Mount Pulaski advances in State Tournament to play for third

[December 16, 2019]    The Mount Pulaski Honeybears are set to play for third place in the 8th Grade Class 1A State Tournament later this week.

In first round on Saturday, Mount Pulaski defeated Monmouth ICS 48-28.

Mackenzi Chandler led the Honeybears with 20 points. Grace Davis hit double-digits with 14 points.

In the semifinals Saturday night Mount Pulaski fell to West Lincoln Broadwell 63-13.

Mount Pulaski (22-4) will play Cissna Park (19-6) Thursday night at 6 p.m. in the third place game at Clinton Junior High School.

First Round scoring

Mount Pulaski 48

Chandler 20
Davis 14
Murphy 5
Charron 4
Cahill 3
Marten 2

Monmouth ICS 28

Huston 13
Bertelsen 8
Flynn 3
Gillen 2
Turnquist 2

Semifinal scoring

Mount Pulaski 13

Davis 7
Murphy 4
Charron 2

WLB 63

Froebe 33
Bowman 13
Heitzig 6
A. Turner 6
Geriets 3
Goodey 2

[Teena Lowery]