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The Monticello Ponies boys basketball team played at Albany on December 13th. With a 1-point lead going into halftime, the boys came out in the second half re-energized, and won the game 61-48. Neither team had a lead larger than 3 points during the first half.

“In the second half, we took better care of the basketball and finally started to finish in the paint,” said Coach Mark Olson. “We also hit a few three pointers and at one point stretched our lead to 19 points against a scrappy Albany team.”

Reece Rufer poured in 20 points for the Ponies, along with pulling down 7 rebounds...