NEODESHA — The Humboldt Middle School football team came up short at Neodesha on Thursday, 28-8.
The Cubs (4-3) went down by 28 points before Truman Grzybowski scored a fourth quarter touchdown to cut into the deficit.
“We want to thank our eighth-graders for everything they’ve given us the last two years,” Humboldt head coach Mike Miller said. “They have been a great group and will do big things as they move forward in their football careers.”
Neodesha started strong when they ran the opening kickoff back 70 yards for a touchdown, followed by the two-point conversion for the initial 8-0 lead.
A Humboldt turnover gave the ball back to the Bluestreaks who capitalized for another touchdown and the 14-0 lead at halftime.
The Cubs turned the ball over two more times in the first half.
Neodesha then added on two more touchdowns in the second to push their lead to 28-0.
That’s when Grzybowski responded with his 36-yard touchdown run followed by a two-point conversion for the 28-8 final score.
Defensively, Ty Shaughnessy and Weston Johnson led the way. Shaughnessy had a team-high nine tackles and three tackles for loss while Johnson had a sack, nine tackles and four tackles for a loss. Grzybowski had six tackles.
It was Humboldt’s final game of the season, finishing 4-3 overall.
