MID-PRAIRIE GIRLS BASKETBALL

Huber's rebounding muscle helps lift Golden Hawks to wins

By Paul D. Bowker
Posted 12/21/23

WELLMAN

Callie Huber’s rebounding muscle helped the Golden Hawks grab a pair of victories last week.

Huber scored her third consecutive double-double Friday, Dec. 15, in a 55-42 River …

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MID-PRAIRIE GIRLS BASKETBALL

Huber's rebounding muscle helps lift Golden Hawks to wins

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WELLMAN

Callie Huber’s rebounding muscle helped the Golden Hawks grab a pair of victories last week.

Huber scored her third consecutive double-double Friday, Dec. 15, in a 55-42 River Valley South victory over Durant. She scored a game-high 16 points and had a game-high 14 rebounds.

Huber, a junior, has emerged as the top rebounder in the River Valley South and is No. 6 in the state.

Senior guard Nora Pennington added 15 rebounds, 5 rebounds and 5 assists for the Golden Hawks.

Mid-Prairie (6-2) scored 20 points in the opening quarter to take a 13-point lead and then cruised to its eighth consecutive win against Durant (2-6).

Brylee Gearhart added 9 points for the Golden Hawks, and freshman guard Brooklyn Schneider had 6 points and a team-high 5 steals.

Mid-Prairie’s only losses this season have been to eighth-ranked Benton and River Valley North’s Northeast, which won its first four games.

The Golden Hawks face top-ranked Solon on Thursday at Solon.

Mid-Prairie 78, Wilton 37

In a Dec. 12 game at Wilton, Brooklyn Schneider and Callie Huber both hit career highs in scoring as the Golden Hawks topped 70 points for the second time this season.

Schneider scored a game-high 21 points and Huber scored a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds.

Mid-Prairie scored 24 points in the opening quarter and took a 19-point lead against the Beavers (2-6).

Nora Pennington added 13 points and a game-high 5 steals for the Golden Hawks, and Jovi Evans had 12 points and a team-high 4 assists.

Emerson Guyer and Kinsey Drake each scored 8 points for Wilton.

 

GAME STATS

MID-PRAIRIE 55, DURANT 42

Durant           7    12   11   12  --  42

Mid-Prairie  20   13     6   16  --  55

Mid-Prairie scoring: Callie Huber 16, Nora Pennington 15, Brylee Gearhart 9, Brooklyn Schneider 6, Morgyn Bender 5, Katelyn Harland 2, Harper Pacha 2.

Mid-Prairie rebounding leaders: Huber 14, Pacha 7.

 

MID-PRAIRIE 78, WILTON 37

Mid-Prairie  24   27   16   11  --  78

Wilton            5   13     9    10  --  37

Mid-Prairie scoring: Brooklyn Schneider 21, Callie Huber 17, Nora Pennington 13, Jovi Evans 12, Brylee Gearhart 5, Morgyn Bender 4, Olivia Swartzendruber 2, Harper Pacha 2, Myli Hershberger 2.

Wilton scoring: Emersyn Guyer 8, Kinsey Drake 8, Lilly Kraft 6, Ali Walker 5, Annie Holladay 4, Abren Bazal 4, Ashley Swift 2.

Mid-Prairie rebounding leaders: Huber 11, Schneider 8, Gearhart 7.

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