Mount Pulaski Hilltoppers outrun the Tornadoes on the basketball court

[January 31, 2018] 

Mount Pulaski won the Varsity game 62-36 over Tri-City Tuesday night at the Ed Butkovich Gymnasium.

The Hilltoppers improve to 17-5 on the season.

Gezus Oliver led Mount Pulaski with 22 points and Seth Huff tossed in 14 points.

Mount Pulaski will host Springfield Lutheran on Friday night for Senior Night. The JV game will tip-off at 6 p.m. Introductions of the senior basketball players, cheerleaders and band members will take place following the JV game. The Varsity game will follow the senior introductions.

Varsity scores by quarter:

Mount Pulaski 17 39 51 62
Tri-City 5 12 22 36

Mount Pulaski (62)

Oliver 22
Huff 14
Kretzinger 5
G. Davis 5
Taylor 4
Rule 4
Dyer 3
Martin 2
J. Davis 2
Murphy 1

Tri-City (36)

T. Watring 11
Krider 7
Tarr 7
Tilley 4
Largest 4
Summer 2
Cox 1

Fan favorite Joey Davis (35) scored two points late in the game versus the Tri-City Tornadoes. 

The Mount Pulaski JV team also defeated Tri-City by a score of 59-30.

JV scores by quarter:

Mount Pulaski 19 32 46 59
Tri-City 10 10 16 30

Mount Pulaski (59)

Kretzinger 16
G. Davis 10
Murphy 9
Combs 7
Hagan 7
Lawson 6
Pharis 2
Hagenbuch 1
J. Davis 1

Tri-City (30)

Martin 17
Watring 10
Patrick 2
Lorton 1

[Teena Lowery]