BINGHAMTON – A shoot-out in the first quarter between the Purple Tornado and the Warriors of Chenango Valley turned into a Norwich 41-21 win, their fourth of the season.

The Tornado’s Eric Conant ended the rain soaked contest with 294 yards on 19 carries, leading Norwich in the rushing category that racked up 509 yards on the ground. 

A total of five touchdowns were scored in the first quarter between the two teams and the Purple held to slight advantage.

The Warriors elected to receive the ball on the opening kickoff and took the ball into Norwich territory. Driving the ball down to the Tornado 25 and threatening to score the first points of the game, the Purple defense forced a fumble to give the ball back to to the visiting team. 

Norwich’s first play on offense was a 63 yard run by Conant, sprinting the ball into the Warriors side of the field. One play later, Drew Walsh ran across the goal line to give the Tornado the first points on the scoreboard. 

Chenango Valley answered quickly as their running back Zach Woods scored from 23 yards away, tying the game at 7-7. The play prior to Woods’ touchdown was a huge pick up from his teammate ran down the field for 45 yards. 

Just over 30 seconds and three plays later, Conant ran in from three yards out for another Norwich touchdown, giving the lead back to the Tornado with 6:03 left in the first quarter. 

On the ensuing kickoff, the Warriors’ Nathan Klein received the ball and dodged his way the outside and up his team’s sideline 80 yards for the score. However, CV’s point after attempt went wide, allowing Norwich to hold a one point advantage. 

The Tornado drove their next possession down the field. At the Warriors’ 34 hardline, Conant took the hand off from quarterback Thomas Parrella and dashed down field. Just out in front of him was his blocker Jacob Davis. With one defender to beat, Conant picked up a huge block from Davis and was able to reach the end zone to give Norwich a 21-13 lead.