Iola and Humboldt’s middle school basketball teams continued their hectic schedule over the weekend with both teams competing in Iola’s B team tournament on Saturday.
Then on Monday, Iola hosted Prairie View, while Humboldt opened the Tri-Valley League Tournament against Eureka.
In Iola, Mustang eighth-graders blitzed out of the gate to the tune of a 21-0 lead over visiting Prairie View.
The Mustangs let up on the gas from there, but still had things well in command with a 32-15 romp.
All seven IMS players scored, led by Mosiah Fawson’s 10. Reggie Davis was next with seven. Bentley Zarhouni scored five, Brycen Barker four and Reed Clift, Noah Anderson and Brodon Westerman, two apiece.
Prairie View, meanwhile, won the seventh-grade A team affair, 28-21.
Scoring for Iola were Braylon Keithly with seven, Henry Kramer with four, Robert McLaughlin and Konner Morrison, three apiece and Cameron Findley and Logan Thompson-Belknap with two each.
The Buffalos also prevailed, 16-7, in a combined junior varsity contest. Findley scored three, Nicholes Stogsdill two and Noah Anderson and Spencer Sargent one each for the Mustangs.
MEANWHILE, Humboldt kicked off its TVL tournament in fine fashion as the no. 2 seed, blitzing third-seeded Eureka, 46-17. It marked a season high in points and a season low in turnovers (six).
“This was a great team effort tonight,” Cub head coach Jeremy Weilert said. “We were as good on both ends of the court tonight as we have been all season.”
Ty Shaughnessy poured in seven pints, while Connor Newman, Bryer Grisier, Weston Johnson and Kolton Hanson scored seven apiece. Mason Miller scored four and Zane Sanchez two. Bentlee Anderson pulled down nine rebounds. Hanson dished out three assists. Shaughnessy had five steals, while Grisier and Johnson had three steals apiece.
The Cubs also rolled to a 36-18 B team victory. Miller had 13 pints. Riley Lassman scored seven. Breckin Guenther and Tucker Wrestler scored four apiece. Sanchez and Bentley Kolb chipped in with three each and Blayden McGuire scored two. Wrestler also had 11 rebounds; Miller swiped four steals.
ON SATURDAY, Iola hosted Humboldt, Independence and Pittsburg in a B team tournament.
The Mustangs fell, 29-18, to Humboldt; 38-11 to Pittsburg and 27-21 to Independence.
Konner Morrison was Iola’s leading scorer on the day with 15 points across the three games. Henry Kramer scored 10, Braylon Keithly had nine and Lucas Boeken eight. Drake Genoble added five and Braxtin Martin one.
In Humboldt’s other matchups, the Cubs nipped Independence, 31-28, and fell 32-15 to Pittsburg.
