A big second-half push by the Central men’s basketball team was not enough to overcome Simpson on Saturday, and they fell 79 – 74. The Dutch trailed by as much as 12 in a cold-shooting first half where they went 4-for-18 from beyond the arc. Central pushed back, and led by as much as eight with five minutes left, but the Storm got some calls to go their way, including an offensive foul on Austin Glawe with Central down by one on a breakaway lay-up attempt. Pete Walker scored a team-high 16 points, and Trashawn Boyd put in 15; Sam Amsbaugh was the leading scorer with 21 points, while Dillon Gretzky tallied 19. Central’s women held a lead for most of the first half, but were stifled in the final 20 minutes, losing to the Storm, 67 – 52. Emily Dine hit five three-pointers to help her team get out to a six-point advantage in the second quarter, but again Simpson came rolling back and led 41 – 37 going into the locker room. The Dutch were held to 22% shooting in the second half, and scored just 15 points total in the final two periods. Claire Marburger scored 16 points in the losing effort. Both teams return to P.H. Kuyper for their final two home games this week; first up, is a visit from Buena Vista on Wednesday.