Boys’ Basketball

Norwich 62, Owego 56

OWEGO – Playing a club that was a near mirror image of itself, Norwich prevailed in a key STAC Central Division matchup Wedneday. Combined with Johnson City’s win over Susquehanna Valley Wednesday, Norwich is now tied atop the division as it heads to the Stop-DWI Tournament next weekend in Binghamton.

“They hung around in the game, but once again, it was our defense that keeps us in games,” said Norwich head coach Tom Collier.

With the game’s outcome still hanging in the balance, Norwich seniors Dennis Oralls and Seth Thomsen wrapped up their club’s fourth victory of the season from the foul line. The NHS duo went 9-for-10 from the charity stripe in the final eight minutes. Thomsen was perfect on his four tries, and Oralls made five out of six.

Before Norwich iced the game from the foul line, Ian Weaver converted a key layup at the end of a press-breaker to give NHS some breathing room. Throughout the second half, it was NHS’s role players who continually supplied a spark on each end of the floor, Collier said.