HUMBOLDT — Humboldt High’s Cubs ensured they’d enter the Christmas break while still undefeated Friday.
Despite allowing nine 3-pointers to visiting Neodesha High, the Cubs led almost from start to finish, and improved to 6-0 with a 61-45 win.
Sam Hull led the Cubs with 15 points, followed by Colden Cook’s 13 and Blake Ellis with 12.
HUMBOLDT’s Lady Cubs were not as fortunate.
Neodesha took control with a 13-2 second-quarter run to take a 22-13 halftime advantage.
Humboldt pared the deficit to a single point down the stretch, but could not pull out a win, falling 39-31.
The loss was the first of the season for Humboldt’s girls, (5-1).
McKenna Jones had 13 points and Kenisyn Hottenstein nine for the Lady Cubs.
IN ONE of the quirkiest schedule setups in recent memory, Humboldt’s teams enter the holiday break having played all six of their games so far in the friendly confines of the Humboldt Community Fieldhouse.
They don’t return home, however, until Feb. 2 against Caney.
In the interim, Humboldt will play eight straight games on the road through January.
