Basketball Recap: Overton Sets Scoring Season-High Against Gibbon

Eagles

Team Score (Highest)

02/21/25 @ Gibbon	74
01/14/25 vs Brady	72
01/21/25 @ Hi-Line [Eustis-Farnam/Elwood]	65
12/06/24 @ Loomis	64
01/28/25 vs Shelton	63

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Overton). They came out on top against the Gibbon Buffaloes by a score of 74-67 on Friday. The win was nothing new for the Eagles as they're now sitting on three straight.

Overton found their leader in sophomore Brock McCarter, who almost dropped a double-double with 30 points and nine boards. That makes it four consecutive games in which McCarter has scored at least a third of Overton's points. Another player making a difference was Eli Luther, who went 5-for-12 to rack up 12 points in addition to seven assists and seven rebounds.

Overton was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Gibbon lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Keaton Heikkinen, who went 5-for-12 en route to 17 points and four steals. He is also on a roll when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy, as he's posted one of at least 40% in the last three games he's played. Tyler Weismann was another key player, almost dropping a double-double with 18 points and nine boards.

Overton's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-10. As for Gibbon, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-13.

Overton didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 63-47 win against Southern Valley on the 24th. As for Gibbon, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 69-60 defeat against Minden on the 24th.