High School Boys Basketball
Hilltoppers fall to Tri-City/Sangamon Valley 66-43 in the Bill Rucks Tournament

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[November 24, 2022]    The Mount Pulaski Hilltoppers lost to Tri-City/Sangamon Valley 66-43 Wednesday night in the 12th Annual Bill Rucks Varsity Boys Basketball Tournament.

 

Evan Cooper and Clay Aylesworth combined to score the Hilltoppers first quarter points, but the Tornadoes were the ones who stormed out to an 11-6 lead.

The Tornadoes continued their whirlwind scoring and held a 34-19 lead at the half.

The Tornadoes continued pouring in buckets in the paint and from beyond the arc to control the Hilltoppers in the third quarter. Tri-City/Sangamon Valley had a 53-33 lead over Mount Pulaski with eight minutes left in the game.

Mount Pulaski was 8-for-10 from the free throw line in the fourth quarter and Ethan Payne added a field goal, but the Tornadoes sealed the 66-43 victory.

Three Hilltoppers scored in double-figures with 11 points each: Clay Aylesworth, Evan Cooper and Gavin Smith.

Mount Pulaski falls to 0-2 on the season.

The Hilltoppers will play Auburn at 6:30 p.m. on Friday night.

In earlier tournament games Tuesday night:

Clinton 72
Illini Central 37

Auburn 72
Tri-City/Sangamon Valley 40

Warrensburg-Latham 60
Edinburg 40

In earlier tournament games Wednesday night:

Illini Central 44
Edinburg 42

Auburn 54
Delavan 44

Hilltoppers vs. Tornados
Scoring


Mount Pulaski 43

Aylesworth 11
Smith 11
Cooper 11
Fricke 6
Payne 2
Wade 2

Tri-City/Sangamon Valley 66

Weekley 22
Carrigan 15
Pickrell 10
Wentzel 5
Halsey 5
Shafer 4
Webster 3
Farley 2

[Teena Lowery]

 

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