WHITNEY POINT – Tied after the first quarter, Norwich and Whitney Point battled on the floor in Saturday’s afternoon contest. The Purple Tornado, however, fell behind by 13 points in the second and the host Whitney Point Eagles went into the locker room with the commanding advantage.

In the second half, the cardiac kids of the Norwich boys basketball team found a way back into the game.

The third quarter saw the Tornado outscore the Eagles 14-7 and cut the deficit in half with the final eight minutes of play remaining.

With seven seconds left, Norwich held the one point lead. Unfortunately for the Tornado, Whitney Point was able to score on their final drive to the basket and secured the 51-50 win over Norwich.