Norwich 33, Susquehanna Valley 6

NORWICH – Norwich put up more points in the first half Friday night against Susquehanna Valley than it did in the first three games combined.

The Tornado scored almost at will for three quarters, and cruised to a Section IV, Division III win on homecoming weekend. Since an opening-game win at home in which it scored a single touchdown, Norwich seldom found any consistency on offense in back-to-back road losses to Chenango Forks and Vestal.

“We really did find a rhythm on offense, and we were able to mix up the pass and the run,” said Norwich second-year coach John Martinson. “We executed on offense almost to perfection, and I can’t say enough about what coach (Tom) Stoddard did with the offensive line.”

Norwich (1-0, 2-2) took its opening drive 87 yards on 12 plays to open up the lead. Josh Favaloro scooted 36 yards to finish the drive. A 36-yard pass from Seth Thomsen to Jon Foulds to the SV one set up Thomsen’s one-yard sneak late in the opening stanza.