Girls’ Basketball

Chenango Valley 61, Norwich 47

NORWICH – Norwich’s offense hit a sustained dry spell in the second half, and Chenango Valley guard, Caitlin Roberts, caught fire from three-point land as the Warriors pulled away for the victory on Saturday afternoon.

Roberts hit two three-pointers in the third quarter turning a one-point halftime lead into a 48-38 lead entering the fourth quarter. Roberts’ last trifecta came with 2:22 left, and put any Norwich comeback hopes to rest extending the margin to 59-42.

“We had watched Roberts in two other games, and she was not making those shots,” said Norwich coach Josh Bennett. “What are you supposed to do?”

CV also hurt Norwich on the offensive boards in the second half, especially forwards Khylah Moss and Mikala King. Moss had a team-high 18 points, while King added 16 markers.

Norwich matched CV nearly point for point in the first half. Hannah Runyon scored 15 of her 20 points in the opening half, and Hailey Dietrich scored three baskets in the second quarter as NHS trailed 32-31.

“I don’t know what it is about the second half,” Bennett said. “We seem to go through a two- or three-minute lull. We have to find a way to get through that.”