HUMBOLDT — The Humboldt Middle School girls and boys basketball teams matched up against Neodesha on Thursday.
On the girls side, the Lady Cubs A team was on the losing end of a 33-27 defeat while the girls B team knocked off the Bluestreaks, 19-6. Humboldt’s boys A team fell to Neodesha, 49-31, the Cubs B team won, 23-16, and the boys C team dropped their game, 33-14.
Girls Basketball
The Lady Cubs A team was hurt most by Neodesha’s Allison Stover, who controlled the flow of the game early.
Humboldt fell behind 14-5 at the end of the first quarter. Stover paved the way for Neodesha but only scored one basket the next three quarters after dominating the opening frame.
The Lady Cubs came back to knot the game at 17-17 in the third quarter while Jo Ellison stopped Stover from making any kind of a scoring run in the second half. Ellison finished her game notching eight points while Lakyn Meadows netted nine points and eight rebounds.
Bailey Daniels scored six points and Hadley Galloway bucketed four points and snatched five rebounds in the loss.
The Humboldt Middle girls B team knocked off Neodesha, 19-6.
The Lady Cubs had times where they struggled offensively but the defense was able to step up and keep Neodesha at bay. Kaydence Whitworth was the biggest offensive boost for Humboldt with six points to go with six steals on defense.
Humboldt’s Daniels totaled five points while Leah Carman notched four points and Maggie McCullough and Carlie Weilert each netted two.
Boys Basketball
The Humboldt Middle boys A team was beaten by Neodesha, 49-31.
Collin Cook and Hudson Rees led the Cub scoring attack, netting 16 and eight points, respectively. Cook shot seven-of-15 from the floor while Rees knocked down four-of-five. Cook also led Humboldt with seven rebounds.
Humboldt led 12-11 after the first quarter, but Neodesha took control in the second period with a 13-4 run. The Bluestreaks outscored Humboldt 12-7 in the third quarter to lead 36-23. The Cubs were outscored in the fourth, 13-8.
The Humboldt Middle boys B team beat Neodesha, 23-16.
