Area middle school hardwood rivals hit the court

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt Middle School’s girls rebounded nicely from their slow start Thursday.
The Lady Cub A team was tied 1-1 with visiting Yates Center after one quarter before taking control with a 9-3 run that spanned the second period. The fun continued with a 10-5 third-quarter run.
“We couldn’t get anything to fall in that first quarter, but luckily, neither could they,” Humboldt head coach Scott Brady said. “After that, the girls really went out and took over. They really did a good job of pushing the ball and scoring in transition.
Maggie Johnson had 12 points and seven steals for Humboldt, followed by Rylan Wilhite with seven points. Kassie Angleton scored four and Kaiti Carpenter, Chassis Hoepker and Sydney Houk each had two.
Yates Center’s B team prevailed, 14-11. Kaylie Johnson scored four for Humboldt. Sydney Barker and Lizzie Myers both had two. Scoring one apiece were Britnee Works, Hannah Riebel and Katie Malone.
“The girls got a lot of good looks at the basket, but just couldn’t get much to fall,” Brady said.
Yates Center also won over Humboldt’s C team, 12-4. Katie Lott scored all four for the Lady Cubs. Tori White had eight rebounds.

IN BOYS action, Yates Center rolled to a 47-28 win in the A team game, while Humboldt cruised to a 34-8 B team victory. Humboldt also won the C team contest, 34-19.
Cub head coach Jeremy Weilert praised Yates Center’s A team.
“Yates Center is a very good basketball team,” he said. “We were unable to stop their dribble penetration. We settled for some bad shots.”
Jacob Barker scored seven to pace the Cubs. Lance Daniels followed with four points and four rebounds. Wyatt Seufert also had four points. Caleb Hart and Evan Gean both had three points. Zach Korte chipped in with two points and four rebounds. Collin Gillespie and Josh Vanatta both scored two. Hesston Murrow had one.
Weilert also praised Humboldt’s B team.
“We played a very balanced game,” he said. “We were great on the defensive end of the court. We rebounded exceptionally well.”
Logan Gray delivered nine points and three rebounds. Tucker Hurst added six points and six rebounds. Bo Bigelow notched six points and five boards. Dylan Doolittle scored five. Ryan Sellman, Calvin Schoendaller, Kyler Allen and Teryn Johnson all had two.
In the C team victory, Seth Hegwald was the pace-setter with eight points and eight rebounds. Chase Jaro followed with six points and four boards. Brent Yost scored six, while David Watts had four points and five rebounds. Edward O’Neal, Tim Yokum, Seth Yowell, Joe Murrow and Dawson Lohmann all had two.