HUMBOLDT — An up and down night for the Cubs gave way to a 1-2 record on Monday night as Humboldt Middle School’s boys basketball squad played Neodesha.
Humboldt’s A team won 36-27, the B team lost 28-23, and the C team fell 10-8.
The A squad was led by another double-double by Mason Sterling. Humboldt pounced on the Bluestreaks early. After trailing 8-2 in the opening quarter, the Cubs, fueled by a 14-point second quarter, took a 16-12 lead into the half.
It was all Humboldt from there. The Cubs broke out for a 12-point quarter in the third while the Cub defense held Neodesha down to preserve the win for the A squad.
Sterling had 12 points and 11 rebounds. Collin Cook had 10 points. Creed Shannon had nine. Braxton Gray had three. Grady Elder had two.
Humboldt started strong in the B game, running out to a 8-3 lead early. The Cub defense forced Neodesha to take tough shots and outrebounded the Bluestreaks. Toward the end of the half, Neodesha started to catch on and closed the Cub lead.
Humboldt led 16-11 at the half.
A sloppy second half, including a one-point fourth quarter, cost Humboldt in the end. The Bluestreak offense got hot, surpassing Humboldt in the fourth to take the win.
Kreed Jones led the Cubs with seven points. Hudson Reese had six. Elder and Thatcher Mueller each had six. Maxyn Mueller had two.
Humboldt failed to score in the first half of the C game and it bit the Cubs when the final buzzer hit. Though Neodesha didn’t have great offensive output over the first half it was ahead 5-0 at the break.
The roles were reversed in the second half.
Humboldt held the Bluestreaks scoreless in the fourth, but even so, the Cubs were unable to muster enough offense to come back.
Cooper Peters, Jack Works, Carson Peters, and Taner King each had two points.
Barring weather, Humboldt will be back in action on Thursday at Leon-Bluestem.
