Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Henton, VanPelt Lead Scorers; Henton Ties Steals Mark
Cole Henton's eight steals in the St. Pat's game tied him for third for steals in a game for Kimball. He's shown here shooting against Potter-Dix.
Kimball's Longhorn basketball team continued to struggle for wins, falling in two contests in the past week to drop their season record to 0-11.
Kimball first traveled on Friday to take on the Sutherland Sailors, looking to avenge a 30 point loss from January 21.
However, the Longhorns fared no better this time around, getting shut out in the first quarter en route to a 25-4 halftime deficit.
The scoring slowed for both teams in the second half, but the 21-point lead was far too much for the Kimball squad to overcome, and the Longhorns fell by a final score of 48-18, their second 30-point loss in a row to Sutherland.
Senior Christian Allen VanPelt led the Kimball offense with eight points in the loss.
On Saturday, the Longhorns hosted a very strong St. Pat's team, and the Irish rang up 21 points versus 5 for Kimball in the first period, then continued to score while shutting out the Kimball offense to open a 44-5 lead at the half.
The Longhorns were unable to recover after the half, only scoring 7 points the rest of the way to fall by a final score of 59-12.
A high point in the game was Kimball senior Cole Henton's eight steals, tying a record for third for steals in a game for Kimball. Henton also led the scoring for Kimball with 7 points in the loss.
The Longhorns were scheduled to host Perkins County on Monday then travel to Mitchell to face the Tigers on Thursday in the Western Trails Conference Basketball Tournament.