Boys’ Basketball

Seton Catholic Central 51, Norwich 33

NORWICH – Seton Catholic Central looked nothing and playing nothing like a team that had lost five games in a row.

The Saints snapped that slump in a big way ending Norwich’s eight-game winning streak with a convincing victory over the Tornado (9-3) Tuesday.

Playing a brand of man-to-man defense that was better than any club Norwich had faced this season, the Saints contested every Norwich pass and every Norwich shot. Nothing was a sure thing, and the abundance of Tornado turnovers was more than head coach Mark Abbott would ever like to count. “That was the best halfcourt defense I’ve seen in a long time,” said Norwich coach Mark Abbott. “We’ve play some great defensive games, but I don’t think we’ve play that good. From a basketball perspective, it was impressive.”

Seton scored the first 12 points of the second quarter to unlock a 9-9 tie. Steve Armstrong started the salvo with the first four points, and Matt Meier’s pull-up jumper at 4:16 made it 21-9.

The Saints continued to grow their lead in the second half, and led 42-20 early in the fourth quarter after a Chris Furner basket and Pat Matthews three ball in the left corner.