Storm VG @ Trinity School of Durham

New Life Storm 60 Trinity Lions 28

Playing their 5th game in 8 days, the Storm girls rolled to a win over the Trinity Lions in Durham. For the 3rd consecutive game, the Storm used a strong first quarter to grab a double-digit lead and kept pouring it on from there. Also for the 3rd consecutive game, they won by more than 30 points. Ten players scored for the Storm, led by Mary and Tamara with 10 points apiece. Leigh led in rebounding with 10 and Katie dished out 5 assists.

Storm VG @ East Wake

New Life Storm 65 East Wake Academy Eagles 34

The Storm girls posted their 2nd consecutive 30 point win with a blowout victory over East Wake Academy in Zebulon. The Eagles came into the game with a record of 6-1, but the Storm came out pressing and running with their highest-scoring quarter of the season - putting 23 points on the board in the first period to take a 23-9 lead. A 20-point third quarter put the game out of reach for good. The Storm pressure defense had 32 steals on the game. Hannah Grace led the Storm with 23 points, 5 assists, and 7 steals. Emily had 13 points and 5 steals, and Shelby pulled down 10 rebounds and had 9 steals. Paige Storey and Anna Smith also got their first varsity baskets in the game.

Storm VG @ Norlina

New Life Storm 45 Norlina Christian Crusaders 14

The night after the bruising Franklin Academy game, the Storm girls traveled up to Norlina to take on the Crusaders. The Storm dominated the game, leading 27-7 at halftime and 40-8 after 3 quarters on their way to their 5th win of the season. All 13 players who were there saw a lot of playing time and contributed to the win. The Storm had balanced scoring, as Hannah Grace finished with 9, Shelby with 8, and Mary, Emily, and Katie with 7 apiece. Shelby led in rebounds with 9, while Paige and Hannah Millard had 6 each. Sarah Suffridge led the team with 3 assists.

Storm VG @ Franklin Academy

Franklin Academy Patriots 37 NLC Storm 34

The Storm girls dropped a close game on the road against Franklin Academy. The game was a tough, physical, defensive battle. NLC held a small lead for most of the game but Franklin made the plays to pull ahead in the final minute. 29 turnovers and some key fouls led to Franklin getting 25 more shot attempts than Storm and more than double the number of FT attempts. Hannah Grace led the Storm with 11 points and 3 assists. Shelby had 7 points and 12 rebounds. Emily also pulled down 12 rebounds. Sarah Suffridge chipped in 7 points and 6 rebounds and drew praise from the coaches afterwards for her toughness after being knocked to the floor multiple times.

Storm VG vs. Kestrel Heights

NLC Storm 49 Kestrel Heights Hawks 40

For their home opener for the season, the Storm Varsity Girls took on the Kestrel Heights Hawks of Durham. Behind scoring from Hannah Grace and Shelby, the Storm established a first-half lead the team would never relinquish. Mary provided a spark off the bench in the 3rd quarter with 3 inside baskets. Early in the 4th quarter, back to back fast break baskets by Hannah Grace and Sarah Suffridge pushed the lead to double figures. The lead reached as high as 15 points before Aaron rested the starters late. The team played great defense on the Hawks' point guard, holding her 10 points below her 25 ppg average. Hannah Grace led the team in scoring with 17 points, while Shelby was also in double-figures with 10. Shelby and Sarah S. each had 7 rebounds and Hannah Carlson dished out 4 assists.

Varsity Girls vs. Cary Christian JV

New Life Storm 56 Cary Christian Knights 38

The NLC Storm cruised to a comfortable road victory at Cary Christian in their regular season opener by a score of 56-38. Defensive pressure was a key, with NLC grabbing 16 steals. The Storm ran out to a commanding 29-12 halftime lead, and stretched the lead over 20 early in the 2nd half. All 14 players got ample playing time, with the starters sitting out most of the 2nd half. Hannah Grace led the Storm with 14 points and was disruptive with 6 deflections. Sarah Suffridge joined her in double figures with 10 points along with 5 steals. Shelby pulled down 13 rebounds and Emily had 3 assists to lead the team.

2011 NCHEAC Preseason Tipoff - Varsity Girls

New Life Storm 47 Low Country Wildcats 42

The girls kicked off the season by facing the defending HSPN East Coast Tournament champion, the Low Country Wildcats of Charleston, SC. The Storm opened up hot from the outside against the Wildcat zone, with Mary Williams, Hannah Grace MacDonald, Hannah Carlson, and Sarah Suffridge all hitting 3-pointers in the 1st quarter. Low Country kept pace, though, ending the quarter tied at 15-15. Tamara Johnson, Leigh Hales, and Shelby Suffridge provided a spark off the bench in the second period, as the Storm pulled out to an 11 point lead. Just when it looked like the girls were ready to pull away, the Wildcats responded in the 3rd quarter. 3 straight jump shots sliced into the Storm lead, but Aaron responded by changing defenses and putting in Sarah S. to shut down the shooter, and the Storm ended the 3rd quarter with a 37-33 lead. With the Low Country defense extended to guard the 3-pointer, the Storm was effective going inside to Shelby, who scored several times. The Wildcats could never get closer than 3 points, and Hannah Grace and Emily Stone led an effective delay offense with good ball-handling and decision-making down the stretch to close out the first Storm victory of the season. Hannah Grace led the team with 10 points and 4 assists, Shelby also scored 10 points and had 3 blocks. Mary led in rebounds with 8.

Forsyth Hawks 57 New Life Storm 37

The nightcap on Friday put the Storm up against Forsyth, who return most of the team that posted a 39-8 record last season. NLC started very slowly offensively, with no made FG in the 1st quarter, and fell behind 10-1. Two 3-pointers from Sarah S. helped get things going, and they went into halftime down only 19-13. Forsyth blew out to a 16-point lead in the 3rd quarter, but 3 post-up baskets by Shelby cut the lead back to 10. The Storm had the momentum at this point, but 2 quick 3's put the Hawks back up by 16 and the Storm never threatened again. The highlight of the game came in the last 4 minutes, where Jessica Marshall and Hannah Millard scored their first Storm baskets. For the game, Shelby led in scoring and rebounding with 12 points and 7 boards, while Hannah Grace had 4 assists.

New Life Storm 62 Blue Ridge Panthers 30

On Saturday, the Storm faced the Blue Ridge Panthers of Hillsville, VA in their final game of the tourney. The coaches stressed the need to play with more defensive intensity and the girls responded. With a small 1st half lead, the Storm went to a 3/4-court press and began causing Blue Ridge turnovers and turning them into points. With NLC taking control of the game, Aaron brought in Mary, Sarah S., and Katie to relieve Hannah Grace, Hannah C., and Tamara, and they combined with Emliy and Shelby to bring a fresh wave of pressure as the Storm surged to a 34-17 halftime lead. The lead passed 20 points early in the second half, and Aaron was able to remove the starters for good less than 3 minutes into the 3rd period. The lead continued to grow, and Aaron went to a lineup without a lot of varsity experience - Hannah Millard, Sarah Munroe, Leigh Hales, Paige Storey, and Jessica Marshall. This group closed out the last 10 minutes of the game in strong fashion, entering with a 31-pt lead and finishing with a 32-pt lead. Sarah hit a 3-ptr, Leigh made two 3's, Jessica scored 3 baskets inside, Paige rebounded well and showed good aggressiveness, and Hannah ran the team well as the point guard. In a true team effort, 11 different Storm players scored in the game, led by Leigh with 10 and Mary and Hannah Carlson with 9 each. 12 Storm players got rebounds, led by Shelby with 6. 10 different players got an assist, led by Emily with 5, and 8 different players had steals, led by Hannah C. with 4.

The tournament was a good experience for the girls. All 13 girls that went got significant playing time and had moments to shine. The girls showed lots to be excited about, and learned some things they need to improve on as they work toward the more important tournaments of February and March. Congratulations go out to Hannah Grace and Mary, who were voted to the All-Tournament team by the opposing coaches.

Meet the 2011-2012 Varsity Girls

It's time to get another Storm season started! Unlike last year, when the varsity girls team had only 2 returning players, this year they are still relatively young (2 seniors, 8 freshmen/sophomores) but have 10 players returning with varsity experience, led by the MVPs of the last 2 seasons. Junior forward/center Shelby Suffridge returns after leading the team last year in scoring and rebounding (9 pts, 12 reb per game). She also led in FG% and blocked shots, and was 2nd on the team in assists, steals, and deflections. Shelby is recovering from wrist surgery and has been limited in her ability to practice so far, but hopes to be back up to speed by the time the meat of the schedule gets here. Returning after a year away is the 2010 Storm MVP, junior Hannah Grace MacDonald. Hannah Grace is a lethal scorer who led the '09-'10 Storm team in scoring with 14.4 ppg. Sophomore point guard Emily Stone led the team last year in assists and steals. Emily really came on strong at the end of the season, averaging 8 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, and 3 steals per game over the last 6 games. Joining those 3 as captains is junior sharpshooter Hannah Carlson. Hannah averaged 7 ppg last season and is a 2-time winner of the 3-pt contest at the HSPN Tourney. Senior forward Mary Williams is another returning starter who averaged 6.5 ppg last season and brings length and athleticism to the front line. Junior center Leigh Hales and freshman guards Katie Patrick and Sarah Suffridge saw a lot of playing time last season - Leigh provided strong rebounding and good passing from the post, Katie provided transition scoring and a knack for getting steals, and Sarah was a tenacious defender who brought toughness and hustle. These 3 girls each spent a lot of time in the gym this summer and have really added to their game. Sophomore guard Tamara Johnson showed a sweet outside shooting stroke off the bench last season and freshman Sarah Munroe gained valuable experience while splitting time between the varsity and middle school teams. The team also welcomes 4 newcomers this season. Freshman Hannah Millard made the All-Tournament team at the Middle School State Tournament last spring. She and sophomore Anna Smith provide depth on the wings. Senior Jessica Marshall and freshman Paige Storey add good size to the frontcourt, helping make this the biggest Storm team ever.

Today we get our first look at the 2011-2012 Storm Varsity Girls in the Black-White scrimmage game at NLC. Aaron and the assistant coaches are very excited about the potential of this team on the court, and as always will be striving as first priority to be a team that is "different" and that reflects the light of Jesus in everything they do.

There's A Storm A-Brewing!

Welcome to Storm Cells!  The blog has been remodeled and revamped to include all of our Storm Athletics teams.

We are excited about the upcoming basketball season as we now have four teams - middle school boys and girls, varsity boys and girls.  Throughout the season, we will have reports and highlights from the games so you can track all that is happening.

Tryouts begin next week: October 3rd-7th.  To get all the information and schedules, click on the links to the right for your team, which will direct you back to New Life Camp's website.

We hope you enjoy tracking these Storm Cells throughout the season.

HSPN Tourney - 'A' Bracket Championship

New Life Storm 32 Frederick Force 26

For the 3rd consecutive year, the Storm girls capped off their season playing in the Vines Center, homecourt of the NCAA Division 1 Liberty University Flames. This time, the Storm faced the Force, from Frederick, MD, for the 1A Division championship.

HSPN Tourney - 'A' Bracket Semi-Finals

New Life Storm 43 St. John Saints 15

After finishing 0-3 in a strong pool during pool play, the NLC Storm were seeded in the 'A' bracket for bracket play. They responded by rolling to a 28-point win over the St. John the Baptist Saints of Front Royal, VA. The Storm was running from the opening tip, scoring mostly on fast break run-outs to jump ahead 15-3 at the end of the first quarter. Once again facing a 2-3 zone, the girls were not particularly effective scoring out of the halfcourt offense, but kept the pressure on defensively and continued to run at every opportunity over the course of the game as they cruised to the easy win. The win was capped off by Sarah Munroe scoring two 4th quarter basket in her first action of the tournament, making it so that all 10 players have now scored in the tourney. For the game, Mary led the Storm with 13 points. Shelby led with 8 rebounds and 6 steals, while Emily dished out 3 assists.

HSPN Tourney - Pool Round 3

Fairfax Firebirds 52 New Life Storm 40

The New Life Storm lost their third game of the tournament against the Fairfax Firebirds by a score of 52-40. The Firebirds were a senior-dominated team that outsized the Storm at every position on the floor. Once again, NLC faced a physical zone defense that collapsed into the paint, which did a good job surrounding Shelby and denying her good shot opportunities. They also used their size to control the boards. The only points the Storm could manage in the first quarter were two 3-pointers by Emily on out-of-bounds plays, as they fell behind 13-6. The Firebirds stretched it to 26-16 at the half. In the second half, the margin stayed steady in the low double-digits, with the Storm playing hard and getting points from a number of different players, but were not able to generate enough movement to consistently get good shots against the zone and struggled to get stops against the Firebirds. Their best chance came when they cut the lead to 8 with some steals and fast break buckets with about5 minutes to play. Three times in a row they got defensive stops but were not able to convert offensively. Emily led the Storm with 11 points and 5 assists while Shelby pulled down 10 rebounds.

HSPN Tourney - Pool Round 2

CHEN (MD) Bravehearts 46 New Life Storm 36

In their second game of the first day of the tournament, the NLC Storm faced the Bravehearts of the Christian Home Educators Network of Baltimore, MD. As in the earlier game, this started out as a low-scoring affair. Again, the Storm faced a packed-in zone defense but used good patience to work the ball down low to Shelby. They also played very solid defensively against a team with some quick players who could drive the ball well. At the half the Bravehearts led 18-15, with Shelby already scoring 10 points. The Storm began the second half with an 8-0 run. Mary scored on a put-back, and then made a kick-out to Katie Patrick for a 3 to start the run. Just when it looked like the Storm were about to seize control of the game, the Bravehearts answered. From the middle of the third period to the middle of the 4th period, the lead see-sawed back and forth. Shelby scored on a rebound basket with about 4 minutes left to put the Storm up 36-34. That would be the last points of the game for the Storm, as the Bravehearts closed the game on a 12-0 run. Even with the loss, this young Storm team executed well and did a lot of good things that put them right there with a chance to beat the 18-7 Bravehearts, but just couldn't come up with the plays to close the deal down the stretch. Shelby again led the Storm with 14 points and 14 rebounds. Katie joined her in double-figures with 10 points and Emily dished out 4 assists.

HSPN East Coast Tourney - Pool Round 1

NW Ohio Cougars 38 New Life Storm 29

In the opening round of the HSPN East Coast Championship tournament, the NLC Storm faced off with the Northwest Ohio Cougars, who entered the game with a record of 28-2. The game was a low-scoring, physical defensive struggle. The Storm started out moving the ball well and showing good patience offensively, and defensively Ele'Jah and Emily got in the passing lanes and grabbed a number of steals. The lead see-sawed back and forth most of the first half, before a 3-pointer from the corner by Tamara gave the Storm a 16-15 halftime lead. The Cougars made some defensive adjustments after the half and came out aggressively trapping the corners and wings out of their zone. This led to Storm turnovers on the first 5 possessions of the 2nd half. The Cougars' zone was also collapsing well to the inside, and the Storm was only able to get off one FG attempt inside the 3-pt line the entire 3rd quarter. They continued to defend well, though, and entered the 4th quarter only down 23-20. In the 4th quarter the Storm defense tired a bit, and the Cougars were able to get enough separation to knock down several mid-range jump-shots to pull out to a 9-point lead going into the last 2 minutes of the game. Emily nailed a 3 to give the Storm some life down the stretch, but a 5-pt margin was as close as the Storm could get. On the game, Shelby led the Storm with 10 points and 13 rebounds, while Ele'Jah grabbed 4 steals.

NCHEAC State Tournament

Semi-Final: New Life Storm 32 Forsyth Hawks 57

Playing for a spot in the state championship game, the NLC Storm lost to the Forsyth Hawks, the same opponent and gym in which they opened the season in November. The Storm hung on well for the first quarter. They had success getting the ball to Shelby in the high post against the Forsyth zone defense. In the second quarter, the Hawks begain to pull away, and led by 15 at the half. Two baskets by Mary ignited a short Storm rally at the beginning of the 3rd quarter, but then the Hawks answered and gradually pulled away to the final margin. Forsyth spread the floor and was able to repeatedly hurt the Storm with dribble pentration, as NLC was slow to rotate to stop the dribble. Shelby led the Storm with 9 points, 16 rebounds, and 4 steals. Emly dished out 5 assists.

Consolation Game: New Life Storm 48 Cabarrus Stallions 56 (OT)

Playing for 3rd place in the state for the 3rd consecutive season, the NLC Storm got out to a big lead but could not hold off the Cabarrus Stallions, who claimed an overtime victory. In the first half, the Storm moved the ball around tremendously and played some of their best basketball of the season in going ahead by as many as 16 on the way to a 34-23 half-time advantage. In the second half, the Storm was held to only 12 points as the Stallions stormed back to tie the game and send it to overtime, where the Storm had nothing left. Emily led the Storm with 10 points, 7 assists, and 6 steals. Shelby pulled down 16 rebounds.

Shelby was named to the All-Tournament team.

NCHEAC East Regional Championship

New Life Storm 32 Lighthouse Eagles 59

The NLC Storm faced off against the Lighthouse Eagles for the East Region championship and the undefeated Eagles came away with the victory. The Storm defense played much stronger than in the previous meeting between these two teams. Also the Storm had some success offensively when they attacked the Eagles. Though they were able to keep the margin in the teens well into the fourth quarter this time, ultimately there were too many Storm turnovers and too many Lighthouse offensive rebounds given up for the Storm to mount a serious threat.
After Aaron pulled the starters with 4 minutes to go, the Lighthouse starters surged out to a wider final margin. For NLC, Mary led the scoring with 10 points, Shelby had 12 rebounds, and Emily 4 assists. Shelby and Emily were named to the All-Tournament team.

Senior Night

New Life Storm 53 Masonic Red Devils 29

The NLC Storm celebrated Senior Night in style and finished the regular season with a winning record (11-10) with a 24-point victory over the Lady Devils of Masonic Home in the last home game of the season. The Storm started slow, falling behind by 8 points early. They got things going in the second quarter, though, outscoring Masonic 14-4 to take an 8 point halftime lead. The Storm continued to control the game in the second half, gradually pulling away for the comfortable win. The star of the night was Ele'Jah Carter, the team's only senior. Ele'Jah hit jump shots and scored on slashing drives to finish with 12 points, to go along with 8 rebounds and 3 assists in a great all-around game. Shelby, playing after landing at the airport less than an hour before game time, joined Ele'Jah in double figures with 10 points. Leigh led the team in rebounding with 10 boards and Emily had 5 steals. Four players had at least 3 assists, led by Leigh with 4, as the team moved the ball around well.

After the game, Ele'Jah was honored in the senior ceremony at halftime of the boys game. The whole Storm family is so glad that she has been a part of the program this year. Ele'Jah will be missed and we all wish her the best.

Storm vs. Lighthouse

New Life Storm 30 Lighthouse Eagles 64

The Storm lost to conference rival Lighthouse Homeschool for the second time this season. The undefeated Eagles jumped on top early, taking a 21-2 lead in the first quarter as the Storm played tentatively. In the second quarter NLC began attacking better offensively and played even with Lighthouse for the next 2 quarters, but could not cut the Eagles' lead below 20. A Lighthouse scoring burst in the 4th quarter stretched the lead out to the final margin. On a night when the Storm's normal scoring leaders were off, Katie Patrick was a bright spot, hitting 4 of 6 shots - including a couple of tough fast-break finishes over taller defenders. Katie and Mary led the Storm scoring with 9 points each, Ele'Jah had 8 rebounds, and Emily grabbed 4 steals.

Storm vs. Masonic, part 2

New Life Storm 36 Masonic Red Devils 19

The New Life Storm avenged a loss to the Lady Red Devils of the Masonic Home with a convincing homecourt victory by 17 points. On the game's first possession Shelby blocked a shot by the Red Devils' center, who dominated the last meeting between the two teams with 24 points. That was one of 3 first half blocks by Shelby and set the tone for a strong Storm defensive effort that limited the Red Devils to only 7 first half points. On the offensive end, Hannah got off to a fast start, hitting 2 early 3-pointers and scoring 8 of the first 10 Storm points, as NLC jumped ahead 12-2. The Storm held a double-digit lead for most of the rest of the game. As in the previous game against East Wake, this was a good overall team effort, as this very young, inexperienced group starts to show some signs of gelling. Shelby led the team with 15 points and 16 rebounds.

Storm vs. East Wake

New Life Storm 47 East Wake Academy Eagles 34

The NLC Storm put together a strong team effort to win a big road game against the East Wake Eagles in Zebulon. Unlike the first meeting between the two teams, which saw the Storm trail for most of the game before making a late comback for the win, this time the Storm took the lead 3-2 on a 3-pointer by Mary and never trailed again. The Storm played with good energy and moved the ball well, and when Emily hit a basket to make the score 14-6, they had 6 field goals made by 6 different players. NLC led at the half 27-13. In the 2nd half, the Eagles pressed full court, but the Storm handled it well with good passing and spacing. The Eagles were able to cut the lead to 9 points, but baskets by Mary and Ele'Jah pushed the lead back out again, and when Emily and Shelby executed a pick-and-roll that led to a basket by Shelby at the 3rd quarter buzzer, the score was 38-24. The Eagles never got the lead under double-figures again. Emily led a balanced scoring effort with 11 points. Shelby had 10 points, 18 rebounds, and 3 assists. Hannah also had 3 assists and Katie grabbed 5 steals.

Storm vs. Norlina, part 3

New Life Storm 41 Norlina Christian Crusaders 16

For the third time this season, the New Life Storm easily handled the Crusaders of Norlina Christian School. Playing at home in the NLC Activities Center for the first time in almost 7 weeks, the Storm controlled the game throughout, taking a 10-point lead in the first quarter, then holding the Crusaders to 1 point over the 2nd and 3rd quarters to go up 37-6. With the game well in hand, the Storm was able to use the second half to work on some different offensive and defensive sets. Shelby had her third straight double-double by halftime and finished with 15 points and 15 rebounds, and Katie, starting for the 2nd straight game at PG, had 5 steals to go with 6 points.

Congrats to the boys varsity team for their first win - a 12-point victory over Norlina. Great game guys!!

Storm vs. RCA, part 2

New Life Storm 37 Raleigh Christian Academy Eagles 44

For the second time, the New Life Storm gave a good effort but dropped a game on the road at Raleigh Christian Academy. The Storm defense held the Eagles scoreless for more nearly 7 minutes in the first half and pulled ahead by 8 points, but missed a number of good shot opportunities that would have stretched the lead farther. In the second half, RCA brought full court pressure and half-court traps, and in the 3rd quarter the Storm had more turnovers than shot attempts, allowing the Eagles to pull ahead. NLC continued to compete hard and on two occasions late in the 4th quarter, first when Katie got a steal and layup, and later when Hannah hit a deep 3-pointer, they cut it to a one-possession game. The Eagles answered each time and hit FT's in the final minute for the final margin. For the Storm, Hannah and Shelby each had 10 points to lead the team, while Shelby also grabbed 19 rebounds, and Katie had 4 steals.

Storm vs. Masonic

New Life Storm 37 Masonic Red Devils 49

The Storm dropped a game on the road against the Masonic Red Devils in Oxford by 12 points. NLC shot only 18% for the game, with the Red Devils' big, athletic center blocking and altering many shots. The Storm stayed close for most of the first half, with Shelby getting off to fast start and scoring 7 first-quarter points. In the second half, the Devils used a lot of fast break points and put back baskets to pull away. Shelby led the team in scoring and rebounding, with 11 points and 21 boards.

Storm vs Lighthouse

New Life Storm 26 Lighthouse Eagles 46

The NLC Storm faced off with conference rival Lighthouse for the first time this season and battled hard, but came away on the short end of a 20-point loss. The nationally-ranked Eagles, with 10 seniors and 2 players signed to play next season at Anderson University, were undefeated coming in and had only won twice by fewer than 20 points. Early in the game, a combination of nerves and quick whistles had the Storm in foul trouble and out of sync. After scoring only 2 points in the first quarter, they began attacking with more confidence. Though the tough Lighthouse defense allowed few easy shots, NLC did a good job drawing fouls and scoring at the line. The Storm also defended well, allowing few easy shots for the Eagles. NLC trailed by 13 at the half, and though they prevented any Lighthouse runs to blow the game open they were never able to muster a run of their own to make the game close down the stretch, as Lighthouse gradually pulled away to the final margin. Shelby led the Storm in this game in both scoring and rebounds, with 9 points and 18 boards.

Storm vs. RCA

New Life Storm 46 Raleigh Christian Academy Eagles 51

For the second year in a row, the NLC Storm were the guests for Homecoming at Raleigh Christian Academy. This year, though, the Storm was not able to dampen the festivities, losing 51-46. The game was back and forth for most of the first quarter, but turnovers helped the Eagles pull out to an 8-point lead at the beginning of the second quarter and maintain a 5-point halftime advantage. NLC came out running in the third quarter and took the lead, but RCA answered. They again took the lead early in the 4th quarter on a 3 by Emily Stone, but RCA hit a 3-pointer to retake the lead and would never trail again. Two 3-pointers by Hannah and an RCA turnover gave the Storm the ball down 3 points with 2 minutes to go, but several 3-point tries for the tie did not connect, then RCA got several chances at the other end with several offensive rebounds and made it a 2-possession game down the stretch. Hannah led the Storm in scoring with 14, Shelby and Leigh had 13 and 11 rebounds respectively.

Storm vs. Norlina Christian

New Life Storm 55 Norlina Christian School Crusaders 19

The NLC Storm dominated their second meeting of the season with the Crusaders of Norlina Christian School, jumping out to a 38-4 halftime lead on their way to a 55-19 victory. The Storm overwhelmed the Crusaders in the second quarter, holding Norlina scoreless while putting in 22 points - their highest-scoring quarter of the season. For the game, the Storm had 25 steals, their highest total of the season. Shelby led a balanced scoring attack with 12 points, while Emily had 11 and Ele'Jah 10. Leigh led in rebounding with 9 boards, Hannah had 4 assists, and Emily 7 steals.