Humboldt coasts by Caney Valley

Sam Hull slammed down a pair of dunks which highlighted Humboldt's dominant victories over Caney Valley at home Friday.

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February 6, 2023 - 3:38 PM

Humboldt High’s Sam Hull (17) posts up near the basket in a game against Uniontown on Tuesday, December 6. Photo by Quinn Burkitt

HUMBOLDT — The Humboldt High boys and girls easily took care of Caney Valley on Friday night behind dominant offensive performances. 

The Cubs (13-2) finished with three scorers in double figures, while also forcing six turnovers and grabbing 10 steals on defense. Humboldt out-scored Caney Valley in every quarter and never trailed in a 69-39 victory. 

The Lady Cubs (7-8) also finished with three scorers in double figures and held the Bullpups to a pair of quarters with single digit scoring in a 54-38 win. 

Boys Basketball

Sam Hull and Colden Cook got the ball rolling early for Humboldt when they dropped eight and five points respectively in the first quarter. Cook was good on a three-pointer and a pair of two-point baskets while Hull connected on a pair of layups. 

Caney Valley was led early by Colt Hightower’s pair of three’s in the opening quarter which kept the Bullpups’ deficit at five points by the end of the first quarter, 17-12. 

Humboldt’s defense stepped up in the second quarter when they held Caney to only nine points, including a pair of layups off the fingers of Hightower. Hull went for five points and Trey Sommer scored four points in the second for Humboldt to take a 32-21 lead at halftime.

The Cubs’ offense broke the game wide open in the second half when Hull netted five two-point baskets. Sommer also scored eight points in the third to help Humboldt go on a 27-12 scoring run. 

Humboldt led Caney Valley heading to the fourth quarter, 59-33. 

Humboldt’s Asher Hart, Mason Sterling, Sommer, Cook and Hull each scored two points apiece in the fourth for the win. 

Hull led the Cubs offensively with 22 points, followed by Cook’s 18 points and Sommer’s 17. Logan Page led Humboldt defensively with three steals and one forced turnover while Sterling also grabbed three steals. 

Humboldt (26/4-5-9—69)(FG/3pt-FT-F—TP): Hull 10-2-1-22, Cook 5/2-2-2-18, Home 0-0-1-0, Ellis 0-1-1-1, Sommer 7/1-0-1-17, Harrington 0-0-1-0, Page 1-0-2-3, Hart 2-0-1-4, Sterling 2-0-0-4. 

Caney Valley (11/5-2-7—39)(FG/3pt-FT-F—TP): Hightower 5/4-0-1-22, Stimpson 1-0-3-2, Carinder 1-1-0-3, Griffin 0-0-2-0, Matthew 3-0-1-6, Decker 1-1-0-3, Kaminslov 1-0-0-3. 

Girls Basketball 

Humboldt’s offensive surge began early when Carsyn Haviland scored seven points in the first quarter to help the Lady Cubs go on a 17-13 scoring run. Kenisyn Hottenstein and Shelby Shaughnessy also each chipped in with four points in the first. 

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