Norwich lined up against Windsor on September 23. Norwich returns home to play Oneonta on Friday, October 7. (Photo by Morgan Golliver)

JOHNSON CITY – On Friday, Johnson City and Norwich went back and forth for the first half of play before Norwich took advantage and came out on top 38-26.

Johnson City led 20-13 at halftime, but the Purple Tornado’s defense held them to six points in the second half, while the offense scored 15.

The Norwich offense lit up in the second half as Holden Ryan scored four rushing touchdowns, including three back-to-back in the fourth quarter. Ryan had 31 carries for 266 yards. Braden Hagenbuch also scored in the first quarter and had four carries for 33 yards.

Quarterback Steven Dowdall also threw for 100 yards including a 15 yard touchdown pass to Richard Fuller. Fuller finished with 39 receiving yards in the win.

As Norwich picked up their third win of the season, they are set to host longtime rivals, the Oneonta Yellow Jackets on Friday, October 7 at 7 p.m. The traditional bonfire will be held on Thursday, Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. at East Main Park in downtown Norwich.

Scores by Quarter

NHS 7 6 13 12–38

JCS 12 8 6 0–26

Scoring Plays:

JC, Peyton Brzozowy 19 yard pass to Felix Morales IV (Nathan Moses kick no good); N, Braden Hagenbuch seven yard run (Spencer Root kick good); JC, Brzozowy one yard pass to Jahvir Brown (two-point conversion no good); N, Steven Dowdall 15 yard pass to Richard Fuller (Root kick no good); JC, Qsan Tucker Jr. one yard run (two-point conversion run by Morales IV is good); N, Holden Ryan 64 yard run (Root kick is good); JC, Brzozowy 31 yard pass to Brown (two-point conversion no good); N, Ryan five yard run (Root kick no good); N, Ryan 23 yard run (Root kick no good); N, Ryan 10 yard run (two-point conversion no good).

Team Summary:

First Downs: N 26, JC 17. Rushes-yds: N 48-355, JC 23-84. Passing: N 6-8-1 TD, 100 yds; JC 17-30-3 TD, 208 yds. Total Yards: N 455, JC 292. Punts-avg: N 0-0, JC 0-0. Fumbles-lost: N 1-0, JC 1-0. Penalties-yds: N 8-75, JC 4-25.

Individual Stats:

Rushing: N, Holden Ryan 31-266, 4 TD; Braden Hagenbuch 4-33, TD; Mason Edwards 6-33, Steven Dowdall 5-23, Team 2-0. JC, Peyton Brzozowy 8-41, Qsan Tucker Jr. 13-38, Dayzin Legare 1-3, Isaiah Perry 1-2. 

Passing: N, Steven Dowdall 6-8-0, 100 yds, TD. JC, Peyton Brzozowy 17-30-0, 208, 3 TDs.

Receiving: N, Braden Hagenbuch 1-41, Richard Fuller 3-39, TD; Mason Edwards 1-10, Anthony Ragonese 1-10. JC, Jahvir Brown 8-57, 2 TD; Dayzin Legare 2-48, Ian Morrison 4-47, Qsan Tucker Jr 1-28, Felix Morales IV 1-19, TD; Conor Morrison 1-9.