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Garden City's Norton had Colston's number
Quick ReadWith a little advice from his kicking coach, Garden City sophomore Ryan Norton drilled a clutch field goal.
Photo credit: Patrick E. McCarthy | Garden City's Ryan Norton reacts after kicking a field goal that gave his team the margin of victory in a 9-6 win in the Class II Long Island Championship against North Babylon. (November 27, 2009)
LIC Class II: Garden City 9, North Babylon 6
Class II LI Championship: Garden City 9, North Babylon 6
Garden City: Long Island Class II champs
North Babylon: Suffolk Division II champs
Aim for Marques Colston.
Dave Ettinger said so.
With winds swirling and the Long Island Championship on the line, sophomore kicker Ryan Norton headed the advice: He aimed for the retired number 89 Colston jersey just beyond the uprights at James Shuart Stadium at Hofstra and nailed the kick for the 38-yard field goal.
Ettinger, the Garden City kicking coach, would certainly know...
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