NEODESHA — Neodesha’s firepower took over in the second half against Humboldt Middle School’s A team Wednesday.
The Cubs trailed 26-10 at halftime before Neodesha put together a 23-4 run spanning the third quarter. Neither team scored in the final period of the Bluestreaks’ 49-14 victory.
“Neodesha is a very good basketball team,” Humboldt coach Jeremy Ellington said. “We faced a tough opponent today, and the score might not reflect the effort and determination our team put into the game. We’re disappointed with the outcome, but we’ll use this experience to learn and improve.
“It’s part of the game, and we’ll bounce back stronger,” he continued. “Our focus now is on regrouping, practicing hard, and preparing for the next opportunity.”
Ty Shaughnessy scored eight points, five rebounds and three steals to lead Humboldt. Connor Newman followed with four points. Bentlee Anderson scored two.
Humboldt’s B team took control in the middle stages to win, 26-18.
Riley Lassman led with eight points and three assists. Mason Miller and Blayden McGuire scored four apiece. Envy Oberbeck, Breckin Guenther, Zane Sanchez, Owen Works and Bentley Kolb all had two points. Tucker Wrestler had seven rebounds.
Tough night for HMS girls
Humboldt Middle School’s girls had a tough night on hardwood Wednesday, falling to Neodesha, 33-10 in A team play and 25-4 in B team competition.
“ Neodesha is a very good team, but we didn’t execute in any capacity of the game,” Lady Cub head coach Eric Carlson said. “Much of what we did were silly mistakes that we shouldn’t have made. Things like that happen to the best of teams and we will play better going forward.”
Addisyn Drake and Braylynn Watson each had four points for the Lady Cub A team. Drake had seven rebounds; Watson had five. Jadey Ellis added two points.
Brynna Ellis and Jadey Elllis each scored two points for HMS in the B team affair. Brynna Ellis also had five rebounds and four steals. Jadey Ellis added two steals.
