STERLING – There’s an old saying: If you cut off a snake’s head, the rest of it will die.

Newman applied that same principle in Tuesday’s 51-42 victory over Bureau Valley. In this case the snake was Storm point guard Parker Neuhalfen, who was held to a season-low three points on 1-for-11 shooting.

Neuhalfen, who averages 18 points per game, missed his first 10 shots and didn’t score until 4 minutes, 53 seconds remained in the fourth quarter. By that time the Storm trailed 43-34, and they unable to get closer than five points the rest of the way.