MORAN — The Humboldt boys and girls won against Marmaton Valley Tuesday night.
The Lady Cubs (4-1) got behind their leading scorer, Shelby Shaughnessy and played good defense in the 43-27 victory. The Humboldt boys (5-0) didn’t play their best defense but still fired up offensively to grab the win, 75-50.
Girls Basketball
Humboldt’s Shaughnessy scored 21 points in the Lady Cubs’ fourth victory of the season.
Carson Haviland sparked the scoring for Humboldt in the first quarter when she went underneath for a pair of layups. Shaughnessy also hit a two-pointer and a pair of layups while Karley Wools also went underneath for a two-point basket.
Marmaton Valley was led by Janae Granere’s nine points in the opening quarter. Granere hit a three, a pair of two-pointers and a couple of free throws to keep the game close. MV trailed Humboldt 10-9 at the conclusion of the first quarter.
Shaughnessy scored a layup and a free throw while Wools went for a couple of two’s and a layup in the second quarter. Humboldt began to pull away in the second quarter due to holding Marmaton Valley’s offense to only two points.
The two-point basket was delivered off the fingers of Granere.
Humboldt led Marmaton Valley at halftime, 20-11.
Shaughnessy sank a pair of two-point baskets and a free throw and Haviland and Wools each hit two-pointers. Humboldt’s defense held Marmaton Valley to six points in the third.
Piper Barney stepped up for Marmaton Valley in the third quarter, scoring a pair of two-pointers. The Lady Cubs led the Wildcats heading to the fourth quarter, 31-17.
Shaughnessy secured the victory for the Cubs in the fourth when she scored a trio of two-point baskets and a few free throws while Wools hit a two-pointer and Jones knocked down a free throw for the 16-point advantage.
Marmaton Valley’s Payton Scharff buried a pair of two-pointers as Granere and Barney also each went for a layup in the final quarter..
In addition to Shaughnessy’s 21 points, the Cubs were led by Wools’ 11 points and Haviland’s six points. The Wildcats were led by Granere’s 16 points, Barney’s six points and Scharff’s five points.
Boys Basketball
