Evening Sun Report

Girls’ Basketball

Norwich 53, Chenango Forks 44

NORWICH – Norwich’s offense began to click in the fourth quarter, and an 8-0 run in the middle of the last period allowed the Tornado to shake Chenango Forks, and win for the third straight time on Tuesday.

Chenango Forks’ Raychel Shannon put back her own miss cutting Norwich’s lead to 36-33. Bryn Loomis started Norwich’s spurt with a layup, Sophie Stewart converted two layups off Loomis passes, and Molly DeMellier hit a spot-up 19-footer from the right corner giving Norwich a 44-33 lead with about 2 1/2 minutes to play.

Later in the quarter, Tatyana Ithier banked in a three-pointer, and Loomis had a driving layup after a foul that she converted into a traditional three-point play. “We had a lot of trouble throughout the game turning the ball over,” said Norwich coach Josh Bennett. “We finally starting executing well (on offense) versus their zone.”

DeMellier led Norwich (6-4) with 14 points, Hannah Runyon scored 13, and Loomis had 10 in the victory. “I’m very proud of my kids for gutting it out and making plays when they needed to,” Bennett said.

CF: Kelsey Heller, 0; MacKenzie Faughnan, 1 0-0-2; Raychel Shannon, 7 6-8-22; Lauren Guth, 2 1-4-5; Hunter Fuller, 0; Kassondra Kenson, 0 0-1-0; Michaela Transue, 2 5-7-9; Brandi Foster, 3 0-0-6; Stevie Davall, 0. Totals: 15 12-20-44.