Huron senior Jesse Buchsbaum has been playing the best basketball of his career of late, but the boxscore hasn’t necessarily reflected it. It has been on the defensive end that the 6-foot-10 center has stood out, not necessarily the stats book.

That changed on Friday night as Buchsbaum put up 17 points and grabbed nine rebounds - both career highs - in a 71-61 win over Southeastern Conference rival Saline.

“Jesse was very active tonight and guys did a nice job finding him,” said Huron coach Waleed Samaha. “He ended up being a finisher on the fast break and on the back end of the press.”

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