It was the second meeting of the season for the Highland and Lone Tree basketball teams on Monday and the home Huskies nabbed area bragging rights with a pair of wins. 

It was all about a fast start for the Huskie girls when they jumped out to a 13-3 advantage after one and 22-9 at intermission. The lead ballooned to 20 and they had complete control in a 47-30 victory to complete a season sweep of the Lions. Highland forced 20 steals with Abbi Stransky accounting for six of them. The junior paced the team with 20 points and 13 rebounds. Dani Laughlin collected 12 points and Sarah Burton chipped in with nine boards. The red and white had a quick turnaround in Letts last night to face Louisa-Muscatine (9-2) and the Falcons won 43-24. Highland is now 6-7 overall and 5-4 in the Southeast Iowa Super Conference. Lone Tree drops to 5-8 and 2-6 in the league. 

The boys’ game on Monday saw Highland pick up their first win of the season in a 47-37 edge over the Lions. Lone Tree controlled this one early with a 13-3 lead at the end of one and 13-6 at half, but Highland had a 41-24 surge the rest of the way to manage a season split against the Lions. Chase Schultz hit six of 12 shots for a game-high 18 points and 10 rebounds. Connor Grinstead registered nine points and 12 boards. Highland lost a low scoring bout last night against L&M (1-10) with the Falcons winning 31-25. The Huskies are now 1-10 and 1-8 in the conference while the Lions are 3-8 and 2-6 in the SEISC.