The Monticello Ponies hosted the Black Hawk Warriors on December 8th. With a 39-23 lead at the half, the Ponies went on to out-shoot the Warriors in the second to win it, 72-47.

The Warriors did hold a lead twice during the first half, but the Ponies scored 9 points in a row to take the lead by 5 points with less than 8 minutes to go in the first. Black Hawk had the score tied up 20-20 shortly afterwards, but Monticello went on a 19-3 run to close out the half.

"It was a physical game, and we were able to get them in a little foul trouble," said Coach Mark Olson. "We took advantage of th...