PLEASANTON — A second-quarter spurt catapulted Humboldt High’s boys to victory Tuesday evening to open the Pleasanton Midseason Tournament.
The top seed Cubs took the upper hand in the second period, leading 40-34 at the break.
The Chargers, seeded eighth, stayed within striking distance but could not overcome the Cub advantage in Humboldt’s 76-70 win.
The Cubs will next play Uniontown at 7 p.m. Thursday in their second game of the round-robin tournament. They’ll then square off against Jayhawk-Linn at 7 p.m. Friday.
Humboldt had four players in double figures. The Cubs shot a sizzling 56 percent from the field with only five turnovers. Humboldt shot 63 percent from 2-point range and hit 20 of 25 free throws.
Leading the way was Markiz Pulliam with 18 points on 7 of 9 shooting, seven rebounds and two steals. Caleb Vanatta was next with 16 points, while Robbie Sellman had 13 points — he was 3 of 4 from 3-point range — and four rebounds. Hunter Murrow scored 11. Justin Meins added two steals, while Caleb D’Armond dished out five assists.
Central Heights (19-15-18-18—70)
Humboldt (16-24-20-16—76)
Humboldt (FG/3pt-FT-F-TP): Vanatta 3/2-2-4-16, H. Murrow 2/1-4-0-11, A. Murrow 0-2-4-2, Sellman 0/3-4-2-13, D’Armond 4-1-1-9, Meins 1-1-5-3, Pulliam 7-4-5-18, Siemens 2-0-3-4. TOTALS: 19/6-20-24-76.
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