HUMBOLDT — The Humboldt Middle boys and girls swept Cherryvale when they welcomed them to their home gym on Monday evening.
The boy Cubs A team defeated Cherryvale, 41-17, while Humboldt’s boys B team beat the Chargers, 25-21. Humboldt’s girls A team took down Cherryvale by a final score of 33-15 and the Lady Cubs B team won, 21-5.
Girls Basketball
Humboldt’s A girls remained close with Cherryvale throughout the contest but pulled away near the end of regulation and scored the final 11 points to take the 18-point victory, 33-15.
Hadley Galloway led the Lady Cub offense with eight points while Bailey Daniels netted seven and Jo Ellison six. Kinley Hart and Leah Carman also each notched six points.
“Kinley and Hadley really stepped up tonight,” said Humboldt head coach Scott Brady. “Lakyn Meadows, our leading post scorer, was home sick. Both were great on the glass and made some key buckets down the stretch.”
Galloway and Ellison also led on the glass with eight and seven rebounds, respectively. Hart grabbed five rebounds while Daniels stepped up defensively and made four steals.
The Lady Cubs led the Chargers at halftime, 15-7, before going up 22-15 with four minutes left in the game. Humboldt then scored the final 11 points of the night to take the 33-15 win.
The Lady Cubs B team knocked off the Chargers, 21-5.
Carlie Weilert and Jordan Hencey each led offensively for Humboldt with six points apiece, followed by Maggie McCullough’s four points and Bailey Daniels’ three. Weilert was also strong near the basket where she grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds.
The B team led 9-3 at halftime and outscored Cherryvale, 12-2 after intermission.
Boys Basketball
Humboldt’s boys A team crushed Cherryvale, 41-17.
The Cubs high functioning offense and defense were on display in this one as the team allowed only nine points to the Chargers through the first three quarters. The Cubs also had a scorer in double figures and had eight players scored.
“I was extremely happy with how we played offensively,” said Humboldt head coach Jeremy Weilert. “Our defense was pretty good also.”
