Cortland County High School Sports Recaps (January 20th)

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McGraw Varsity Girls Basketball. (Photo provided by Timothy A. Bennett, Owner & Publisher of The Cortland Voice).

Here are some local high school varsity sports recaps from Friday’s events:

Varsity Girls Basketball: McGraw vs. Otselic Valley

The McGraw Lady Eagles beat Otselic Valley 34-26 at home Friday evening. 

“It felt really good to win,” said McGraw junior Madison Sweeney. “We worked well together tonight. We limited our turnovers more than we usually do, and our coach pumped us up and got us ready for the game.”

“We had a lot of confidence and energy coming in, and we did really well as a team,” added McGraw junior Hannah Wilson.  

This was McGraw’s first win of the regular season, bringing their record up to 1-9. 

“It’s exciting for the girls,” said Cincinnatus coach Corey Wilson. “They've been playing hard all season. To finally overcome adversity and come through at the end feels great. They needed that for their morale.” 

McGraw was led by Hannah Wilson (10 points, 12 rebounds, 7 steals, 2 assists & 1 block), Madison Sweeney (5 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 blocks & 3 steals), and Heather Magee (8 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block & 1 steal). 

Otselic Valley was led by Tori Foster (8 points) and Madison Bartlett (7 points). 

Up next, McGraw will play Madison on the road this upcoming Monday (January 23rd) at 6pm. 

Here are some photos from last night’s game (photos provided by Timothy A. Bennett, Owner & Publisher of The Cortland Voice): 

Varsity Girls Basketball: Cortland vs. Oswego

The Cortland Lady Tigers won 51-39 against Oswego on the road Friday night. 

With this win, Cortland now holds an 11-3 record. 

Cortland was led by Mallory Turner (20 points), Kendall Mack (13 points), and Valerosa Gambitta (9 points). 

Oswego was led by Sophia Babcock (12 points) and Maria Sweet (11 points).

Cortland is now scheduled to host Oswego today (January 21st) at 12:45pm. 

Varsity Girls Basketball: Homer vs. Skaneateles

The Homer Lady Trojans fell to a 5-8 record after losing to Skaneateles with a score of 35-55. 

Homer was led by Catherine Apker (16 points) and Anya Gofkowski (9 points). 

Skaneateles was led by Maddy Ramsgard (23 points), Ayla Pas'cal (12 points), and Allie Michel (10 points). 

Homer’s next game will be played at home against Cincinnatus this upcoming Tuesday (January 24th) at 6:45pm. 

Varsity Girls Basketball: Cincinnatus vs. Utica Academy of Science

The Cincinnatus varsity girls basketball team improved to a 6-7 record after defeating Utica Academy of Science with a score of 40-33 at home Friday night. 

Cincinnatus was led by Cortney Scutt (19 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist & 2 steals), Justice Crane (8 points & 9 rebounds), and Lucy Finch (2 points, 15 rebounds & 2 steals). 

Utica Academy of Science was led by Jada Morris (22 points) and Lejia Kendic (5 points). 

Up next, Cincinnatus will play Homer on the road on Tuesday (January 24th) at 6:45pm. 

Varsity Girls Basketball: Marathon vs. Spencer Van Etten (SVE)

The Marathon Lady Olympians lost a close game against SVE with a final score of 33-39.

With this loss, Marathon has fallen to an overall record of 8-6. 

Marathon was led by Addison Oram (17 points) and Abby Ensign (10 points). 

SVE was led by Gabriella Evans (11 points) and Marah Cooper (7 points). 

Marathon’s next game is scheduled to take place on Thursday (January 26th) on the road against Tioga Senior at 7:15pm. 

Varsity Boys Basketball: Cortland vs. Oswego

The Cortland Purple Tigers defeated Oswego 55-46 at home Friday night in order to improve to a 4-8 record.

“I feel like tonight’s game went really well”, said Cortland senior Marvin Bell. “It went a lot better than it has in the past. We just went and had fun out there.” 

“We played great team defense and moved the ball well on offense,” added Ben McGrath. “Earlier in the season we weren’t able to fully piece a game for all four quarters. We played a good half or three quarters, but then we would have one quarter where we would fall and let it  bite us in the end. Today we were able to put everything together, especially with our defense of focus the whole game.” 

Cortland was led by Marvin Bell (19 points. 17 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 block & 2 steals), Carter Baum (18 points, 2 rebounds & 3 steals), and Ben McGrath (13 points. 13 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block & 2 steals). 

Oswego was led by Kirwan, Tommy (11 points) and Bwalya, Noah (10 points). 

“Tonight it was about our seniors stepping up and performing,” said Cortland head coach Jeremy Milligan. “We’ve been working hard to try to get healthy. Unfortunately one of our seniors (Emerson Johnson) was not able to be here tonight, but tonight was all about our seniors stepping up. I am so proud of Carter Baum. He has been inconsistent shooting the three, but we know his capabilities, and tonight he came out and found the bottom of the net consistently. Ben and Marvin are also such great workforces clearing defense of boards and playing great defense. We are all really proud of our seniors for stepping up and getting us back on the winning track.”

Up next, Cortland will play Fowler on the road on Tuesday (January 24th) at 6:45pm. 

Here are some photos from last night’s game (photos provided by Timothy A. Bennett, Owner & Publisher of The Cortland Voice): 

Varsity Boys Basketball: Homer vs. Skaneateles

The Homer Trojans lost a tough game against Skaneateles with a score of 44-58. 

With this loss, Homer has fallen to a 3-9 record. 

Homer was led by Evan Butts (19 points) and Wyatt Wilbur (14 points). 

Skaneateles was led by Ethan Hunt (23 points) and Tyson DiRubbo (13 points). 

Homer is now scheduled to host Hannibal on Thursday (January 26th) at 7pm. 

Varsity Boys Basketball: McGraw vs. Brookfield

The McGraw Eagles improved their overall record to 9-3 after beating Brookfield 87-61 on the road Friday night. 

McGraw was led by Gaven Truman (32 points), Nate Stiles (16 points), and Caleb Epp (10 points). 

Brookfield was led by Bryce Smith (28 points) and Drake Alsante (19 points). 

McGraw’s next game will be played at home against Mater Dei Academy on Monday (January 23rd) at 7pm. 

Varsity Boys Basketball: Cincinnatus vs. DeRuyter 

The Cincinnatus Lions lost a close game with a score of 49-53 against DeRuyter on the road Friday evening. 

Cincinnatus was led by Canden Stafford (18 points), Tucker Latta (9 points), and Koda Temple (9 points). 

DeRuyter was led by Wesley Pforter (23 points) and Ryder Forrest (13 points). 

Up next, Cincinnatus will play at home against Fabius-Pompey this upcoming Monday (January 23rd) at 7pm. 

Varsity Boys Basketball: Marathon vs. Spencer Van Etten (SVE)

The Marathon Olympians defeated SVE with a score of 54-39 in order to improve their overall record to 4-8 Friday night.

Marathon was led by Conor Holland (20 points), Braydin Drake (14 points), and Bryce Hartman (10 points).

SVE was led by Nathan Gillete (12 points) and Pavel Jofre (8 points). 

Up next, Marathon will play on the road against Candor Central on Wednesday (January 25th) at 7:15pm. 

(Note: If a team’s game recap was not shown in this article, it’s because scores and stats of their game were not made available to us by the time this article was published).

A special thank you goes to Visions Federal Credit Union for partnering with us to provide the greater Cortland County community with additional sports coverage