Mt. Pulaski knocks off Tri-City 70-43 in Bill Rucks Tournament

[November 23, 2017] 
 

The Mt. Pulaski Hilltoppers improved their record to 2-0 following Wednesday night’s 70-43 win over Tri-City in the Bill Rucks Tournament.

Peyton Taylor led the Hilltoppers with his second double-double of the season. Taylor had 17 points and 15 rebounds for Mt. Pulaski. Gezus Oliver was close behind with 16 points while Seth Huff and Trevor Hayes each hit double figures with 10 points apiece for the Hilltoppers. Mt. Pulaski held the Tornadoes to just four points in the fourth quarter.

The Hilltoppers biggest lead of 27 points was first achieved when Huff drove the lane for two with 2:09 remaining in the game. As Deibert removed his starters for the subs, fan favorite Joey Davis came in off the bench to score the last Hilltopper points. His layup drew the loudest applause of the evening with 16 seconds left in the game.

Scores by quarter:

Mt. Pulaski 16 32 50 70
Tri-City 15 27 39 43

Mt. Pulaski (70)

Taylor 17
Oliver 16
Huff 10
Hayes 10
Murphy 5
Kretzinger 3
Dyer 3
Drew Martin 2
Trimmer 2
Davis 2

 

Hilltoppers Head Coach Ryan Deibert draws up a play during a timeout during Wednesday night’s game versus Tri-City. Mt. Pulaski won 70-43

Tri-City (43)

Tarr 12
Taylor Watring 10
Bumgardner 9
Dylan Watring 1
Summer 4
Cox 2
Largent 2
Dilley 2
Krider 1

In other games Wednesday night:

Decatur LSA 74
Edinburg 30

Porta 60
Illini Central 52

The Bill Rucks Tournament resumes on Friday evening. Here is the schedule for Friday:

5:00pm Edinburg vs. Springfield Calvary
6:30pm Decatur LSA vs. Central A & M
8:00pm Mt. Pulaski vs. Porta

[by Teena Lowry]