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The Monticello boys basketball team played against Juda on January 16th.

The first half of the game was back and forth, with both teams trading leads, but the Ponies were leading by 1 at the half, 22-21. The second half was more of the same and with a little more than ten minutes left in the second, Monticello was up by 1. The Ponies then took the opportunity to outscore the Panthers 28-14 during the last minutes of play and won the game, 62-47.

“It was a close game until midway through the second half, when we were able to string a few stops together,” said Coach Mark Olson. “We...