The Lone Tree Lions picked up a pair of convincing home victories over the Highland Huskies Friday night in Southeast Iowa Super Conference basketball. The Lone Tree girls rallied from an early one-point deficit and a low-scoring first quarter, finishing the first half on a 15-2 run to take a 22-10 lead. Despite Highland senior Sarah Burton’s game-high 11 points, the Lions used a 14-3 run at the start of the third period to seize control and went on to defeat the Huskies 46-22.

Shooting guard Finley Jacque led the home team with nine points, four rebounds, three assists and three steals, while fellow sophomore Alyson Ford had a big night in the paint with seven points, 10 rebounds and five blocked shots.

Junior point guard Vivian Zaruba added eight points, five rebounds, three assists and three steals as Lone Tree improves to 2-1 in the Super Conference North and 4-1 overall, while Highland’s undefeated start to the season ends after being 4-0.

The Lion boys also defeated the Huskies 62-30, jumping out to a 14-8 lead after a quarter of play before ripping off a 24-4 run going into halftime to seize total control. While junior Logan McFarland led Highland with 11 points and seven rebounds, sophomore Emmett Burke’s 11 points, seven rebounds and seven assists was complemented by four other Lone Tree players scoring at least six points, including senior Ethan Bockelman’s seven points, five boards, three assists and three steals.

The Lions move to 2-0 in the Super Conference North and 2-1 overall, while the Huskies drop to 0-2 both overall and in the league. Both Lone Tree teams next play tonight at Hillcrest Academy, while both Highland squads are at home this evening against Louisa-Muscatine.