Pulaski Co. hit the road as they traveled to Blacksburg and came out on the short end of a 74-62 loss to the Bruins. The game featured 51 fouls, 62 foul shots, and six technicals. The game in the game half became very physical, rough and a lot of jawing. The officials at times seemed to not help matters as the game almost got out of hand.

Leading 33-27 at intermission the Bruins started the third quarter off with a 10-0 run and outscored the Cougars 15-2 in the first four minutes of the quarter.

Pulaski Co. ( 2-4, 0-4) would cut the margin to 12 three times but couldn’t get it any closer than that. ” We got a lot of effort and fight tonight, said Cougar head coach Andrew Hart. We committed 27 turnovers and you not going to win playing like that. We have some guys that stepped up but we played the game short-handed and then we got into foul trouble.”

The Cougar got 25 points from Dillon Porter. Benjamin Poe and Justin Roberson both tallied nine points each. The Bruins got a game-high 26 points from Cole Epperley. Drew Babcock tossed in 13 and Grant Johnston finished with 11.

The Cougar junior varsity improved to 4-2 with a 48-40 win over the baby Bruins. David Hunley had 12 points, Clay Phillips 10. Ethan Gallimore had eight, Bradley Hudson six points and well as Peyton McDaniel. The Bruins got eight points from Joe Neurater and six from Calvin Williams.

B-burg 20 13 23 18-74

Pul. Co. 19 8 15 20-62

B-burg – Epperley 26, Johnston 11, Babcock 13, Croy 3, Goforth 2, Gholston 3, Kominsky 5, Joyce 7, Stanaland 1, Spennacchio 3

Pul. Co. – Poe 9, Roberson 9, Porter 25, Gray 7, Mannon 3, Russell 4, Bourne 5

3-Pt. Goals- PC- 6-( Roberson 3, Mannon, Bourne, Gray) , B-burg- 6- ( Epperley 2, Gholston, Kominsky, Joyce, Spennacchio)

FT’s – PC – 14-25, B-burg 22-37

Fouls – PC – 29 , B-burg 21

Fouled Out- PC – Russell, B-burg – Joyce, Johnston

Intentional Fouls- PC – O’Dell

Technicals – PC – 4-( Coach Hart, Cougar Bench, Russell, Poe), B-burg- 2- (Babcock, Johnston)

Pulaski Co. didn’t make the big play or get the big shot the last four minutes as they lost their home game 43-40 to Hidden Valley Titans. Hidden Valley got 11 points from Andrew Duncan and 10 from Grayson Carroll in the win.

The Cougars (2-3) was led by senior Benjamin Poe with 10 points and Dillon Porter had nine. Poe scored eight of his points in the second half and Porter knocked in all of his in the second half. Tied at 37 the Cougars turned the ball over three straight possessions and finally, Carroll hit an one and one to put the Titans up 43-40. The Cougars didn’t get a good shot off at the end of the game as the buzzer sounded. The Titans had taken a close one from the Cougars in the Cougar Den.

” We didn’t make plays late in the game and turned the ball over down the stretch,” said Cougar head coach Andrew Hart. ” We dug ourselves into a hole there in the second quarter, nine turnovers and scored just six points.”

The Cougar JV( 3-2) pounded the Titans 52-28 as Ethan Gallimore lead them in scoring, with 13. The Cougars will travel to Blacksburg Thursday to take on the Bruins. JV starts at 5:30 and varsity at 7:00 pm.

HV -6 18 7 12- 43

PC – 11 6 11 12-40

HV – Duncan 11, Lichten stein 4, Mitchell 9, Bell 3, Stuart 2, Carroll 10, Nakhle 2, Holliday 2

PC – Mannon 3, McCloud 7, Roberson 5, Porter 9, Poe 10, O’Dell 6,

3-PT Goals – HV- 3 – ( Carroll , Bell, Mitchell) , PC – 2- ( Mannon, Roberson)

FG’s- HV- 16, PC- 16

Fouls- HV- 11, PC- 13

Fouled Out – None

Technicals- None

BOYS

Hidden Valley 43 Pulaski Co. 40

Floyd 71 Giles 66

Auburn 66 Grayson Co. 38

Bluefield (WV) 91 Graham 81

Wm. Byrd 51 Glenvar 42

Patrick Henry 61 Cave Spring 46

John Battle 62 Va. High 61

Salem 66 Blacksburg 64

The Pulaski Co. Cougars went on a 15-3 run the last 5:25 of the game to pull out a 58-47 win over the Carroll Co. Cavaliers. The Cougars trailed at the end of the first quarter, at intermission and at the end of the third quarter.

The Cougars(2-2) got 23 points from Dillon Porter and 11 from senior Justin Roberson. They accounted for 12 of the Cougars last 15 points. The game turned after a technical foul was called on the Cavalier bench with just over five minutes remaining. Roberson calmly stepped up and hit both free throws. Then A J McCloud hit a running five-footer, Porter hit a short jumper and Roberson would stroke three from deep in the corner to put the Cougars up 52-44 in less than 45 seconds.

” We started a little sluggish tonight, ” said Cougar head coach Andrew Hart. ” We got beat very badly the night before and it was nice to see the ball go in the hole. Hopefully, some of the guys will get some confidence from this win. We played harder and better tonight.”

Carroll Co. was lead in scoring by Weston Burcham with 17 points and Jackson Hull chipped in with nine.

The Cougar junior varsity evened their record at 2-2 as they beat the young Cavs 62-22. David Hunley scored 12, Bradley Hudson and Peyton McDaniel both tossed in nine apiece. Grayson Deu had eight points. The Cavs were led by Will Newman with five points.

The Cougars will be back in the Cougar Den Tuesday as they host Hidden Valley. Junior varsity tips at 5:30 and varsity around 7:00 pm.

PC – 17 8 26 27-58

CC- 18 12 12 5-47

PC- McCloud 3, Poe 6, Mannon 5, O’Dell 4, Gray 6, Roberson 11, Porter 23

CC- Burcham 17, Herman 6, Hull 9, J. Johnson 4, L. Johnson 5, Phillips 2, Reitzel 4

FG’s – PC – 21, CC- 19

3-PT. Goals – PC – 6- ( Roberson 3, Gray 2, Mannon ), CC – 3-( Hull 2, Herman )

FT’s – PC – 10-21, CC- 6-12

Fouls PC – 15, CC- 16

Fouled Out- CC- L. Johnson

Technicals- CC- Bench

Pulaski Co. boys traveled to Roanoke to take on the Patriots of Patrick Henry and got pounded 75-40. The Patriot (7-0) jumped on the Cougars early and fast as they took a 21-10 lead in the first quarter. They would then be up 39-19 at halftime on their way to a route.

The Patriots got 26 points from John Stockstill as he hit six three’s and Patrick hit 11 for the game. Jalen Cook scored 14 and Devon Russell chipped in with 12. They dressed 10 players and nine of them scored.

Pulaski Co. (1-2) was led by Dillon Porter with 15 points. Gage Mannon had six and Hayden Gray came off the bench to score five.” We just not ready to face a talented team as good as Patrick Henry is, said Cougar head coach Andrew Hart. ” We have had only one practice in over a week due to the weather. We need to take on adversity and handle it better than we did tonight. Our effort was very inconsistent and we need to have more fire, no matter whom we are facing. ”

PH – 21 18 19 17-75

PC – 10 9 15 6-40

PH – Stockstill 26, Caldwell 2, Russell 12, Cook 14, Palmer 2, Demattia 3, Faulkner 5, Noel 5, Burns 6

PC – Porter 15, Mannon 6, Gray 5, Roberson 3, Poe 2, Russell 2, O’Dell 2, McCloud 3

3-pt. Goals – PH 11- ( Stockstill 6, Russell 2, Demattia, Faulkner, Noel), PC – 3-( Mannon, McCloud, Gray)

FT’s – PH- 4-7, PC -7-11

Fouls – PH -15, PC -5

Fouled Out-None

Technicals- None