Mount Pulaski Eighth Grade Honeybears headed to State

[December 06, 2018] 

The Mount Pulaski Honeybears are headed to the 2018 Eighth Grade Class 1A State Tournament. The Honeybears defeated Hume-Shiloh 44-32 on Wednesday night to clinch the Sectional Championship hosted by Decatur LSA.

Mount Pulaski dominated the game early with a 15-4 lead at the end of the first quarter.

By halftime Mount Pulaski was in control 24-11 over Hume-Shiloh.

Mount Pulaski maintained a 32-20 third quarter lead and had no trouble closing out the 44-32 win.

Alexis Wade led Mount Pulaski with 18 points. Je'Na Rentmeister had 12 points and 4 steals for the Honeybears. Hailee Daigh contributed 6 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists in the win.

Mount Pulaski (21-4) has earned a date with WLB (21-0) in the opening round of the State Tournament on Saturday at Clinton Junior High School. Game time is 2:30 p.m. The winner will play later that night at 6:30 p.m. in Clinton.

Mount Pulaski 44

Wade 18
Rentmeister 12
Davis 6
Daigh 6
Wilham 2

Hume-Shiloh 32

Barry 18
McClain 6
Williams 4
Hales 2
Armstrong 2

[Teena Lowery]
 

First row (left to right) - Josie Wakeman, Hailee Daigh, Je’Na Rentmeister, Alexis Wade and Makenna Wilham. Second row (left to right) - Manager Claire Bobell, Kamrie Charron, Ella Bobell, Grace Davis, Mackenzi Chandler and Manager Addison Brown.