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IAC JV GIRLS BASKETBALL: UNBEATEN NEWARK VALLEY WINS SECOND STRAIGHT LEAGUE TITLE (2019-02-14)

Tioga County Sports Report
NEWARK VALLEY - Newark Valley shut down Whitney Point early an rolled to a 54-19 victory here Wednesday to claim its second straight IAC JV Large School championship.

Led by seven points from Makana Gardner and another six from Taylor Benjamin, the Cardinals bolted out to an 18-6 first-quarter advantage.

The scoring slowed in the second period as NV blanked the Golden Eagles to build a 26-6 halftime cushion. Benjamin added another half-dozen markers to her game-high 23 points.

Rachael Walker and Hayley Beebe scored five and four points, respectively, in the third period as NV boosted its lead to 41-13 and Benjamin tacked on another nine points in the final frame.

Gardner would record a double-double for the Cardinals, scoring 11 points and pulling down 13 rebounds. She would also contribute four blocks and three steals. Benjamin added seven steals, five boards and three blocked shots to her scoring output.

Allison Walker aided the effort with seven points, five rebounds, three steals and a block, and Rachael Walker had seven points and three steals. Faith Payne added two points and Cymbri Jefferson had a block.

Newark Valley completed its second consecutive unbeaten season, posting an 18-0 record.

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