The Monticello Ponies boys basketball team played at Belmont on December 19th, beating the home team 72-38.

The Ponies were down in the first half until Reece Rufer scored and then Braden Gafner went on an 8-2 run which included two 3-point shots and a 2-pointer, to give Monticello a 14-7 lead. In the last six minutes of the first, the Ponies went on a 12-0 run and were ahead by 19 at halftime.

The Ponies kept up the pressure in the second and everyone on the roster got a chance to play. Monticello outscored Belmont in the second 39-24 to win the game.

“We did a nice job of using our he...