GALESBURG — The Humboldt Middle School boys and girls hit the road and nearly swept Galesburg on Thursday night.
The boys A team grabbed a 47-28 victory while Humboldt’s B team won, 40-24, and the boys C team took down Galesburg, 23-10. The Lady Cubs A team came out victorious, 30-11, while the Humboldt girls B team took the lone loss of the evening, 18-16.
Girls Basketball
Humboldt’s girls A team (4-3) didn’t wake up until the second half when they scored 13 of their 30 points in a three-minute span, but it was enough to outlast Galesburg’s girls, 30-11.
Bailey Daniels led with nine points, while Jo Ellison notched eight, Lakyn Meadows scored six and Harlowe Rush, Leah Carman and Carlie Weilert each netted two points.
The Lady Cubs were dominant on the glass. Kinley Hart had eight rebounds and Hadley Galloway had six. Galloway also stepped in front of a few passes and registered five steals on defense.
The Humboldt girls B team (6-1) had a close 18-16 loss.
Jordan Hencey, Jetta Mathews and Carman each scored four points while Kaydence Whitworth and Daniels each notched two. The loss marked the Lady Cubs B team’s first loss of the season after earning six straight victories.
Boys Basketball
Humboldt’s boys A team (5-2) competed hard on both ends of the floor and jumped out to a big 47-28 victory over Galesburg.
Collin Cook led the Cubs with 17 points and Ty Shaughnessy with eight. Thatcher Mueller notched six points while Kage Daniels and Conner Newman each netted five. Cook shot eight-of-10 from the field.
The black and orange outrebounded Galesburg, 32-24. Daniels led on the boards for the Cubs with eight rebounds while Hudson Rees snatched six. The Cubs also made 12 steals, led by Kreed Jones’ four steals.
“I thought we were good on both ends of the floor tonight,” said Humboldt head coach Jeremy Weilert. “They had some shooters that we kept in check for three quarters.”
The Cubs boys B team out-hustled the Blue Streaks in a 16-point, 40-24 victory.
Kolton Hanson led Humboldt with 16 points, followed by Newman’s seven points and Bryer Grisier’s four points. Hanson knocked down five-of-six shots from the floor while Newman went two-of-five and knocked down his lone three-point attempt.
