Cyclones win two out of three
ONEIDA – The Norwich Cyclones “A” Team came home with a 12-0 win over archrival Oneida Saturday night to remain undefeated on the season.
In the Cyclones’ hardest hitting game of the year, the always-tough host Indians held the explosive Cyclones offense to two touchdowns, and season-low point total.
Randy Stokes figured in both Cyclones scores setting up the first-half TD on a 33-yard pass from Michael Sutton. Sutton took it to paydirt from the 17 yard line.
Stokes took the second-half kickoff back for a 69-yard touchdown to end the game’s scoring.
Oneida was held to four first downs, and moved past the 50 yard line only once as the Indians never mounted a threat to score against the Cyclones’ defense.
The entire defensive unit played tough with several defenders in on every tackle. Keegan Franklin, John Marvin, Trent Stone, Storm Cook, Michael Oralls, Tristan Rifanburg, and Matt Craig stood out on the swarming Norwich defense.
The Cyclones’ “B” Team fell to a strong Oneida unit, 18-8.
Oneida had back-to-back first-quarter long gainers for TDs. Killian Benedict answered with an 80-yard kickoff return for a TD, and kicked the two-point conversion as Oneida led 12-8 at the half.
Trey Muserallo and Alec Weaver led the Norwich defense with Jordan Vinal, Landon Cummings, Jon Manwarren, Benedict, Ian Steward, Dan Zieno, and Cameron Edwards playing hard.
The Cyclones’ “C” team won easily, 32-6. The C squad now heads for a showdown Sunday with Whitesboro for a share of the Eastern Division title.
Cole Rifanburg scored on a 45-yard run in the game’s first two minutes. Cole’s brother Ty added a two-yard keeper, and Dalen Geislinger tacked on a six-yard TD run.
Cole Rifanburg hit Carter Hubbard on a 45-yard TD pass, and Hubbard and Geislinger added point-after runs for a 26-6 halftime lead.
Jacob Franklin scored on a 2-yard TD run in the third to round out the scoring.
The defense was led by Hubbard and Michael Carson, with Paden Burlison, Marcus Benjamin, Tim Thompson, and Austin Hendrickson – who had a with a fumble recovery – adding to the strong defense.
The Cyclone “D” squad again controlled the flow of a non-scoring contest with Oneida.
The Cyclones are on the road this Sunday for their last regular season games. The D, C, and B teams are at Whitesboro for games at 10 a.m. 12 p.m., and 2 p.m. respectively. The A team plays at Cazenovia at 3 p.m.
In the Cyclones’ hardest hitting game of the year, the always-tough host Indians held the explosive Cyclones offense to two touchdowns, and season-low point total.
Randy Stokes figured in both Cyclones scores setting up the first-half TD on a 33-yard pass from Michael Sutton. Sutton took it to paydirt from the 17 yard line.
Stokes took the second-half kickoff back for a 69-yard touchdown to end the game’s scoring.
Oneida was held to four first downs, and moved past the 50 yard line only once as the Indians never mounted a threat to score against the Cyclones’ defense.
The entire defensive unit played tough with several defenders in on every tackle. Keegan Franklin, John Marvin, Trent Stone, Storm Cook, Michael Oralls, Tristan Rifanburg, and Matt Craig stood out on the swarming Norwich defense.
The Cyclones’ “B” Team fell to a strong Oneida unit, 18-8.
Oneida had back-to-back first-quarter long gainers for TDs. Killian Benedict answered with an 80-yard kickoff return for a TD, and kicked the two-point conversion as Oneida led 12-8 at the half.
Trey Muserallo and Alec Weaver led the Norwich defense with Jordan Vinal, Landon Cummings, Jon Manwarren, Benedict, Ian Steward, Dan Zieno, and Cameron Edwards playing hard.
The Cyclones’ “C” team won easily, 32-6. The C squad now heads for a showdown Sunday with Whitesboro for a share of the Eastern Division title.
Cole Rifanburg scored on a 45-yard run in the game’s first two minutes. Cole’s brother Ty added a two-yard keeper, and Dalen Geislinger tacked on a six-yard TD run.
Cole Rifanburg hit Carter Hubbard on a 45-yard TD pass, and Hubbard and Geislinger added point-after runs for a 26-6 halftime lead.
Jacob Franklin scored on a 2-yard TD run in the third to round out the scoring.
The defense was led by Hubbard and Michael Carson, with Paden Burlison, Marcus Benjamin, Tim Thompson, and Austin Hendrickson – who had a with a fumble recovery – adding to the strong defense.
The Cyclone “D” squad again controlled the flow of a non-scoring contest with Oneida.
The Cyclones are on the road this Sunday for their last regular season games. The D, C, and B teams are at Whitesboro for games at 10 a.m. 12 p.m., and 2 p.m. respectively. The A team plays at Cazenovia at 3 p.m.
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