The Monticello Ponies jumped out to an early 7-0 lead in the game against Juda on December 19th, but Juda came back with an 11-3 run to tie the game at 17 with seven minutes left in the first. The Ponies and the Panthers battled back and forth for the rest of the half, each scoring 6 points to end the first half in a 23-23 tie.

Coming back out after halftime, Monticello opened the second half with an 8-0 run and the Panthers couldn't catch back up the rest of the game. Monticello won the game, 56-39.

Leading the Ponies in scoring was Reece Rufer, who scored 23 points and pulled down 15 re...