Cyclones' 'A' team wins league playoff crown

SAUQUOIT – The Norwich Cyclones’ “A” team downed Holland Patent, 28-20, to win the Tri-Valley League playoff championship here Saturday. The Cyclones will now move on to compete in the “Empire State Classic” Pop Warner tournament.
This past Saturday, Tristan Rifanburg opened the scoring for the Cyclones on a two-yard run in the first, with John Marvin kicking the point-after touchdown. Matt Craig had a pair of one-yard TDs in the second with Marvin and Spencer Stone providing conversion runs to build a 22-0 halftime lead.
Marvin pounded in a two- yard TD in the fourth to finish Norwich’s scoring.
Marvin, Craig, Rifanburg, and Stone led the defense with Cameron Edwards having two sacks. Adding to the defensive effort were Nick Murphy, Alec Weaver, John Vinal, and Killian Benedict.
The Cyclones’ “C” team lost a heartbreaker to Whitesboro in overtime. The Cyclones were undefeated in the regular season and won the Tri-Valley League regular season title.
The Cyclones went on the board first with Marcus Benjamin scoring from three yards at the 3:26 mark of the third quarter, with Carter Rudnitski add the conversion on a pass from Ty Rifanburg.
The Cyclones’ defense held the Whitesboro Warriors out of the end zone for seven quarters and seven minutes in two games this year, with Whitesboro scoring with 3:20 remaining in the fourth.
In overtime, the Cyclones were stopped at the one-foot line, while Whitesboro scored on a fourth-down run.
The Cyclones’ “A” team cheerleaders will be competing in the “Empire State Classic” Cheerleading Competition on Saturday, Nov. 6 at the Utica Auditorium in Utica.
The Cyclones’ A team will cap a tripleheader of playoff action this Sunday at Alumni Field when it plays Sherman Park of Syracuse at 2 p.m. The B team playoff game pits Little Falls against Mattydale at 10 a.m., while Ilion faces West Genesee at 12 p.m. in the C team game.

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