Blue Devils hold on to beat Norwich



CHENANGO FORKS – No, Chenango Forks is not its typically dominant self in 2007. Still, this group of Blue Devils has found the same winning formula as its predecessors improving to 6-0 with a tough-to-the-end 14-6 victory over Norwich Saturday afternoon.

It was the third time this season Forks has been pressed deep into the game, and if not for an ill-timed Norwich penalty late in the third quarter, may have needed yet another fourth-quarter comeback victory.

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Norwich gathered possession at the 28 after Forks’ Garrett Cade fumbled a punt return, leading to Paddy Law’s recovery for the Tornado. A first-down run by Chris Mattingly and then an 11-yard pass from Nate Foote to Mike Moon had the Tornado first-and-goal at the five. A first-down run went nowhere, and Norwich was whistled for an illegal block, spot-foul penalty on the next play that moved it back 21 yards. The Tornado did not recover and missed a go-ahead 37-yard field goal attempt.

Dodging that bullet, the Blue Devils responded as any championship team would: It marched for a touchdown getting big first-down runs from Joe Aston and Jake Reynolds. Aston scored his second TD of the game from five yards out for the eight-point margin.

Answering that score, Norwich trekked down the field inside the Blue Devils’ 20-yard-line for the second straight time and fourth time overall in the contest. Two short runs and two incomplete passes ended the Tornado excursion, and Forks ran for three first downs killing the remaining clock.

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