Mount Pulaski falls to Delavan
55-50
[January 24, 2026]
Mount Pulaski hosted Delavan on Friday night and the Panthers
rallied late in the game, defeating Mount Pulaski 55-50.
Franklin Wade led Mount Pulaski in scoring with 19 points.
Aaron Volle contributed 14 points in the loss.
First quarter
There were several small lead changes in the first quarter but the
two teams managed to settle on a 15-15 score after the first eight
minutes. Franklin Wade and Aaron Volle each sank 3s in the opening
quarter. Volle would toss in seven points to lead Mount Pulaski in
scoring.
Second quarter
The two teams went back and forth in scoring in the second quarter,
keeping things close. Delavan scored the go-ahead bucket six seconds
before the half, taking a 28-27 lead to the locker room.
Third quarter
Mount Pulaski was able to take a four-point lead periodically in the
third quarter. Wade and Volle continued to provide much of the
offense to keep the Hilltoppers in the lead. Reed Martin scored in
the paint with 1:10 left to give Mount Pulaski their largest lead of
the quarter, 40-34 the score. With 25.3 seconds left in the third
the Panthers cut the deficit with a three-pointer. Mount Pulaski was
hanging on to a 40-37 lead heading to the final quarter.
Fourth quarter
After going up 42-37 on Wade’s free throws early in the fourth
quarter, the Hilltoppers saw their lead disappear by the 4:20 mark.
Two and a half minutes later Mount Pulaski was yet to score while
the Panthers added to their lead. Delavan had put together a 10-0
run and Mount Pulaski was unable to recover. After sinking two free
throws, the Panthers held a 49-43 lead with 1:37 left in the game.
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However, Reed Martin did his best in the paint to keep his team’s
hopes alive, tossing in two quick baskets for Mount Pulaski. His
first bucket came after a steal by the Hilltoppers and his second
one was off an offensive rebound. With 27.7 seconds left and the
score 51-48, Mount Pulaski was still very much in it. In fact,
Martin would steal the ball from Delavan before they reached half
court and fire a quick pass to Austin Kretzinger in the lane for two
points. This made the score 53-50. Missed free throws and made free
throws down the stretch would come back to haunt the Hilltoppers.
With 6.5 seconds left the Panthers sank two foul shots to seal the
55-50 win.
Delavan made ten free throws in the fourth quarter. The Hilltoppers
were 4-for-8 from the line in the fourth quarter.
Mount Pulaski also missed seven free throws in the game, going
11-for-18 as a team.
Mount Pulaski’s record is 10-8 overall.
There was no JV game.
Mount Pulaski 50
Wade 19
Volle 14
Kretzinger 8
Martin 8
Charron 1
Delavan 55
Briggs 19
Soldal 13
Burrel 10
Green 8
Pagel 5
[Teena Lowery]
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