William Gibson poured in a career-high 37 points in Higbee’s 68-35 senior night victory over Bucklin-Macon County on Friday.

The Tigers’ only other senior, Seth Kirby, made his 23rd three-point shot of the season during the victory.

William Gibson

Leading just 15-11 after one quarter, Higbee won the second quarter by a score of 19-2.

“After a sluggish defensive first quarter ,we brought some pressure and outscored BMC by 17 in the second quarter, creating enough separation for the win,” Higbee coach Tanner Burton said.

Jamie Smith had 13 points and a career-high 16 rebounds, with eight coming on the offensive end. Gibson also had a double-double with 11 rebounds.

Keetun Redifer scored 11 points for the Tigers and Luke Ritter had four steals.

The Tigers are now 3-2 at home and 9-7 overall.

“I thought we just owned the game,” Burton said.

“The only area we didn’t win on paper was deflections, where we tied BMC with seven.

“When you win every statistical category, you are usually a pretty happy coach. All in all we played fluidly, we will have to refocus after winning big with tournament week approaching.”

Higbee opens the Brashear Tournament on Tuesday with a Bevier rematch. The Tigers beat the Wildcats 60-32 on November 26.

Higbee 64, Bucklin-Macon Co. 43

Higbee made a season-high 13 3-pointers in a 64-43 win over Bucklin -Macon County on Friday.

Devin Clark led the Tigers with 19 points, and also had seven rebounds and five steals.

Higbee never trailed in the Courtwarming night victory.

Macy Whisenand had 15 points, nine rebounds, seven assists and three steals. Jillian Huddleston had a season-high 11 points after making all three of her 3-point attempts.

Victoria Gibson had nine points, six rebounds, six assists, and two steals.

Brunswick 49, Higbee 43

Devin Clark had her second 30-point game of the season in Higbee’s 49-43 loss to Brunswick on Tuesday.

In addition to her 30 points, Clark also had a team-high 14 rebounds and four steals.

Higbee shot a season-high 35 percent from the field led by Clark, who was 13-30 and 3-5 on 3-point attempts.

Jillian Huddleston scored her first points of the season after returning from an injury. She made her only 3-point attempt and was 1-2 from the free-throw line to finish with four points.

Emma Johnson and Madison Ferguson each had six rebounds.

The Tigers were hurt by their 25 turnovers in the loss.

Brunswick 64, Higbee 48

William Gibson scored 24 points in a 64-48 loss to Brunswick on Tuesday.

Gibson also had a team-high nine rebounds before fouling out. Jamie Smith had 14 points, seven rebounds, and three steals.

The Tigers missed Chad Crawford, who was still unavailable with an illness. Only six players saw action on Tuesday and only four scored points.

“Brunswick came out with a hot hand and we couldn’t overcome their start,” Higbee coach Tanner Burton said.

“I thought our boys fought well and we have been off a bit with our sixth man missing for our last three games now. We hope to get him back and find our groove again as we go down the stretch.”

Gibson and Smith combined for 38 of the 48 points, making 15 of 31 shots. The rest of the team struggled, shooting 3-28.

“William and Jamie stepped up and tried to own it early, combining for nearly all our points going into the half,” Burton said.

Keetun Redier scored six points. Luke Ritter had four points, three assists, and two steals. Seth Kirby also had a team-high three steals.