Pulaski Co. Cougar boys halted a five-game losing streak as they defeated the visiting William Byrd Terriers 67-57. Dillon Porter led the Cougars with 19. He got help from Hayden Gray with 14 points. Jairus Miller and Noah O’Dell both contributed 10 points apiece. A J McCloud chipped in with nine points.

Byrd got 16 points from Thomas Adams and 13 from Jeffrey Williams. Byrd was tied with the home-standing Cougars at 17 at the end of the first quarter. They were just five at intermission 34-29.

The Cougars found themselves in dog fight leading 52-50 with 5:32 left in the game. They would then go on an 8-0 run in the next three minutes to put the game away, as the losing streak was snapped.

” We played hard tonight and got stops there in the fourth quarter,” said Cougar head coach Andrew Hart. ” It feels good to win one and this was a team win. We got contributions from a lot of people. We got to keep grinding and improving.”

The Cougar junior varsity improved to 9-5 with a 55-44 win. They got 15 points from David Hunley and 14 from Clay Phillips. Bradley Hudson contributed 10 and Peyton McDaniel hit three-threes for his nine points. The Terriers got 16 points from Jamie Cawley and 10 from Daveon Cassabon.

Cougars will be back in the Cougar Den Friday as they host Patrick Henry. Junior varsity tips at 5:30 and varsity at 7:00 pm.

PC – 17 17 16 17-67

WB- 17 12 12 16-57

PC – Porter 19, Miller 10, O’Dell 10, Poe 5, Gray 14, McCloud 9

WB- Young 9, Johnson 7, Adamas 16, Williams 13, Dean 1, Hendrick 7, Lyle 2, Poff 2

3-Pt. Goals – PC – 2-( Gray 2), WB – 8-( Williams 3, Young 3, Hendrick, Johnson )

FG’s – PC – 28 , WB- 21

FT’s – PC – 9-10, WB- 7-10

Fouled Out- None