High School Boys Basketball
Hilltoppers fall to Auburn 62-36 in the Bill Rucks Tournament

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[November 26, 2022]   

 

The Mount Pulaski Hilltoppers lost to Auburn 62-36 Friday night in the 12th Annual Bill Rucks Varsity Boys Basketball Tournament.

The Trojans held the Hilltoppers down in the first quarter and commanded a 14-2 lead.

At the half, the Trojans were cruising with a 37-14 lead.

By the end of the third quarter, Mount Pulaski was trailing 54-26.

Auburn goes on to win 62-36, leaving the Hilltoppers still searching for their first win on the season.

Clay Aylesworth led the Hilltoppers with 12 points.

Jackson Kern led the Trojans with 30 points scored in three quarters.

Mount Pulaski falls to 0-3 on the season.

The Hilltoppers will play Edinburg this afternoon at 3:30 p.m.

In other games on Friday:

Tri-City/Sangamon Valley 58
Delavan 55

Clinton 50
Warrensburg-Latham 48

Today’s games:

3:30 p.m. Mount Pulaski versus Edinburg

5 p.m. Delavan versus Illini Central

6:30 p.m. Tri-City/Sangamon Valley versus Warrensburg-Latham

8 p.m. Auburn versus Clinton (championship)

Scoring

Mount Pulaski 36

Aylesworth 12
Cooper 7
Smith 5
Deibert 5
Fricke 4
Solomon 3

Auburn 62

J. Kern 30
T. Kern 10
Hunley 6
Smith 5
Barth 4
Boylen 3
Lancaster 2
Kessler 2

[Teena Lowery]

 

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