Boys’ Basketball
Norwich 89, Owego 18
NORWICH – Not since the state championship seasons 20 seasons ago has a Norwich team so thoroughly thrashed the opposition.
Playing its home opener two days before Christmas Tuesday night, Norwich presented the faithful with a barrage of points to win its fourth straight game heading into this weekend’s Stop-DWI Tournament.
Owego went six minutes before scoring its first basket of the game, settled for just two free throws to start the second half before converting a field goal with 1:52 left, and didn’t make a basket – or score a single point – in the fourth quarter.
And that last quarter was against Norwich’s second unit. Yes, not a starter on the floor for the Purple Tornado over the last eight minutes as the “second string” compiled a 24-0 final stanza.
The Tornado bench scored 47 points for the game with sixth man Jordan Vinal scoring a team-high 13 points on 6-for-6 shooting. “We know our bench is pretty good, it was just one of those games where we couldn’t miss tonight, and they couldn’t make a shot,” said Norwich coach Tom Collier.
Norwich shot 60 percent from the field for the game, and Owego was just 17 percent on its attempts.
Norwich had runs of 12-0, 8-0, and 14-0 in the first half, and closed the quarter with eight more unanswered points including back-to-back three balls in the final minute from Zan Stewart.
Stewart and Michael Oralls had 12 points to lead the NHS starters, backup guard Jake Walsh also bucketed an even dozen, and reserve Tre Bonham netted 10 points. Carlos Ithier dished out a team-high nine assists, and Walsh handed out five helpers.
In the JV game, DaShawn King scored 18 points, while Ryan Johnson and Michael Carson scored 13 each in Norwich’s 59-49 win. The JV team improved to 3-1 overall.
Winners of four straight, Norwich plays Sunday at the Broome County Arena at 11:15 a.m. against Owego.
Owego: Jeremy Lewis, 0; Adam Blackwell, 1 0-0-2; Robert Shank, 0 0-2-0; Brandon Hathaway, 1 0-0-2; Lucas Angelone, 0 0-1-0; Ethan Ripic, 2 0-0-4; Kyle Pryor, 0; Ethan Pryor, 0 1-2-1; Chris Riley, 2 0-0-6; Brian Simpson, 0; Ethan Mead, 0; Simon Davis, 0; Duncan Spicer, 1 1-2-3. Totals: 7 2-7-18.
Norwich: Jake Walsh, 4 2-2-12; Chris Trevisani, 4 0-0-8; Michael Oralls, 6 0-0-12; Matt Parrella, 2 0-0-4; Carlos Ithier, 2 2-2-8; Colin Stewart, 2 0-0-4; Zan Stewart, 5 0-0-12; Tre Bonham, 3 3-4-10; Jordan Vinal, 6 0-0-13; Jamison Luke, 3 0-0-6. Totals: 37 7-8-89.
Owe. 2 10 6 0––18
NHS 20 31 14 24––89
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (N) Walsh 2, Ithier 2, Z. Stewart 2, Bonham, Vinal. (O) Riley 2. JV: Norwich won 59-49. Officials: Berg, Bennett.
Girls’ Basketball
Norwich 61, Owego 35
OWEGO – Owego has given Norwich fits over the past five seasons.
After the first quarter Tuesday night, the Tornado had no such trouble with the Indians running away for a 26-point victory Tuesday evening.
