LEON — The Humboldt Middle School boys and girls basketball teams swept all five of their road matchups at Bluestem on Thursday night.
The Lady Cubs A team took a 27-11 victory and the Humboldt girls B team won, 16-6. Humboldt’s boys A team outshot Bluestem in a high-scoring 54-35 win. The boys B team edged out the Lions, 30-28, and the Cubs C team came from behind to beat Bluestem, 12-10.
Girls Basketball
Humboldt’s A team grabbed a 27-11 victory. The Lady Cubs led 4-1 after the first quarter before staking to a 15-4 advantage at halftime.
Jo Ellison led the Lady Cubs’ offense with 10 points and six rebounds, Bailey Daniels registered six points and Leah Carman and Lakyn Meadows each notched four points. Harlowe Rush had two points but came up bigger defensively with five steals.
“It was a total team effort tonight,” said Humboldt head coach Scott Brady. “We had 16 steals to 13 turnovers. That is probably the first time we have been on the positive side of that all year. We moved the ball a lot quicker in the second quarter and got some great looks.”
The Lady Cubs B team won 16-6 and moved to an impressive 12-1 record on the season.
“We didn’t shoot the ball particularly well tonight but still did enough good things to get the win,” Brady said.
Hadley Galloway and Rush led with four points apiece while Maggie McCullough, Carlie Weilert, Daniels and Carman each added two points. Kaydence Whitworth also stepped up on the other end with five steals.
Boys Basketball
The Cubs A team had a high-scoring matchup in their 54-35 victory. Three Cubs finished in double figures with Connor Newman scoring 15 points, Collin Cook, 12, and Kage Daniels, 11.
“This was probably our most balanced game of the season,” Humboldt coach Jeremy Weilert said. “We were very good on offense.”
Humboldt outrebounded Bluestem, 39-26. Hudson Rees led on the boards with 11 rebounds. Rees also forced a pair of steals.
Humboldt’s B team knocked off Bluestem in the final minutes, 30-28. The Cubs held on for the win after leading by eight points heading into the fourth quarter. The only points Humboldt scored in the fourth were a trio of free throws as the defense stepped it up late.
Kolton Hanson led the Cubs’ offense with 12 points while Weston Johnson recorded six points and Bryer Grisier had three points. Hanson went three-for-six from beyond the perimeter.
