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The Mount Pulaski Hilltoppers continued their
basketball road trip in the month of February this weekend. This
time the Hilltoppers traveled to Manito on Friday night to take
on Midwest Central. The Hilltoppers escaped Manito with a 63-60
win over the Raiders.
The Hilltoppers held a 34-23 lead at the half but the Raiders
made a run in the third quarter. At the end of three quarters,
Mount Pulaski held a slim 45-43 advantage. Grant Davis and Aidan
Schneider combined to score 17 of the Hilltoppers 18 fourth
quarter points. Thanks to the Raiders missing two shot attempts
at the end of the game, Mount Pulaski escaped with a 63-60 win.
Grant Davis led the Hilltoppers with 22 points. Aidan Schneider
had 14 points for Mount Pulaski.
In the JV game, Mount Pulaski beat Midwest Central 50-40. Alec
Martin led Mount Pulaski with 14 points. Gavin Smith tossed in
10 points for the Hilltoppers.
Varsity scoring
Mount Pulaski 63
Davis 22
Schneider 14
Cooper 9
L. Smith 7
Murphy 5
Hagan 4
Fricke 2
Midwest Central 60
Richardson 23
Short 10
Carpenter 10
Thomas 6
Woodley 5
Simpson 5
Justus 1
JV scoring
Mount Pulaski 50
Martin 14
G. Smith 10
Aylesworth 7
Allen 5
L. Smith 5
Fricke 4
Tyson 3
McCormick 2
Midwest Central 40
Bolen 15
Justus 9
Kammeyer 5
Parkin 5
Cleaver 4
Canada 2
[Teena Lowery]
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