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Week of October 22-28

On the strength of two fourth-quarter rushing touchdowns by Shamond Moore ’20, Storm Football defeated a very tough Capital Prep Harbor team 14-12 in dramatic fashion on Friday on Watson Field at Pedrick Stadium.

The victory marked an incredible turnaround from last year when the Storm was completely dominated by Capital Prep 46-0 in a season-opening game thrashing.

The difference this year was a stout Storm defense that was not intimidated by the massive Capital Prep offensive and defensive lines.  While the Sharks had their share of big plays, they also were assessed multiple holding penalties due to relentless pressure by the Storm defense.

Noah Bailey ’19, Christian Haas ’20, and Austin Andersen ’21 each recorded ten tackles on the day while Jordan Robinson ‘20 chipped in with nine.  Andersen also picked off a Sharks pass and forced a fumble to thwart drives deep in Storm territory.

On the offensive side of the ball, the going was tough as the Storm struggled to move the ball in the first half.  However, adjustments coaches made to personnel and blocking schemes at halftime paid big dividends in the second half.

With Kenny Soares ’21 directing the offense in the second half, the Storm had more success, ultimately resulting in a seven-yard TD run by Moore and an extra point by Andrew Lau ’20, to give the Storm a 7-6 lead early in the fourth quarter.

Capital Prep struck back with 6:28 play on a 58-yard touchdown run immediately following a St. Luke’s fumble, but the defense stopped the Sharks’ two-point conversion try for the second time, keeping the score 12-7 and setting up some late-game dramatics.

Faced with a long field from their own 23 after the kickoff, the Storm went to work grinding out yards on the ground.  On fourth and six at the Sharks’ 25, Soares scrambled for a first down to keep the drive alive. Moore later powered across the goal line from the five to complete an 11 play, 77-yard drive and secure a slim 14-12 lead with 2:05 left to play.

The defense stood tall with the clock winding down to deny the Sharks and seal the 14-12 comeback victory.

Next up: Varsity Football travels to Pennington High School, NJ, on Saturday, November 3 for a 7pm game.


St. Luke's Varsity volleyball traveled to The Masters School (NY) this week. Though keeping the scores close, St. Luke's lost in three sets. The Storm came out strong in the third set with Elyse Kim serving for 12 points to begin the set but St. Luke's was unable to hold on to take the win.
Scores were 20-25, 21-25, 24-26.


Girls Varsity Soccer continued its impressive form with two shutout wins against The Gunnery on Saturday, October 20 before another road win at Masters on Wednesday, October 24.

After a long bus ride to The Gunnery, the Storm didn’t play its best soccer of the year but three goals from Lea Panagiotidis ‘20 and one from Ali Gall ‘22 gave St. Luke’s a comfortable 4-0 win.

The team then made light work of FAA rival Masters with six first-half goals from Julia Lombardo ‘21, Aidan Panian ‘23, two from Caroline Lau ‘22, and another two from Panagiotidis. Audrey Magnussen ‘21 scored a second-half penalty to propel the Storm to 10-0 for the season.


Boys Varsity Soccer suffered a tough 1-2 loss to Storm King School on Wednesday, October 24 to fall to 7-4-1 overall on the season.

The Storm was missing four starters due to injury and illness but felt they should have taken something from the game as they were denied two good shouts for penalties and also had two goals ruled out for offside.

St. Luke’s Boys Varsity Soccer will look to get back to winning ways on Tuesday, October 30 when the team travels to Cheshire Academy.
 
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