Girls’ Basketball

Sherburne-Earlville 68, Bainbridge-Guilford 63 (2 OT)

SHERBURNE – Sherburne-Earlville overcame a nine-point deficit to begin the fourth quarter, and outlasted Bainbridge-Guilford in double overtime, Saturday in the S-E Tournament championship game.

Tourney MVP Caitlynn Adams scored a career-high 30 points, and her steal and layup with 42 seconds left in the second extra period pushed the margin to 66-63. All-Tournament selection, Bridget Irwin, tacked on two late free throws, and Irwin just missed a triple-double, scoring 16 points, grabbing 14 rebounds, and dishing out nine assists. Adams added 13 boards.

“This game was kind of a test to see how we would respond to that type of situation (down nine points),” said S-E coach Karen Mulligan. “We kept digging in and digging in. Give B-G credit, they’re scrappy and tough.”

The Bobcats (2-2) shook off a slow start in which S-E grabbed an 18-9 first-quarter lead, and actually led 30-26 at halftime. Randi Conway and Corrine Riegel had three-pointers in the third quarter extending the lead to 45-36.

Conway led B-G with 19 points before fouling out. Riegel added 17, and Chelsi Rosa scored 15 points and pulled down 19 rebounds. Two other Bobcats fouled out during the overtime periods.

“We moved the ball well and that gave us good shot opportunities,” said B-G coach Bob Conway of his team’s turnaround in the middle quarters. “(Three players fouling out) hurt us, but Corinne Riegel played great in the overtime periods.”