HUMBOLDT — Humboldt Middle School’s girls returned from their winter break, going 0-3 on the night Thursday.
“However, we played much better against much better competition,” head coach Eric Carlson said, after Neodesha’s A team defeated the Lady Cubs, 34-22.
The Bluestreaks also prevailed, 19-10, in the B team game and 15-10 in C-team play.
“We changed some things in practice after the break and my guess is they are paying off,” Carlson said. “We executed many things in all three games better than we did before the break.”
Jordan Hencey scored seven points to lead Humboldt’s A team, followed by Kaydence Whitworth with six, Bailey Daniels with four, Addisyn Drake three and Maggie McCullough two. McCullough also had four rebounds; Drake pulled in five steals.
“Our A team girls did a great job breaking the press most of the game,” Carlson said. “We got in some foul trouble early and that caused us to sub earlier than I wanted to. We battled and hustled. When the opposing coach tells you he was impressed by how hard we fought and competed, that is a good thing to hear. At halftime I told them to keep fighting and stay aggressive. That allowed us to win the second half, even though we didn’t win the game.”
Carlin Hart led Humboldt’s B team with four points. Ellie Carson, Jadey Ellis and Karis Cook added two points each.
“We took a lead into halftime, but fatigue set in during the third quarter, because every girl had already played the equivalent of a full game by playing in the earlier contests,” Carlson said. “They tried hard, but came up short.”
Braydie Whitworth scored four for Humboldt’s C team. Aspen Wimsett had three, Bella Comstock two and Rhylee Wilkerson one.
We had three girls that played the entire game with very little rest,” Carlson said. “They did a good job even when they were tired.”
Boys go 1-2
HUMBOLDT — Visiting Neodesha started out like gangbusters Thursday, roaring to a 24-2 lead after one quarter against Humboldt Middle School.
The Bluestreaks never looked back in a 56-30 win in Humboldt’s first game back from the winter break.
“Neodesha is a very good basketball team,” Humboldt coach Jeremy Weilert said. “I told the players we just have to move on from a loss like this and get ready for our next opponent.”
Bryer Grisier scored eight points and Kolton Hanson seven for the Cubs. Connor Newman added four, Blayden McGuire, Weston Johnson and Ty Shaughnessy three apiece and Carter Collins two. Johnson also had six rebounds. Shaughnessy had a pair of steals.