Wildcat girls, boys sweep Iowa Falls-Alden
Mason Van Pelt drives inside from the top of the key for the Wildcat boys' basketball team, which rolled to an 80-44 victory over Manson-Northwest Webster on Jan. 16 in the Humboldt gym. Independent photo.
Humboldt's varsity girl-boy basketball teams posted a pair of league wins in their own gym Tuesday night, Jan. 17, by sweeping Iowa Falls-Alden.
The Humboldt girls won 68-53 to move to 8-5 overall, 5-2 in the NCC while the boys rallied in the second half for an 84-62 victory. Humboldt is now 9-2 overall, 6-1 in the NCC and in a 3-way tie with Webster City and Clear Lake.
Humboldt’s varsity girls and boys basketball teams picked up victories in a doubleheader sweep of Manson-Northwest Webster Monday night (Jan. 16) in the Humboldt gym.
In a makeup from Nov. 28, the Wildcat girls, led by Morgan Mann’s 30 points, rolled to a 78-43 victory over the Cougars in their non-conference game. Reagan Lee and Ava Fischer each had 15 points for Humboldt, which improved to 7-5 overall.
The Wildcats also got four from Bella Opheim and three each from Paige Nelson, Kaitlyn Nelson, Madeline Kaufman and Kayla Gieber. Tielyr Smith had two.
MNW, 8-4 overall, was led by Chloe Peterson with 20 points and Olivia Sturgis with 11. Alyssa Richman had eight.
Humboldt’s boys, ranked No. 10 in the latest Class 3A rankings, coasted to an 80-44 victory over the Cougars as Elliot Carlson scored 21 points to pace the Wildcats, who moved to 8-2 overall.
Humboldt also had Josh Thurm and Will Orness with 18 each. Mason Van Pelt scored six. Owen Hubbell netted four and Riley Sorensen added two. Coen Matson added one.
Brody Poppen led the 7-4 Cougars with eight points.
Humboldt hosts Garner-Hayfield/Ventura on Thursday, Jan. 19, in a makeup from Dec. 15. The Wildcats visit Fort Dodge St. Edmond on Friday, Jan. 20.
