Tornado gritty effort not enough to overcome Seton
BINGHAMTON – Despite the strong second-half effort by the Purple Tornado, Norwich fell to the Seton Catholic Saints Thursday night, 74-57.
Trailing by 12 after the first quarter, the Tornado squad never showed signs of giving up. Pulling together in the second, Norwich was able to get their offense going and put 20 points on the scoreboard in the stanza.
Out of the break, the Purple Tornado out scored the Saints to pull the game within nine points. Jumpstarting their rally in the quarter were the 3-pointers made by Carson Maynard and Marcus Cashman – Norwich’s 1-2 punch from long-range.
Also aiding in the third quarter run was Carson Thornton. Recently moved up to the varsity squad, Thornton finished with five points that came in the third but Collier stated he produced good minutes on the floor in the first quarter as well.
In the fourth, the Saints pulled away for good as they scored 22 in the quarter for the 17 point victory. Seton Catholic forced 23 Norwich turnovers throughout the game, converting on the offense end of the floor.
“Seton is one of the top teams in our league,” said Norwich head coach Tom Collier. “Not many teams win in their gym. We gave a tremendous effort in the second half. Although we fell short, we never quit and I’m very proud of the team. The seeds to victory are often sown in defeat. We got some great contributions off the bench in critical spots.”
Those players were Jahlil Jones, Jon Clarke and Logan Ford, a freshman forward that was moved up earlier this week.
“Logan gave us some big defensive minutes in key spots and he only had one practice with us,” said Collier.
Jones and Clarke came in for good minutes in the first half when senior center Skylar Wenzel went to the bench with early foul trouble.
Once he returned, Wenzel did his work in the middle. He finished with 11 points in the game but Collier stated his team needs to get Wenzel more touches in the paint.
Maynard ended the night with 20 to lead all-scorers, shooting 57.1-percent from the floor (8-of-14) with three 3-pointers.
Teammate J.T. Vinal score four points but contributed in other ways as he pulled down a team-high nine rebounds and dished out five assists. “J.T. was all over the court and he cleaned up the defensive glass for us,” Collier said.
Seton had four players score in double figures with Tommy Dempsey tallying a team-best 19. Marcus Dyes ended with 18 while both Tyler and Brett Rumpel scored 15.
Norwich’s last game of the regular season is scheduled for Saturday at 2 p.m. The Tornado will host the Tigers of Union-Endicott. “We need to win that game to help us get a home game in sectionals,” said Collier.
Seton Catholic 74, Norwich 59
Norwich 6 20 17 16 – 59
Seton 18 21 13 22 – 74
Norwich: Drew Walsh 0, Thomas Parrella 0, Mujuni Mutabiilwa 0, Carson Maynard 8 1-2-20, Marcus Cashman 2 0-0-6, Thomas Flanagan 2 0-0-5, Carson Thornton 2 0-0-5, Brayden Supensky 0, J.T. Vinal 1 2-3-4, Shane Lawrence 0, Elijah Craddock 0, Jahlil Jones 2 0-0-4, Jon Clarke 2 0-0-4, Skylar Wenzel 4 3-4-11, Logan Ford 0. Totals: 23 6-9-59.
Seton Catholic Central: Tyler Rumpel 4 7-6-15, Red Gallagher 0, Mojo Ajak 4 0-0-8, Tommy Dempsey 5 4-6-19, Vincent Sullivan 0, Willie Woolfolk III 0, Nick Diute 0, Brett Rumpel 5 4-8-14, Alex Creagh 0 0-2-0, Marcus Dyes 7 3-7-18, Jack Spence 0. Totals: 25 18-31-74.
3-point goals: (N) Maynard 3, Cashman 2, Flanagan 1, Thornton 1; (SCC) Dempsey 5, Dyes 1.
Trailing by 12 after the first quarter, the Tornado squad never showed signs of giving up. Pulling together in the second, Norwich was able to get their offense going and put 20 points on the scoreboard in the stanza.
Out of the break, the Purple Tornado out scored the Saints to pull the game within nine points. Jumpstarting their rally in the quarter were the 3-pointers made by Carson Maynard and Marcus Cashman – Norwich’s 1-2 punch from long-range.
Also aiding in the third quarter run was Carson Thornton. Recently moved up to the varsity squad, Thornton finished with five points that came in the third but Collier stated he produced good minutes on the floor in the first quarter as well.
In the fourth, the Saints pulled away for good as they scored 22 in the quarter for the 17 point victory. Seton Catholic forced 23 Norwich turnovers throughout the game, converting on the offense end of the floor.
“Seton is one of the top teams in our league,” said Norwich head coach Tom Collier. “Not many teams win in their gym. We gave a tremendous effort in the second half. Although we fell short, we never quit and I’m very proud of the team. The seeds to victory are often sown in defeat. We got some great contributions off the bench in critical spots.”
Those players were Jahlil Jones, Jon Clarke and Logan Ford, a freshman forward that was moved up earlier this week.
“Logan gave us some big defensive minutes in key spots and he only had one practice with us,” said Collier.
Jones and Clarke came in for good minutes in the first half when senior center Skylar Wenzel went to the bench with early foul trouble.
Once he returned, Wenzel did his work in the middle. He finished with 11 points in the game but Collier stated his team needs to get Wenzel more touches in the paint.
Maynard ended the night with 20 to lead all-scorers, shooting 57.1-percent from the floor (8-of-14) with three 3-pointers.
Teammate J.T. Vinal score four points but contributed in other ways as he pulled down a team-high nine rebounds and dished out five assists. “J.T. was all over the court and he cleaned up the defensive glass for us,” Collier said.
Seton had four players score in double figures with Tommy Dempsey tallying a team-best 19. Marcus Dyes ended with 18 while both Tyler and Brett Rumpel scored 15.
Norwich’s last game of the regular season is scheduled for Saturday at 2 p.m. The Tornado will host the Tigers of Union-Endicott. “We need to win that game to help us get a home game in sectionals,” said Collier.
Seton Catholic 74, Norwich 59
Norwich 6 20 17 16 – 59
Seton 18 21 13 22 – 74
Norwich: Drew Walsh 0, Thomas Parrella 0, Mujuni Mutabiilwa 0, Carson Maynard 8 1-2-20, Marcus Cashman 2 0-0-6, Thomas Flanagan 2 0-0-5, Carson Thornton 2 0-0-5, Brayden Supensky 0, J.T. Vinal 1 2-3-4, Shane Lawrence 0, Elijah Craddock 0, Jahlil Jones 2 0-0-4, Jon Clarke 2 0-0-4, Skylar Wenzel 4 3-4-11, Logan Ford 0. Totals: 23 6-9-59.
Seton Catholic Central: Tyler Rumpel 4 7-6-15, Red Gallagher 0, Mojo Ajak 4 0-0-8, Tommy Dempsey 5 4-6-19, Vincent Sullivan 0, Willie Woolfolk III 0, Nick Diute 0, Brett Rumpel 5 4-8-14, Alex Creagh 0 0-2-0, Marcus Dyes 7 3-7-18, Jack Spence 0. Totals: 25 18-31-74.
3-point goals: (N) Maynard 3, Cashman 2, Flanagan 1, Thornton 1; (SCC) Dempsey 5, Dyes 1.
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