The #3 Highland Men's basketball team used a late run to finish the game strong and return to the win column on Wednesday night gaining the 83-66 win over Hesston.

The win moves the Scotties to 20-2 on the season giving Highland their third straight year with 20+ wins under Coach Jerre Cole. While the Scotties moved to 2-1 in KJCCC play and won their fifth straight over Hesston and 15^th straight home game.

After the initial score of the game by Hesston the Scotties took the lead after the next two buckets and led 29-21 with 8:42 left in the first. The lead grew to double figures with 4:40 remaining in the first half and worked to as high as 12 but Hesston drew within eight by halftime at 45-37.

The lead with stay single digits for a good portion of the second half with the Larks drawing within one possession multiple times until Highland went a 16-2 run over the final six and half minutes of the game to secure the 83-66 win.

For 12^th time this season Highland shot over 50% in a game going 55.2% from the floor and matchup a season high in blocks with seven as a team, while holding their 15^th different opponent this year to under 40% shooting (34.8%).

A trio of double figure scorers led Highland including 25 points from Taiveyhon Mason good for his 12^th 20+ point performance this season. Mason added five rebounds and five assists, while Jaquan Daniels had a pair of electrifying dunks notched 16 points and added five rebounds, four assists, two steals and three blocks. DJ Doakes chipped in 14 points on 5-7 shooting in the win.

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Highland wraps up a week stretch with their fourth game during that time on Saturday, February 2^nd as they travel to Kansas City, Kansas to take on Kansas City Kansas Community College at 4:00pm.