Mount Pulaski basketball season opens with Meet the Toppers

[November 21, 2019] 

Mount Pulaski High School hosted Meet the Toppers on Saturday night and introduced members of the 2019-20 boys basketball and girls basketball teams as well as the cheerleaders. The evening included a skills competition as well as scrimmages among the JV and varsity teams.

The Lady Toppers opened their season this week in the Clinton Turkey Tussle Tournament.

The Toppers will open their season on Monday by hosting the Bill Rucks Tournament. The boys are scheduled to play at 8 p.m. versus Illini Central.

2019-20 senior girls basketball players

[Left to right: Emma Aylesworth, Reagan Kirk, Olivia Cooper, Kaylee Wilham, Isabella Wade and Maddie Roberts.]

2019-20 senior boys basketball players

[Left to right: Dustin Murphy, Joey Davis, Zac Hinds, Todd Kelly, Brandon Kretzinger. Front row: Easton Deibert.]

2019-20 senior cheerleaders

[Autumn Benhart and Makayla Stewart.]

Complete roster listings:

Boys Basketball

Brandon Kretzinger
Dustin Murphy
Todd Kelly
Zac Hinds
Joey Davis
Tanner Pharis
Grant Davis
Colton Hagan
Emery Matthews
Drew Martin
Matthew Hagenbuch
Lane Murphy
Lucas Kuhlman
Aidan Schneider
Evan Cooper
Clay Aylesworth
Willam Keyes
Cullen Tyson
Gavin Smith
Ethan Payne
Jack Halsey
Oran Kuhlman
Andrew Bailey
Jackson Fricke
Walker Allen

Head Coach: Ryan Deibert
Assistant Coaches: Jeff Clements and Ryan Davis
Manager: Cail Stone

Girls basketball

Reagan Kirk
Kaylee Wilham
Olivia Cooper
Isabella Wade
Emma Aylesworth
Maddie Roberts
Katelyn Eskew
Xzandria Turner
Riley May
Clarissa Turner
Je’Na Rentmeister
Alexis Wade
Peyton Wyss
Hailee Daigh
Makenna Wilham
Caitlynn Lewis
Olivia Schmidt

Head Coach: Mari Neberieza
Assistant Coaches: Jan Braden and Travis Lingafelter
Managers: Rylan Lindley and Alexia Davis

Cheerleaders

Autumn Benhart
Makayla Stewart
Emma Buenrostro
Lexis Caslin
Anna Schoth
Aletheia Woodford
Elana Bruns
Laney Cyrulik
Delaney Howard
Chloe Lewis
Karson Mott
Delia Philips
Ella Woodworth
Jayda Allspach
Lilly Hild
Mallory Shehorn

Cheer Sponsor: Lisa Howard

[Teena Lowery]