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RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- A winter storm barreling toward the Northeast caused delays and cancellations to pile up at Raleigh-Durham International Airport on Friday.

The major winter storm is expected to bring several inches of snow across the Northeast, from Philadelphia to Boston. New York and New Jersey are under states of emergency ahead of the winter storm.

That storm is also causing major headaches at airports, including at RDU.

According to data from FlightAware, RDU saw more than 114 delays and 35 cancellations as of Friday night.

Many of those cancellations included flights to the three New York area airports -- JFK, LaGuardia, and Newark -- as well as cancellations for flights to Philadelphia and Boston.

Some travelers at RDU breathed a sigh of relief.

ABC11 spoke with travelers who arrived from the New York area, beating the storm before it grounded their flights.

"We were watching the weather, so we were pretty comfortable getting out, and everything went on time. So we're happy," said Kathy Laino from Long Island, New York.

Molly Vaughters said her flight to RDU from Newark had a lot of turbulence.

"It was just bumpy. I heard some people in line before we were leaving, like going through security and stuff, saying anything before 6 will probably be OK. But after that, it might start getting delayed. And our flight left at 4:37," she said.

Ryan Phillips said the pilot on his flight from Newark notified them that they would fly lower than normal because of the storm.

"They made an announcement that we had to fly lower than usual, and it did," he said. "You could see it was kind of low. We were lucky to get off the ground without any problems."

Bryan Vandemark traveled to RDU from Newark as well, and says he's just happy they left when they did.

"Anybody who's leaving after us, I think they were in the danger zone, but we got out just in time," he said.

Make sure to check the status of any flights at RDU before heading to the airport.

NEWARK — The Newark Catholic girls basketball team did not stay down for long after early-season losses coach Dani Adams called “disheartening.”

The Green Wave now are embracing the opportunities in front of them. Junior Avery Yehle made four foul shots during the final 20 seconds to secure a 49-43 victory against visiting Waterford on Dec. 30.

“It was definitely stressful, but I just tried to keep my nerves down,” said Yehle, a defensive specialist who has been thrust into a new role as a primary ball-handler and got the call from Adams to take the clutch free throws.

“It means a lot that they trust me with the ball and trust me at the free-throw line with that amount of pressure,” Yehle added.

NC (3-6) picked up its second consecutive victory, earning a win in a clash of rebuilding small-school powers. NC previously edged Bishop Ready 31-30 in overtime on Dec. 20.

The Green Wave led 43-30 early in the fourth quarter before Waterford (5-6), the reigning Division VII state champion which graduated its top three players, came charging back on the strength of 10 points from sophomore Brynnlee Pottmeyer. The NC lead was just 45-43 when Yehle iced the victory, making all four of her free throws, sandwiching a Waterford turnover.

“We are in a unique position where we lost four starters and we have a lot of kids in new positions,” Adams said. “After the first couple games, we went into practice and talked about sideline out of bounds plays and late-game situations. I told them to stay patient because it would take some time. They have been working hard. We only have 11 kids, and they go at each other all day in practice.”

Junior Leah Caudill, NC’s top returning player from its Division VI district championship team, continues to flex her muscles inside. She scored 9 of her 17 points in the third quarter and grabbed 10 rebounds, following a 17-point, 17-rebound double-double against Ready.

Sydney Gummer, the lone senior, got NC started early, opening the game with a 3-pointer. She scored all 7 of her points in the first quarter and has been one of Licking County’s breakout players.

“I knew Syd had the potential last year, but we were just so huge,” Adams said. “It was hard to find her a position to fit into. She will do anything you ask her to do. She wants to win more than anybody.”

Junior Leah Cox hit a 3 from the right wing in each of the game’s first two quarters. Classmate Emma Cecil beat the third-quarter buzzer, banking in a 3 from the left wing after Caudill started the break with one of her four blocks at the defensive end.

“It’s so nice to finally have some success. We are a new group of girls and obviously started out slow, but the way we have been playing recently we have finally figured out how to play as a team,” said Yehle, who added five assists and three steals to her 11 points. “Everyone has stepped into their role. Nobody complains. We all just do what Dani asks us to.”

NC will start 2026 with a busy week, visiting Danville on Jan. 5 before resuming Licking County League play at Mount Vernon on Jan. 6, and Heath visits on Jan. 9. The Green Wave visit Fisher Catholic on Jan. 12 for what could be a preview of a Division VII district tournament game.

“This definitely changes our confidence,” Gummer said. “These couple wins really brought us back up and look at the capability that we actually have. It makes us excited for the season.”

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The Newark Catholic athletic department has found a successful veteran coach to lead its football program.

NC announced Dec. 18 the hiring of Tom Phillips as the school’s new head football coach. Phillips has coached and been an administrator at several schools, including as head coach for a decade at Pickerington North.

"To get a candidate for our head coaching position like Tom Phillips feels like the best of all worlds," NC principal Tom Pickering said in a press release. "Coach Phillips' decades of experience either coaching football or being on the operations side, his connections to central Ohio and the skills and background he brings to the classroom and our building combined with his passion for teaching the game and deep knowledge of our history and tradition made him the absolute best choice as we were reviewing the candidates and making a selection."

Phillips most recently has served as the chief of staff for the football program at Youngstown State, where his brother Doug is the head coach, since 2002. Phillips moved to Youngstown after serving as the head coach at Stow-Monroe Falls for four seasons, winning 25 games there.

"I am humbled and honored to be chosen to lead one of the most tradition-rich football programs in the entire state of Ohio," Phillips said in the press release. "I am committed to getting to know each player and each student and clearly communicating expectations, modeling those expectations and teaching those expectations."

Phillips replaces Josh Hendershot, who was the NC head coach for the past three seasons. The Green Wave, hurt by injuries and low numbers, slipped to 6-24 during Hendershot’s tenure, including 2-8 this fall.

Phillips is a familiar face in central Ohio having been the head coach at Bexley from 2004-07, matching up against several Licking County schools in the Mid-State League-Ohio Division. Phillips then won three Ohio Capital Conference titles and a Division I regional title during his decade at Pickerington North.

NEWARK — Coach Josh Hendershot was beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel for the Newark Catholic football program, but he knew he could not erase 6-24.

The Green Wave will enter the 2026 season with renewed optimism, hoping the results of an arduous rebuild will start paying off. Hendershot, however, will not be there to lead them as the school recently dismissed him.

"We're a results-driven society, and I understood things can change at any instant," Hendershot said. "The expectations are obviously high and rightfully so. It was not necessarily an inkling per se, but I was always aware in the back of my mind."

Hendershot, a 2010 NC graduate, was hired in 2023 with the Green Wave coming off of three consecutive Division VII regional championships, including a trip to the state final in 2021. Injuries and defections over time, however, decimated the roster.

Declining enrollment also contributed to record-low numbers in the program, NC finished 3-7, 1-9 and 2-8, the latter two the worst seasons in program history, under Hendershot. The next coach will inherit a roster that returns what was a productive junior class.

"We just got together and decided we needed to go in a different direction," NC athletic director Rob Smith said. "I will keep it pretty simple with that."

Hendershot was an All-Ohio lineman at NC before earning Mid-American Conference honors at Toledo. He had assistant coaching experience at the Division I college level before coming home to NC.

The Green Wave lost three games by three points or fewer despite starting the season with just three seniors. They were less competitive down the stretch in Licking County League-Cardinal Division losses to Heath and Johnstown.

"It's the same thing I have tried to preach for the last three years. 'Leave something better than how you found it.' For next year, there are so many really positive things for the program," Hendershot said. "I am really excited to watch from the outside how all of those guys do. Obviously, we're looking at roughly 13 or 14 seniors for the first time in a while with some really good juniors and a really strong sophomore class."

Smith declined to go deeper into specifics about the program’s performance under Hendershot. The school has set a deadline for applications of Nov. 28.

"I really don't want to get into the whys and why nots," Smith said. "You know ideally we would interview the first couple weeks of December if we can get some good candidates, which we will, and then try to make a decision mid-December. We just want someone to come in with some enthusiasm and that can relate to the kids."

Hendershot said he has not yet decided what his future in the sport holds. He is looking forward to spending time with his young family.

Hendershot filled his staff with fellow NC alumni. His assistants included former teammate Trevor Garber and Kelly Bourne, who was the program’s defensive coordinator when the Green Wave reached the 2012 state final.

"I'm extremely grateful for the guys I had on staff," Hendershot said. "To work at Newark Catholic, honestly, it's an honor; it's a privilege, but it's a challenge. … They helped me navigate some really tough times in terms of roster turnover or lack of numbers. This year, we had 60% new guys on the team. If it wasn't for those guys, it would have made my life more difficult."

Smith is hoping an efficient hiring process will allow the next coach to hit the ground running.

Hendershot said “expectations” multiple times in a short interview. He declined to say whether he thought those expectations must be slightly altered, but he noted better days are ahead for the Green Wave.

"Again, we are a results-driven society, which is awesome, but is always does need to mirror what you have and what's available," Hendershot said. "I am really excited for next year because those kids have worked their butts off. They are putting themselves in position to turn things around and really have some success."

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