Athens slips by Mount Pulaski 48-46

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[December 19, 2022]  The Hilltoppers played at Athens on Friday night and lost 48-46 in the final seconds of the game to the Warriors. 

 

Mount Pulaski led the Warriors 11-7 at the end of the first quarter.

By halftime the Hilltoppers were in front 25-22.

At the end of the third quarter the Hilltoppers clung to a 33-32 lead.

The Warriors took over the lead in the final seconds of the game and hung on to win 48-46.

Gavin Smith led the Hilltoppers with 15 points. Clay Aylesworth scored 12 points for Mount Pulaski.

The Hilltoppers fall to 2-7 on the season.

The Mount Pulaski JV team defeated Athens 43-32.

Franklin Wade led the JV team with 21 points. Beau Tschantz had 11 points for the Hilltoppers.

Varsity scoring

Mount Pulaski 46
Smith 15
Aylesworth 12
Evan Cooper 8
Deibert 4
Fricke 2
Wade 2
Eric Cooper 2
Gibbs 1

Athens 48
Laird 20
Janssen 8
Austin 6
Smith 6
Moscardelli 4
Austin 4

JV scoring

Mount Pulaski 43
Wade 21
Tschantz 11
Kuznik 3
Fitzpatrick 2
Gibbs 2
Kretzinger 2
Solomon 2

Athens 32
Tobias 16
Brown 6
King 4
Hesson 2
Crane 2
Eberhart 2

[Teena Lowery]

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