The Monticello Panthers basketball team scored 65 points and limited the host Benton Bobcats to 55 in the Panthers non-league triumph on Saturday.

The Panthers now possess a 12-4 record. They play next when they travel to Benton for a non-league game on Saturday, January 25. Monticello will confront a Bobcats team coming off a 67-32 league loss to Vinton-Shellsburg (Vinton, IA). The Bobcats record now stands at 4-11.

With the loss, Benton falls to 4-12 on the campaign. The Bobcats host Monticello (Monticello, IA) to confront the Panthers in a non-league game on Saturday, January 25. The Panthers go into the game with a record of 11-4. Monticello won 60-52 in their recent league game against Anamosa (Anamosa, IA)