On February 22nd, the Monticello Ponies boys basketball team played at Juda for the final game of their regular season.

Both teams played hard the first half. The Ponies only held the lead once during the first (15-14) but the Panthers’ largest lead was only by 5 points, and the Ponies headed to the locker room just one point behind the Panthers at halftime.

After five minutes of back and forth scoring in the second, Reece Rufer hit a basket with 13:18 left in the game followed by a Braden Gafner 3 that stretched Monticello’s lead and gave them some breathing room. With 3:30 left to...