Missed extra point hands Norwich their first loss
OWEGO – The Owego Indians came to play on Friday, Sept. 9 as they hosted the Norwich Purple Tornado varsity football team. Owego would earn the late win at 21-20, sending Norwich home with a loss on their record.
“The first half offensively I thought we did a great job moving the ball, and defensively we held our own,” said Norwich head coach Mike Chrystie.
Late in the second half, and with a Norwich lead at 14-7, Owego proceeded to drive down the field and with just :20 seconds left edged Norwich for the halftime lead of 15-14.
They ended up scoring to take the lead before halftime with 20 seconds, got up 15-14. It was Owego's number 14, who would run the ball across the goal-line from two yards out for the touchdown, before the Owego coaching staff elected to go for two instead of the mere extra point. This payed off in dividends, as a successful attempt lead to the the one point lead, and essentially was the game winning point when all was said and done.
“I never question our kids effort. It just seems like we need to get that one guy to get 11 guys doing their job each play, then we'll improve. So that's our goal this is to get those 11 all working together more consistently,” said coach Chrystie.
First half scores for Norwich were scored off a 57 yard run from Drew Walsh in the first quarter, followed by a Scott Manwarren kick; and a quarterback, Cole Rifanburg run from one yard out for the second score, followed by a Manwarren kick.
“The second half we only had three possessions. We couldn’t sustain anything offensively, and for the most part they couldn’t either until late when they scored,” said coach Chrystie. “They went on a nine minute drive, they ended up scoring and then went to two, we ended up stopping them which was huge.”
Following the successful stop for the two point conversion late in the fourth quarter, Norwich was trailing 21-14 and with just 3:30 left in the game.
The Norwich offense would march down the field for a miraculous push to score the potential tying touchdown, as Rifanburg again took it across the goal-line this time from 23 yards out. With the game of the line an extra point for Norwich was attempted for the tie, however, the kick would sail left as the game slipped away from the Tornado.
“It wasn’t on one person, this is a team sport. It's a tough loss, I am proud of them for hanging in there and marching down the field to have the opportunity to tie it up. It is just one of those great games and the loser of the game is going to be pretty disappointed and we just happened to be on that side,” said coach Chrystie.
With a loss to Owego, Norwich slips to 1-1 on the season and will be facing Syracuse Institute of technology this Friday, Sept. 16, on the road at 6:30 p.m.
“I think Owego will be a playoff team in class B, so this was a great test for us. it's not all disappointing, I'm not a big guy on moral victories but to play a competitive team tough it shows we are improving. Hopefully next week against Syracuse IT we keep improving,” said coach Chrystie. “They’re (Syracuse) very big and very athletic. They haven’t had a lot of success this year as far as wins and losses, but they are a scary team from an athletic standpoint. I think if we can play disciplined and execute our scheme then I am hoping we can come home with a win.”
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“The first half offensively I thought we did a great job moving the ball, and defensively we held our own,” said Norwich head coach Mike Chrystie.
Late in the second half, and with a Norwich lead at 14-7, Owego proceeded to drive down the field and with just :20 seconds left edged Norwich for the halftime lead of 15-14.
They ended up scoring to take the lead before halftime with 20 seconds, got up 15-14. It was Owego's number 14, who would run the ball across the goal-line from two yards out for the touchdown, before the Owego coaching staff elected to go for two instead of the mere extra point. This payed off in dividends, as a successful attempt lead to the the one point lead, and essentially was the game winning point when all was said and done.
“I never question our kids effort. It just seems like we need to get that one guy to get 11 guys doing their job each play, then we'll improve. So that's our goal this is to get those 11 all working together more consistently,” said coach Chrystie.
First half scores for Norwich were scored off a 57 yard run from Drew Walsh in the first quarter, followed by a Scott Manwarren kick; and a quarterback, Cole Rifanburg run from one yard out for the second score, followed by a Manwarren kick.
“The second half we only had three possessions. We couldn’t sustain anything offensively, and for the most part they couldn’t either until late when they scored,” said coach Chrystie. “They went on a nine minute drive, they ended up scoring and then went to two, we ended up stopping them which was huge.”
Following the successful stop for the two point conversion late in the fourth quarter, Norwich was trailing 21-14 and with just 3:30 left in the game.
The Norwich offense would march down the field for a miraculous push to score the potential tying touchdown, as Rifanburg again took it across the goal-line this time from 23 yards out. With the game of the line an extra point for Norwich was attempted for the tie, however, the kick would sail left as the game slipped away from the Tornado.
“It wasn’t on one person, this is a team sport. It's a tough loss, I am proud of them for hanging in there and marching down the field to have the opportunity to tie it up. It is just one of those great games and the loser of the game is going to be pretty disappointed and we just happened to be on that side,” said coach Chrystie.
With a loss to Owego, Norwich slips to 1-1 on the season and will be facing Syracuse Institute of technology this Friday, Sept. 16, on the road at 6:30 p.m.
“I think Owego will be a playoff team in class B, so this was a great test for us. it's not all disappointing, I'm not a big guy on moral victories but to play a competitive team tough it shows we are improving. Hopefully next week against Syracuse IT we keep improving,” said coach Chrystie. “They’re (Syracuse) very big and very athletic. They haven’t had a lot of success this year as far as wins and losses, but they are a scary team from an athletic standpoint. I think if we can play disciplined and execute our scheme then I am hoping we can come home with a win.”
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