Mount Pulaski falls to Decatur St. Teresa 44-38

[January 09, 2022] The Hilltoppers hosted St. Teresa on Saturday afternoon and the Bulldogs came away with the 44-38 win. 

Aidan Schneider scored all seven of Mount Pulaski’s first quarter points, but the Bulldogs still held an 8-7 advantage over the Hilltoppers.

By halftime, the Bulldogs had extended the lead to 19-16. 

St. Teresa began to pull away in the third quarter, outscoring the Hilltoppers 15-6, good for a 34-22 lead. 

While Lane Murphy poured in nine fourth quarter points and Schneider tossed in five points, the Hilltoppers still took the 44-38 loss.

Aidan Schneider led all scorers with 16 points. Lane Murphy added 11 points for Mount Pulaski. 

In the JV game, St. Teresa defeated Mount Pulaski 69-25.

The Hilltoppers will play at Olympia on Tuesday night. The JV is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. The Varsity will tip-off at 7:30 p.m.

Varsity scoring

Mount Pulaski 38

Schneider 16

Murphy 11

Cooper 7

Aylesworth 2

Fricke 2

St. Teresa 44

Spence 11

Guyse 10

Summer 8

Hayes 6

Geiser 5

Wilkins 4

JV scoring

Mount Pulaski 25

Solomon 6

Selinger 6

Gibbs 5

McCormick 4

Payne 2

Kretzinger 2

St. Teresa 69

Tyus 16

Joyner 13

Trotter 13

Valichek 11

Bourne 9

Sloan 5

Wallace 2

[Teena Lowery]