NORWICH – Chenango Valley shot itself in the foot turning the ball over three times in the first half – twice when it was deep in Norwich territory. The Tornado’s opportunistic defense came up big for two quarters, but fortunately, the Warriors had another leg to stand on in the second half.

CV avenged a division loss to Norwich last year that eliminated it from the playoffs, and blanked the purple and white hosts on Friday, 12-0.

Quarterback Kevin Cox, sacked by Norwich four times in the first half – losing two fumbles as well – had TD runs of 17 and 42 yards in the second half to account for his team’s scoring.

“I think both teams kind of sputtered offensively in the first half, and both teams were playing pretty good defense,” said CV coach Jay Hope. “It was a case where we had to figure things out and settle ourselves down. Once we got settled, we started to run some of our stuff, and the kids got off the ball well.”