Monticello Boys Win Season Opener

The Monticello Ponies hosted Orfordville Parkview on November 20th.
After taking a 10-1 lead in the first three minutes, the Ponies held on to a 33-30 halftime lead. Orfordville briefly got ahead of the Ponies in the second half, but Monticello went on a 15-2 run to regain the lead. Orfordville tied the game up four separate times, but the Ponies scored 7 points in the last minute to win it, 61-54.
Reece Rufer led the team in scoring, with 21 points. Rufer also had 13 rebounds. Peter Gustafson scored 12 points with 9 rebounds, while Jeffrey Ace scored 10 points and Simon Blohowiak scored 9 points.
The Ponies played at New Glarus on November 24th, hosted Madison Country Day on November 27th and will play at Juda on December 4th.