Norwich Boys prove to be too much for Unatego
OTEGO – The Norwich Purple Tornado Boys varsity basketball team kicked off the turn of the calendar into March in style by picking up a win over Unatego by a score of 60-38 on Monday night.
The Tornado offense started out at quite the pace- scoring 22 points in the opening minutes due in part by seven points by senior point guard Carson Thornton and eight points by junior forward Keegan Franklin. Norwich’s high first quarter energy and defensive pressure rattled Unatego as the Tornado caused a lot of empty trips for the green and white hosts.
Unatego’s Shane Barber did his best to keep his team in the ballgame as he scored 10 points in the opening half. Despite Barber’s best efforts, Norwich cruised into halftime with a cool ten point lead over Unatego at 28-18.
“Our whole game plan was to spread the court and run, and we did a really good job at that” said Norwich Head Coach Tom Collier.
Norwich’s offensive firepower went right after work out of the halftime break; offering up a 22 point third period. The Tornado trio of Franklin, Thornton and Logan Ford scored 21 of their team’s 22 points in the stanza, opening up a 20 point lead in favor of the Purple visitors entering the final quarter of play.
Norwich held onto their lead as they defeated Unatego 60-38.
“Keegan played really, really well tonight… he was going to be our point of emphasis and he came through tonight” added Collier, “Our big guys (Logan Ford, Eli Craddock and Franklin) played very well tonight….It was a good night for the Tornado, I was really pleased with how we played”
Norwich’s Keegan Franklin led all scorers with 20 points, Carson Thornton scored 11 with Eli Craddock and Logan Ford each pitching in eight points.
Shane Barber led Unatego in scoring with 18 points on the night.
Norwich (4-3) is back in action on Thursday March 4th, when they travel to take on a Section III Class A opponent with game time slated for 7:30pm.
N: 22 6 22 10 - 60
U: 9 9 12 8 - 38
N: Lawrence 1 2-4 5, Thornton 2 6-8 11, Mullen 2 0-0 5, L. Genute 0 1-2 1, Turner 0 0-0 0, Wessels 1 0-0 2, Ragonese 0 0-0 0, Franklin 9 2-2 20, A. Genute 0 0-0 0, Craddock 4 0-0 8, VanHouten 0 0-0 0, Corbin 0 0-0 0, Ford 4 0-0 8.
Totals: 23 11-16 60
U: Mohrien 3 0-2 6, Barber 6 2-2 18, Gue 1 0-0 2, Backus 0 0-0 0, Wheeler 0 0-0 0, Ranc 0 0-0 0, Wright 0 2-2 2, Foster 0 0-0 0, Pitcher 2 0-0 4, Gecik 1 4-6 6,
Totals: 13 8-12 38
Three-Pointers: U-Barber (4); N- Lawrence, Thornton, Mullen
Fouled-Out: None
Totals: 23 11-16 60
The Tornado offense started out at quite the pace- scoring 22 points in the opening minutes due in part by seven points by senior point guard Carson Thornton and eight points by junior forward Keegan Franklin. Norwich’s high first quarter energy and defensive pressure rattled Unatego as the Tornado caused a lot of empty trips for the green and white hosts.
Unatego’s Shane Barber did his best to keep his team in the ballgame as he scored 10 points in the opening half. Despite Barber’s best efforts, Norwich cruised into halftime with a cool ten point lead over Unatego at 28-18.
“Our whole game plan was to spread the court and run, and we did a really good job at that” said Norwich Head Coach Tom Collier.
Norwich’s offensive firepower went right after work out of the halftime break; offering up a 22 point third period. The Tornado trio of Franklin, Thornton and Logan Ford scored 21 of their team’s 22 points in the stanza, opening up a 20 point lead in favor of the Purple visitors entering the final quarter of play.
Norwich held onto their lead as they defeated Unatego 60-38.
“Keegan played really, really well tonight… he was going to be our point of emphasis and he came through tonight” added Collier, “Our big guys (Logan Ford, Eli Craddock and Franklin) played very well tonight….It was a good night for the Tornado, I was really pleased with how we played”
Norwich’s Keegan Franklin led all scorers with 20 points, Carson Thornton scored 11 with Eli Craddock and Logan Ford each pitching in eight points.
Shane Barber led Unatego in scoring with 18 points on the night.
Norwich (4-3) is back in action on Thursday March 4th, when they travel to take on a Section III Class A opponent with game time slated for 7:30pm.
N: 22 6 22 10 - 60
U: 9 9 12 8 - 38
N: Lawrence 1 2-4 5, Thornton 2 6-8 11, Mullen 2 0-0 5, L. Genute 0 1-2 1, Turner 0 0-0 0, Wessels 1 0-0 2, Ragonese 0 0-0 0, Franklin 9 2-2 20, A. Genute 0 0-0 0, Craddock 4 0-0 8, VanHouten 0 0-0 0, Corbin 0 0-0 0, Ford 4 0-0 8.
Totals: 23 11-16 60
U: Mohrien 3 0-2 6, Barber 6 2-2 18, Gue 1 0-0 2, Backus 0 0-0 0, Wheeler 0 0-0 0, Ranc 0 0-0 0, Wright 0 2-2 2, Foster 0 0-0 0, Pitcher 2 0-0 4, Gecik 1 4-6 6,
Totals: 13 8-12 38
Three-Pointers: U-Barber (4); N- Lawrence, Thornton, Mullen
Fouled-Out: None
Totals: 23 11-16 60
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