Sports roundups

By HOWARA ALSTON

Girls basketball

January 8

Roscoe (RCS) 83, Fallsburg 36

Danielle Austin scored 31 points and grabbed 15 rebounds as RCS flew past visiting Fallsburg in a non-league game. Kelly Ahart also contributed to RCS (6-2) with 23 points and six assists. RCS led 43-19 at halftime. Fallsburg (0-7) saw 11 points from Tara Adams.

Chapel Field 42, Sullivan West - Narrowsburg (SW/NS) 23

The third quarter that made all the difference in this game, as a Chapel Field (2-6, 1-2 OCIAA) was victorious despite having only 14-13 lead at halftime. The team racked up a 22-5 run in the third quarter. Stacy Kuperus of Chapel Field had 16 points, including 8 in the third quarter and 10 rebounds. Ambre Wilson also scored 8 of her 10 points in the third. Melanie Hector led Narrowsburg (1-6, 0-2 OCIAA) with seven points.

January 9

Livingston Manor (LM) 37, The Family School 17

Host Livingston Manor opened the game with 16-4 run and cruised to an OCIAA Division V win over The Family School. Rachelle Irwin led the Wildcats (4-3, 2-0 OCIAA) with 12 points and six assists and Casey Green added eight points. The Family School is 1-7, 0-1 OCIAA.

Eldred (ECS) 37, Chester 25

Erin Donnelly and Christine Lizzi each scored 10 points, leading host ECS (6-1, 3-0 OCIAA) over Chester in a Division IV game. Jaimie More had a game-high 14 points for Chester (4-4, 1-3 OCIAA).

Sullivan West - Jeffersonville Youngsville (SW/JY) 34, S.S. Seward 32

Overcoming a five-point deficit at the half, SW/JY barely won this OCIAA Division IV game in Florida over Seward. Helping the SW/JY cause was Kristin Erlwein with 12 points and Tiffany Hauser with 11. For Seward (3-6, 0-4 OCIAA), Jess Marchesano made 12 points, but missed her potential game-tying shot at the buzzer.

Tri-Valley (TV) 50, Roscoe (RCS) 43

Hether Bachmann posted 15 points and seven rebounds for TV (6-3), with the team hitting seven out of nine free throws in the fourth quarter to defeat RCS (6-3) in a non-league game in Grahamsville. Jessica Devore added eight points and Megan Sheeley had seven points and eight rebounds. However, the biggest TV helper was Jessica Miller, whose seven points in the fourth may have given RCS its seven-point victory. The game’s high scorers were RCS’s Danielle Austin with 19 points and Kelly Ahart with 10.

January 11

Eldred (ECS) 55, Sullivan West – Jeffersonville Youngsville (SW/JY) 39

ECS gave host SW/JY its first loss of the season. ECS started with a 10-0 run and had a 26-9 lead at halftime, with both teams scoring about 30 points each in the second half of this OCIAA Division IV game. Leading ECS (7-1, 4-0 OCIAA) was Christine Lizzi with 17 points and Staci Blaut with 11 points and 15 rebounds. Aileen Semenetz paced SW/JY (9-1, 4-1 OCIAA) with 10 points.

Tri-Valley (TV) 55, Fallsburg 31

Sophomore Heather Bachmann scored a career-high 22 points to lead TV over Fallsburg in an OCIAA Division IV game in Grahamsville. Bachmann had 12 rebounds and six steals for TV (7-3, 3-1 OCIAA). Megan Sheeley had eight points and six rebounds for the Bears. Tara Adams’ 14 points paced Fallsburg (0-9, 0-3 OCIAA).

Roscoe (RCS) 61, Sullivan West – Narrowsburg (SW/NS) 27

Kelly Ahart scored 15 points, Danielle Austin had 13 and Jessica Lake and Staci Fersch each had 12 for RCS (7-3, 2-0 OCIAA) to bolster a OCIAA Division V win over host SW/NS. Melanie Hector had eight points for SW/NS (0-2 OCIAA).

Sullivan West -Delaware Valley (SW/DV) 49, Livingston Manor (LM) 47

A last minute shot gave SW/DV the win over LM. Jen Ackerman scored a jump shot with 30 seconds left in this OCIAA Division V game in Callicoon. Calley Sander finished it off with a free throw in the last seconds. Sander scored 17 points for SW/DV (4-4, 3-1 OCIAA) and Ackerman added 13. Bridget Ellison scored 19 for LM (4-4, 2-1 OCIAA) and Rachelle Irwin and Casey Green each scored nine.

Boys basketball

January 8

Sullivan West - Narrowsburg (SW/NS) 78, Livingston Manor (LM) 70

Evan Kraack scored nine of his 13 points in the third quarter as host SW/NS overcame a three-point halftime deficit to down LM in an OCIAA Division V game. Bruce Nober topped SW/NS (5-3, 2-0 OCIAA)with 22 points. Ken Emeigh added 17 and Chad Powell had 13 for the Indians, who outscored LM 27-8 in the third quarter. Scott Denman scored 22 points and Ryan Carlson had 18 points for LM (2-9, 0-2 OCIAA).

Tuxedo 49, Sullivan West – Jeffersonville Youngsville (SW/JY) 48

In this close OCIAA Division IV game at SW/JY, Tuxedo narrowly prevailed. Shannon Elliott led Tuxedo (3-4, 1-1 OCIAA) with 19 points and Doug Santiago scored eight. Jon Tanous scored 13 points for SW/JY (6-3, 2-1 OCIAA). Justin Pinkel added 11 points for the Trojans.

January 10

Tuxedo 73, Eldred )ECS) 53

Shannon Elliott scored 14 of his team-high 21 points in the first half as host Tuxedo breezed past ECS in an OCIAA Division IV game. Joe Hagerty added 16 points for Tuxedo (4-4, 2-1 OCIAA), which led 14-11 after the first quarter and 39-22 at halftime. Joe Scully scored 24 points and Ryan Jasper added 15 points for ECS (4-4, 2-2 OCIAA).

Chester 55, Tri-Valley (TV) 54

In a Division IV game in Grahamsville, Chester’s Donte Griggs gave 22 points toward the win over TV. Also leading Chester (8-1, 2-1 OCIAA) was Peter Jones with 10. Josh Lowitz’s 18 points led TV (4-5, 0-4 OCIAA). Durk Pearston scored 15 and Kyle Humphrey had 10 for the Bears.

Sullivan West - Narrowsburg (SW/NS) 57, Chapel Field 53

Eight of Bruce Nober’s 26 points were scored in the fourth quarter helping Narrowsburg’s edge over Chapel Field in an OCIAA Division V game in Pine Bush. The game was tied at 31 at halftime and tied at 42 after three quarters. Chad Powell had 11 points and Mike Cookingham had 10 for the Indians. Eric Sickinger, Chris Vellenga and John Bast had 14 points apiece for Chapel Field (1-7, 1-1 OCIAA).

Sullivan West - Jeffersonville Youngsville (SW/JY) 62, The Family School 56

Jon Tanous scored a game-high 22 points as SW/Jy defeated The Family School in a non-league game at Hancock. Craig Corigliano scored 16 points and Gregg Sementz added 11 points for SW/JY (8-2). Sean Hogan’s 17 points led The Family School (2-8) and Ryley Eckersley scored 16.