Humboldt boys top Storm Lake in season finale


Humboldt senior Cameron Beach drives down the lane for an eventual basket in a recent Wildcat home victory. Independent photo.

The Humboldt boys' basketball team wrapped up their regular season on the road Thursday night (Feb. 20) by beating Storm Lake, 81-69 in a non-conference game with the Tornadoes.

Jacob Thurm scored 18 points to lead Humboldt, which moved to 13-8 overall. Sam Fischer made 16, Gabe Gidel 12 and Jamison Heinz had 11. Storm Lake slipped to 7-12.

Carroll 3-pointers too much for Humboldt boys, 78-65
The Carroll Tigers buried 13 3-point baskets, including 10 in the first half, en route to a 78-65 non-conference boys' basketball victory over Humboldt on Tuesday night (Feb. 18) inside the Humboldt gym.

Humboldt was led in scoring by Jamison Heinz with 21 points. Sam Fischer made 14 and Caden Matson added 11.

Humboldt begins Class 3A district tournament play on Monday, Feb. 24, against Iowa Falls-Alden in an 8 p.m. contest at Clear Lake. The winner will play Clear Lake or Boone on Feb. 27 in Clear Lake.

The other half of the substate has Algona meeting Hampton-Dumont-CAL and Webster City playing Ballard Huxley.

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