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Monticello Survives Rantoul

Dylan Ginalick made a tie-breaking lay-up over a crowd of Rantoul defenders with 6 seconds left in regulation and Monticello came away with a 43-41 win on the road in Illini Prairie Conference boys basketball action Friday night in Rantoul.

 

With score tied at 41 and inbounding from under his own basket, Ginalick tossed a high-arcing pass to the paint intended for Joey Sprinkle who tapped it back to Ginalick and squeezed in a lay-up to give the Sages the lead.

 

Rantoul’s pass up the floor on the ensuing possession was knocked out of bounds on the right sideline by Sprinkle with 0.1 seconds left and a subsequent inbound pass was tapped away at the Rantoul baseline to secure the win for the Sages. 

 

The Eagles' length, quickness and athleticism was a problem for Monticello all night, but the Sages were able to hold a 26-21 at the half.

 

The third quarter was a grind for the Monticello who was outscored 8-0 and trailed 29-26 going to the fourth but the offense came alive right away and the game was back-and-forth from there. 

 

Trevor Fox made clutch free throws to give the Sages a lead on two separate occasions, Ginalick made two free throws with 2:31 to play that gave Monticello a 41-40 lead. 

 

Ginalick led all scorers with 14 points. Ben Cresap scored all nine of his points in the first half.

 

The Sages were without senior guard Jake Edmondson who was interviewing for a scholarship opportunity. Edmondson averages 11.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game for Monticello.

 

Sprinkle grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds.

 

Monticello hosts Warrensburg-Latham Saturday afternoon at 4:30 pm. Hear all the action on 95.9 FM WEZC and online at dewittdailynews.com.

 

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