Illinois High School Basketball - Paxton-Buckley-Loda topped by Monticello
December 29, 2021: Monticello, IL 61856 The Monticello Sages basketball team scored 57 points and restricted the visiting Paxton-Buckley-Loda Panthers to 39 in the Sages non-league victory on Wednesday.
The Sages now sport a 9-5 record. They put it on the line next when they host Bloomington Central Catholic for a Illini Prairie contest on Thursday, January 6. Monticello will battle a Saints team coming off a 61-53 non-league win over Lutheran (Rockford, IL). The Saints record now stands at 9-5.
The Panthers (9-6) will now prepare for their contest against Tolono Unity (Tolono, IL). The Rockets come into the Illini Prairie contest with a 14-4 record. In their last contest, Tolono Unity prevailed over Armstrong (Armstrong, IL), 36-21, in a non-league contest.