Freshman Austin Barone added one more point at the free-throw line for Bishop, and made it a nine-point game.
Tucker answered back with a long two-pointer but Gibbs rallied Seabury again with a long jumper of his own to cut the lead to the single digits again.
Blue Valley didn't let the Seahawks enjoy that for too long, however, and went on a fast 6-0 run that included tough defense and a 3-pointer from Tucker that put the Rams up by 14.
Bishop sophomore Reed Grabill scored in the paint to break the drought with nearly a minute left in the half, but Blue Valley closed out the rest of the quarter strong with five unanswered points to go into the break up 41-22.
The Rams didn't lose a step in the third quarter and Tucker continued to be on fire, scoring 10 straight points — including two 3's — for Blue Valley in the middle of the period.
Though Gibbs was still prominent for Seabury — especially from the beyond the arc — the Rams' starters and eventually the bench, never let up.
Though the win seemed inevitable nearly the entire game, Blue Valley head coach Brad Burkdoll agreed it was possibly one of the more hard-fought 20-point wins he's seen.
"(Bishop) hung right in there," Burkdoll said. "It seemed like every time we got a little momentum Gibbs would hit a shot and bring his team back — they really rallied around him
"But I thought Jacob (Tucker) played really well tonight. He shot the ball well and defensively he was in the passing lanes. He really stepped up and got us out of a hole a couple times."
Following Tucker's 20 points, Zach Sheppard scored 16 for the Rams and Ryan Lund added 11.
Blue Valley 76,
Bishop-Seabury 55
Blue Valley 15 26 23 12 — 76
Bishop-Seabury 8 14 15 18 — 55
Individual scoring
BLUE VALLEY (76) — Tucker 20, Sheppard 16, Lund 11, Erickson 8, Stueve 8, Fronce 7, Nelson 3, Johnson 3.
BISHOP-SEABURY (55) — Gibbs 29, Grabill 9, Malone 5, Fiori-Brown 4, Sloan 4, Barone 3, Wigen-Toccalino 1.
3-pointers — Blue Valley 4 (Tucker 3 and Fronce 1). Bishop-Seabury 5 (Gibbs 4 and Sloan 1).
GIRLS
Clifton-Clyde 53,
Valley Heights 47
In Seneca, the Valley Heights girls' postseason run came to an end on Friday with a 53-47 loss to top-seeded Clifton-Clyde.
After battling to a tie by the end of the first quarter, the Mustangs (10-12, 7-5) fell behind by eight at halftime after being outscored 12-4 in the second quarter. From there, Valley Heights struggled to close to gap against Clifton-Clyde (18-3, 11-1), who advanced to the Seneca-Nemaha Valley substate finals against second-seeded Washington County.
The Mustangs were led by Macy Parker's 13 points and Dani Lockhart's 11.
BOYS
Rossville 62, Rock Creek 55
In Silver Lake, the third-seeded Rock Creek boys fell in their substate semifinals to second-seeded Rossville 62-55 to end their season.
The Mustangs (11-10, 6-4) entered the game winners of three of their last four, but struggled to keep pace in their second and final loss to Rossville (19-3, 9-1) this season. Rock Creek lost to Rossville 62-57 in overtime back on Jan. 13.
The Mustangs reached the semifinals on Wednesday with a 51-35 win over sixth-seeded Mission Valley.
