Football

Johnson City 24, Norwich 21

NORWICH – A ferocious second-half comeback by Norwich fell short when Johnson City drove for the winning score in the final seconds of the fourth quarter.

Reggie Williams’ four-yard TD run with 16 seconds left polished off a 78-yard drive as the Wilcats eked out a win over the Tornado Friday night. Quarterback Nick Weathers hit all-state receiver Troy Robinson four times for 48 yards during the last possession to extend the drive. As time ticked down, JC called a timeout before the winning score, and Norwich prepared for another Weathers pass or run. “We anticipated they would roll out to the left and look for Robinson, or run the option to the same side,” said Norwich coach John Martinson. “So we overloaded our defense to one side. They ran the fullback – and we held him to just 22 yards in the game – to the opposite side. The kid just bull-dozed through and made a great run. We had kids in place to make the play, it was just a well executed play.”