HUMBOLDT — Humboldt Middle School’s basketball teams are hitting their stride as they reach the heart of their respective seasons. HUMBOLDT’S A team girls rolled in the second half to a 38-16 win, while the B team came up short in a 23-10 defeat.
On the boys side, Humboldt’s eighth-graders shined on defense in a 26-22 win over visiting Caney Valley, while the Cub seventh-graders avenged their only loss of the season in a 31-27 win over the Bullpups. The boys C team also got into the act with an 18-11 win.
Humboldt spread the wealth in the A team victory on offense. Jacob Barker’s five points marked the team high, while nine players scored. Zach Korte added four points and five rebounds and Evan Gean scored four points. Wyatt Seufert added three points. Scoring two points each were Jackson Wilder, Josh Vanatta, Hesston Murrow, Lance Daniels and Ty Griffiths. Daniels also had five rebounds; Griffiths had two boards.
“We played a great game on the defensive side of the court,” Cub head coach Jeremy Weilert said. “We played quick and aggressive. We are becoming a much better basketball team.
The seventh-graders’ win was attributed to Humboldt’s improved ability to box out and limit Caney Valley’s second-chance points, Weilert said.
Bo Bigelow led the victors with 12 points, followed by Dylan Doolittle with eight points and four rebounds. Logan Gray and Ryan Sellman scored six and five points, respectively. Tucker Hurst had four points and five rebounds. Caleb Coronado added two points. Teryn Johnson had a team-high seven rebounds.
Brent Yost’s eight points and five rebounds led the way in the C team win. Seth Hegwald added six points and four rebounds. David Watts and Tim Yokum both scored two. Chase Jaro had eight boards.
Lady Cub head coach Scott Brady noted the A team led only 12-7 at intermission.
“The girls came out after halftime and left everything out on the court,” Brady said. “All of our guards did a phenomenal job of getting the ball to our posts, and the posts paid them off by finishing.”
Kassie Angleton poured in 13 points, while Rylan Wilhite had 10 points, eight rebounds and eight steals. Sydney Houk had eight points and seven boards. Aricah McCall scored three. Lizzie Myers and Katie Malone scored two each.
In the B team loss, Zoey Rinehart had four points, Sydney Barker had three points and seven rebounds, Kaylie Johnson scored two and Hannah Riebel one.
Cubs down Caney Valley
