Wasps bury Oxbow with a bushel of treys
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Staff Reports - Published: December 28, 2008
In Woodstock, the Woodstock Wasps had the inside-outside game to go with tough defense during a 68-51 victory over Oxbow in nonleague boys basketball on Saturday.
Sam Stockwell had 20 points and six 3-pointers and Cal Derosia 14 points with four treys for the Wasps, who improved to 5-1. Meanwhile, Woodstock forwards Kyle Poretto and Luke Hanson anchored the game in close with 15 and 10 points, respectively.
Woodstock shot out to a 24-8 lead after one period and was never really threatened. The Wasps won the third session, 15-8.
Zack Kelly, Cody Eastman and Brody Weigel had 10 points apiece for the Olympians.
Woodstock will host South Royalton on Monday.
Mount Abraham 44,
Otter Valley 41
In Brandon, the Eagles took the lead late and held on, with Greg Scott leading the way with 19 points and Kyle Kayhart adding 12. Scott had his four 3-pointers in the first half, which the Eagles ended up winning 25-18. But the score was tied after three periods and late in the fourth before a transition bucket and free throw gave the visitors the lead for good.
"We've lost our last two games by three points (each) and the guys know now we can play," OV coach Bob Walsh said.
A small, inexperienced team at the beginning of the season, OV is looking for more offensive leadership; defensively, the Otters often hold opponents under 50 points. "Our defense is coming along nicely," Walsh said.
Rob Naylor led the Otters with 15 points, Joe Massores added 11 and Bradley Christian had five points and 14 rebouinds.
OV, 1-5, will host Windsor on Tuesday.
Cabot 53, West Rutland 48
In West Rutland, the Golden Horde learned a lesson: finish the game.
The Golden Horde was outscored 17-7 in the fourth period after leading the entire way. Cabot's Shane Bathalon had some big shots in the fourth on his way to finishing with 16 points against the 0-5 locals.
"You've got to play for four quarters," Westside coach Mike Lufkin said of his postgame message to his team, which played lackadaisical ball in the fourth period. "They had the lead and they started taking breaks."
Hakon Hanson added 10 points for Cabot.
Tyler Harte led Westside with 15 points, followed by Joey Thorton with 13 and Spencer Mumford with 10.
West Rutland is idle until next Saturday, when the Horde visits Websterville Baptist.
Harwood 60, Vergennes 43
In Vergennes, Thomas Jacobs-Moore scored 20 points to lead Harwood.
Along with Jacobs-Moore, Steve LaRock scored 12 points to lead the Highlanders and Dylan Peterson contributed eight. Josh Carter scored 12 points to lead the Commodores and teammate Merrill Connor contributed 11 points.
Harwood improves to 3-3.
Arlington 49, Twinfield 43
In Marshfield, the Eagles were led by Mick Sheldon, who scored 14 points, and Matt Belnap, who contributed 13.
Shayne Flood had 12 points for the 1-3 Trojans.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Rice 56, Mount Anthony 48
In Bennington, the Green Knights outscored the Patriots 18-10 in the fourth period to secure the victory.
Brittany Plaff led Rice wth 21 points and six rebounds, while Alyssa Bachand added nine points and Reagan Jewell seven points and seven boards.
For the Patriots, Becca Sklepowicz tossed in 17 points and grabbed eight rebounds, and Michelle King added 13 points.
The victory gave Rice a season's split with the Patriots, who won the earlier meeting in South Burlington.
Poultney 45, Fort Ann, N.Y. 32
In Granville, N.Y., the Blue Devils won in the consolation round of the Granville Tournament, with freshman Ali Jones leading the way with 25 points.
It was the second win in the last three games for David Hughes' Blue Devils, now 2-3.
"I told them the wins would come," Hughes said. "Our goal is to keep getting better and we're doing that."
Kelly Festa added eight points for Poultney, which is idle until hosting Arlington on Jan. 6.
Breanna Moore led the Cardinals with 11 points.
So. Royalton 49, Chelsea 44
In South Royalton, the Royals fell behind early, but outscored Chelsea 17-9 in the final quarter.
"We had 16 turnovers in the first half, but we cut down on them after that," South Royalton coach Dennis Cronan said.
Shanna Duffy led the 5-2 Royals with 17 points.
Pacing the 1-1 Red Devils was Robin Kemp with 12.
The Royals travel to Woodstock on Saturday.
Montpelier 41, Springfield 18
In Lyndon, undefeated (3-0) Montpelier didn't allow Springfield to score more than five points in any quarter during Saturday's 41-18 girls basketball victory at the Lyndon Holiday Tournament.
Jill Dellipriscoli (eight points) and Sarah Lanpher (seven points) led the way for Montpelier, which led 11-5 after the first quarter and built a 20-9 halftime lead.
Desmond Dana scored eight points for Springfield, which falls to 0-7.
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