No. 6 Saints weathers the Tornado physicality
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NORWICH – The usual physical play of Norwich was present Friday night but the Seton Catholic Saints were able to overcome it in Friday’s 73-38 win over the host Purple Tornado.
Seton got out to a 16-6 lead early in the game and did not slow down as they added another 21 points in the second, taking a 20 point lead into the intermission. In the second eight minutes, Seton shot 12-for-16 from the free-throw line (75-percent), accounting for over half their points in the quarter.
After the break, the Saints’ Leo Gallagher knocked down four from beyond the arc, scoring 14 of Seton’s 26 in the third. Peter Hartrick and Tommy Dempsey each added another three in the quarter for the Saints, making it six made threes in the stanza.
Gallagher finished with a game-high 22 for Seton.
“Our kids played hard but we were not able to overcome one of the top teams in the state,” said Norwich’s assistant coach Tom Collier. “We actually did some good things during the game but we continue to struggle offensively against the top tier teams. We will continue to work on our weakness every day in practice.”
In the third, Michael Carson led the Purple with eight points – his total for the game. Mujuni Mutabiilwa finished with a team-high 10 while Skylar Wenzel chipped in six points from the inside.
Norwich travels to Chenango Forks on Tuesday, February 6 for a 7:15 p.m. The Purple Tornado will be home on Friday for their last regular season contest against long-time rival Oneonta. Norwich will be honoring their seniors before the game, which is slated for a 7:45 p.m. start time.
Seton Catholic Central: Peter Hartrick 3 6-8-14; Leo Gallagher 7 4-4-22; Tanner Sinicki 1 3-4-5; Tommy Dempsey 2 4-5-10; Tyler Rumpel 0 2-2-2; Mojouk Ajak 0 1-2-1; Michael Martin 0; Brett Rumpel 1 5-6-7; Matt Goodheart 0 0-1-0; Finbarr Huff 0; Marcus Dyes 3 4-6-10; Jonathan Williams 1 0-1-2; Jack Spence 0. Totals: 18 29-39-73.
Norwich: Drew Walsh 1 0-0-2; Thomas Parrella 0; Michael Trevisani 0; Michael Carson 3 2-2-8; Marcus Cashman 1 0-0-3; Carson Maynard 1 1-2-3; Mujuni Mutabiilwa 4 2-4-10; JT Vinal 2 0-0-4; Grant Wessels 0; Marcus Benjamin 0 2-2-2; Jonathan Clarke 0; Skylar Wenzel 3 0-2-6. Totals: 15 7-12-38.
SCC 16 21 26 10 – 73
N 6 11 13 8 – 38
Fouled out: Vinal (N). Three-point goals: (SCC) Gallagher 4, Hartrick 2, Dempsey 2; (N) Cashman 1. Officials: Ciotoli and Smith.
NORWICH – The usual physical play of Norwich was present Friday night but the Seton Catholic Saints were able to overcome it in Friday’s 73-38 win over the host Purple Tornado.
Seton got out to a 16-6 lead early in the game and did not slow down as they added another 21 points in the second, taking a 20 point lead into the intermission. In the second eight minutes, Seton shot 12-for-16 from the free-throw line (75-percent), accounting for over half their points in the quarter.
After the break, the Saints’ Leo Gallagher knocked down four from beyond the arc, scoring 14 of Seton’s 26 in the third. Peter Hartrick and Tommy Dempsey each added another three in the quarter for the Saints, making it six made threes in the stanza.
Gallagher finished with a game-high 22 for Seton.
“Our kids played hard but we were not able to overcome one of the top teams in the state,” said Norwich’s assistant coach Tom Collier. “We actually did some good things during the game but we continue to struggle offensively against the top tier teams. We will continue to work on our weakness every day in practice.”
In the third, Michael Carson led the Purple with eight points – his total for the game. Mujuni Mutabiilwa finished with a team-high 10 while Skylar Wenzel chipped in six points from the inside.
Norwich travels to Chenango Forks on Tuesday, February 6 for a 7:15 p.m. The Purple Tornado will be home on Friday for their last regular season contest against long-time rival Oneonta. Norwich will be honoring their seniors before the game, which is slated for a 7:45 p.m. start time.
Seton Catholic Central: Peter Hartrick 3 6-8-14; Leo Gallagher 7 4-4-22; Tanner Sinicki 1 3-4-5; Tommy Dempsey 2 4-5-10; Tyler Rumpel 0 2-2-2; Mojouk Ajak 0 1-2-1; Michael Martin 0; Brett Rumpel 1 5-6-7; Matt Goodheart 0 0-1-0; Finbarr Huff 0; Marcus Dyes 3 4-6-10; Jonathan Williams 1 0-1-2; Jack Spence 0. Totals: 18 29-39-73.
Norwich: Drew Walsh 1 0-0-2; Thomas Parrella 0; Michael Trevisani 0; Michael Carson 3 2-2-8; Marcus Cashman 1 0-0-3; Carson Maynard 1 1-2-3; Mujuni Mutabiilwa 4 2-4-10; JT Vinal 2 0-0-4; Grant Wessels 0; Marcus Benjamin 0 2-2-2; Jonathan Clarke 0; Skylar Wenzel 3 0-2-6. Totals: 15 7-12-38.
SCC 16 21 26 10 – 73
N 6 11 13 8 – 38
Fouled out: Vinal (N). Three-point goals: (SCC) Gallagher 4, Hartrick 2, Dempsey 2; (N) Cashman 1. Officials: Ciotoli and Smith.
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