Northfield, Vt.-- Norwich generated more than 600 yards of total offense and sophomore Al Georgio (West Greenwich, R.I.) had two scoring plays of longer than 60 yards as the Cadets routed visiting Husson 56-0 Saturday at Sabine Field. The win moves Norwich to .500 in Eastern Collegiate Football Conference play at 2-2 and puts them at 5-2 overall. The loss drops Husson to 1-6 overall and 0-4 in conference competition.
The Cadets wasted no time as senior quarterback Kris Sabourin (Georgia, Vt.) scored on a 58-yard touchdown run on the second play from scrimmage after he faked a handoff and took the ball up the middle past the Eagles defense. It was Sabourin's fourth rushing touchdown of 2012 and his longest run of the season thusfar.
The two teams traded punts until the he Cadets defense gave Norwich the ball back again on a three-and-out just inside ten minutes left in the quarter and Sabourin converted a crucial third-and-12 deep inside Cadet territory before he found Georgio in the flat for what seemed like a minimal gain. But Georgio was able to absorb hits and keep his feet moving and eventually took the ball 65 yards for his first receiving touchdown of the year. He later scored on a 64-yard pass from sophomore Jon Queen(Petersborough, N.H.) to finish the day with 129 yards on four catches.
Norwich finished the first quarter up 21-0 after senior Danny Triplett (Haverhill, Mass.) scored from a yard out and continued to pile on points in the second stanza when Triplett caught his second career touchdown from Sabourin.
Norwich took a 35-0 nothing lead into halftime after Sabourin tossed a touchdown toZach Allen (Boston, Mass.). Allen has seven touchdown receptions in 2012 and finished the day with 76 yards. Sabourin completed 10 of 14 passes for 177 yards and the three touchdowns and added 78 yards on the ground.
The Cadet defense stymied the Eagles all day, allowing Husson just 172 yards of total offense and forcing nine punts. Freshman defensive back Dominique Davis(Kissimmee, Fla.) also added his second interception in as many weeks and freshmanNick Delicata (Medford Lakes, N.J.) and sophomore Andy Mangin (Concord, Mass.) each recovered fumbles.
The Cadets utilized three quarterbacks on the day with Queen throwing the touchdown to Georgio and sophomore Keyen Foley (Hemet, Calif.) went 5-10 for 47 yards and also added 26 yards and a touchdown on the ground.
The Cadets will be back in action next week when they travel to Anna Maria in ECFC play.
