Here we go again.
Opening-round victories in the Section Four Class C Tournament by Unatego and Sidney on Tuesday means the two Midstate Athletic Conference boys basketball teams will meet for the third time during the 2011-12 season.
Dan Shelton scored 13 of his game-high 21 points in the opening quarter of second-seeded Unatego's 75-63 triumph over MAC rival Greene, who visited the Spartans as the 15th seed.
Mike Ward finished with 13 points to lead seventh-seeded Sidney to a 46-37 victory over No. 10 Oxford, which also plays in the MAC.
The Spartans and the Warriors will play for the second time in less than a week when they meet for a sectional quarterfinal at 7 p.m. Friday at Unatego.
Unatego is 2-0 against Sidney this season, following a 55-43 regular-season victory in January with a 43-39 win Saturday in the MAC championship game at Oneonta State.
Unatego 75, Greene 63
Shelton's first-quarter spurt helped host Unatego (18-1) to a 24-12 lead after one quarter as the Spartans cruised to a first-round sectional win over Greene (8-10).
Shelton also grabbed eight rebounds for state-ranked Unatego, which got 16 points and 13 rebounds from Travis Woods. Phil Youngs contributed 15 points and seven assists for the Spartans.
Ryan Borst had 18 points to pace Greene, which received 17 from Dan Treadwell and 11 from Sam Adams.
Unatego 75, Greene 63
SECTION FOUR CLASS C
First Round
15-GREENE (8-10): Justin Ekstrom 0 2-3 2, Zach Wentlent 3 0-0 6, Sam Adams 5 1-1 11, Jeff Carlin 2 0-0 4, Ryan Borst 7 3-5 18, Mike Washburn 0 0-0 0, Jeremy Flohr 0 0-0 0, Brandon Davis 1 1-2 3, Andy Walker 0 2-2 2, Dan Treadwell 6 3-4 17. TOTALS: 24 12-17 63.
2-UNATEGO (18-1): David VanAlstine 1 0-2 2, Kellen Komenda 1 0-1 2, Alex White 0 0-0 0, Tyler Butler 3 0-0 7, Phil Youngs 5 5-5 15, Dan Kleeschulte 0 0-0 0, Dan Shelton 10 0-0 21, Troy White 0 0-0 0, Jeff Witt 0 0-0 0, Travis Woods 7 2-4 16, Quinn Barnhart 4 1-2 9, Nick Becht 1 1-2 3. TOTALS: 32 9-16 75.
Greene ..... 12 17 14 20 _ 63
Unatego ..... 24 16 17 18 _ 75
Three-point field goals: G 3 (Treadwell 2, Borst); U 2 (Butler, Shelton).
Sidney 46, Oxford 37
Hunter Sowersby came off the bench to score all seven of his points in the fourth quarter, helping Sidney break a 30-all tie en route to a first-round win in the Section Four Class C Tournament.
"We had gotten a little stagnant on offense, so we made some changes on offense and it worked for us," Sidney coach Mike Brazee said. "Hunter came off the bench and was a big help to us."
The Warriors went 7-for-9 from the foul line in the fourth quarter to secure the victory. Sidney finished 12-for-16 at the free throw line, where Oxford (10-9) shot 2-for-6.
Andrew Golden scored a game-high 14 points to lead Oxford/
Ward had 13 points and Bill Kozak scored 11 to lead Sidney, which plays at No. 2 Unatego in a quarterfinal Friday.
Sidney 46, Oxford 37
SECTION FOUR CLASS C
First Round
10-OXFORD (10-9): Justin Schray 3 0-0 6, Ryan Moore 2 1-2 5, Andrew Golden 6 0-0 14, Paul Wonka 0 0-2 0, Kevin Davis 0 0-0 0, Cameron Heggie 1 1-2 4, Eric Dilfer 4 0-0 8. TOTALS: 16 2-6 37.
7-SIDNEY (12-6): Hunter Sowersby 2 2-2 7, Jesse Snowden 0 0-0 0, Damian Zimmer 4 0-0 8, Jon Wingate 1 0-0 2, Mike Ward 4 5-5 13, Bill Kozak 3 4-6 11, Brandon Walters 0 0-0 0, Mike Cruz 1 1-2 3, Joe Matzel 1 0-0 2. TOTALS: 16 12-15 46.
Oxford ..... 9 14 7 7 _ 37
Sidney ..... 11 12 7 16 _ 46
Three-point field goals: O 3 (Golden 2, Heggie); S 2 (Kozak, Sowersby).
Union Springs 56, B-G 50
Austin Bauerle fell a rebound shy of a double-double and Brooks Harmon scored a team-best 20 points, but Bainbridge-Guilford's season ended in the opening round of the Section Four Class C Tournament.
Bauerle had 14 points, nine rebounds and five assists for the Bobcats, who fell into a 32-23 hole at halftime.
"They were pretty good inside," B-G coach Greg Warren said. "We were having a problem shutting them down in the interior."
Eighth-seeded B-G (11-8) also had problems stopping McKenzie Brady, a 6-foot-4 guard who scored a game-high 23 points for ninth-seeded Union Springs (10-8).
"He's a good shooter and has good size," said Warren, whose team also gave up 18 points to Mitch Hares.
Harmon hit four three-pointers and had five steals for the Bobcats, who played the first half without team scoring leader Ryan Porter. Warren said the move was a coach's decision.
"He didn't do something stupid or anything like that," Warren said of Porter, who entered the game averaging 17.4 points but finished with a season-low six points.
Porter, who scored all six of his points in the fourth quarter, also grabbed seven rebounds.
Union Springs 56, B-G 50
SECTION FOUR CLASS C
First Round
9-UNION SPRINGS (10-8): McKenzie Brady 10 3-5 23, Mitch Hares 8 1-5 18, Steven Hewitt 3 0-2 7, Nick Tabone 0 1-2 1, Kyle Milliman 3 0-0 7. TOTALS: 24 5-14 56.
8-BAINBRIDGE-GUILFORD (11-8): Ben Miritsch 0 0-0 0, Lucas Butcher 0 0-0 0, Tim Walts 0 0-0 0, Corbin Palmer 4 0-2 8, Nick Gronowski 0 0-0 0, Ryan Porter 2 2-2 6, Austin Bauerle 6 0-0 14, Brooks Harmon 7 2-2 20, Ray Frederick 1 0-0 2, Dalton Johnson 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 20 4-6 50.
Union Springs ..... 16 16 10 14 _ 56
Bainbridge-Guilford ..... 12 11 14 13 _ 50
Three-point field goals: U 3 (Hewitt, Hares, Milliman); B 6 (Bauerle 2, Harmon 4).
Groton 76, Unadilla Valley 41
Keegan Donovan scored 19 of his game-high 30 points in a 28-6 first quarter for top-seeded Groton (16-1), which rolled to a home victory in a sectional opener against No. 16 Unadilla Valley (8-10).
Donovan's first-quarter scoring spree included five of his six three-pointers.
"He was at least three to four feet from behind the arc, just pulling up for jumpshots," UV coach Matt Osborne said of Donovan, who had 22 points at halftime. "They had to shoot at least 90-percent from the floor in the first quarter.
The Indians (16-1) will host a quarterfinal against No. 9 Union Springs at 7 p.m. Friday. Both teams play in the Interscholastic Athletic Conference.
Taj McKnight contributed 13 points for the Indians, who took a 52-15 lead into halftime.
Justin Hofer finished with 13 points, seven steals and seven blocks for MAC-affiliate Unadilla Valley, which got nine points from Brandon Miles.
Groton 76, Unadilla Valley 41
SECTION FOUR CLASS C
First Round
16-UNADILLA VALLEY (8-10): Justin Hofer 5 3-6 13, Brandon Miles 4 0-0 9, Jesse Ranger 0 0-0 0, Brett Smith 0 0-0 0, Jack Wilcox 2 4-4 8, Kurt Haycook 0 0-0 0, Nate Mackey 1 3-4 5, Nate Shackelton 1 1-2 3, Gunnar Sheldon 0 0-0 0, David Anderson 1 2-5 4, Kevin Thomas 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 13 13-21 41.
1-GROTON (16-1): Bryan Chaffee 2 1-2 5, Brett Conger 2 3-3 7, Keegan Donovan 11 2-4 30, Donnie Evener 0 0-0 0, Chris Graham 3 0-0 6, Mike Grieger 2 0-0 5, Chris Larson 0 0-0 0, Taj McKnight 4 5-6 13, Michael Medina 1 0-2 2, Brandon Pollack 0 0-0 0, Kyle Shaw 0 0-0 0, Damian Young 2 4-4 8. TOTALS: 27 15-21 76.
Unadilla Valley ..... 6 9 14 12 _ 41
Groton ..... 28 24 20 4 _ 76
Three-point field goals: U 1 (Miles); G 7 (Donovan 6, Grieger).
