HUMBOLDT — Humboldt High picked up its third straight double-digit victory to open the 2023-24 season Thursday. Humboldt grabbed the early lead over visiting Crest and never looked back in a 53-32 win in game 2 of the Humboldt Preseason Tournament.
The final numbers left Cub head coach David Taylor pleased, but not satisfied. “Oh, there’s plenty of room for improvement,” he said. “I was pleased with our on-ball defense, but we didn’t do a good job against the dribble drive.”
Sam Hull spearheaded Humboldt’s early charge, scoring 14 points by halftime. Humboldt led 13-8 after one quarter and 27-13 at the half.
“I was a little disappointed in our first five out there, in terms of staying within the confines of running the offense. They went on tangents on certain trips instead of running the offense. We’re supposed to do that first, and if that doesn’t work, then try something individually. We were doing it the other way around.”
Ryan Golden was Crest’s early protagonist. He scored six of his nine points in the first quarter. And while his teammates took turns scoring over the final three frames, Humboldt was able to limit the Lancers’ ability to get back into the game.
“I thought our second five came in and did a good job,” Taylor said. “I was really pleased with their intensity. “Crest is a good team,” he continued. “They have good kids, and they play hard.”
Hull wound up with 18 points to go with four steals, while Colden Cook scored nine with three steals.
Mateo Miller took in seven rebounds. Colden and Collin Cook both had three assists.
Levi Prasko added five points for the Lancers.
Both teams wrapped up tournament play Friday. Crest took on Uniontown; Humboldt played Erie.
The Lancers are back in action Dec. 19 at home against Madison to wrap up the pre-Christmas portion of their schedule. Humboldt hosts Marmaton Valley Tuesday and Neodesha next Friday for its final games of the semester.
Crest (8-5-7-12—32)
FG/3pt FT F TP
White 1 0 0 2
Golden 4 1 2 9
R. Weir 2 0 1 4
McGhee 1 0 2 2
Hobbs 0/1 0 0 3
Ramsey 0/1 0 0 3
Prasko 2 1 1 5
Zimmerman 0 0 1 0
D. Weir 2 0 3 4
Totals 12/2 2 10 32
Humboldt (13-14-14-12—53)
Miller 1 0 0 2
Sterling 2 0 1 4
Ellis 0 0 1 0
Hull 8 2 1 18
Gomez 3 0 0 6
Coll. Cook 1 0 0 2
Works 2 0 1 4
Page 1 0 2 2
Swogar 1 0 0 2
Hart 2 0 1 4
Cold. Cook 4 1 3 9
Totals 25 3 10 53
