BEREA, Ohio – Senior quarterback Cole Norris set two school records on Friday night, leading Amherst to a 60-41 victory over Berea-Midpark. According to Amherst head coach Tom Thome, Norris is now the all-time school leader in both completions and yardage. The dual-threat QB broke the school records with style, throwing for 347 yards and three touchdowns, while adding 90 yards and four touchdowns on the ground.
“Cole Norris is phenomenal,” Thome said. “If you think Cole Norris is just going to beat you with his legs, he can still throw the ball.” Amherst, ranked 21st in this week’s cleveland.
com top 25, came into this game having lost their past three matchups with Berea-Midpark by over 40 points each time. This time they not only won, but they made a statement as they improved their season record to 5-0. “You win with good players,” Thome said.
“We don’t look at depth charts, we don’t look at stats, we don’t look at history. We show up to work every day and we get after it.” Norris credited their 5-0 start to “the drive to never quit.
” Norris’ big night led to great games for many of the Comets’ receivers, as four different Amherst players topped 60 receiving yards, the leader being junior David Dudziak with 142. “Everyone around me played a phenomenal game,” Norris said. “Blocking, doing their assignment, catching balls .
.. everyone around me doing their job really helps me do mine.
” The game began with an action-packed first half, .