LEON — The Humboldt High boys and girls split a pair of makeup games at Leon-Bluestem on Monday night.
Humboldt’s boys (11-2) made easy work of Bluestem getting behind an early 20-point first quarter to take down the Lions, 69-40. The Lady Cubs (6-7) had a rough start in which they scored only one point in the first quarter to get the best of them in a 51-37 loss.
Boys Basketball
The Cubs began on a high note, scoring 20 points in the first quarter, mainly behind Colden Cook’s 10 points on five two-point baskets. Bluestem scored 12 points in the first quarter, led by Chevy Hoffman’s four points.
Trey Sommer got more involved in the second for Humboldt, dropping in six points, while Cook added another four points before halftime. Sommer and Cook’s scoring was enough to put the Cubs ahead at halftime, 30-20.
Humboldt exploded again in the third quarter for 21 points. Sommer bucketed nine points in the quarter while Cook added six to extend the lead to 18.
Bluestem responded in the third quarter with 13 points, led by Ben Mohr’s three and pair of layups. The scoring wouldn’t be enough to overcome their deficit. Humboldt led heading to the fourth, 51-33.
The Cubs kept up their momentum in the fourth when Logan Page and Cook each went for a trio of layups to lead an 18-point fourth quarter. Bluestem answered with seven points when Hoffman went underneath for a pair of two-pointers. Humboldt held on for the 69-40 victory.
Cook and Sommer led the way for Humboldt offensively with 26 and 23 points, respectively. Sam Hull chipped in with 10 points.
Girls Basketball
A strong third quarter wasn’t enough to propel the Lady Cubs against Bluestem in the 51-37 loss.
Carsyn Haviland scored the lone point for Humboldt in the first quarter when she knocked down a free throw. Bluestem’s Taytum Lovesee drained a couple of two-point baskets to help give the Lions an 11-1 lead..
Humboldt woke up in the second quarter to claw back into the game when Karley Wools led with five points on a pair of layups and a free throw. Haviland also added a layup and a pair of free throws to make it a three-point game at halftime.
Bluestem refused to surrender their lead in the second when Tinley Lovesee scored a pair of layups and Riese Witty banked in a two to take a 17-14 advantage at half.
Wools helped bring the Lady Cubs within two points by the end of the third following a three and a layup while McKenna Jones also banked in a couple of layups. Tinley Lovesee scored eight points for Bluestem in the third to keep the Humboldt deficit at two, 31-29.
