ONEONTA – Oneonta trailed Norwich by 12 points midway through the second quarter, and it just had a fourth-and-goal stuffed at the one-yard line. Turns out, the Yellowjackets had the Purple Tornado right where they wanted them.

Riding the wave of momentum, the Yellowjackets finished the game with 32 unanswered points, and won the longtime rivalry game, 32-12.

“Momentum is a funny thing,” said Oneonta head coach Adam Hoover. “Once you get a little bit of it going, anything can happen.”

To Norwich’s chagrin, just about anything did happen after the first quarter, and most of it was bad.

Right after the stout defensive hold at the one, Norwich was forced to punt the ball back from its own five.Doug DiMartin returned Tyler Slater’s 36-yard punt 23 yards down to the 18-yard line. Seven plays later, Brendan Pidgeon dove over on a fourth-and-one for the first score.

It was just the first of many big plays for Pidgeon on the day, who finished with three touchdowns, two interceptions, and easily double-digit tackles.