Almost lost amid the hoopla of Penn State’s season-opening victory Friday night against Penn was the return of Adam Highberger.
Naturally, much of the energetic crowd of 7,507 at the Bryce Jordan Center was riveted by Talor Battle’s dominance and a joyous pre-game ceremony honoring last year’s NIT championship.
But the comeback of Highberger — a junior guard who was sidelined the past two seasons with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries to both knees — may be important to the Nittany Lions’ hopes this season. Though he played only eight minutes in the 70-55 win over Penn, the Blairstown native provided both an offensive and defensive spark.
“Highberger and Sasa [Borovnjak] and those guys did a great job off the bench tonight,” said Battle, after scoring a game-high 27 points and pulling down 10 rebounds while playing 39 of the game’s 40 minutes. “And that’s what a team is all about.”
Entering the game midway through the first half, Highberger made an immediate impact….
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