Mount Pulaski defeats Maroa-Forsyth 58-42

[November 21, 2025]  The Mount Pulaski Toppers improved to 3-0 in the Maroa-Forsyth Thanksgiving Tournament with a 58-42 win over the hosts on Thursday night.

Alyson Murphy poured in nine of the team’s twelve first quarter points as Mount Pulaski held a 12-11 advantage over the Trojans at the end of one quarter.

The Toppers drained six 3s in the second quarter to stretch the lead to 36-20. Addison Brown led the team with 13 points, including three 3s. Elayna Marten also connected for three 3s for Mount Pulaski.

Murphy and Marten led the team in the third quarter with five points apiece and the lead grew to 50-31.

The Toppers cruised to the 58-42 win in the fourth quarter with Murphy adding a couple more buckets and finishing with a team-leading 18 points.

Addison Brown and Elayna Marten each poured in 16 points as the Toppers finished the tournament co-champions with Tri-Valley.

According to Mount Pulaski coach Ryan McVickers a team dropped out of the tournament late so there was not a true champion. Both Mount Pulaski and Tri-Valley had 3-0 records in the tournament.

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The Toppers will play at Pawnee next Tuesday night. The JV will tip-off at 6:00 p.m. The Varsity will start around 7:30 p.m.

Scoring
Mount Pulaski 58
Murphy 18
Brown 16
Marten 16
Cooper 4
Martin 2
Smith 2

Maroa-Forsyth 42
Avery Braden 20
Aubrie Braden 6
Simmons 6
Stewart 4
Kalher 4
Guzman 2

 

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