HUMBOLDT — Thursday offered a concise vision of what teamwork can accomplish.
Humboldt High’s girls were clicking on offense, defense and even on the bench as the Lady Cubs served up a dominating 54-18 win over Crest.
The win comes in the second round of Humboldt’s preseason tournament.
Friday’s tournament finals for both teams were unavailable by press time.
Three Humboldt players scored in double figures, while six others notched points.
“Tonight feels great,” said Humboldt head coach Aubrey Jones. “We knew we didn’t play the greatest team ball the other night. We talked about that and emphasized coming out as a team, and really getting after it. Our defense did great things, and our bench was into it the whole game. It makes a huge difference to get everybody involved.”
Humboldt took full control, courtesy of a 24-2 run spanning the first and second quarters.
Sophomore McKenna Jones drilled a pair of 3-pointers during the run, while Shelby Shaughnessy and Kenisyn Hottenstein took advantage beneath the basket.
“McKenna hit some huge shots, but everybody played well,” Coach Jones said. “Our starting five worked well together, and they communicated well. Knowing our shooting isn’t always the greatest, they were there for the putbacks. It made every bit of difference tonight.”
Aylee Beckmon, Kayla Hermreck and Cursten Allen ended Crest’s scoring drought with field goals in the third quarter, but it was not enough to prevent a running clock once the spread hit 30 points in the fourth quarter.
“Our goal was to clear the bench,” Jones said. “We got it.”
McKenna Jones scored 13 to lead the way. Shaughnessy had 12 and Kenisyn Hottenstein 10. Hermreck led Crest with five points. Karlee Boots added four.
Girls
Crest (5-1-6-6—18)
FG FT F TP
H. Beckmon 1 0 3 2
Nilges 0 0 2 0
A. Beckmon 1 0 3 2
Hermreck 2 1 1 5
Boots 1 2 3 4
Hammond 1 1 4 3
Allen 1 0 1 2
Edgerton 0 0 1 0
Totals 7 4 18 18
Humboldt (13-18-17-6—54)
FG/3pt FT F TP
Jones 2/3 0 3 13
S. Hottenstein 2 0 1 4
Ellis 1 0 1 2
K. Hottenstein 2/1 3 3 10
Shaughnessy 5 2 0 12
Haviland 2 2 4 6
Hillmon 1 0 1 2
Wools 1 2 2 3
Hulls 1 0 1 2
Totals: 17/4 8 16 54
