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Monticello takes 64-51 win over McCreary Central Jessica Mullins Sports Writer Monticello won its first district game this season against the McCreary Central Raiders. Not only is this the first district win for the Trojans this season but the first in around four years. Monticello has now won four straight games. Monticello played aggressively as fans have seen all season long. McCreary Central is a tough match-up as the teams were neck and neck at the end of the first quarter. Monticello however was ahead of the Raiders 13-12. The second quarter also proved to be a tough game as the two teams continued to battle back and forth. As the buzzer rang for halftime the Trojans led the Raiders by one point, 31-30. The Trojans did find themselves in some foul trouble against the Raiders. ³As I have said before, we are a very aggressive team and that often causes us to get into foul trouble. However, our boys need to start thinking smarter at this stage of the game,² commented Coach Gary Abbott. The Trojans and Raiders came out ready to play the second half as Monticello lost its lead and gave way to a 37-37 tie at the end of the third quarter. The fourth quarter played out differently as the Trojans lost their lead to the Raiders. They did regain composure and were able to pull out the win, 64-51. ³I was proud of our boys in the fourth quarter when we fell behind but didn¹t give up. We did a good job of getting back into the game and pulling off the win,² said Coach Abbott Monticello was able to contain the Raiders to only four field goals in the second half, nevertheless, the Trojans gave up nineteen points from the free throw line. Monticello¹s free throws were not as good. The team shot only 41 percent for the contest. Coach Gary Abbott continued to play a deep bench with ten players seeing game minutes. Two Monticello players did foul out. Michael Borden received his fifth foul with four minutes to go and Travis Bell got his final foul with two minutes left in the game. Top scorers for the game against McCreary Central were Borden with 17 and Branscum with 13. Over the holiday break the Monticello Trojans will be competing in two holiday tournaments. First the Trojans will travel to Old Male High School to play in St. Frances Tournament December 17 and 18. Then December 27-29 Monticello will participate in the McCreary Central Tournament. Add a comment |
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