OXFORD
–
The
Oxford
Blackhawks
and
the
Bainbridge-Guilford
Bobcats
boys’
basketball
team
kicked
off
the
new
year
in
a
MAC
league
match-up
on
Thursday
evening.
B-G
fought
back
in
the
final
eight
minutes
to
take
the
late
54-51
victory.
B-G
is
now
2-1
in
the
MAC
standings,
behind
Delhi
and
Greene,
and
sits
at
6-3
overall.
Oxford
started
off
hot
with
banking
multiple
three’s
off
the
hands
of
Donovan
Rickard
and
Jared
Sheridan.
Caden
Rifanburg
had
his
share
of
three’s
too
and
it
came
down
to
him
with
a
chance
to
tie
it
in
the
final
seconds,
but
was
unsuccessful.
Rickard
didn’t
waste
any
time
with
hitting
a
three
to
open
the
scoring
for
Oxford
and
hit
three
in
the
first
quarter
alone.
He
also
started
the
second
half
with
a
three
as
well.
Rickard
finished
with
a
team-high
19
points
with
five
of
the
team’s
eight
three-pointers.
Caden
Rifanburg
finished
behind
him
with
14
points
as
Sheridan
had
nine.
Oxford
held
the
lead
in
three
of
four
quarters
before
they
were
slowed
down
offensively
and
B-G
started
balancing
out.
James
Hogroian
pushed
the
Bobcats’
offense
to
start
the
first
half,
but
one
man’s
efforts
became
a
team
effort
in
the
second
half
to
capture
the
late
victory.
Hogroian
had
22
of
his
total
of
30
points
alone
in
the
first
half
and
scored
the
game-winning
basket
and
added
on
with
free-throws
in
the
final
possession.
Michael
Lipani,
Isaiah
Hampton,
and
Tim
Kinter
provided
the
long
ball
for
the
Bobcats
when
they
needed
it,
especially
with
the
Blackhawks
putting
more
pressure
on
Hogroian.
Kinter’s
three
helped
tie
the
game
with
under
four
minutes
remaining
in
the
third
quarter.
However,
Oxford
would
continue
to
go-ahead
until
the
B-G
defense
held
them
in
the
last
few
plays
of
regulation.
B-G
(6-3)
heads
to
Unadilla
Valley
on
Wednesday
at
7:15
p.m.
while
Oxford
(3-5)
hosts
Sidney
on
Wednesday
at
7:15
p.m.
Scores
by
quarter:
BG 12 14 12 16–54
OX 16 17 12 6–51
BG:
James
Hogroian
30,
Michael
Lipani
10,
Arien
Sherman
8,
Tim
Kinter
3,
Isaiah
Hampton
3.
OX:
Donovan
Rickard
19,
Caden
Rifanburg
14,
Jared
Sheridan
9,
Eli
Bennett
5,
Ben
Sheridan
2,
Kyle
Benjamin
2.
Three-pointers:
BG
4
(Lipani
2,
Kinter,
Hampton);
OX
8
(Rickard
5,
Rifanburg
2,
J
Sheridan).