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Seneca Valley Dominates Norwin 47-0
The Raiders start the season with a decisive victory over the Knights.
Seneca Valley's first football game of the season kicked off in sweltering heat with a who came to NexTier Stadium to help honor the fallen on the upcoming on Sept. 11 2001.
They were greeted by a standing ovation for their service to the country.
As the pre-game ceremony gave way to the contest on the gridiron the crowd was generous with their enthusiasm -- and for good reason. An aggressive Raider defense punished the Norwin quarterback at every turn, resulting in an interception. Seneca Valley was unable to convert this into a trip to the end zone.
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Scoreless at the end of the first quarter, the Raiders still dominated. As the second quarter began the Raiders opened up their game with two quick touchdowns on a 45 yard run and a blocked punt that was covered in Norwin's end zone.
The game became one-sided after that, as the Raiders seemed to score almost at will. Final score was 47-0. Seneca Valley next travels to Fox Chapel to take on the Foxes at 7 p.m. on Friday
