Storm II win by record margin

24/02/2020

Hemel Storm II 103 – 59 County Upper Wolves

 (Division Three)

Hemel Storm’s second team, sponsored by Certa Limited, recorded their highest winning margin in their two year history against County Upper Wolves on Sunday.  The 44 point win was underpinned by sixteen 3 pointers, another team record.

Storm steadily built a 9 point lead in the first quarter but Wolves closed the gap to just 3 points at 37-34 with 3½ minutes remaining in the half.  Hemel called a timeout and re-energised their defence resulting in a 17-2 run to increase their lead to 18 at half time.

Storm maintained their defensive intensity throughout the second half holding their opponents to just 23 points whilst creating numerous fast break opportunities for themselves and securing a comfortable win.

Coach Allin said: “Wolves were not at full strength today but we did a good job in maintaining our focus and intensity.  It was pleasing to get good contributions and points from all ten players.”

Scorers: Nick Allin 25, Daryl Craine 19, Shaun Allin 18, George Paisley 12, Jamie Wheeler 8, Atif Khan 7, Ben Pearce 6, Mac Mavhangira 4, Dominic Charles 2, Mike Coumas 2

 

 

 

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