The Lone Tree girls survived double overtime and the boys rolled as Lions basketball earned a sweep of a conference doubleheader with Highland Friday night. In the girls’ game, Highland led 6-0 after a quarter of play and would be up 24-12 entering the final period. But a remarkable Lone Tree comeback sent the game to OT, and when both teams scored only two points in the extra four minutes, a second overtime would be needed. It was here that the Lions outscored the Huskies 9-0 to win 38-29. Highland senior Jessica Kraus scored a team-high 13 points, and junior Sarah Burton affected every aspect of the game with nine points, 11 rebounds, three assists and four steals, but it was not enough to keep the Huskies from falling to 2-2. Meanwhile, Lone Tree improves to 4-2 overall and 2-1 in the Super Conference North.

In the boys’ game, the Lions were already up 19-7 after one quarter before they really kicked their game into overdrive, building a 41-16 lead at halftime and going on to win 70-39. Junior Ethan Bockelman led Lone Tree with 15 points and five assists, but he had plenty of help. Freshman Emmett Burke and seniors Drew Gauley, Tyce Ault and Braden Viers all scored eight points each and combined to hit five of the Lions’ nine total three-pointers. While Highland is now 0-2, Lone Tree gets its first win in four games this season. Both Husky teams next host Louisa-Muscatine, while both Lion squads will visit Hillcrest Academy tomorrow evening.