Boys’ Basketball

Norwich 73, Owego 63

NORWICH – With a division title out of reach, Norwich found something else to play for Friday evening on senior recognition night.

Kyle Edwards canned five three-pointers finishing with 22 points, and Dennis Oralls finished with 18 points along with initiating several key plays in the fourth quarter to salt away the win.

“We talked before the game about how important this game was,” said Norwich coach Tom Collier. “By winning this game, I think we may have clinched the number one seed in the (Section IV Class) playoffs.”

Offensively, Norwich was at its best in the first half. Seth Thomsen had six early points including a breakaway one-handed dunk. Oralls scored eight in the first quarter as well, and he dished to Storm Cook for a 10-foot baseline jumper at the first-quarter horn raising the lead to 25-11.

Edwards caught fire from behind the three-point arc hitting three three-pointers in the first 2:09 of the second stanza. The first of those threes led to a rare five-point play. Edwards drained his first trey from the left wing, and was knocked down a moment after releasing the ball leading to a one-and-one free throw situation. Edwards made both freebies, and following a defensive stop, NHS junior Danny Carson banked in a three ball making it 33-13. Norwich led by as many as 23 in the second quarter, and took a 47-33 lead into halftime.