Boys’ Basketball

Norwich 74, Windsor 42

NORWICH – Norwich flipped a switch offensively and defensively in the third quarter, and turned a close game into a blowout win Friday night at Jack Jones Gymnasium.

Norwich, tied with Windsor at 20-apiece in the second quarter, finished the first half on a 12-2 run led by a pair of three balls from Kyle Edwards. The two clubs traded threes early in the third before NHS truly took control.

Edwards canned two more threes, and Dennis Oralls bucketed 11 of his 17 points during the quarter as the Tornado closed the third on a 22-7 spurt.

“We started slow against Seton, and we’ve started slow almost every game,” said Norwich coach Tom Collier. “Our defensive intensity wasn’t good enough early on. To Windsor’s credit, they played really hard, and they played really hard the whole game.”

Providing a big lift for Norwich off the bench in the first half was senior Eric Walling, who is rounding into shape after battling ankle issues the first month of the season. Walling drained a big three ball during Norwich’s closing first-half run.