Utah High School Basketball - Pinnacle can't hold off Monticello
February 6, 2024: Monticello, UT 84535 The Monticello Buckaroo basketball team scored 40 points and restricted the visiting Pinnacle Panthers to 37 in the Buckaroo league victory on Tuesday.
The Buckaroo now sport a 7-12 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Monument Valley for a 1A Region 19 contest on Tuesday, February 13. Monticello will battle a Cougars team coming off a 96-75 league loss to Whitehorse (Montezuma Creek, UT). The Cougars record now stands at 5-16.
The Panthers (9-9) will now prepare for their contest against Green River (Green River, UT). The Pirates come into the 1A Region 19 contest with a 15-6 record. In their last contest, Green River edged Caprock Academy (Grand Junction, CO), 55-45, in a non-league contest.