Higbee and Highland split at the MACC Holiday Shootout Friday with the Highland girls and Higbee boys coming out on top.
The Lady Cougars won 40-25 and led by just three after one quarter but held Higbee scoreless in the second to go to the break with a 24-9 advantage. Highland built its lead to as high as 20 early in the fourth and the Lady Tigers at one point trimmed it to 11.
Highland’s Keera Rothweiler and Higbee’s Lauren Spilman both had 13 points. The Lady Cougars move to 10-1 while Higbee falls to 7-2.
The Higbee boys picked up their fourth straight win with a 54-38 victory. Danny Janssen scored a game-high 18 points.
Aaron Welch provided 14 for the now 6-3 Tigers. Kane Stegeman powered 1-8 Highland with 12.
Freeman Financial and Insurance Outstanding Players of the Game
Girls: Lauren Spilman
Boys: Aaron Welch
Higbee coach Tanner Burton Postgame:
