Bess Slicer and Vanessa Speenburgh led Jefferson to a 51-14 girls basketball victory over the host school in a first-round game of the Hunter-Tannersville Booster Club Tournament on Monday.
It marked the season-opener for both teams.
Slicer scored 16 points and Speenburgh contributed 15 for the J-Hawks, who bolted to a 21-6 halftime lead.
"They're very big," H-T coach Jeff Friedman said of Jefferson. "They definitely won the rebounding battle. Between solid defense and that rebounding advantage they just slowly but surely picked us apart."
Chelsea Martin and Alyssa Jonker chipped in eight points apiece for Jefferson, which will play Gilboa at 8 tonight in the title game. Gilboa defeated Stamford, 40-34, in the other first-round game.
Messages left at the home and cell phones of Gilboa coach David Hotzler were not returned Monday night.
Alex Natale had five points to lead H-T, which will play Stamford in the consolation game at 6:30 tonight.
Jefferson 51, H-T 14
HUNTER-TANNERSVILLE TOURNAMENT
First round
JEFFERSON (1-0): Kristen Starheim 1 0-0 2, Chelsea Martin 3 0-0 8, Dani All 1 0-0 2, Bess Slicer 7 2-6 16, Vanessa Speenburgh 5 3-4 15, Alyssa Jonker 4 0-0 8, Taylor Cammer 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 21 5-10 51.
HUNTER-TANNERSVILLE (0-1): Alex Natale 2 1-2 5, Maureen Pesciotta 0 3-8 3, Annie Butler 1 0-2 2, Leanna VanValkenburg 1 0-0 2, Krystal Plattner 1 0-0 2, Denise Warren 0 0-0 0, Molly Constable 0 0-0 0, Toniann Morabito 0 0-0 0, Amy Loucks 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 5 4-12 14.
Jefferson13 8 8 22 _ 51
Hunter-Tannersville2 4 7 1 _ 14
Three-point field goals: J 4 (Martin 2, Speenburgh 2). JV scores: H-T defeated Cherry Valley-Springfield; Schenevus defeated Jefferson.
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Cameron Critti rolled a 227 game en route to a 591 series as host Oneonta High earned a 3-2 Southern Tier Athletic Conference boys victory over Chenango Valley.
Dan Hodne contributed a 213 game for the Yellowjackets (1-1).
The OHS girls beat the Warriors, 4-1, to improve to 1-1. Missy Krajcovic had a team-best 192 game for OHS.
The Yellowjackets host Susquehanna Valley on Monday.
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Boys: Oneonta 3, CV 2
Chenango Valley (2,589): None.
Oneonta (2,654): Dan Hodne 213; Cameron Critti 227, 591.
JV score: Oneonta, 5-0.
Girls: Oneonta 4, Chenango Valley 1
Chenango Valley (2,174): Mikayla Cook 222, 547.
Oneonta (2,274): Missy Krajcovic 192.
JV score: Oneonta, 4-1.
