Bears finish third

Saturday Results Girls Basketball

CHITTENANGO 64, AUBURN 62 » A monster, 27-point third quarter propelled Chittenango to a third place finish at its holiday tournament with a narrow win over Auburn. Ally Shoemaker fell two assists shy of a triple-double, posting 18 points, 10 boards and eight assists while leading Chittenango to a 64-62 victory.

Friday Results Girls Basketball

ONEIDA 43, CHITTENANGO 40 » The last time Oneida and Chittenango met, Oneida blew the Bears out 72-49 at home. Friday, the script was much different as Chittenango battled Oneida down to the wire, but clutch shooting from Lauren Skibitski and Sydney Lusher in the final moments of the game helped Oneida prevail 43-40. Oneida went down 37-36 with oneminute to go when Skibitski drilled her third 3-pointer of the night from the top of the key to put Oneida up 39-37 with 37 seconds left. Sydney Lusher then knocked down two free throws for Oneida giving them a 41-37 edge. Alivia Narolis came down and hit a 3 to bring Chittenango to within one, but Lusher sealed the contest with two more free throws sending Oneida to the championship game.

Ella Rainbow and Julianna Cavanagh paced Oneida throughout the game with 11 points each,

while Ally Shoemaker led Chittenango and all scorers with 13 points to go with 13 boards.

ONEIDA 43, CHITTENANGO 40

at Chittenango Oneida 6 14 10 13 - 43 Chitt 9 8 13 10 - 40 Oneida (2-1, 5-1): Ella Rainbow 11, Sydney Lusher 7, Lauren Skibitksi 10, Anna Hood 2, Julianna Cavanagh 11, Gabby Cafalone 2. Chitt (1-4, 2-6): McKenzie Dahlin 4, Ally Shoemaker 13, Cassidy Kelly 8, Emily Moon 12, Sydney Bennett 3, Alivia Narolis 3.

Thursday Results Boys Basketball

FULTON 38, CAMDEN 25 » Camden was unable to recover from a slow-start after scoring just two points in the first quarter of Thursday’s holiday championship against Fulton. Fulton outscored Camden 23-8 in the first half and held off a Camden comeback for the championship of Camden’s holiday tournament. Jason Knopp led all scorers with 17 Wyatt points Palmer for Fulton led Camden while with seven points.

FULTON 38, CAMDEN 25

at Camden Fulton 12 11 7 8 - 38 Camden 2 6 11 6 - 25

Fulton: Jason Knopp 17, Cole Green 3, Jake Ely 5, Jake Gugula 8, Ryan Gugula 3, Ryan Sheffield 2. Camden (0-2, 2-6): Colin Stace 4, Carter Steria 6, Wyatt Palmer 7, Tim Cook 1, Josh Leos 5, Josh Ott 2.

MADISON 63, UTICA ACAD-

EMY OF SCIENCE 53 » Madison advanced to the title game of its own holiday tournament with a 10-point, 63-53 win over Utica Academy of Science. The two-headed attack of Spencer Haviland and Sam Matteson proved effective again for the Blue Devils as the pair led all scorers with 24 and 19, respectively. RichardWilliams paced the Utica Academy of Science attack with 12. MADISON ENCE 53 63, UTICA ACADEMY OF SCI

at Madison UAS 11 10 18 14 - 53 Madison 11 17 18 17 - 63 UAS: LaMarcus Merchant 11, Richard Williams 12, Dekwan Grant 11, Ryan Maddox 2, David Henderson 5, Jordan Donato 4, Shamar Mills 5. Madison (3-0, 7-1): Colton Stone 8, Spencer Haviland 24, Dawson Eckrich 3, Ethan Snyder 9, Sam Matteson 19.

HAMILTON63, STOCKBRIDGE

VALLEY 38 » Ryan Rutledge netted 23 points and hauled in 14 rebounds for a double-double to lead Hamilton past Stockbridge Valley in the Madison Holiday Tournament. Dylan Anderson led Stockbridge with 23 points.

HAMILTON 63, STOCKBRIDGE VALLEY 38

at Madison Hamilton 11 13 30 9 - 63 Stockbridge 6 7 7 18 - 38 Hamilton (4-1, 6-1): Sean Hunt 12, Ryan Hunt 7, Erik Geier 7, Ryan Rutledge 23, Mark Dunckel 2, Gabe Trontoski 4, Colin Fadale 2, Tarik Cigeroglu 6. Stockbridge (0-2, 1-5): Andrew Renner 7, Dylan Anderson 23, Joshua Wagner 2, Andrew Wilson 2, Jared Couture 3.

Girls Basketball

GILBERTSVILLE-MT. UPTON 41, HAMILTON40 » Hamilton fell just shy of its first win of the season, falling to Gilbertsville-Mt. Union in the third place game of the Unandilla Valley Holiday Tournament. Ashley LaRuffa scored 10 to lead Hamilton and Beth Belanger hauled in 14 rebounds, but the Emerald Knights fell to G-MU by a point, 41-40.

GILBERTSVILLE-MT. UPTON 41, HAMILTON 40

at Unandilla Valley Hamilton 7 11 13 9 - 40 G-MU 13 6 9 13 - 41 Hamilton (0-3, 0-7): Lauren Rodriguez 2, Kerrigan Kelly 6, Emma Basher 6, Beth Belanger 14, Lauren LaRuffa 6, Ashley LaRuffa 10. G-MU: Marena Zaczek 2, Madolin Lull 15, Alyssa Zaczek 6, Kaitlyn Fuller 10, Scarlett Newman 6, Meredith Hammond 2. MADISON 53, MORRISVILLEEATON 43 » A 12-5 Madison run in the second quarter was the difference in a contest between the Blue Devils and visiting MorrisvilleEaton as Madison defeated M-E 53-43. Christa Usborne dropped a game-high 20 points, followed my teammate MaryEllen Coleman with 17. Hannah Baird led M-E with 14.

MADISON 53, MORRISVILLE-EATON 43

at Madison M-E 15 5 13 10 - 43 Madison 16 12 12 13 - 53 M-E (0-1, 2-6): Hannah Baird 14, McKenzie Sternburg 4, Erika Doroshenko 2, Grace Heitzman 9, Morgan Phillips 9, Grace Mbaga 4, Kirsten Grabow 2, Jordyn Younglove 4. Madison (3-1, 5-2): Kayla Usborne 6, Kayla Still 2, Ashley Mayne 2, Kierston Abrams 2, Christa Usborne 20, Jordan Mayne 4, MaryEllen Coleman 17.