Staff Report
Note to Southern Tier Athletic Conference girls basketball coaches: Don't leave Sienna Wisse open this season.
Junior guard Wisse hit four three-point field goals Wednesday en route to a game-high 19 points as host Oneonta High started its season with a 67-13 rout of Susquehanna Valley in the first round of the Anthony C. Drago Tournament.
The game doubled as the STAC opener for both teams.
"We got off to a great start and shot the ball unbelievably well in the first quarter," said OHS coach Bob Zeh, who added that Wisse opened the scoring with her first of three three-pointers in the first period. "She took like two steps and nobody was on her, so she shot it. First shot of the season, swish. It seems like you'd know who she is."
A Second Team Class B all-state pick last season, Wisse scored 11 points in the first quarter as OHS jumped to a 21-4 advantage. Wisse also earned Daily Star First Team All-Star honors last season for the defending Section Four Class B champion Jackets, who outscored SV, 17-0, in the fourth period.
Erin Wolstenholme contributed 15 points and Katie Bredin had nine for OHS, which advanced to the Drago final against Gloversville at 8 p.m. Saturday.
"Wolstenholme played steadily the whole game," said Zeh, whose program finished 25-1 last season after falling, 39-35, to Nanuet in the Class B state championship game. "We have a number of people who can score. I think we have at least four players capable of scoring in double figures every night, so that should make us tough to defend."
Gloversville defeated Vestal in overtime, 63-58, in Wednesday's other Drago opener. Vestal will play the Sabers in the Drago consolation game at 6:30 p.m. Saturday.
Oneonta 67, SV 13
DRAGO TOURNAMENT
Wednesday's first round at OHS
SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY (0-1, 0-1): Rebecca Drake 0 0-0 0, Sarah Haskell 0 1-2 1, Allison Haskell 1 1-4 3, Kelli Bunker 0 0-0 0, Kathy Dunn 0 0-1 0, Kaylin Coe 1 0-2 2, Jamie Drake 3 1-2 7. TOTALS: 5 3-11 13.
ONEONTA (1-0, 1-0): Karsen Shultz 1 0-0 2, Katie Bredin 4 0-0 9, Dani Nicosia 2 1-1 6, Seneca Baldwin 0 0-0 0, Jenn Dilello 1 0-0 2, Lesley Harlem 2 0-0 4, Kasondra Hughes 2 0-0 4, Erin Wolstenholme 7 0-0 15, Val Ridgway 3 0-0 6, Sienna Wisse 6 3-4 19. TOTALS: 28 4-5 67.
Susquehanna Valley4 4 5 0 _ 13
Oneonta21 15 14 17 _ 67
Three-point field goals: O 7 (Wisse 4, Wolstenholme, Nicosia, Bredin).
Other first-round varsity game: Gloversville 63, Vestal 58, OT.
JV score: Oneonta def. SV.
Jefferson 63, Gilboa 31
Bess Slicer scored a season-high 25 points Tuesday to lead Jefferson in the championship game of the Hunter-Tannersville Booster Club Tournament.
"She's in the middle for us and she's just really active," Jefferson coach John Toroni said of tournament MVP Slicer, who scored 16 points in a 51-14 first-round thumping of H-T to open the season. "She had two huge games for us."
Vanessa Speenburgh hit three three-pointers in a 13-point outing for the J-Hawks (2-0), who received 11 points from all-tournament selection Chelsea Martin.
Courtney Palmisano had 10 points to pace the Wildcats (1-1), who placed Jessica Caputo and Jenna Danouski on the all-tournament team.
Although Jefferson played two Delaware League rivals in the tournament, neither game counted in the conference standings.
The J-Hawks, who outscored Gilboa, 27-4, in the fourth quarter, begin their DL schedule this Wednesday at Andes.
Jefferson 63, Gilboa 31
H-T BOOSTER TOURNAMENT
Tuesday's Championship
GILBOA (1-1): Heather Cunningham 0 1-4 1, Courtney Palmisano 4 1-3 10, Jessica Caputo 1 0-2 2, Jenna Danouski 1 1-2 3, Laura Potter 4 0-0 8, Jennifer Myers 0 0-0 0, Ashley Wagner 0 0-0 0, Brooke Koerner 0 0-0 0, Kayla Coons 2 0-2 5, Ashley Goguen 1 0-0 2. TOTALS 13 3-13 31.
JEFFERSON (2-0): Kristen Starheim 0 0-0 0, Chelsea Martin 4 3-3 11, Dani All 0 0-0 0, Amy Thonnesen 1 0-0 2, Bess Slicer 11 3-5 25, Vanessa Speenburgh 3 4-4 13, Alyssa Jonker 5 2-2 12. TOTALS: 24 12-14 63.
Gilboa8 6 13 4 _ 31
Jefferson8 16 12 27 _ 63
Three-point field goals: G 2 (Palmisano, Coons); J 3 (Speenburgh 3).
Tournament MVP: Bess Slicer, Jefferson.
All-Tournament Team: Chelsea Martin, Jefferson; Jessica Caputo, Gilboa; Jenna Danouski, Gilboa; Alex Natale, Hunter-Tannersville; Marlana Hinkley, Stamford.
Gilboa 40, Stamford 34
Jessica Caputo and Jenna Danouski scored 12 points apiece Monday to lead Gilboa to a first-round victory in the Hunter-Tannersville Booster Club Tournament.
Danouski (10 steals) scored all 12 of her points in the second half for the Wildcats, who took an 8-7 lead into halftime.
"A lot of it in the first half was a lot of first-game jitters," said Gilboa coach David Hotzler, whose team is off until a Dec. 8 game at Davenport. "Both teams got their offenses going in the second half."
Sara Barnes had 12 points to pace Stamford, which went on to beat H-T, 42-29, in Tuesday's consolation game.
Gilboa 40, Stamford 34
H-T BOOSTER TOURNAMENT
Monday's First Round
GILBOA (1-0): Heather Cunningham 0 0-0 0, Jessica Caputo 4 3-3 12, Jenna Danouski 6 0-0 12, Laura Potter 2 0-0 4, Jennifer Myers 0 0-0 0, Ashley Wagner 0 0-0 0, Brooke Koerner 2 1-2 5, Kayla Coons 0 2-2 2, Ashley Goguen 2 1-2 5. TOTALS 16 7-9 40.
STAMFORD (0-1): Emily Hull 1 2-2 4, Marlana Hinkley 0 3-8 3, Cassie Ehrhart 4 0-1 8, Brittany Tompkins 0 2-3 2, Amy Galleazzi 1 1-3 3, Hope Hager 0 0-0 0, Sara Barnes 4 3-4 12, Jessica Freer 1 0-0 2. TOTALS 11 11-21 34.
Gilboa5 3 14 18 _ 40
Stamford2 5 13 14 _ 34
Three-point field goals: G 1 (Caputo); S 1 (Barnes).
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Ernie Davis Classic
A failed two-point conversion resulted in a 7-6 loss for the East team in the 20th annual Ernie Davis Classic on Wednesday at Union-Endicott's Ty Cobb Stadium.
U-E's Jordan Thomas scored the East's points on a 1-yard touchdown run with less than seven minutes to play but was stopped short on the two-point try as the West held on for the victory.
Travis French from Newark Valley put the West ahead, 6-0, with a 1-yard TD run in the second quarter. Elmira Southside's Mike Weaver followed with what turned out to be the decisive extra point.
The East's roster for Section Four's senior showcase included Bainbridge-Guilford's Justin Pepper and Ethan Mazzarella; Oneonta's Doug DiMartin and Kasey Hogan; Unadilla Valley/Edmeston's John Lopez; Unatego's Evan Kiss; and Walton's Phil Hanley and Evan Boyd.
