Tornado’s 4th quarter comeback falls short to Sus Valley
CONKLIN – The cardiac kids of the Norwich Purple Tornado basketball team nearly completed another big comeback Friday night, pulling within two points late in the fourth quarter against Susquehanna Valley. However, the Sabers of Sus Valley came up big at the free throw line to hold on for win, 60-55.
Norwich fell behind in the second quarter when they were faced with foul trouble, sending some of their players who were producing offensively to the bench before to the halftime break. The Sabers took an eight point lead into the intermission.
In the third, the Purple Tornado and Susquehanna Valley match point for point, sending the Sabers into the final quarter still up by eight. Norwich, however, couldn’t be counted out just yet.
Sus Valley started to pull away in the early minutes of the fourth, but the Purple Tornado went on a run to pull within nine points with 3:27 left.
As Norwich closed the Sabers lead down two points with just over a minute remaining, J.T. Vinal of the Tornado came away with a steal and went the full length of the floor, making the layup to tie the game as a whistle blew. The official called a foul against Vinal, taking away the basket.
Susquehanna Valley finished the game off at the foul line, securing the five point win.
“Sus Valley was much more physical than we were and they used that to their advantage,” said Norwich head coach Tom Collier. “Kudos for them for playing as well as they did. We need to learn to be able to play through contact.”
In the loss, Norwich saw Marcus Cashman lead their offensive production, scoring a game-high 26 points. Cashman went 7-for-11 behind the 3-point line, shooting 63.6-percent for 21 of his 26.
“It was another great game for Cash [Marcus Cashman],” said Collier. “He’s been our rock for scoring this season as he has been very consistent. He’s been a great leader for us this season.”
Vinal finished the night with 11 points to go along with four rebounds and and three steals in the game.
Collier went on to say that the other guards Norwich is counting on to score, went 3-for-20 in the game. “If we get that from them, we are going to have no trouble being successful.”
“It’s still early but our guys need to put in the hard work it takes to be more consistent. It’s back to work on Monday to see if we can improve our weaknesses.”
The Purple Tornado are home twice this week as they host Windsor on Wednesday. Norwich takes on state ranked Seton Catholic to end the week Friday. Both games are scheduled for 7:45 p.m. game times.
Susquehanna Valley 60, Norwich 55
Nor 12 7 14 22 – 55
SV 14 13 14 19 – 60
Norwich: Drew Walsh 1 0-0-3, Mujuni Mutabiilwa 1 0-0-2, Carson Maynard 2 1-2-5, Marcus Cashman 8 1-2-24, JT Vinal 6 1-2-13, Skylar Wenzel 2 0-0-4. TOTALS:
Susquehanna Valley: Trey Green 1 0-0-3, Logan Haskell 0 5-8-5, Ryan Ewanow 3 0-1-7, Matt Fiorentino 1 0-0-2, Troy Smith 0, Jarred Freije 6 5-6-17, Zach Taro 4 3-4-13, Billy Sheridan 1 0-0-2, Joe Waitkavicz 5 0-2-11. TOTALS: 21 13-21-60.
Fouled out: (N) J.T. Vinal. 3-point goals: (N) Marcus Cashman 7, Drew Walsh 1; (SV) Zach Taro 2, Trey Green 1, Ryan Ewanow 1, Joe Waitkavicz 1.
Norwich fell behind in the second quarter when they were faced with foul trouble, sending some of their players who were producing offensively to the bench before to the halftime break. The Sabers took an eight point lead into the intermission.
In the third, the Purple Tornado and Susquehanna Valley match point for point, sending the Sabers into the final quarter still up by eight. Norwich, however, couldn’t be counted out just yet.
Sus Valley started to pull away in the early minutes of the fourth, but the Purple Tornado went on a run to pull within nine points with 3:27 left.
As Norwich closed the Sabers lead down two points with just over a minute remaining, J.T. Vinal of the Tornado came away with a steal and went the full length of the floor, making the layup to tie the game as a whistle blew. The official called a foul against Vinal, taking away the basket.
Susquehanna Valley finished the game off at the foul line, securing the five point win.
“Sus Valley was much more physical than we were and they used that to their advantage,” said Norwich head coach Tom Collier. “Kudos for them for playing as well as they did. We need to learn to be able to play through contact.”
In the loss, Norwich saw Marcus Cashman lead their offensive production, scoring a game-high 26 points. Cashman went 7-for-11 behind the 3-point line, shooting 63.6-percent for 21 of his 26.
“It was another great game for Cash [Marcus Cashman],” said Collier. “He’s been our rock for scoring this season as he has been very consistent. He’s been a great leader for us this season.”
Vinal finished the night with 11 points to go along with four rebounds and and three steals in the game.
Collier went on to say that the other guards Norwich is counting on to score, went 3-for-20 in the game. “If we get that from them, we are going to have no trouble being successful.”
“It’s still early but our guys need to put in the hard work it takes to be more consistent. It’s back to work on Monday to see if we can improve our weaknesses.”
The Purple Tornado are home twice this week as they host Windsor on Wednesday. Norwich takes on state ranked Seton Catholic to end the week Friday. Both games are scheduled for 7:45 p.m. game times.
Susquehanna Valley 60, Norwich 55
Nor 12 7 14 22 – 55
SV 14 13 14 19 – 60
Norwich: Drew Walsh 1 0-0-3, Mujuni Mutabiilwa 1 0-0-2, Carson Maynard 2 1-2-5, Marcus Cashman 8 1-2-24, JT Vinal 6 1-2-13, Skylar Wenzel 2 0-0-4. TOTALS:
Susquehanna Valley: Trey Green 1 0-0-3, Logan Haskell 0 5-8-5, Ryan Ewanow 3 0-1-7, Matt Fiorentino 1 0-0-2, Troy Smith 0, Jarred Freije 6 5-6-17, Zach Taro 4 3-4-13, Billy Sheridan 1 0-0-2, Joe Waitkavicz 5 0-2-11. TOTALS: 21 13-21-60.
Fouled out: (N) J.T. Vinal. 3-point goals: (N) Marcus Cashman 7, Drew Walsh 1; (SV) Zach Taro 2, Trey Green 1, Ryan Ewanow 1, Joe Waitkavicz 1.
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