The Eureka High School boys played the Humboldt Cubs Monday night at Humboldt. The Tornadoes opened well but still found themselves down 10 with seconds to go in the first quarter. A last-second 3-point basket by the Cubs made the lead 13 at the end of the quarter and seemed to deflate the Tornadoes. Poor shooting and poor defense allowed the Cubs to put the game away before halftime, as they outscored the Tornadoes by 17 points in the quarter to take a 9-39 lead.
The second half opened with more of the same, with the Cubs outscoring the Tornadoes 4-21 in the third quarter. Both teams played their younger athletes in the fourth quarter. The Tornadoes shot 17% from the field for the game and had 22 turnovers, which made a victory problematic. Additionally, they hit only 5 of 17 from the line, so they were unable to make the host Cubs pay any penalty for their often overly-aggressive defense.
