Unadilla Valley Holiday Tournament

Sherburne-Earlville 46, Norwich 45

NEW BERLIN – After a two-day stay in Section IV, Sherburne-Earlville returns to its league in Section III with its perfect record (11-0) still intact after nudging past Norwich in the finals of the UV Holiday Tournament Thursday.

Drew Doscher hit a three ball on the left wing with two minutes to play to raise the S-E lead to 44-40, and Jon Pinney netted a driving layup a minute later to make it a six-point edge.

Norwich had its chances forcing two S-E turnovers out of its full-court press in the final minute Robert Martin hit a three-pointer, and Amos Parry sunk two free throws with 23.7 seconds remaining.

Following the second S-E turnover, Norwich got off a shot from just inside the three-point lane that was off the mark with three seconds left.

“We were able to beat two teams, Sidney and Norwich, that are probably two of the more respected programs in our area,” said S-E coach Kevin Vibbard. “That bodes well for us the rest of the year because those are two really good teams.”