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- Porta defeats Illini Central 61-55 to earn
the championship
- Mount Pulaski picks up first win of the season by defeating
Edinburg 63-33
Porta won the 2018 Bill Rucks Varsity Boys Basketball Tournament
on Saturday night by coming from behind to beat Illini Central
61-55.
The Blue Jays held a 27-25 advantage at the half, but the
Cougars put up 24 points in the third quarter to jump ahead
49-44.
The Blue Jays took over the fourth quarter and the Cougars
couldn't recover, scoring just six points in the final minutes.
Porta improves to 4-0 to start the season and with the 61-55
win, the Blue Jays take home the first place trophy.
The Blue Jays' Mason Muller led all scorers with 22 points. Max
May led the Cougars with 18 points.
| Championship game |
Porta 61
Muller 22
Toyne 11
Privia 10
J. Rathgeb 9
Carlock 7
Pettit 2 |
Illini Central 55
May 18
Marshall 11
Damm 10
Wherley 7
Rose 6
Flores 3 |
| Seventh place game |
Mount Pulaski 63
L. Murphy 14
Kretzinger 9
Martin 8
G. Davis 8
Hinds 7
Shehorn 4
D. Murphy 3
J. Davis 3
Schneider 3
Kelly 2
Lawson 2 |
Edinburg 33
Bloome 13
Martin 6
Lefever 4
Prince 4
Smith 3
Foster 2
Getz 1 |
The winner of the third place game was Calvary.
The Saints defeated Delavan 50-35.
The winner of the fifth place game was Decatur LSA. The Lions
defeated Tri-City 62-51.
Players named to the all-tournament team:
Grant Karsten - Decatur LSA
Mason Muller - Porta
Dylan Cox - Tri-City
Gabe Carlock - Porta
Derrick Roberts - Calvary
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