Wildcats fall in overtime heartbreaker, 69-65
Humboldt senior guard Trevor Jacobson holds the state tournament participant trophy with his teammates at his side after the Wildcats lost a 69-65 overtime contest to Davenport Assumption in the first round of the Class 3A state basketball tournament in Des Moines on March 8 at Wells Fargo Arena. Humboldt bows out with a glossy 21-4 record. Independent photo by Phil Monson.
Davenport Assumption rallied in the fourth quarter to force overtime and went on to defeat the Humboldt Wildcats, 69-65 in a boys Class 3A first round state tournament game at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines Tuesday night (March 8).
Humboldt bows out at 21-4. Assumption, 20-5, will face Central DeWitt in the semifinals Thursday afternoon.
Will Orness scored 17 points, Ben Kuehnast made 13 and Trevor Jacobson had 12 to lead Humboldt in scoring. Noah Mack led the Knights with 17 points. Luke Klostermann added 16 and Rico Byrd made 10.
Humboldt led 22-13 after the first quarter and held a 35-27 halftime advantage. Humboldt took a 49-37 lead into the final quarter, where the Knights outscored the Wildcats 22-10 to force overtime.
Assumption will meet Central DeWitt in the semifinals on Thursday, March 10. Dallas Center-Grimes tangles with Winterset in the other semifinal. Central DeWitt beat Deborah (67-59) and Winterset edged Marion (81-77 OT) in the other first round games on Tuesday. Dallas Center-Grimes topped Carroll, 65-45.
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