Steven Dowdall (#12) and the Norwich Purple Tornado boys basketball team attempting to make a comeback against Oneonta. Dowdall finished with 14 points in the loss. (Photo by Morgan Golliver)

NORWICH – The rivalry game between the Norwich Purple Tornado and the Oneonta Yellowjackets took place at Jack Jones Gymnasium on Wednesday evening. Even with Norwich threatening late in the second half, Oneonta held on to the overall advantage to win 69-55.

Oneonta led throughout the entire game, except for when Norwich took the lead late in the third quarter. Norwich pushed for a comeback with 20 points scored, but ran into some foul trouble that would hurt in the final eight minutes of play.

Steven Dowdall, Wyatt Thornton, and Jerell Stokes continue to play consistent for Norwich, but it was Oneonta’s drive to the basket and recovering of offensive rebounds that helped seal the victory. Dowdall and Thornton both had 14 points while Stokes scored 11 in the loss.

Oneonta’s Brady Carr led the team with 20 while Owen Burnsworth had 18. Oneonta improves to 7-1 on the season.

Norwich will be competing in the Unadilla Valley Holiday Tournament on December 28 against Greene at 3 p.m.

Scores by Quarter:

ONE 19 10 18 22—69

NHS 15 9 20 11–55

ONE: Brady Carr 20, Owen Burnsworth 18, Peyton Mackey 11, Britten Zeh 10, Finley Oliver 7, Makya Morrison 3.

NHS: Steven Dowdall 14, Wyatt Thornton 14, Jerell Stokes 11, Mitchell Collins 7, Colin Olds 5, Damien Kane 4.

Three-Pointers: ONE 5 (Carr 2, Burnsworth 2, Zeh); NHS 8 (Stokes 3, Thornton 2, Dowdall 2, Collins)