Virginia High School Basketball - Monticello overwhelms Madison County
January 15, 2011: Madison, VA 22727 Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Monticello Mustangs (Charlottesville, VA) and the host Madison County Mountaineers (Madison, VA), saw Monticello's basketball squad trounce Madison County by a score of 44-22.
With the victory, Monticello improves its record to 4-5 on the campaign. The Mustangs host Monroe (Stanardsville, VA) to play the Dragons in a AA Jefferson challenge on Friday, January 21. The Dragons come into the challenge with a record of 13-3. Monroe lost 51-36 in their recent league challenge against Western Albemarle (Crozet, VA)
Next up, the Mountaineers play the Rappahannock County (Washington, VA) in a A Bull Run challenge, on Tuesday, January 18. Madison County will attempt to improve on its 1-14 season record.
Fourth Quarter
Monticello's Lady Mustangs went on a 16-0 run in the first 7 1/2 minutes of the game, until Madison's Lauren Seal knocked down 2 free throws with 3 seconds left. Monticello finished the first quarter on 16-2 run, the score. The second quarter looked pretty similar as Monticello closed out the half on a 15-4 run. The Lady Mountaineers looked as if they were trying to pull off a comeback forcing 10 Mustang turnovers and outscoring them 14-3. In the fourth, the Mustangs officially put the game to rest on a 10-2 run, knocking down several free throws, and ending the game with the final score of 44-22.
