Vipers win season-ending championship
NDICOTT—The Norwich YMCA Vipers’ third- and fourth-grade team was the victor at the recent season-ending 2011 Ken Wilson Chevrolet Memorial Basketball Tournament.
Ten teams from around the Southern Tier and northern Pennsylvania competed, and the Vipers made it to the final game by handily defeating two rivals earlier that day by 28-10 and 43-4 margins before defeating Johnson City in the final, 27-16.
The Norwich YMCA's team represented Chenango County well with players hailing from Earlville, Greene, Norwich, Oxford, and Sherburne.
At the start of the championship game, the size and defensive play of the Johnson City team initially caught the Vipers off guard. Johnson City held the Vipers scoreless in the first quarter, and ended the first half with an 8-6 lead. Gabe Irwin and J.T. Vinal were the only Vipers to score in the first half.
During the opening minutes of the second half, the Vipers exploded with a 7-0 scoring run. Johnson City took a timeout to break the momentum, but the Vipers never relinquished the lead. With their unrelenting defense, led by Nate Erickson, the third quarter ended with the Vipers holding Johnson City to just one basket. Third-quarter scores came from Vinal, Irwin, Jason Davis, Corry Woodard, and Gabe Gawronski to create a 21-10 lead.
JC never closed the gap as Norwich maintained its 11-point advantage. Gabe Irwin’s 10 points led the Vipers. Others providing offense were Vinal (6 points), Woodard (5 points, Davis (4 points), and Gawronski, who added a single basket.
“These boys played with such intensity today, and I think I can speak for Coach Bruce Bonney when I say how grateful we are to have been their coaches this season,” said Vipers coach Shannon Gawronski. “It’s been their unselfish play that enabled them to achieve so much this year, and made them so enjoyable to watch.”
Due to several victories by wide margins at the start of the season, the Vipers were asked in January to play in the grades 5-6 class. Overall, the Vipers went undefeated against all opponents in grades 3-4, and won all but two games against teams in grades 5-6, with one of those losses by a single point and another by just two.
Ten teams from around the Southern Tier and northern Pennsylvania competed, and the Vipers made it to the final game by handily defeating two rivals earlier that day by 28-10 and 43-4 margins before defeating Johnson City in the final, 27-16.
The Norwich YMCA's team represented Chenango County well with players hailing from Earlville, Greene, Norwich, Oxford, and Sherburne.
At the start of the championship game, the size and defensive play of the Johnson City team initially caught the Vipers off guard. Johnson City held the Vipers scoreless in the first quarter, and ended the first half with an 8-6 lead. Gabe Irwin and J.T. Vinal were the only Vipers to score in the first half.
During the opening minutes of the second half, the Vipers exploded with a 7-0 scoring run. Johnson City took a timeout to break the momentum, but the Vipers never relinquished the lead. With their unrelenting defense, led by Nate Erickson, the third quarter ended with the Vipers holding Johnson City to just one basket. Third-quarter scores came from Vinal, Irwin, Jason Davis, Corry Woodard, and Gabe Gawronski to create a 21-10 lead.
JC never closed the gap as Norwich maintained its 11-point advantage. Gabe Irwin’s 10 points led the Vipers. Others providing offense were Vinal (6 points), Woodard (5 points, Davis (4 points), and Gawronski, who added a single basket.
“These boys played with such intensity today, and I think I can speak for Coach Bruce Bonney when I say how grateful we are to have been their coaches this season,” said Vipers coach Shannon Gawronski. “It’s been their unselfish play that enabled them to achieve so much this year, and made them so enjoyable to watch.”
Due to several victories by wide margins at the start of the season, the Vipers were asked in January to play in the grades 5-6 class. Overall, the Vipers went undefeated against all opponents in grades 3-4, and won all but two games against teams in grades 5-6, with one of those losses by a single point and another by just two.
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