Higbee’s Lauren Spilman broke a school record in a 55-48 win over La Plata Thursday.
That was part of an 8-0 run in the second quarter to help Higbee lead by a point at halftime. The Lady Tigers got out to a 12-5 start but La Plata took its first lead with a 9-0 run. The third quarter saw six lead changes.
The final lead change came on another Spilman triple.
Spilman closed with 11 points. Reagan Derboven had a career-high 13. Kiersten Rockett added 12 and Marilynn Ritter 10. La Plata’s Layne Mack concluded with a game-high 15. Emmagin Travis and Macy Davidson had 14 and 12 respectively.
In a 56-39 victory, the Higbee boys were led by the hot hand of Danny Janssen.
Janssen hit eight threes for the game and notched 28 points. Aaron Welch chipped in 14 and had four triples of his own. The Tigers led 27-19 at half and pushed the advantage to 15 after three. Kendrick Hulett produced 17 points for La Plata.
Freeman Financial and Insurance Outstanding Players of the Game
Girls- Lauren Spilman
Boys- Danny Janssen
Higbee girls and boys coach Tanner Burton Postgame:
La Plata girls coach Chad Zeigler Postgame:
La Plata boys coach Devin Fields Postgame:
