Hilltoppers fall to Delavan 68-44 in the Bill Rucks Tournament

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[November 22, 2022]  The Mount Pulaski Hilltoppers opened their 2022-2023 basketball season at home on Monday night with a 68-44 loss to Delavan in the 12th Annual Bill Rucks Varsity Boys Basketball Tournament.  

 

The Panthers’ Micah Brockhouse had the hot-hand in the first quarter. He drained four 3s and added a two-point field goal to finish with 14 points in the quarter as Delavan took a 22-0 lead to start the game. The first quarter ended with the Panthers on top 24-8.

Evan Cooper and Clay Aylesworth combined for 14 points in the second quarter as the Hilltoppers attempted a comeback. Delavan held a 38-26 advantage as the two teams headed into the locker rooms at the half.

The Panthers starting lineup and then some continued to pour in the points in the third quarter and built a 59-36 lead over Mount Pulaski. Cooper and Aylesworth accounted for all of the Hilltoppers points in the third quarter.

With Cooper scoring the only points for Mount Pulaski in the fourth quarter, the Panthers ran away with the 68-44 victory.

Evan Cooper would finish the game with a career-high 28 points. Clay Aylesworth hit double-figures for Mount Pulaski with 10 points.

Micah Brockhouse led Delavan with 18 points. Bryson Horning had 16 points for the Panthers.

In earlier tournament games:

Clinton 60
Edinburg 39

Warrensburg-Latham 53
Illini Central 41

Mount Pulaski will play Wednesday night at 8 p.m. versus Tri-City/Sangamon Valley.

Scoring

Mount Pulaski 44
Cooper 28
Aylesworth 10
Smith 3
Wade 3

Delavan 68
Brockhouse 18
Horning 16
Behrends 8
McLean 8
Hansen 7
Noreuil 4
Arrenholz 3
Bright 2
Nafzinger 2

Teena Lowery

 

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