Ponies Prevail Over Panthers
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Photo courtesy of the Monticello Booster Club
Monticello's Austin Skibbe shoots for 2 in the game against Juda.
On January 31st, the Monticello Ponies boys basketball team played at Juda. Up 29-17 at the half, the Ponies trotted to victory, 71-45.
Jumping out to an early 12-0 lead in the first four and a half minutes, the Ponies held the Panthers to 17 points in the first. The Ponies then outscored the Panthers 42-28 in the second half to win the game.
Ryer Indergand led Monticello with 31 points, while Alex Roe scored 18 points, Jackson Eyler scored 10 points and had 12 rebounds, Nick Roe scored 8 points and Austin Skibbe pulled down 10 rebounds.
On February 3rd, Monticello hosted a Six Rivers Crossover Game against Shullsburg. Down by only 8 at the half, the Ponies had some adjustment problems in the second half resulting in a loss. The final score was Shullsburg 85, Monticello 59.
"We were short-handed last week, as a good number of our players were out with illness," explained Coach Mark Olson. "We were able to get a win at Juda, and played a competitive 1st half against Shullsburg. Unfortunately, we weren't able to make the adjustments as they went zone in the second half, and we fell too far behind."
Nick Roe led the Ponies with 18 points and 7 assists, while Jackson Eyler scored 13 points and had 6 rebounds, and Alex Roe and Ryer Indergand both scored 11 points, with Roe pulling down 6 rebounds and having 4 assists. Austin Skibbe had 5 rebounds.
Monticello hosts Black Hawk on February 9th, Pecatonica on February 14th and plays at Dodgeville on February 20th.
