NORWICH – On Saturday morning, the Syracuse Oncenter will host 10 boys and 10 girls bowling teams on the newly constructed lanes from all over New York as each are eyeing the top prize; a state championship title.

One of those teams will be the Norwich Purple Tornado, the Section IV representative.

The Tornado posted the highest pin total for the Small School Division at the state qualifying tournament on February 16 with a score of 8196 over the course of nine games.

Now, the Norwich Boys team will be looking to do something no other bowling team for the Tornado has been able to accomplish.

Nick Deady, Scott Manwarren, Dylan Gladstone, AJ Little and Cameron Birtch make up the five members of the Purple Tornado team looking to bring home the program’s first New York State Championship.

In the qualifying tournament, Deady posted one of the highest games bowled during the two session day with a 231. Birtch scored a 226 in the morning session, the highest for the team. Deady’s came in the afternoon.

Manwarren also posted a game 206 game in the morning session, helping the Tornado lead.