HUMBOLDT — Humboldt’s bid to win its own preseason tournament came up 5 points shy Friday.
The Cubs committed 32 turnovers and shot a cool 37% from the floor in a 47-42 loss to Erie.
The loss drops Humboldt to 2-2 on the season.
Erie asserted itself in the second quarter, turning a 9-8 advantage to 27-20 at halftime. The lead swelled to 38-30 by the end of the third quarter before the Cubs’ rally came up short.
Thane Meadows paced the Cubs with 12 points, six rebounds and two blocks. Drew Wilhite added 11 points and four rebounds. Trey Sommer grabbed five boards to go with six points. Drake Harrington handed out four assists.
In girls action, Erie escaped with a 30-28 victory to drop the Lady Cubs to 1-3 on the season.
Humboldt travels to Marmaton Valley on Tuesday.
ELSEWHERE in tournament action, Crest’s boys remained on the precipice of victory, but came up shy in another heartbreaker, falling 44-42 to Uniontown. Individual statistics were unavailable
The Lady Lancers also dropped a 61-26 loss to Uniontown.
Aubree Holloran scored 11 points and pulled in six rebunds with a steal, two assists and a block. McKenna Hammond scored six points, while ?? Nolan scored four. K?? Hermreck scored two.
Crest hosts Jayhawk-Linn Tuesday.
Boys
Erie (9-18-11-9—47)
Humboldt (8-12-10-12—42) (FG/3pt:): Harrington 1/1-0-4-5, Wilhite 4-3-1-11, Page 1-1-4-3, McGowen 2-1-2-5, Meadows 4-4-2-12, Sommer 2-2-2-6. TOTALS: 14/1-11-15-42.
