Gilbert tops Humboldt, 82-76

HUMBOLDT HOSTS SPENCER IN 3A SUBSTATE OPENER FEB. 19

Gilbert topped the Humboldt boys’ basketball team, 82-76 Tuesday night (Feb. 14) in Humboldt in non-conference action. Hatcher and Carlson led the Wildcats with 26 and 22 points, respectively. Humboldt is now 14-6.

Wildcat boys outlast Iowa Falls-Alden, 89-67
Humboldt's varsity boys' basketball team finished the North Central Conference portion of their schedule Friday night (Feb. 9) by outlasting Iowa Falls-Alden, 89-67 at Iowa Falls. Elliot Carlson scored 23 points, Evan Hatcher made 22 and Coen Matson added 20 to pace Humboldt. Humboldt moved to 14-5 overall, 10-4 in conference play. IFA dipped to 5-16 overall.

Humboldt boys fall to Lions, 80-67
Humboldt was looking to make a dent in the North Central Conference race when they hosted the Clear Lake Lions Tuesday night (Feb. 6) in the Humboldt gym. But the unbeaten and top-ranked Lions used a second half rally to upend Humboldt, 80-67, to win their sixth NCC title in seven years. Evan Hatcher scored 33 points and Corey Dettmann had 11 to lead the Wildcat scoring. Cael Stephany and Max Larson each had 16 to lead the Lions, who moved to 17-0 overall, 12-0 in the NCC.

The Wildcats end their regular season at Storm Lake on Feb. 15.

Post-season tournament play begins on Feb. 19 with Humboldt, seeded number three, hosting number six seed Spencer in a 7 p.m. opening round Class 3A substate game. The winner will face number two seed Ballard Huxley, or number six seed, Webster City, in a semifinal round game on Feb. 22, hosted by the highest seeded team. The other half of Class 3A Substate 2 has top-seeded Clear Lake hosting eight seed Boone, and number four seed Algona hosting North Polk. The substate final will be played on Monday, Feb. 26.

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