HUMBOLDT — Humboldt High’s Trey Sommer has provided his school some of the best sports moments of the year and that didn’t change on Friday when he hit the game-winning basket with only a few seconds left to nip Cherryvale, 47-46.
The Lady Cubs (4-4) weren’t as lucky in their matchup as the team was inconsistent on the offensive end and surrendered 17 points to the Chargers in the fourth quarter, falling 43-36.
Girls Basketball
Humboldt trailed early but was aided by the play of Skylar and Kennisyn Hottenstein, each dribbling in for layups in the first. McKenna Jones added a three in the second quarter while Shelby Shaughnessy also went for a two-point basket and a free throw.
Cherryvale responded with more points in the first half behind Jailee Reister’s pair of layups and 3-pointer as well as Bethany Umbarger and Kelsi Lantz scoring four points apiece. Cherryvale held a slight edge over Humboldt heading to the locker room at half, 18-16.
Karley Wools and Shaughnessy’s offensive game helped the Lady Cubs take the lead in the third quarter when each banked in a pair of layups. Jones also added a free throw as Cherryvale led 26-25 after three.
Cherryvale pulled away behind Resiter’s 3-pointer and a pair of free throws as well as Lantz banking in a layup and a trio of free throws to take a seven-point victory.
Shaughnessy led the way in the fourth for the Lady Cubs with a pair of two-pointers and a free throw, but it wasn’t enough to make up for the tired Humboldt defense in the fourth quarter. Shaughnessy led Humboldt offensively with 12 points, followed by Wools eight points, Jones six points and K. Hottenstein and Carson Haviland’s four points apiece.
The Lady Cubs face off against Crest in the Iola tournament Tuesday at 3:30 p.m.
Boys Basketball
The Cubs began the night on a high note, led by Sam Hull’s four two-point buckets in the opening quarter. Sommer also added on a couple of layups and Humboldt led Cherryvale by the end of the first quarter, 14-8.
Colden Cook and Sommer continued to extend the Humboldt advantage in the second quarter when they combined to score eight out of the team’s 10 points. Cherryvale countered with only six points behind Brock Robertson’s layup and pair of free throws.
“We’re still not where we need to be, we have got to get a lot better if we want to make any competitive run in the end,” said Humboldt head coach David Taylor. “If you’re satisfied with where you’re at, someone will come and take it from you. I’m happy that we’re winning but we’re by no means satisfied.”
The Cubs held a 24-14 advantage over the Chargers at halftime.
Humboldt’s defense allowed Cherryvale back into the game in the third when Briggham Knight hit a three and a free throw, and Robertson added nine points of his own behind a few layups. The Cubs only scored 10 points in the third and were led by Cook’s five points.
Humboldt and Cherryvale were knotted up heading to the fourth quarter, 34-34.
Both teams traded points through the final quarter until Sommer was left open inside the perimeter right before the buzzer sounded for an epic game-winning shot from the senior. Cook also helped out the Cubs’ cause in the fourth on a pair of layups and a free throw.
“He’s (Sommer) been in the program for four years and his leadership is becoming better because he’s becoming a good teammate,” said Taylor. “I think he’s trying to keep the kids focused. Most of them have only been in the program for only one year. It’s hard to be a leader and a good teammate, but it seems to be easy for him.”
