Toppers on a Roll....Win Fourth Game in a
Row
Toppers defeat Greenview 72-50
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[January 08, 2015]
MOUNT
PULASKI - Mount Pulaski braved the cold Tuesday night to travel
to Greenview, but once inside the gym the Toppers turned up the heat and
scored a season-high 72 points to defeat the Bulldogs 72-50.
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The Toppers are in the midst of a four-game winning streak, and
Coach Ryan Deibert continues to take advantage of his deep bench.
Eleven players scored in the win for the Toppers and three players
were in double figures. Blake Collier led the way with 14 points,
while Brett Huff and Michael Lowery were tied with 13 points apiece.
Freshman Peyton Taylor continues to play a huge role in the Toppers
offense and he contributed eight points.
The Toppers were quick to get the scoring started once Lowery won
the tip. Matthew Amidon drove to the basket not once but twice to
put the Toppers ahead 4-0 early. Greenview answered back with a
three but Lowery popped a three of his own at the 5:42 mark and gave
the Toppers a 7-3 lead. Taylor, who has been in the starting lineup
the last four games, banked one in to make the score 9-5 early in
the first quarter. The Bulldogs, who have certainly improved a great
deal since last season, came back to tie the score at 9-9 with 3:05
remaining in the first quarter. Blake Collier, who was fouled
driving to the basket, made one free throw to put the Toppers back
up 10-9. Brayden Curry was also fouled as he drove the lane and he
made both free throws as the Toppers were up 12-9 at this point.
Enter Brett Huff off the bench and he picked up right were he left
off at the St. Teresa Tournament, draining threes. His six points in
the final minute and a half of first quarter action gave the Toppers
the 19-13 edge.
![](http://archives.lincolndailynews.com/2015/Jan/08/images/ads/current/business_directory_filler.png) The Toppers continued to press Greenview in the second quarter and
that proved successful as Lowery's steal and layup made the score
21-15. Taylor, who is playing with more confidence each game, had a
nice put back off the rebound to pad the Toppers lead, 25-15. Brett
Huff followed with a ten-foot jumper to extend the lead, 27-15. His
three that followed on the next possession made the score 30-15 and
forced the Greenview coach to call timeout in an attempt to get his
team to regroup. Mount Pulaski continued to control the game and led
38-21 until the final seconds before the half when Greenview drained
a three and the teams headed to the locker room with the Toppers up
38-24.
However the Bulldogs emerged from the locker room with plenty of
fight left in them and ran off five straight points to edge closer,
38-29. Blake Collier's layup broke the Toppers two minute scoring
drought as Mount Pulaski lead 40-29. Another basket by Blake Collier
and an easy layup by Lowery once again had the Toppers cruising to a
44-30 lead. As the Toppers continued to play all-around good team
basketball the points just kept adding up on the scoreboard.
Lowery's bucket on the nice assist from Blake Collier with 1:07
remaining in the third quarter gave the Toppers a 51-32 lead. Brett
Huff's drive to the basket for two at the end of the third gave
Mount Pulaski its biggest lead of the night, 53-32.
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Blake Collier turned up the heat a notch in the fourth quarter and
scored seven of his team-leading 14 points here. His three ignited
the Toppers to a 58-36 lead. Curry's two points off the nice bounce
pass through the lane from Aaron Durchholz gave Mount Pulaski the
62-41 lead with around 4:00 left to play. The final minutes of the
game were filled with fouls and free throws for Mount Pulaski as the
lead was extended to 70-47.
Caleb Przykopanski ended the game with a nice move as he extended
his 6'4 frame above the defenders and made a very Kareem Abdul-Jabbar-like
move to seal the Toppers victory 72-50. Przyko might only be seeing
limited playing time this season as a junior at the varsity level
but rest assured he will get more minutes next year.
In the meantime the Toppers even their record at 7-7 and travel to
Hartsburg-Emden Friday night. JV tip is 6:00 p.m. with the Varsity
game to follow.
Toppers scoring vs. Greenview
Blake Collier 14
Brett Huff 13
Michael Lowery 13
Peyton Taylor 8
Matt Amidon 6
Brayden Curry 5
Beau Collier 4
Dalton Litterly 3
Will Stewart 2
Lukas Aylesworth 2
Caleb Przykopanski 2
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