Sidney 37, Oxford 32

SIDNEY – Oxford’s furious fourth-quarter rally fell a few points short as the Blackhawks fell to Sidney on Thursday evening.

The Blackhawks scored just four points in the first half - none in the second quarter - and finished out the first two quarters shooting 2-for-33 from the field.

Sidney led by four at the break, extended the margin to 12 at the end of three, and led by as many as 16 points in the second half as Oxford managed just 12 points through three quarters.

“We were able to fight back to make it a one-possession game with under a minute to play,” said Oxford coach Chris Palmer.

Oxford closed a 12-point deficit to start to fourth to 28-27 after a Madalyn Barrows three-pointer.

Sidney stretched the lead back to six, 33-27, after an Emma Simmons layup, a Simmons free throw, and an Ava Cirigliano deuce.

Barrows led Oxford’s final push hitting another 3, followed by an Ava Benjamin bucket that made it 34-32.

Sidney made it a two-possession game with less than 10 seconds to play following a Courtney Mondore basket.

“I’m very proud of our team for competing to the end,” Palmer said.  “We were a little out of synch; however, we have to give credit to Sidney for making things difficult.”

Oxford (6-4):  Madalyn Barrows 19, Ella Kelsey 7, Ava Benjamin 2, Bailey Chesebro 2, Taegan Manwarren 2. Totals:  FG-13, FT 1-2-32

Sidney:  Ava Cirigliano 14, Emma Simmons 12, Courtney Mondore 6, Makayla Bales 3, Anna Tomeo 2. Totals:  FG-16, FT 4-11-37.

Score by quarters

Oxford    4   0  8   20--32

Sidney   2   6  16  13--37

Three-point goals:   Sidney 1 (Simmons). Oxford 5 (Barrows 4, Kelsey).

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Walton 58, Unadilla Valley 28

WALTON – Walton cashed in on seven three-pointers, and held an 18-point advantage from behind the three-point line in Thursday’s home victory over Unadilla Valley (2-8).

Jacqlyn Gransbury had a game-high 25 points for Walton, 14 of those in the first half as the Warriors built a 26-11 halftime lead.

Kadence York scored 13 points to pace the Storm.

UV (2-8):  Isabella Potter 1, Kadence York 13, Madison Sayles 2, Keona Courtright 8, Kiara Foster 2, Lily Parker 2. Totals:  FG-9, FT 9-15-28

Walton Havyn Merwin 5, Jacqlyn Gransbury 25, Eve Foster 3, Jillian Wright 14, Makara MacGibbon 5, Kaitlyn Wood 6. Totals:  FG-17, FT-17-25-58

Score by quarters

UVall   2   5  12  9--28

Walton 8 18 18 14-58

Three-point goals: (UV) 1 (York). Walton 7 (Gransbury 2, Wright 4, Foster)