Dublin…The Cougars turned up the pressure in the second half of the game and came away with a home victory over Lord Botetourt 68-56.

Pulaski Co. (10-5) got 21 points from Kade Akers as he hit four three-pointers. CC Grubb was the only other Cougar to produce double digits as he pumped in 11. Senior Braeden Blevins had seven rebounds and nine points. Benjamin Poe also produced nine for the Winning Cougars.

Tanner Selkirk led Lord Botetourt with 21 points and Max Burke had 18 in a losing effort.

The Cougars lead 17-16 after the opening period as Akers produced eight points. They would then get a buzzer beating three from Trent Blankenship to take a 29-28 lead into intermission.

The second half saw the Cougars turn up the pressure and Botetourt would turn the ball over four straight times that produced a 11-2 Cougar run to put them up 40-30.

A lead the Cougars wouldn’t relinquish, but they would only lead 48-45 after the third quarter.

In the fourth quarter, the Cougars once again go on a run; this time it was a 12-3 advantage to put the game into the win column.

“I thought we got after it a little better the second half,” said Cougar head coach Andrew Hart. “I’m not too happy with our defense for the whole game. It’s a Monday and it’s a win.” He then remarked, ”Akers (Kade) had his best game offensively for us and we needed that. We need to move and share the ball better.”

The Cougar junior varsity saw their three game win streak come to an end as the young Cavaliers beat them 35-28. Todd Moore’s 12 points led the Cavs and Conner Fuhrman’s six. The Cougars seemed to be a little sluggish and a step slow on this Monday night as the ball just didn’t bounce their way. Dillon Porter scored 13 and A J McCloud pumped in seven for the losing Cougars.

Pulaski Co. will be back in action Wednesday night, as they will play William Byrd in the Cougar Den. Junior varsity tips at 5:30 and varsity at 7:00 pm.

 

 

PC – 17 12 19 20-68

LB – 16 12 17 11-56

 

 

PC – Akers 21, Grubb 11, Blankenship 3, Blevins 9, Reinhardt 2, Poe 9, Robertson 8, Jackson 5

 

LB – Salvi 5, Eller 9, Selkirk 21, Maclachlin 1, Burke 18, Yates 2

 

 

3 PT. Goals – PC – 8- (Akers 4, Robertson 2, Blevins, Blankenship), LB – 5- (Selkirk 3, Salvi, Eller)

 

 

Total FGs – PC – 26, LB – 23

 

Fouls – PC – 12, LB – 15

 

Fouled Out – None

 

Technicals – None