Cardinals beat Hilltoppers 62-60 in
overtime
[December 04, 2025]
The Mount Pulaski Hilltoppers were so close to beating a
top-ranked Class 2A school on Tuesday night but instead had to
settle for a gut-wrenching 62-60 overtime loss to the
Warrensburg-Latham Cardinals.
Mount Pulaski led the game through three quarters, making the loss
sting a bit more.
With Keoni Charron, Aaron Volle and Eric Cooper hitting 3s in the
first quarter, they helped lead Mount Pulaski to a 14-13 lead.
Charron tossed in two more 3s in the second quarter to lead Mount
Pulaski in scoring. Mount Pulaski was on top 29-26 at the half.
Franklin Wade was on fire in the third quarter, scoring 12 points
and Mount Pulaski had a 48-40 lead.
The Cardinals exploded in the fourth quarter, outscoring Mount
Pulaski 14-6 and that threw the two teams into overtime, tied at 54
apiece.
The Cardinals edged Mount Pulaski 62-60 in overtime.
Franklin Wade led Mount Pulaski with 20 points.
Eric Cooper tossed in 15 points and Keoni Charron was a huge factor
with 14 points.
Mount Pulaski evens their season record at 2-2.
The Cardinals won the JV game 58-25 over Mount Pulaski.
The Hilltoppers will host Riverton on Friday night.
The JV game will tip-off at 6:00 p.m.
The Varsity game will start at 7:30 p.m.
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Varsity scoring
Mount Pulaski 60
Wade 20
Cooper 15
Charron 14
Volle 9
Martin 2
Warrensburg-Latham 62
Mcenzie 20
Hardin 13
Bonds 13
Southern 10
Czajkowski 4
Brown 2
JV Scoring
Mount Pulaski 25
Martin 9
Charron 5
Olson 5
Deibert 4
Seibert 2
Warrensburg-Latham 58
K. Pratt 15
Brown 11
D. Pratt 10
Reynolds 8
Hamilton 6
Jackson-Baker 4
Gossard 3
Kandritz 3
Ernst 2 |
