leanna VanValkenburg 2 1-2 5, Denise Warren 4 2-4 10, Molly Constable 1 0-0 2, Amy Loucks 1 0-0 2. Katie Drao 1 1-2 3. Betty Jean D'Addario 0 1-6 1, Sheyenne Bell 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 18 8-24 45.
Andes14 19 16 8 _ 57
H-T7 9 15 14 _ 45
Three-point field goals: A 1 (Ruff); H 1 (Natale). JV score: H-T won.
Boys Basketball
Mt. Markham 65, Cooperstown 58
Half of sophomore Jeff Flynn's team-high 16 points came in the fourth quarter, when host Cooperstown narrowed a 13-point deficit to four, but the Redskins got no closer.
Cooperstown (7-6) fell to 3-3 in the Center State Conference.
"Everyone keeps saying you're young," said Cooperstown coach Dave Bertram, who played four sophomores the entire fourth quarter. "The other coach said after the game you're young and you're going to be good next year. I don't want to be good next year, I want to be good this year.
"We're right there," he continued. "Every single game we've lost has been by six points or fewer. We've had an opportunity to win every game, we're just not getting over the hump."
Kyle Liner and Michael Moakler contributed 10 points apiece for the Redskins, who host Waterville at 3:30 p.m. Saturday.
Mount Markham 65, Cooperstown 58
MOUNT MARKHAM: Troy Barrett 6 0-0 13, Matt Casale 2 4-6 9, Jack Caraher 4 6-12 15, Brad Niederlander 11 0-0 23, Josh Diehl 0 1-4 1, Tyler Curtain 1 2-4 4. TOTALS: 24 13-26 65.
COOPERSTOWN (7-6, 3-3): Jay Davine 1 4-4 6, Jeff Flynn 8 0-2 16, Brandon Lane 2 0-2 4, Jeremiah Ford 4 0-0 8, Kyle Liner 3 4-4 10, Tyler Hoke 1 0-0 2, Michael Moakler 5 0-0 10, Tanner Niedzialkowski 1 0-0 2. TOTALS: 25 8-12 58.
Mount Markham17 17 19 12 _ 65
Cooperstown16 12 12 18 _ 58
Three-point field goals: M 4 (Barrett, Casale, Caraher, Niederlander). JV score: Cooperstown won.
Wrestling
Unatego 43, Sidney 22
Unatego coach Vince Ruggiero went 1-1 on the day.
He watched his Spartans improve to 4-3 in the Midstate Athletic Conference and then had his daughter shave his head after the match.
"I said if we won five matches I'd do it," Ruggiero said of an agreement he had with his team to shave his head. "We're 4-3 and I told them a tournament would count. We won the Cuneen-Doane (in Walton), so the hair is gone. I've never been bald. It feels different."
Jake Jones and Dylan Barber earned pins for Unatego.
Jones pinned Austin Scott in 4:58 at 152 pounds and Barber needed 1:52 to pin Aeden Parsons at 215.
The Spartans (4-3) also received a 2-1 victory from Codie Nichols over Nicholas Jump at 135. Jump escaped in the second period for a 1-0 lead before Nichols answered with a takedown to make it 2-1.
Aaron Charles had a pin for Sidney, which along with Unatego will compete in the MAC Championships on Saturday at Delhi.
Unatego 43, Sidney 22
at Sidney; match started at 112
103 _ Scott Stafford (S) dec. Ryan Marszal, 9-0; 112 _ Austin Ryan (U) forfeit; 119 _ Lucas DeJoy (U) dec. Derek Northrop, 16-4; 125 _ Kevin Thayer (U) dec. Nathan Cutting, 17-8; 130 _ David Carman (U) dec. Paul Ferrante, 17-5; 135 _ Codie Nichols (U) dec. Nicholas Jump, 2-1; 140 _ Aaron Charles (S) pinned Kyle Rous, 3:15; 145 _ Leland Slawson (U) dec. Roberto Ojeda, 8-0; 152 _ Jake Jones (U) pinned Austin Scott, 4:58; 160 _ Alex Marrow (S) forfeit; 171 _ Nate McDonald (S) forfeit; 189 _ Connor Miller (U) forfeit; 215 _ Dylan Barber (U) pinned Aeden Parsons, 1:52.
Deposit 50, Delhi 16
Collin Ellis of Delhi earned a 10-0 decision over Tim Penso at 140 pounds, but the Bulldogs lost in the Midstate Athletic Conference.
Cody LaFever (189) and Nick Shaw (215) won by forfeit for Delhi (4-8, 4-3), which will host the MAC Championships at 10 a.m. Saturday.
Deposit 50, Delhi 16
at Delhi; match started at 140
103 _ Stephen McKee (Dep) pinned Nick Massuci, :29; 112 _ Tozhia Possemato (Dep) forfeit; 119 _ Josh Lobdell (Dep) dec. Joe Brown, 7-4; 125 _ Mike Ornick (Dep) dec. Justin Roberts, 5-2; 130 _ Cody Bronson (Dep) tech fall Garrett Ellis, 17-2 (5:45); 135 _ Aaron Plue (Dep) dec. Mike Neumann, 5-3; 140 _ Collin Ellis (Del) dec. Tim Penso, 10-0; 145 _ Anthony Cecere (Dep) pinned Bryan Ingram, 4:47; 152 _ Daren Wignall (Dep) pinned Shawn Neumann, 2:56; 160 _ Justin Bronson (Dep) pinned Pat Cobane, 5:21; 171 _ Derek Wignall (Dep) pinned J.J. Darling, 1:23; 189 _ Cody LaFever (Del) forfeit; 215 _ Nick Shaw (Del) forfeit.
JV score: Deposit, 12-0.
UV 33, Walton 30
Cody Marcinko's 8-2 win over Matt Rodriguez at 171 pounds sealed Unadilla Valley's Midstate Athletic Conference victory.
Walton answered with match-ending pins by Evan Boyd (189) and Travis Rathmell (215), who ended their matches in the second period.
It was Senior Night for the Storm, who completed their dual meet season. Senior Dylan Aikins won his final match at home by pin over Gabe Sikorski in 1:09 at 145. Classmate Tyler Peet won by forfeit.
Both teams will wrestle in the MAC Championships at 10 a.m. Saturday at Delhi.
UV 33, Walton 30
at Unadilla Valley; match started at 103
103 _ Tyler Olson (U) pinned Sam Miller, 2:24; 112 _ Lucas Lyons (U) forfeit; 119 _ No match; 125 _ Dustin Badger (U) forfeit; 130 _ Ray James (W) pinned Neilen Barker, 3:01; 135 _ Jimmy Copeland (W) pinned Zach Gramstad, 1:22; 140 _ Mike Beers (W) dec. Taylor Anderson, 3-0; 145 _ Dylan Aikins (U) pinned Gabe Sikorski, 1:09; 152 _ Tyler Peet (U) forfeit; 160 _ Dustin VanValkenburg (W) dec. Zach Montgomery, 7-2; 171 _ Cody Marcinko (U) dec. Matt Rodriguez, 8-2; 189 _ Evan Boyd (W) pinned Mike Anson, 3:00; 215 _ Travis Rathmell (W) pinned James Harrington, 2:28.
Swimming
A/B-G/H/S 85, Greene 85
Afton/Bainbridge-Guilford/Harpursville/Sidney coach Kevin Dietenbacher said his team ended Greene's 47- or 48-match winning streak in the Midstate Athletic Conference.
The Trojans needed to place 1-2 in the match-ending 400-yard free relay to forge the tie.
A/B-G/H/S' Kevin Bullis swam season-best times in winning the 50 free (25.29 seconds) and the 100 breaststroke (1:15.22). Bullis also swam legs on his team's winning 200 medley and 200 free relay teams.
Kurt Rogler contributed victories in the 100 free (1:00.15) and the 100 backstroke (1:11.25), and swam on both winning relays.
A/B-G/H/S (4-5-1) is 3-2-1 in conference.
Both teams will compete in the MAC Championships a week from today at Greene.
A/B-G/H/S 85, Greene 85
at Afton
200 medley relay: A (Kurt Rogler, Kevin Bullis, Shane Schneidau, Rob McLean) 1:57.54. 200 free: A. Trass (G) 2:04.44. 200 IM: Shane Schneidau (A) 2:32.36. 50 free: Kevin Bullis (A) 25.29. 100 butterfly: G. Flanagan (G) 1:04.69. 100 free: Kurt Rogler (A) 1:00.15. 500 free: A. Trass (G) 5:58.39. 200 free relay: A (Kurt Rogler, Shane Schneidau, Kevin Bullis, Rob McLean) 1:45.81. 100 backstroke: Kurt Rogler (A) 1:11.25. 100 breaststroke: Keving Bullis (A) 1:15.22. 400 free relay: G (R. Ludwig, D. Sevey, G. Flanagan, A. Trass) 4:00.06.
Cooperstown 55, S-E 46
David Bonderoff set a school record in the 200-yard individual medley and helped Coopestown's 200 free relay team to a school mark during the visiting Redskins' Midstate Athletic Conference win.
Bonderoff won the 200 IM in 2:18.11, nearly a second faster than the previous record. He joined Will Reis, Caleb Edmonds and Todd Mayton on the relay that touched in 1:41.53, which beat the previous record of 1:41.89.
Mayton contributed victories in the 50 free (24.61) and the 100 free (54.27).
Cooperstown finished the regular season at 5-4. It will compete in the MAC Championships a week from today at Greene.
Cooperstown 55, S-E 46
at Sherburne-Earlville
200 medley relay: S-E (Andrew Lopota, Mike Harloft, Eric Whitney, Eric Muth) 2:00.70. 200 free: Will Reis (C) 2:10.64. 200 IM: David Bonderoff (C) 2:18.11 (school record; old record 2:19.00). 50 free: Todd Mayton (C) 24.61. Diving: Tim Foller (C) N/A. 100 butterfly: Eric Whitney (S) 1:05.36. 100 free: Todd Mayton (C) 54.27. 500 free: Gavin Lopata (S) 6:32.78. 200 free relay: Cooperstown (David Bonderoff, Will Reis, Caleb Edmonds, Todd Mayton) 1:41.53 (school record; old record 1:41.89). 100 backstroke: David Bonderoff (C) 1:04.24. 100 breaststroke: Caleb Edmonds (C) 1:18.94. 400 free relay: Cooperstown (Will Reis, Evan King, Eric Mebust, Todd Mayton) 4:01.48.
Bowling
at Holiday Lanes
Dan Hodne rolled a personal-best 693 series to lead host Oneonta High to a 5-0 boys sweep of Windsor in the Southern Tier Athletic Conference.
Hodne's series included a match-high 254 in his last game, which followed a 212 and a 227.
"In terms of a strike ball, he's probably got the best one on the whole team," said OHS coach Pat Muller, whose boys improved to 7-6. "He's been sort of inconsistent this year, but he was pretty consistent today."
Joey Balnis and Cameron Critti contributed a 214 and a 213, respectively.
Stephanie Rathbun's 577 series included games of 222 and 216 to pace Oneonta's girls in a 4-1 win. Caryn Balnis had a 185 for Oneonta's girls (9-4).
OHS travels to Plaza Lanes on Jan. 29 for a STAC match against host Norwich.
at Holiday Lanes
Boys: Oneonta 5, Windsor 0
Windsor (2,659): Tim Gaige 217; Mike Furch 204.
Oneonta (2,809): Cameron Critti 213; Joey Balnis 214; Dan Hodne 212, 227, 254 _ 693.
JV boys: Windsor, 5-0.
Girls: Oneonta 4, Windsor 1
Windsor (2,257): Shaina Woolbaugh 192, 192, 181 _ 565.
Oneonta (2,475): Caryn Balnis 185; Stephanie Rathbun 216, 222 _ 577.
JV girls: Windsor, 5-0.
